Secondary Educ. Development Program II

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The objective of the Second Secondary Education Development Program Project (SEDP II) for Tanzania is to improve the quality of secondary education with a focus on underserved areas. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is upgrading existing schools infrastructure. The objective of this component is to increase the number of secondary schools meeting minimum infrastructure requirements, moving them toward becoming fully functional per SEDP II. The component will provide support for rehabilitation and completion of existing school structures, with a minimum cost-effective infrastructure package. The second component of the project is improving the equitable provision of teachers and the quality of teaching in mathematics, sciences, and languages. The objectives of this component are deployment of teachers to rural areas; improved instruction in mathematics, sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics), and languages; and better teaching practices. The third component of the project is ensuring adequate financing to secondary schools and improving utilization of resources. The objective of this component is to ensure that adequate financing is provided to public secondary schools for the purchase of teaching and learning materials (currently at Tsh. 25,000 per student), and that these resources are disbursed timely and monitored effectively. The fourth and final component of the project is providing capacity building and technical assistance to implement reforms. The objective of this component is to strengthen institutional capacity for educational management. Sustained inputs to strengthen capacity for planning, management, delivery, and monitoring and supervision of education are critical to improving the quality and efficiency of education service delivery.