SV SECONDARY EDUCATION

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The Secondary Education Project for El Salvador aims to expand coverage with improved quality and efficiency of public and private secondary schools, building on the successes and new demands generated by the basic education reform process; to upgrade the quality of entrants to the labor market to increase the country's competitiveness in the global market; and to strengthen managerial capacity in secondary education. Access will be expanded by establishing a scholarship program for low-income students; building classrooms, and providing furniture and equipment; and expanding current distance education programs. Quality will be improved by developing the curriculum, including providing educational materials, books, laboratory equipment, teacher training, and innovative social formative projects; establishing learning resource centers; rehabilitating schools and equipment; developing a national assessment system; and establishing a national school accreditation and supervision system. Institutional capacity will be built by strengthening and modernizing management at the central and department levels, training local councils and providing local finance as part of the school-based management scheme; and increasing public awareness and support by using communication strategies and waging campaigns. Project administration comprises the last of the four components.