BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR REFORM AGENDA (BESRA)

Reform Agenda Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda Presidents 10-Point Education Agenda Legislative Agenda

1980s describing what effective schools are 1990s how to make schools more effective 2000 describing what effective systems are 2010 onward how to make systems more effective

The Frontier Challenge in Education

Individual Schools
1990s

School System
Current Frontier

How to build effectiveness

What is effective

1980s

2000s

SOURCE: Shaping the Future: How Good Education Systems Can Become Great in the Decade Ahead

 What is the educational challenges for leading systems for the next 10-20 years? How is the use of ICT for learning evolving, and how can ICT be effectively employed system-wide for teaching and learning? How do we establish the great teaching and school leadership that are needed to meet the educational challenges of the future, as well as seize new opportunities such as those offered by ICT

Well educated = E (K+T+L)

The Building Blocks of World-Class Education

Standards & Accountability
Globally benchmarked standards

Human Capital
Recruit great people & train them well

Structure & Organization

Effective, enabling central department & agencies Capacity to manage change & engage communities at every level

Good, transparent data Continuous improvement of pedagogical skills & knowledge

Every Child on the agenda always in order to challenge inequality

SOURCE: Barber 2008; Whelan 2009

Great leadership at school level

Operational responsibility & budgets significantly devolved to school level

How BESRA Came to Be

Conceptualized in 2005 to support the Schools First Initiative (SFI) The SFI sought to improve basic education outcomes through a broadly participated, popular movement featuring a wide variety of initiatives undertaken by schools and communities, local governments, civil society organizations and other stakeholders. BESRA is a package of policy reforms to further accelerate, broaden, deepen and sustain the efforts started by the SFI.

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA)

is a package of POLICY ACTIONS organized under 5 key reform thrusts to facilitate the attainment of the EFA goal and objectives

EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA) 2015 Overall Goal To provide basic competencies to everyone to achieve Functional Literacy for All.

EFA Objectives
1) Universal coverage of OSY and adults in the provision of basic learning needs 2) Universal school participation and elimination of drop-outs and repetition in Grades 1 to 3 3) Universal completion of the 10 years of basic education with satisfactory achievement levels by all at every grade/year levels 4) Total community commitment to attainment of basic education competencies for all

5 Key Reform Thrusts of BESRA

KRT 1: Continuous School Improvement KRT 2: Better learning outcomes achieved through standards-driven reforms in teacher education and development

KRT 3: Desired learning outcomes enhanced by National Learning Strategies, Multi-Sector Coordination and Quality Assurance KRT 4: Improved impact on outcomes resulting from complementary early childhood education and alternative learning systems
KRT 5: Changed institutional culture of DepED

Implementation Arrangements
Technical Coordinating Team (TCT) facilitates the coordination and integration of the work of BESRA Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and provides the channel for policy reforms to be presented to ManCom and ExeCom Technical Working Groups (TWGs) facilitate the preparation of policy proposals as well as the integration of BESRA activities into regular DepED activities.

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda

KRT 1 - Continuous SCHOOL improvement facilitated by active involvement of stakeholders (Through School Based Management - SBM) ____________________________________ School-Based Management (SBM TWG)

Some Successes!
Adoption of the SBM Framework, Standards and Assessment Increased number, type and quality of community-school partnerships Continuous process of planning for improvement through School Improvement Plans Establishment of school performance accountability mechanisms

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda

KRT 2 - Better learning outcomes achieved by improved TEACHER standards _____________________________ Teacher Education Development (TED TWG)

Some Successes!
Training of new teachers on the NCBTSbased curriculum through collaboration with the Teacher Education Institutions Revised policy on the hiring and selection of new teachers based on the NCBTS Increased focus on the continuous personal and professional development of teachers based on the needs of teachers

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda

KRT 3 - Desired learning outcomes enhanced by national learning strategies, multi-sector coordination, and quality assurance ___________________________________
Quality Assurance and Accountability / Monitoring and Evaluation (QAA/M&E TWG) National Learning Strategies (NLS TWG) Indigenous People / Muslim Education (IP/ME TWG) Livelihood Education Program (LEP TWG)

Some Successes!
Adoption of the Quality Assurance and Accountability Framework and National Assessment Framework Starting the installation of the Quality Management Systems in 20 divisions and 8 regions Adoption of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Pilot testing of the Learning Resources Management & Development System in the Visayas

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda

KRT 4 - Improved impact on outcomes resulting from complementary ECE, ALS and private sector participation ______________________________A lternative Learning System (ALS TWG)

Some Successes!
Issuance of guidelines on the organization of DepED preschool classes and on the implementation of Preschool Contracting Program Expansion of the coverage of the 2010 Summer Preschool Education Program to almost 80% resulting in an increased enrolment in Grade 1 Implementation of various ALS programs

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda

KRT 5 - Changed institutional culture of DepED to better support the 4 KRTs ________________________________
Organizational Development (OD TWG) Resource Mobilization and Management (RMM TWG)

Some Successes!
Pilot testing of Regional Office Restructuring in selected regions Crafting and formulation of competencybased HRMD Framework Development and pilot testing of various information systems leading to the adoption of a unified and integrated ICTbased information system

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda

A major accomplishment in BESRA implementation has been the formulation, issuance and adoption of key policies needed to put in place a transformed basic education system.
- BESRA Progress Report, June 2010

Moving BESRA Forward

BESRA Implementation and Accountability Plan (BIAP) 2010-2012 DepEDs operational blueprint to guide reform and transformation activities Prioritizes specific actions required With clear deliverables, means of verification, time frames and accountabilities

Ten Point Agenda of the New Aquino Administration

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1. 12-Year Basic Education Cycle 2. Universal Pre-Schooling for all 3. Madaris Education as a Sub-system Within the Education 4. Technical-Vocational Education as an Alternative Stream in Senior High School 5. Every Child A Reader by Grade 1
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6. Science and Math Proficiency 7. Assistance to Private Education as partners in basic education

8. Medium of Instruction rationalized

9. Quality Textbooks
10. Covenant with Local Governments to build more schools.
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DepEd Legislative Agenda for the 15th Congress

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 Amendments to GASTPE Law Amendments to the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (Republic Act No. 4670) Amendments to the Fair and Equitable Access to Education Act (Republic Act No. 7880) Amendments to the Provisions on the Local School Board and the Utilization of the Special Education Fund of the Local Government Code (Republic Act No. 7160) Amendments to the GSIS Law
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 Strengthening of Tech-Voc in the Basic Education System Multi-Lingual Education and Literacy Act Institutionalization of the National Career Assessment Examination

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Maraming Salamat Po!

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