AID LOAN 525-L-036-PROJECT 525-21-680-145-EDUCATION SECTOR - ANNUAL EVALUATION

3 DECENTRALIZED UNITS OF MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ESTABLISHED WITH AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AT A LOCAL LEVEL CONCERNING ORGANIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION, SUPERVISION, AND COORDINATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. PLANNING UNIT OF MINISTRY STRENGTHENED. PILOT CURRICULA FOR GRADES 1, 3, AND 7 BEING TESTED IN 54 RURAL SCHOOLS. PILOT TEXTBOOK PRODUCTION PROGRAM, BEGUN IN 1975, HAS PRODUCED 2 FIRST GRADE AND 2 SECOND GRADE TEXTS IN READING AND MATHEMATICS, WITH ACCOMPANYING TEACHER GUIDES AND PROGRAMMED TEXTS. NEW SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF GUIDANCE SERVICES TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS DEVELOPED. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN TRAINING SUPERVISORS, SCHOOL DIRECTORS, AND TEACHERS THROUGH IN-SERVICE SEMINARS ACHIEVED. 9 SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTED (380 CLASSROOMS) AND 2 UNIVERSITY REGIONAL CENTERS CONSTRUCTED. 756 PRIMARY CLASSROOMS CONSTRUCTED, ALTHOUGH INCREASED ENROLLMENTS HAVE LEFT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WITH A DEFICIT OF 1500 CLASSROOMS.