Education service centers

BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS SHOULD BE IN OPERATION INTHE 4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVING A COMBINED STUDENT AND ADULT POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE TYPES OF SERVICES WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED INCLUDE LIBRARIES, PRE-VOCATIONAL AND JOB SKILL TRAINING WORKSHOPS, NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABORATORIES, SCHOOL GARDEN/AGRICULTURE PLOTS, ART AND MUSIC EDUCATION, PHYSICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE, AUDIO/VISUAL SERVICES, IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING, AND THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHING MATERIALS. THE SERVICE CENTERS WILL BE EVALUATED WITH REGARD TO THE EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED, THEIR COST, THE DEGREE OF COVERAGE AND USAGE, THE DEGREE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REPLICABILITY. ACTIVITIES MANAGED BY MOE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 4 GENERAL DIRECTORATES OF THE MOE, THE SECTORAL PLANNING OFFICE, THE 2 REGIONAL OFFICES AND INIDE (INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO). PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES ARE THE 30,000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE FOUR NEC"S TO RECEIVE A SERVICE CENTER; SECONDARY BENEFICIARIES ARE THE 130,000 TARGET POOR RESIDING IN THE FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.