MLE Program Planning, Evaluation and Assessment

Dr Yolanda Quijano, Director, Bureau of Elementary Education, DepEd

Greg Dekker, Language, Education and Development (LEAD), SIL International, Asiawww.leadimpact.org

Successful MLE Programs Preliminary Research, including an

accepted orthography Supportive Policy and political environment Advocacy Collaborating and engaged community Training of Staff Materials Development Resource Development (Funding) Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan

1. Preliminary Research… Orthographies, linguistics, and cultural information

Survey language use in schools Survey and document current MTB MLE

programs Appoint a TWG to assist with the

development of orthographies

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont.)

2. Supportive Policy and Political Environment

Appointment of a National MLE Operations Manager

Initiate MTB MLE Operations Organizational Structure within the Department

MLE Operations Structure (Suggested)

Usec - Programs

MLE Operations Manager

Regional MLE Coordinators

Subordinates / Reports

Division MLE Coordinators

Asst MLE Oper Mgr - Admin Asst MLE Oper Mgr - Training

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont.)

3. Advocacy

Mass communications events Identify partners by surveying current

programs

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont.)

4. Collaborating and engaged community

Engage with local writers, artists, linguists, researchers

Encourage local groups to “steer” MTB MLE at the local level and cooperate with DepEd plans and org. development in MTB MLE

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont.)

5. Training of Staff

Training of Trainers (2010) Formulate Pre-Service Teacher

Education Integrated Curricula Trained Trainers Train Teachers (2011) Trained Teachers implement in school

(Jun 2012)

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont.)

6. Materials Development

Writers Workshops Story Writing Workshops Big Books Development Graded Easy Readers (Small Books)

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont.)

7. Resource Development (funding)

Use of MOOE funds for MTB MLE Priority use of 10% of SEF funds for MTB

MLE (DBM, DILG) Partnership with charitable local and

int’l. orgs. who understand benefits of MTB MLE and desire to partner with Funding

Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont.)

8. Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation

Measures and protocols for DepEd MTB MLE to measure quality and achievement in: Programs, student achievement and progress, instructional materials, teacher effectiveness

Preliminary Research, including an accepted orthography:

1. What needs to be done (in this category) in my community or division or region, to prepare for MTB MLE? Or What has already been done?

2. List the 3 (three) most important items.

Supportive Policy and political environment:

1. In what ways is my community ready for MTB MLE with supportive policy (or) political support/will? (List 2 (two) items.)

2. What are the 2 (two) most important policy actions needed for my community/division/region?

What can I/we do to move these forward?

Advocacy:

1. What can be done to advocate for MTB MLE in my community/division/region?

2. List 4 activities you will do, in descending order of priority.

Collaborating and engaged community:

1. What activities can I/we as advocates do to engage my/our community / division / region to be involved with MTB MLE? (List the 5 most important activities.)

Training of Staff:

1. In what ways do educators in my/our community / division / region need further equipping / training to be prepared to implement MTB MLE? (List the 3 most important)

2. How will my community/division / region train MTB MLE Trainers?

Materials Development:

1. What materials are most needed now in my school(s) for use in MTB MLE?(List 3 categories)

2. What must be done to prepare them?

3. How will my community be trained to prepare MTB MLE materials?

Resource Development (Funding):

1. Is my division / region willing to allocate MOOE funds for MTB MLE?

2. Is my/our DBM/LGU willing to allocate 10% of SEF for use in MTB MLE?

3. If no, how can these be positively influenced to change their minds?

4. What generous donors can be encouraged to give in my community/division/region?

Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation (AM&E):

1. Who can my community / division / region invite to assist us with development of protocols for AM&E?

2. What is the current achievement rates of students in my/our division schools? How can these be made better known?

3. What difference do you think MTB MLE will make in the achievement of your learners?