SIKSHANA FOUNDATION

SUDHI GULUR , KAMAL KR- PROJECT STEWARDS

SUNIL NANJUNDAPPA, SR. DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS, SIKSHANA

SUDEEPTA BANERJEE, KEY ACCOUNTS MANAGER, SIKSHANA

10/17/18

PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION

Update on Program Impact Since Last Budget Presentation

Seek Seed Funding for Development of Prerana 2.0 (at 63 Schools of

Kanakapura Taluk)

PBL- Project Based Learning for all Students

CLAP- Customized Learning-Achievement Path for students with

Development Needs

Budget Request

$22,702 (April 2018 to March 2019)

VISION & MISSION

Vision:

“To evolve sustainable and replicable models for an

effective public school system.”

Three-Fold Mission:

• Design & Implement Student Centric Learning

Experiences for Govt. Schools

• Synergize with the Government at every level

• Share & Transfer Knowledge

HISTORY S

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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

Management Team

Prasanna V. R CEO, Trustee & Board

Member

Venkatesh

Reddy-Chief Architect/Board Member

Sunil N.

Sr. Director Operations

Smitha V. Head of Technology

& Programs

Vineela M Sr. Product Manager

Sudeepta B. Key Accounts

Manager

Ajay S M&E Manager

Anitesh S

M&E Manager

CEO

Operations

Field Staff

Product Dev Accounts M & E

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

Board of Directors

Prashanth Prakash Chairman

Ravindra K Board Member

Balamurali Krishna A. Board Member

Chalam Plachikkat Board Member

Dr.V.A. Shasrtry Board Member

Venkatesh Reddy-Chief Architect/ Board Member

Indira Sharma-Board Member

Prasanna V. R

CEO, Trustee & Board Member

Mekin Maheshwari Board Member

Dr. Ashoka Gurudas Board Member

Sudhakara B. R Board Member

LOCATION

State # of Students

Impacted

Karnataka 27,00,000

Andhra Pradesh 73,720

Maharashtra 14,717

ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS

Prerana STEP

Prerana 2.0 SGEP

ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS

Program Beneficiaries # Impacted Funding Sources

Knowledge Transfer on ‘Prerana’ to Dept. of Education, GoK

Prerana Students 2,700,000 Multiple Donors (e.g.

Vibha, Dell Inc, etc.)

Training Dept.

Officials

1,900 MRPs

34 DDPIs

(Reg. Rcvd 2318)

Asha for Education

STEP-Sikshana Technology in Education Program

ICT / 21st Century Skills Students 36,077 Dell

SGEP-Sikshana Girl Empowerment Program

Scholarships/English & ICT

Coaching Students 385 Dell

Prerana 2.0-Project Based Learning for All Students (PBL) & Customized Learning-

Achievement Path (CLAP)

PBL & CLAP Students 2,10,000

Cisco, Allstate, Dell,

Target, UW, Asha for

Education (Future)

FINANCES

Annual Income

(Apr 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2018)

USD 1,181,992

Annual Expenditure USD 1,054,617

Sources of Income Donations

Biggest Donors for Prev. Years GoK, Dell Inc, Vibha, Asha for Education

Other Non-Profits Who Support • Vibha

• CAF India

• Give India

Savings in Bank Yes

2005-2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019+

Theme

• Develop & incubate

model which has

potential to scale

• Prove scalability of

model

• Prove capacity (with

focus on building tools

and training for large

scale implementation)

• Build trust & credibility by

showing effectiveness &

versatility of tools & training

• Showcase replicability by

partnering with another Govt.

• New Content Creation &

Tech Dev for Scale

(Consultants)

• Expand into other states in

partnership the Govts.

Students

Impacted • 2,00,000

• 27,00,000

• 36,00,000

• 28,00,000

• 40,00,000

• *35,00,000

• *45,00,000

Program

Deployment

• Prerana Incubation

• Pilot Prerana with

GoK at 1537 schools

• Test Implementation

and Knowledge

Transfer capabilities

• GoK adopts Prerana at

all 48,000 Govt. Schools

• Knowledge Transfer on

Prerana to GoK

• Demonstrate Tech

capability (CSAS)

• Support GoK in Prerana

rollout

• Pilot Prerana with GoAP

• Pilot STEP with GoK

• Pilot Prerana 2.0

• Support GoAP to

implement Prerana

• Support GoK to

implement STEP

• Roll-out Prerana 2.0 at

scale

Program

Training

• Sikshana mentors.

• Teachers in Govt.

Schools

• Cluster Resource

Persons (CRPs)

• Teachers in Govt.

Schools

• Govt. Officials (MRP,

CRP, Programmer, BEO)

• Teachers in Govt. Schools

• Govt. Officials (MRP, CRP,

DDPI, BEO, Programmer)

• Data Analytics for MRPs

• Sikshana Staff (New Prog)

• Teachers in Govt. Schools

• Govt. Officials (MRP, CRP,

DDPI. Programmer, BEO)

• Sikshana Staff (New Prog)

Program

Development

• Prerana Model

• STEP-(Sikshana

Technology in

Education Program)

• APT-App & Web based

monitoring

• STEP

• OMR based assessment

• Prerana 2.0 (PBL & CLAP)

• APT-App & Web based

monitoring

• OMR based assessment

• Prerana 2.0 (PBL & CLAP)

• APT-App & Web based

monitoring

• Integrate OMR based

assessment into APT

WHERE WE ARE HEADED?

CSAS - CENSUS STATE ACHIEVEMENT

SURVEY (PROCESS & OUTCOME)

WHAT IS PRERANA 2.0?

PBL

(Project Based Learning)

CLAP

(Customized Learning-

Achievement Path)

Prerana 2.0

Outreach:

• 1856 Schools of

Karnataka

• 210,000 Students

Problem Statement

• Lack of Foundational

Support for Students

with Developmental

needs.

• Lack of experiential

learning

Goal 2020-Scale Prerana 2.0 State-wide

Project Based Learning-PBL

• Students work in groups on Community & Curriculum Aligned Projects

• Projects are geared towards building the 4Cs of 21st Century Skills:

Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity & Communication Skills

Customized Learning-Achievement Path-CLAP

• The list of students is created based on their performance in assessments

& then validated by teachers.

• Customised input is given to the child and the progress is tracked in

reference to the path of learning defined.

Impact

Prerana Implementation

• 48,000 Govt. schools in Partnership with GoK

• 1,958 Govt. Schools across 11 Tribal Mandals in Partnership with GoAP

STEP implementation in 57 Karnataka Public Schools in Partnership with GoK

MoU with GoAP

MoU with GoK for STEP

ACTIVITIES

Over next three years Sikshana will partner with Governments for:

Training the Dept. stakeholders on concepts of Prerana &

STEP for implementation

Create systems and processes for Monitoring & Evaluation

using technology

Implement Prerana 2.0 (development and pilot deployment)

Scale Prerana 2.0 with Govt.

PRERANA 2.0 PROJECT-BUDGET (2018-19)

63 Govt. Schools at Kanakapura

Total Number of Schools 63

Total Number of Children from Grade 4th to 8th 4,000

Description Units Cost/Unit (₹) Total Cost (₹)

Product & Software Development 63 3,000.00 189,000.00

(Program Support Materials)

Workbooks, Worksheets, Project Planners, Project Guide,

Champion Wall, Reading Material 63 2,500.00 157,500.00

Assessments (30% of Students) 1200 30.00 36,000.00

Mentoring & Support - Mentors 3 200,000.00 600,000.00

Mentoring & Support - Block Mentors 1 250,000.00 250,000.00

Teachers Training 63 1,000.00 63,000.00

Monitoring 63 3,400.00 214,200.00

Admin (5%) – Audit, Travel, Utility 24,207.00 79,458.00

Total Cost of the Program 484,137.00 1,589,158.00

Total Cost of the Program in $

Exchange Rate (₹70 per $) 22,702

ASHA, SEATTLE BUDGET (2018-2019)

Sikshana’s training on Prerana & Data Analytics for Govt. of Kar nataka will benefit :

~48,000 Govt . schools

~2,700,000 students

1900 MRPs (2318 Registered)

34 DDPI (Deputy Director of Public Instruction)

~180,000 teachers

411 MRP/CRPs Trained out of 2318 Registered

Spent ₹ 1,150,800 out of ₹ 5,152,063

(₹ 415,063 carried forward from 2016-17 &

₹ 4,737,000 received in 2017-18)

Item # of Heads Cost / Head Budget # of Heads Cost / Head Budget

Product & Software Development NA 189,000.00₹

Program Support Materials 4000 261 1,043,500.00₹

Teachers Training 63 1000 63,000.00₹

Monitoring 63 3400 214,200.00₹

Admin (Audit, Travel, Utility) 79,458.00₹

MRP Training NA NA 411 2800 1,150,800.00₹

Total Amount 1,589,158.00₹ Total Amount Received 5,152,063.00₹

US Dollars 22,702.00$ US Dollars 79,311.31$

Recurring 22,702.00$

One-Time 0

Total 22,702.00$

2018-19 2017-18

Balance amount of ₹ 4,001,263 will be

used by End Nov for conduct of ongoing

trainings

ASHA, SEATTLE INVOLVEMENT

Sl. No. Item

1 How is Asha, Seattle planning to support the overall mission and objectives of the

organization?

Asha for Education is supporting Sikshana’s mission of creating a scalable, replicable and

sustainable model for improving the learning levels of Govt. schools through the Prerana

2.0 program.

2 Since when is the project with Asha, Seattle?

Since 2006

3 Were/are other Asha chapters involved in the project? If yes, in what capacity and for

how long?

No.

4 Key project contacts and how they fit into the overall org. structure.

Sunil N (sunil@sikshana.org) - Sr.Director Operations

ASHA, SEATTLE INVOLVEMENT CONTD.

Sl. No. Item

5 If the organization runs out of multiple locations, which locations does Asha, Seattle support?

Asha Seattle supports Sikshana’s Operations in Karnataka, India.

6 List all the activities supported by Asha, Seattle.

• Seeding and development of Prerana & Prerana 2.0

• State-wide MRP/CRP Training 2017-19 (> 2000)

7 Relate all the activities supported by Asha, Seattle to the overall activities of the organization.

Seeding of Prerana and Prerana 2.0.

Supporting Knowledge Transfer of Prerana and Prerana 2.0 through Training.

8 If individuals are supported, how many are supported? What age group?

• 63 Schools

•4000 Students ( 9 years to 13 years)

9 Annual budget (amount only) that has been approved by Asha, Seattle.

$76,968 (for 17-18)

10 Percentage of orgs total budget which is supported by Asha, Seattle

6%

UPDATES FOR

2017-2018

• Facilitating implementation of Prerana with GoK in 48,000 schools across the Karnataka.

• Partnership with GoAP for implementation of Prerana in 1958 Govt. Schools of Andhra

Pradesh.

• Successful implementation of Prerana in 64 Schools of Maharashtra.

• Tech Backbone to the Education Department of GoK for conducting CSAS (Census

based State Achievement Survey) for 36,00,000 students.

• Partnership with GoK for implementation of STEP in 57 Karnataka Public

Schools(KPS) across the state.

• Successful implementation of STEP- Sikshana’s Tech in Education Prog. In 362 Govt.

Schools of Karnataka & Maharashtra.

• Scholarship to 385 girls & English/ICT coaching to 100 girls as part of SGEP (Sikshana’s

Girl Empowerment Program)

GENERAL PARTNER UPDATES

UPDATES FOR ASHA, SEATTLE

ASHA SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES 2017-18

Training for 2,318 (registered) MRPs (Master Resource

Person), CRPs (Cluster Resource Person), BRPs

(Block Resource Person), DDPIs (Deputy Director of

Public Instruction) on

• Concept & Implementation of Prerana

• Introduce Data Management Skills & Analytical

Abilities

School Level Observation Screenshot

Training in Ramnagara, District of Karnataka

Training @ Bidar Training @ Gadag

Training @ Chitradurga Training @ Ramanagara

MRP/CRP / DDPI TRAINING REPORT 2017-18

OBJECTIVES Objective:

• CRPs and BRPs to understand the concept and implementation of Prerana.

• Understand the use of APT and data driven processes of monitoring & evaluation and Program

Management

• Introduce Data Management Skills

Program Overview: The training is divided in two parts Residential & Ongoing Interactions

Residential Training: 2 Day residential training all 2318 CRPs/BRPs/MRPs who have registered for the

training across Karnataka

• Two-Day Residential Training will have three modules :

Module 1 : Data Management Skills

Module 2 : Analytics Process Tools (APT - Application) - Prerana

Module 3 : Communication and Leadership Skills

Ongoing Interactions:

• Candidates engage with Sikshana’s team at district level through out the year & continue their learning

• The Website will highlight the exceptional work done by CRPs through out the year

• Certificate will be provided to the trainees at the end of the academic year

For more information please visit: http://sikshana.org/edumanage/

MRP/CRP TRAINING REPORT 2017-18

OUTCOME Input Distribution Status (out of 204

blocks):

• Training manuals, posters and Prerana

club log books reached 204 blocks

• Certificate and Stickers reached 191

blocks.

Training Status:

• All 34 district Govt. Stakeholders

shortlisted for “Prerana” Training

• 2318 Registrations for the Training

• 411 Govt. Stakeholders already

trained in 10 Districts (12 Batches).

• Training dates & venue finalized for

remaining 24 districts.

CHALLENGES

Late start of Prerana because of state elections&

subsequent change in Government.

Delayed material inputs from the Govt. (cascading

effect of the elections)

Lack of understanding on data driven approach of

Program Management in Govt. Stakeholders.

SITE VISIT REPORT

AUDIT REPORT

• Indian law requires all partners to have an audit report every year. Highlights from last years audit report (Form 10B). A sample audit report, from a project, can be found at http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/745/auditreport2008.pdf.

Audit report for 2017-2018

PICTURES

Latest pictures from the e-Edu Training.

http://sikshana.org/edumanage/

RESOURCES

Links to news paper articles, or other items of interest

• https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/dell-sikshana-foundation-karnataka-

govt-partner-for-digital-education/article24945438.ece

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/over-10-lakh-students-who-appeared-for-

state-achievement-survey-need-remedial-classes/article22614739.ece

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/when-govt-school-students-turn-teachers-

lessons-become-a-breeze/articleshow/58171839.cms

• http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/state-ngos-join-hands-to-better-education-

quality/article19678640.ece

• http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dell-sikshana-foundation-announce-scholarship-for-360-

girls-in-karnataka-2483239

• http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31815&articlexml=Tech-Lessons-in-

Kannada-to-Make-Learning-Simple-14092017007064

FAQS • Some FAQs at Asha, Seattle meetings.

o How many Rs are we spending per kid per year? o Does the amount being spent on infrastructure items (building schools,

repairing roofs, etc. ) look reasonable? o Where exactly is the partner located? (especially for remote projects. Be

ready to locate the project area on a map) o What is the graduation rate of the school? o What is the student to teacher ratio in class rooms? o What is the girl to boy ratio in the school? o What are the line items in the budget? o Why is the partner asking for more funding for line item N? (You will

be asked this if there are changes in the budget line items) o Community opinion of the project. o What went well, what didn’t go as expected, what can be done

differently.