process Intensive Plea through Consultation with UNICEF Limited Information Principal informed Consultation Teachers not consultation with media & NGO. SDS, parents, approached school discussion with session to teachers teachers, parents process with involved in Zonal, UNICEF, students, after receiving teachers and SDS. then teachers & students on Dec principal, construction SDS initiating SDS, architect, & UNICEF, and priority list from informed students. 2011 that new teachers, parents, process. discussion with Teachers observed contractor. office. Zonal office. school will be students, and SDS office. construction Students and SDS and built. and final plan Parents, students, Communication Students provided process and teachers suggested principals were director agreed and made and SDS involved with contractor preference that the raising concerns shape of building, Consultation by involved. asked UNICEF into a model. in the discussion. during building should to contractor but size of class, and architect started in assistance. construction in face courtyard and often not followed lighting, also wire November 2011 School monitor this school was the design was up (i.e. ground mesh for with final design progress & quality not very good changed. levelling, on the windows. approved March of construction. (Language barrier ground uncovered 2012. Students 3 months delay mentioned as the water piping). suggested murals Suggestion given: due to re-flooring one of the factor). inside and outside of auditorium and School U-shape. SDS and parents classrooms. repair of minor Blackboard size complained that defects. Teachers monitor and height. contractor was not construction to Consideration for receptive to ensure students’ protection against SDS'/parents' safety. dust and rain. criticism or Teachers use the suggestion for Protection against opportunity to improvements. rain for walkway teach students between building Principal act as about construction (not built). communication process & conduit between equipment. contractor and parents/SDS. Students were consulted by teachers on school design.
process Intensive consultation with Zonal, UNICEF, SDS, architect, & contractor. Parents, students, and SDS involved in the discussion. School monitor progress & quality of construction. 3 months delay due to re-flooring of auditorium and repair of minor defects. Plea through media & NGO. SDS initiating discussion with office. director asked UNICEF assistance. Consultation with SDS, parents, students, UNICEF, and office. Communication with contractor during construction in this school was not very good (Language barrier mentioned as the one of the factor). SDS and parents complained that contractor was not receptive to SDS'/parents' criticism or suggestion for improvements. Principal act as communication conduit between contractor and parents/SDS. Students were consulted by teachers on school design. UNICEF approached school after receiving priority list from Zonal office. Students provided preference that the building should face courtyard and the design was changed. Limited discussion with teachers and SDS. Teachers observed construction process and raising concerns to contractor but often not followed up (i.e. ground levelling, on the ground uncovered water piping). Information session to teachers then teachers informed students. Students and teachers suggested shape of building, size of class, and lighting, also wire mesh for windows. Students suggested murals inside and outside classrooms. Teachers monitor construction to ensure students’ safety. Teachers use the opportunity to teach students about construction process & equipment. Principal informed teachers, parents & students on Dec 2011 that new school will be built. Consultation by architect started in November 2011 with final design approved March 2012. Suggestion given: School U-shape. Blackboard size and height. Consideration for protection against dust and rain. Protection against rain for walkway between building (not built). Consultation process with principal, teachers, parents, students, and SDS and final plan agreed and made into a model. Teachers not involved in construction process. SDS and principals were involved.
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