Priority 1: Improve the quality and inclusiveness of primary education A: New project sites Assessment Alternative National Student National Student identified. instrument being assessments for Assessment for Assessment for Building used across learning learning learning capacity for Recruitment for increased sites in established. Framework Framework system-wide project. FSM, including development by implemented by assessment of Project distance 2021. 2022. student-wide Implementation modalities. learning 50% of 50% of grade 6 Unit staffed and (capacity to participating students meet in place. use assessment teachers use minimum to improve student competency on learning assessment data the NMCT for strengthened). to tailor reading by 2023 teaching (2015 baseline: practice to better Reading 32% meet student grade 6). learning needs 50% of grade 4 by 2021 (2017 and 6 students baseline: 140). meet minimum competency on the NMCT for math by 2023 (2015 baseline: math 25% grade 4 and 21% grade 6). B: Capacity building Assessment National and 800 teachers Teaching Strengthening of teachers and instrument state outlines for trained in professional teacher principals in integrated into professional Quality learning preparation assessment state/national learning Pedagogy framework and instrument education frameworks Framework to approved and development implementation systems. developed by teach numeracy implemented by (primary underway. 2020. and literacy 2022. Teaching school across the survey of professional Teacher teachers better curriculum by teachers learning Learning prepared). 2021 (2017 completed. framework Collective baseline: 100). drafted by 2019. established by 2020. 40% of participating schools implement a system of Lead Teachers and Induction by 2021 (2017 baseline: 0). C: Distance Integration of Curriculum at 90% of teachers 75% of teachers modalities of bilingual basic education participate in access TLRM Delivering
Priority 1: Improve the quality and inclusiveness of primary education A: Building capacity for system-wide assessment of student-wide learning (capacity to use assessment to improve learning strengthened). New project sites identified. Recruitment for project. Project Implementation Unit staffed and in place. Assessment instrument being used across increased sites in FSM, including distance modalities. Alternative assessments for learning established. National Student Assessment for learning Framework development by 2021. 50% of participating teachers use student assessment data to tailor teaching practice to better meet student learning needs by 2021 (2017 baseline: 140). National Student Assessment for learning Framework implemented by 2022. 50% of grade 6 students meet minimum competency on the NMCT for reading by 2023 (2015 baseline: Reading 32% grade 6). 50% of grade 4 and 6 students meet minimum competency on the NMCT for math by 2023 (2015 baseline: math 25% grade 4 and 21% grade 6). B: Strengthening teacher preparation and development (primary school teachers better prepared). Capacity building of teachers and principals in assessment instrument implementation underway. survey of teachers completed. Assessment instrument integrated into state/national education systems. Teaching professional learning framework drafted by 2019. National and state outlines for professional learning frameworks developed by 2020. Teacher Learning Collective established by 2020. 800 teachers trained in Quality Pedagogy Framework to teach numeracy and literacy across the curriculum by 2021 (2017 baseline: 100). 40% of participating schools implement a system of Lead Teachers and Induction by 2021 (2017 baseline: 0). Teaching professional learning framework approved and implemented by 2022. C: Delivering Distance modalities of Integration of bilingual Curriculum at basic education 90% of teachers participate in 75% of teachers access TLRM
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