Netherlands : School Autonomy and Accountability

Netherlands : School Autonomy and Accountability

Education in the Netherlands is highly decentralized. While education policy is the sole responsibility of the Ministry of education, school boards are responsible for delivery. The entire organization of the school system is based on checks and ba...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ASSESSING STUDENTS
ATTAINMENT TESTS
BLOCK GRANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM VISITS
COMMUNITIES
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION BUDGET
EDUCATION DECENTRALIZATION
EDUCATION INDICATORS
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXAM
EXAMS
FINANCIAL AUDITS
GRADUATE STUDIES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATE
PARENT PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS
PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY LOWER SECONDARY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY STUDENT
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF CLASSROOM TEACHING
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
REPEATERS
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL BOARDS
SCHOOL COUNCIL
SCHOOL COUNCILS
SCHOOL FINANCE
SCHOOL FUNDING
SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
SCHOOL INSPECTIONS
SCHOOL OPERATIONS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
SCHOOL STAFF
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SOCIETY
STANDARDIZED TESTS
STUDENT ALLOCATIONS
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT EVALUATION
STUDENT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT POPULATION
TEACHER
TEACHER EVALUATION
TEACHER SALARIES
TEACHER TENURE
TEACHERS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSPORTATION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/18104113/netherlands-school-autonomy-accountability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17670
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Summary:Education in the Netherlands is highly decentralized. While education policy is the sole responsibility of the Ministry of education, school boards are responsible for delivery. The entire organization of the school system is based on checks and balances to ensure accountability. Budgetary autonomy is established. The school board controls the school budget, with input from parents. Personnel management is established. Salaries are relatively fixed by civil service rules at the primary school level, but completely negotiable at the secondary school level. The school board controls the hiring and firing of teachers and principals. Participation of parents in school governance is established. There is an accountability system comprised of different supervisory institutions where parents are formally represented. School autonomy and accountability are key components to ensure education quality. The transfer of core managerial responsibilities to schools promotes local accountability, helps reflect local priorities, values, and needs, and gives teachers the opportunity to establish a personal commitment to students and their parents. There are five indicators of school autonomy and accountability that can help benchmark an education system's policies that enable school autonomy and accountability: school autonomy in budget planning and approval; school autonomy in personnel management; the participation of the school council in school finance; the assessment of school and student performance; and school accountability to stakeholders. This report focuses specifically on policies in the area of school autonomy and accountability.

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