Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines

Check My School (CMS) is a community monitoring project that aims to promote transparency and social accountability in the Philippine education sector by tracking the provision of services in public schools. The project uses a blended approach, whi...

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Main Author: Shkabatur, Jennifer
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
GPS
ICT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25228227/check-school-case-study-citizens’-monitoring-education-sector-philippines
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23031
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topic SKILLS
COLLEGE
BASIC EDUCATION
TEACHERS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
SEARCH
SCHOOL DATA
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
EDUCATION POLICY
INFORMATION
MONITORING
HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CAREER
CAPACITY BUILDING
POOR PEOPLE
COLLEGES
PRICE
TRAINING PROGRAMS
PROFESSOR
LOCAL SCHOOLS
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
REGIONAL NETWORK
HIGH SCHOOLS
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
PARENT- TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
LITERACY
TEXTBOOKS
EDUCATION SECTOR
KNOWLEDGE
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONS
LINK
DATA
EDUCATION OFFICIALS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
TRAINING
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
COMPUTERS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
FUNCTIONALITIES
INFORMATION SERVICES
CIVIL SOCIETY
SCHOOL PROFILES
EDUCATION BUDGET
CONSULTANT
SEARCH ENGINE
LEARNING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH
MATERIAL
TEACHING
INVENTORY
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
SCHOOL LEVEL
RADIO
PROBLEM SOLVING
STUDENT LEADERS
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
SCHOOL HEADS
LIBRARIES
TRANSACTIONS
USERS
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
HOME ECONOMICS
SCHOOL YEAR
ACCESS TO DATA
MONITORING MECHANISMS
RELIABILITY
INSPECTION
PROCUREMENT
SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR
CURRICULUM DESIGN
STUDENT
SCHOOLS
RESULTS
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CURRICULA
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
GPS
EDUCATION SERVICES
CAPACITY-BUILDING
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
TECHNICAL ISSUES
NETWORKS
TEACHER HIRING
TEXTBOOK
TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS
SCHOOL STAFF
EXPENDITURES
TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR
REPORT CARDS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
TEACHER
INFORMATION PROVISION
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
SCHOOL BUILDING
RESULT
TEACHER RATIO
ICT
EDUCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
BUSINESSES
BUSINESS SECTOR
BUSINESS
NETWORK
PHONES
LOCAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
SCIENCE LABORATORIES
INSTRUCTION
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
MOBILE PHONES
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
FUNCTIONALITY
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
COMMUNICATION
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
PHOTO
WEB LINKS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PHOTOS
PHYSICAL ACCESS
TECHNOLOGIES
EDUCATION COMMUNITY
CLASSROOMS
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE RATE
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
QUALITY OF SERVICE
INNOVATIONS
UNIVERSITIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
spellingShingle SKILLS
COLLEGE
BASIC EDUCATION
TEACHERS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
SEARCH
SCHOOL DATA
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
EDUCATION POLICY
INFORMATION
MONITORING
HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CAREER
CAPACITY BUILDING
POOR PEOPLE
COLLEGES
PRICE
TRAINING PROGRAMS
PROFESSOR
LOCAL SCHOOLS
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
REGIONAL NETWORK
HIGH SCHOOLS
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
PARENT- TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
LITERACY
TEXTBOOKS
EDUCATION SECTOR
KNOWLEDGE
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONS
LINK
DATA
EDUCATION OFFICIALS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
TRAINING
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
COMPUTERS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
FUNCTIONALITIES
INFORMATION SERVICES
CIVIL SOCIETY
SCHOOL PROFILES
EDUCATION BUDGET
CONSULTANT
SEARCH ENGINE
LEARNING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH
MATERIAL
TEACHING
INVENTORY
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
SCHOOL LEVEL
RADIO
PROBLEM SOLVING
STUDENT LEADERS
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
SCHOOL HEADS
LIBRARIES
TRANSACTIONS
USERS
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
HOME ECONOMICS
SCHOOL YEAR
ACCESS TO DATA
MONITORING MECHANISMS
RELIABILITY
INSPECTION
PROCUREMENT
SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR
CURRICULUM DESIGN
STUDENT
SCHOOLS
RESULTS
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CURRICULA
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
GPS
EDUCATION SERVICES
CAPACITY-BUILDING
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
TECHNICAL ISSUES
NETWORKS
TEACHER HIRING
TEXTBOOK
TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS
SCHOOL STAFF
EXPENDITURES
TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR
REPORT CARDS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
TEACHER
INFORMATION PROVISION
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
SCHOOL BUILDING
RESULT
TEACHER RATIO
ICT
EDUCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
BUSINESSES
BUSINESS SECTOR
BUSINESS
NETWORK
PHONES
LOCAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
SCIENCE LABORATORIES
INSTRUCTION
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
MOBILE PHONES
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
FUNCTIONALITY
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
COMMUNICATION
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
PHOTO
WEB LINKS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PHOTOS
PHYSICAL ACCESS
TECHNOLOGIES
EDUCATION COMMUNITY
CLASSROOMS
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE RATE
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
QUALITY OF SERVICE
INNOVATIONS
UNIVERSITIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Shkabatur, Jennifer
Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Philippines
description Check My School (CMS) is a community monitoring project that aims to promote transparency and social accountability in the Philippine education sector by tracking the provision of services in public schools. The project uses a blended approach, which combines on-the-ground community monitoring with the use of information and communication technology (ICT). CMS had been initiated and designed by the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) and jointly supported by the World Bank Institute and the Open Society Institute. Although CMS is a young project (the pilot began in early 2011), it has already attracted worldwide attention of governments, civil society organizations, and international donors. CMS is often cited as a ‘good practice’ in the field, and the governments of several countries, including Indonesia, Kenya, and Moldova, are interested in adapting the CMS model to their country contexts. This case study sheds light on the design and implementation features of the first pilot cycle of CMS in public schools across the Philippines. The case study discusses the general political background and operating environment of the CMS project, its concept and operating principles, the roles and incentives of the major stakeholders involved in its design and implementation, and the ways in which CMS aims to use ICTs. In addition, the case study provides a step-by-step analysis of the first CMS project cycle in 2011, examines its accomplishments and challenges, and provides lessons from the first pilot year of the project’s operation. The case study concludes with recommendations for projects that aim to follow the footsteps of CMS.
format Working Paper
author Shkabatur, Jennifer
author_facet Shkabatur, Jennifer
author_sort Shkabatur, Jennifer
title Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines
title_short Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines
title_full Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines
title_fullStr Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines
title_sort check my school : a case study on citizens’ monitoring of the education sector in the philippines
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25228227/check-school-case-study-citizens’-monitoring-education-sector-philippines
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23031
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spelling okr-10986-230312021-04-23T14:04:12Z Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines Shkabatur, Jennifer SKILLS COLLEGE BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATERIALS SEARCH SCHOOL DATA INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS EDUCATION POLICY INFORMATION MONITORING HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CAREER CAPACITY BUILDING POOR PEOPLE COLLEGES PRICE TRAINING PROGRAMS PROFESSOR LOCAL SCHOOLS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS REGIONAL NETWORK HIGH SCHOOLS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT PARENT- TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS LITERACY TEXTBOOKS EDUCATION SECTOR KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONS LINK DATA EDUCATION OFFICIALS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TRAINING GOVERNMENT POLICY TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS COMPUTERS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SCHOOL COMMUNITY FUNCTIONALITIES INFORMATION SERVICES CIVIL SOCIETY SCHOOL PROFILES EDUCATION BUDGET CONSULTANT SEARCH ENGINE LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM RESEARCH MATERIAL TEACHING INVENTORY YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS SCHOOL LEVEL RADIO PROBLEM SOLVING STUDENT LEADERS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ACCESS TO INFORMATION SCHOOL HEADS LIBRARIES TRANSACTIONS USERS SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY HOME ECONOMICS SCHOOL YEAR ACCESS TO DATA MONITORING MECHANISMS RELIABILITY INSPECTION PROCUREMENT SCIENCE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR CURRICULUM DESIGN STUDENT SCHOOLS RESULTS SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULA OPERATING ENVIRONMENT GPS EDUCATION SERVICES CAPACITY-BUILDING PROVISION OF EDUCATION TECHNICAL ISSUES NETWORKS TEACHER HIRING TEXTBOOK TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS SCHOOL STAFF EXPENDITURES TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR REPORT CARDS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM TEACHER INFORMATION PROVISION SCHOOL PERSONNEL SCHOOL BUILDING RESULT TEACHER RATIO ICT EDUCATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE BUSINESSES BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESS NETWORK PHONES LOCAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SCIENCE LABORATORIES INSTRUCTION INNOVATION INSTITUTION MOBILE PHONES PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FUNCTIONALITY PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS COMMUNICATION SCHOOL OFFICIALS SCHOOL BUILDINGS PHOTO WEB LINKS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PHOTOS PHYSICAL ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES EDUCATION COMMUNITY CLASSROOMS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RATE NUMBER OF TEACHERS TRAINING ACTIVITIES QUALITY OF SERVICE INNOVATIONS UNIVERSITIES SERVICE PROVIDERS Check My School (CMS) is a community monitoring project that aims to promote transparency and social accountability in the Philippine education sector by tracking the provision of services in public schools. The project uses a blended approach, which combines on-the-ground community monitoring with the use of information and communication technology (ICT). CMS had been initiated and designed by the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) and jointly supported by the World Bank Institute and the Open Society Institute. Although CMS is a young project (the pilot began in early 2011), it has already attracted worldwide attention of governments, civil society organizations, and international donors. CMS is often cited as a ‘good practice’ in the field, and the governments of several countries, including Indonesia, Kenya, and Moldova, are interested in adapting the CMS model to their country contexts. This case study sheds light on the design and implementation features of the first pilot cycle of CMS in public schools across the Philippines. The case study discusses the general political background and operating environment of the CMS project, its concept and operating principles, the roles and incentives of the major stakeholders involved in its design and implementation, and the ways in which CMS aims to use ICTs. In addition, the case study provides a step-by-step analysis of the first CMS project cycle in 2011, examines its accomplishments and challenges, and provides lessons from the first pilot year of the project’s operation. The case study concludes with recommendations for projects that aim to follow the footsteps of CMS. 2015-11-18T21:28:24Z 2015-11-18T21:28:24Z 2012-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25228227/check-school-case-study-citizens’-monitoring-education-sector-philippines http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23031 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Philippines