PRINCIPLE III

ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

A clear, transparent, inclusive and responsive accountability system is in place. collaboratively developed by community stakeholders, which monitors expected and actual performance, continually addresses the gaps and ensures a venue for feedback and redress.

Roles and responsibilities of accountable person/s and collective bodies are clearly defined and agreed upon by community stakeholders, Achievement of goals is recognized based on a collaboratively developed performance accountability system; gaps are addressed through appropriate action. The accountability system that is owned by the community is continuously enhanced to ensure that management structures and mechanisms are responsive to the emerging learning needs and demands of the community.

Accountability assessment criteria and tools feedback mechanisms and information collection and validation techniques and processes are inclusive and collaboratively developed and agreed upon. Participatory assessment of performance is done regularly with community. Assessment results and lessons learned serve as basis for feedback, technical assistance, recognition and plan adjustment.

SCOPE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

1. Roles and responsibilities of accountable person/s and collective body/ies are clearly defined and agreed upon by community stakeholders.

• School Memo/ Resolution on the agreed Organizational structure of SPT, SGC, GPTA, SPG/SSG, BAC, etc. with roles and responsibilities; properly conformed

• School Memo on the Teachers Grade assignments and ancillary services/ (i.e. coordinators); signed

• Memo/Notice of Meetings and Minutes of Meetings with the SPT, SGC, GPTA, etc.

• §Other Documented advocacy activities initiated by stakeholders on matters of school governance and operations

• Conduct of SOSA (Narrative & Pictorial Report stating the agenda discussed to stakeholders)

2. Achievement of goals is recognized based on a collaboratively developed performance accountability system; gaps are addressed through appropriate action.

• Report on Gaps Addressed through Appropriate Action based on Gap Analysis (ESIP Annex 3)

• Documented Information (Documents) showing addressed Gaps

• Project Work Plan (ESIP Annex) for the list of identified PIAs

• Documentation of the conduct of ESIP/AIP projects or PPAs (non-ESIP/non-AIP)

• Accomplished Progress Monitoring & Evaluation Report on implemented ESIP projects

• Accomplishment Report on ESIP/AIP projects

3. Accountability system is owned by the community and is continuously enhanced to ensure that management structures and mechanisms are responsive to the emerging learning needs and demands of the community.

• School Memo on the conduct of activities as per approved Work Plan with the SGC and/other stakeholders initiating

• Strategic direction evident in a Work Plan to address the Gaps for the identified PIAs which can also be

Risk Management Plan or Contingency Plan

• Documentation Report of the activities conducted by the SGC and/ other stakeholders stated in the

Work Plan to address identified gaps

4. Accountability assessment criteria and tools, feedback mechanisms and information collection and validation techniques and processes are inclusive and collaboratively developed and agreed upon

• Accomplished feedback forms and/or satisfaction Survey

• Minutes of Meetings with the SGC discussing the feedbacks and applied solutions or interventions

• Documented Information on Feedback Mechanism (Guidelines/Memo) suggestion box, feedback forms, survey, etc. questionnaires, etc.

• Progress M&E report on the implemented solutions or interventions

• Consolidated Report/Result of Feedbacks with Analysis, proposed and/or applied solutions or interventions

5. Participatory assessment of performance is done regularly with the community. Assessment results and lessons learned serve as basis for feedback, technical assistance, recognition and plan adjustment.

• School Memo on the conduct of School Monitoring Evaluation and Adjustment (SMEA)

• Narrative and Photo documentation Report on the conduct of SMEA with the SMEA Report

• Status Report on Performance Indicators (Access, Efficiency, Quality)

• Status Report on Performance in the following:

-Nutritional Status

-SBFP, etc.

• Record/Report on Technical Assistance initiated by the School Head in the Plan of Adjustments

• §Recognition on the accomplished PPAs, research, innovations, etc. (School PRAISE)