III.

ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

1. Roles and responsibilities of There is an active party that initiates The stakeholders are engaged in clarifying Shared and participatory processes are
accountable person/s and clarification of the roles and and defining their specific roles and used in determining roles,
collective body/ies are clearly responsibilities in education delivery. responsibilities. responsibilities, and accountabilities of
defined and agreed upon by Evidence: Evidence: stakeholders in managing and
community stakeholders  School has an organized team that Presence of the ff: supporting education.
defines the roles and responsibilities of  Minutes of meeting/ FGD Evidence:
the following:  ACR Presence of the ff:
- PTA,SGC, School’s Finance Team  Result of Focused Group Discussion (FGD)  School Handbook
- PGO/SGO Showing involvement of stakeholders in  Memorandum of Agreement/
- SIP Teams clarifying and defining their specific roles and Covenant/Contract
- Grievance Committee functions through a flow chart (Duly signed by stakeholders to signify their
- Other Committees accountabilities and responsibilities in
 List of roles and responsibilities managing and supporting education)

2. Achievement of goals is Performance accountability is practiced A community-level accountability system is A community-accepted performance
recognized based on a at the school level. evolving from school-led initiatives. accountability, recognition and incentive
collaboratively developed Evidence: system is being practiced.
performance accountability Evidence:  System on School Monitoring Evaluation & Evidence:
system; gaps are addressed  System on School Monitoring Evaluation Adjustment (SMEA) is established and regularly  Accomplishment reports /MOA duly signed
through appropriate action. & Adjustment (SMEA) conducted by stakeholders
- Structure - SMEA Result both quantitative & qualitative  Institutionalized Recognition & incentive
- Procedure - Feedback from stakeholders (through system
- Tools/instrument suggestion box, text brigade, forum/ - Programs/memos on school-based
assembly,) awards giving
- List of awardees stakeholders (internal
& external)
Other Observations:
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3. The accountability system is The school articulates the Stakeholders are engaged in the School community stakeholders
owned by the community and accountability assessment framework development and operation of an continuously and collaboratively review
is continuously enhanced to with basic components, including appropriate accountability assessment and enhance accountability systems’
ensure that management implementation guidelines to the system. processes, mechanisms and tools.
structures and mechanisms stakeholders. Evidence: Evidence:
are responsive to the emerging Evidence:  ACR/accomplishment Report/Minutes of Meeting  Any report of an activity conducted for the
learning needs and demands  Any school’s initiated accountability duly signed by the stakeholders who participated review and enhancement of the school
of the community assessment framework with structure & in the crafting of the accountability assessment initiated assessment system-it’s processes,
implementing guidelines (as part of the framework. TORs of members and the tools
school handbook)  Any document showing that the system is  Adjusted assessment system
 Communication letter operational  Resolution for any adjustments that will be
 Pictorials collaboratively approved by the stakeholders
 Attendance Sheet
 Minutes of meetings containing the
suggestions for improvement or the like

4. Accountability assessment The school, with the participation of Stakeholders are engaged in the Stakeholders continuously and
criteria and tools, feedback stakeholders, articulates an development and operation of an appropriate collaboratively review and enhance
mechanisms, and information accountability assessment framework accountability assessment system. accountability systems; processes,
collection and validation with basic components, including mechanism and tools.
techniques and processes are implementation guidelines. Evidence:
inclusive and collaboratively School-Based Accountability Evidence:
developed and agreed upon. Evidence: Assessment Framework School-Based Accountability
School-Based Accountability -Structure Assessment Framework
Assessment Framework -Processes -Structure
-Structure -Tools -Processes
-Processes With the following documents: -Tools
-Tools  Quarterly accomplished/utilized With the following documents:
With the following g documents: accountability assessment tools (SHs, T’s,  Any document showing the continuous
 Invitation letter to stakeholders Pupils, Parents, External Stakeholders) and collaborative review and
 Minutes in the articulation of the  Or any document proving the engagement enhancement of accountability system;
Accountability Assessment in the development and operation of the processes, mechanism and tools
 Framework accountability assessment system
 School-Based Accountability
Assessment System developed

5. Participatory assessment of The school initiates periodic Collaboratively conduct of performance School-community-developed
performance is done regularly performance assessment with the assessment informs planning, plan performance assessment is practiced
with the community. participation of stakeholders. adjustments and requirements for technical and is the basis for improving monitoring
Assessment results and assistance. and evaluation system, providing
lessons learned serve a basis Evidence: technical assistance, and recognizing
for feedback, technical Evidence: and refining plans.
assistance, recognition and  Quarterly Report on School Monitoring
plan adjustment. Evaluation & Adjustment  Integrated SMEA results to: Evidence:
- SIP/AIP
- Technical Assistance Plan  SMEA served as basis for:
- Adjusted SIP/AIP
-Adjusted Monitoring &
Evaluation System
-Adjusted Technical
Assistance Plan
Observations: Recommendations:
SCORE: Total Score =
5

Validated by:

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