Promotion of Quality Education through Public Private Partnership

THE HOPE

June 16, 2006 Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) Volume 1, Number 1

• Patron In-Chief Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik

Managing Director

• Advisory Committee � Mr.Wajid Malik

DMD(Operations) � Mr. Rana M. Arif

DMD ( Finance)

• Editorial Board � Ms. Salma Aziz

Editor

� Mr. Imran Butt � Ms.Huma Rizvi

Contents • Introduction • Message from

Managing Director • PEF Schemes:

� Cluster- Based

Teachers’ Training in Public Private

Partnership. (CBT-PPP) � Foundation Assisted

Schools. (PEF-FAS) � Teaching in Clusters by

Subject Specialists. (PEF-TICSS)

� Education Voucher

Scheme.(PEF-EVS) • Seminar Report

Vision of The PEF “Promotion of Quality Education

through Public Private

Partnership, encouraging and

supporting the efforts of private

sector through technical and

financial assistance, innovating

and developing new instruments

to champion wider educational

opportunities at affordable cost

to the poor.”

Introduction

The Hope, a quarterly, is the first official Newsletter of Punjab Education

Foundation to disseminate news on promotion of quality education in

Public Private Partnership. The Newsletter shall cover facts, events and

activities of PEF and partner organizations. In this media dominated age

we must convey the true

picture to the public

mind. PEF was

established under the

Punjab Education

Foundation Act of 1991

as an autonomous

statutory body to

encourage and promote

education in the private

sector operating on non-

commercial basis. PEF

was restructured under the Punjab Education Foundation Act 2004, to

promote ‘Quality Education’ through Public Private Partnership. PEF is

ushering in ground breaking changes in the form of model lessons,

evocative question papers

and cluster-based training

of teachers. The Holy

Prophet (PBUH) said, “A

tiny drop of practice is

superior to a sea of

knowledge and a tiny

drop of earnestness

surpasses the sea of

practice”. Punjab

Education Foundation is

promoting the cause of

education with earnestness, resilience and dedication.

Board of Directors

• Mr. Shahid Kardar

(Chairperson)

• Gp.Capt.® Cecil Chaudhry

• Mrs. Rubina Tariq Jilani

• Prof. Khawaja Masud

• Mrs. Shaista Pervaiz Malik

• Mr. Tahir Yousaf

• Mrs. Nasreen Kasuri

• Dr. Fareeha Zafar

• Secretary Finance, Pb.

• Secretary Education, Pb.

• Secretary Lit. & NFBE, Pb.

• Secretary Social Welfare, Pb.

• Secretary P&D Deptt. Pb

• Vice Chancellor, University

of Education, Lahore

• Managing Director, PEF

(Director/Secretary)

CBT Partners

• Ali Institute of Education,

Lahore

• AFAQ, Lahore

• LIME, Lahore

• Learning Zone, Sialkot

• SCOPE Lahore

• ABES Rawalpindi

• SEC Islamabad

• Qadir Foundation Bhakkar

• ALAMS School, Mianwali

• RDO, Multan

• RADO, Chakwal.

CBT Statistics

• CBTs Conducted = 72

• Teachers Trained = 3345

• Schools Benefited = 767

• Districts Reached = 29

• Tehsil Reached = 36

Message From Managing Director Symmetrical information is extremely important for organizational

growth, suave promotion of education,

appropriate development and

implementation of the programs in Public

Private Partnership. It’s a matter of great

pleasure and satisfaction that PEF is

initiating ‘The Hope’ a newsletter to ensure

the dissemination of information to all

stakeholders and partners working with the

Foundation in various programs through

Public Private Partnership. I am sanguine

that the Newsletter will contribute a lot in

terms of successful implementation of the programs, valuable

feedback and proper coverage of the educational activities.

Cluster- Based Teachers’ Training (CBT-PPP) Teaching is a learning process and learning strives to bring attitudinal

changes. Cluster Based

Teachers’ training (CBT)

is a project of the Punjab

Education Foundation to

promote quality

mentoring through Public

Private Partnership.

Through CBT, PEF

empowers the teachers

of the schools providing

education to less affluent

sections of society. We,

at PEF are acutely aware that in an age of constant flux, change is the

only constant. We, therefore help the teachers jettison obsolete

teaching methodologies

and adopt the very new in

the field of Pedagogy.

Since teaching is a blend of

content knowledge and

methodology, the focus is

on activity based teachers’

training to educate the

students through joyful

learning environment. CBT

has turned out to be the

most successful program of

PEF. The response of teachers is so encouraging that it defies belief.

CBT Workshop Session

Certificate Distribution Ceremony

Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik

FAS Statistics

• Partner Institutions =54

• Distribution:

Rural

Urban

Slums

31

13

10

• Gender:

Co-education: 37

Male schools: 5

Female Schools : 12

• Geographical

Distribution:

• Chakwal = 10

• Sialkot = 10

• Bahawalpur = 10

• Lahore = 10

• Khushab = 10

• MNT, Lhr = 1

• CARE =2

(Sheikhupura)

• Bunyad = 1

(Hafizabad)

• Financial Assistance

Released = Rs.3,61,44,900

New District Included

1. Narowal

2. Gujrat

3. Bhakkar

4. Bahawalnagar

5. Mianwali

Foundation Assisted Schools (FAS) Foundation Assisted Schools is the flagship program of Punjab Education

Foundation. Under PEF- FAS, financial assistance is provided to the

schools on per child

enrolment basis. Schools

in rural and slum areas

are attended by students

from the marginalized

and less affluent

households. The schools

having fee structure

ranging from Rs. 50 to

300 are selected on the

basis of the criteria

announced by the Board.

The Foundation is

supporting more than 22,000 students in 54 schools in five districts

(Lahore, Sialkot, Khushab, Bahawalpur and Chakwal) at the moment.

Punjab Education Foundation has also adopted schools of three NGOs,

namely Care, Bunyad and MNT in Sheikhupura, Hafizabad and Lahore.

To maintain quality standards and learning outcome of students, the

Foundation administers Quality Assurance Tests (QAT) in partner

schools on Quarterly/ Six monthly basis. Two thirds numbers of

students of the partner education institution must score at least 40%

marks for the continuation of Partnership.

In its last meeting held on May 22, 2006, the Board of Directors decided

to extend coverage and expansion of FAS program to 100 schools as

against the existing 54 in the districts where FAS Program is already

operational on the basis of contiguity, backwardness and logistic

capabilities. Five more districts have been added i.e. Narowal, Gujrat,

Bhakkar, Bahawalnagar and Mianwali.

High Performing Institutions (PEF-FAS-QAT)

Sr. # Name of School %age

1 MNT High School, Shahpur, Multan Road, Lahore 100%

2 Zaib Public School, Talagang, Chakwal 98.27%

3 Leader house Secondary school, Chakwal City 96.77%

4 Crescent Grammar School, Sialkot 96.63%

5 Al Badar Girls High School, Yazman Bahawalpur 96.47%

6 USWA Public School, Jhamra Chakwal. 96.00%

7 Al-Rehman Secondary School, Bahawalpur. 95.83%

8 Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust, Lahore. 94.73%

9 Presto Public School, Line Park Chakwal City 94.11%

10 Khalid Memorial Secondary School, Chakwal. 90.27%

Quality Assurance Test by PEF

Academic

Development Unit

(PEF- ADU)

• Ms. Huma Rizvi,

(Coordinator ADU)

• Mr. Rana Wasim,

Subject Specialist English

• Mr. Shahzad Anwar,

Subject Specialist

Mathematics

• Mr. Qamar Abbas,

Subject Specialist Chemistry

• Ms. Salma Aziz, Subject Specialist Biology

Education Voucher Scheme (PEF-EVS) Education Voucher Scheme is another ambitious program of the Punjab

Education Foundation. In a quest to address the needs of quality

education of low income households, PEF is planning to launch

Education Voucher Scheme to enable the poor households to send their

children to quality schools of their choice. As a pilot project, the

provincial metropolis has been selected and PEF is in the process of

gathering data from urban slums /katchi abadis to develop an

instrument for launching EVS.

PEF has made an arrangement with Open Society Institute (OSI) to

design the EVS for low income households. The EVS would be

subsidized/free education initiative for the urban slums/ katchi abadi’s

children at PEF’s expense. All households of the urban slums/ katchi

abadis would be eligible to get educational vouchers. PEF – EVS will

ensure equity, productive efficiency, freedom of choice and social

cohesion.

TICCS Partner

Schools

• Ch. Rehmat Ali Memorial

Trust Girls High School,

Township Lhr.

• Ch. Rehmat Ali Memorial

Trust Boys High School,

Township Lhr.

• Govt. High School, Township

Lhr.

• Govt. High School,

Baghbanpura, Lhr.

• Naveed Foundation High

School, 227 – G.T. Road , Lhr.

• Latif Educational High School,

229- G.T. Road, Lhr.

• Pak Foundation High School

for Girls, Walton Road, Lhr.

• Pak Foundation High School

for Boys Branch, Walton

Road, Lhr.

• Qurban & Surraya Educational

Trust, Walton Road, Lhr.

• New English Secondary

School, More Singhpura,

G.T. Road Lhr.

• Younas English High School,

Chowk Rasheedpura, Lhr.

• The Grammar School

Darogawala, Lhr.

Teaching in Clusters by Subject Specialists (TICSS)

The low cost schools in rural and less affluent urban areas can not

afford qualified teachers of impeccable professional standing due to

financial constraints. A good subject specialist could be arranged within

a salary range of Rs

20,000 —25,000 and in

a school which pays its

teachers a meagre

average salary of

Rs.3000 — Rs.5000,

he/she can play a

catalytic role in

uplifting its educational

standards and bringing

innovations in a

number of spheres in

the school’s milieu. The

idea was to arrange a

subject specialist who would be teaching in a cluster of schools, visiting

2-3 schools a week and teaching the students in actual class room

theatrics thereby not only impacting the learning outcomes of the

students but also influencing the teaching of practices the peers and

associates. The model has proved to be cost effective, economical and

• Govt. High School for Boys,

Niaz Baig, Lhr.

• The Pakistan Model High

School near Chowk Yateem

Khana, Lhr.

• Al- Dawa Model High School,

Multan Road, Lhr.

beneficial.

As a pilot project this scheme has been launched in Lahore. Subject

Specialists have been appointed by Punjab Education Foundation in

different low income schools of Lahore to improve the standard of

education in under developed areas. In future, Punjab Education

Foundation envisages an expansion of the program.

Guest Speakers

• Mr. Shahid Kardar,

Chairperson, PEF

• Mrs. Nasreen, Kasuri,

Chairperson, Beacon House School System

• Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik,

MD, PEF • Mr. Arshad Khan Lodhi, Minister for Agriculture,

Punjab

• Ms Saadia Ch., Advisor to the Chief Minister

• Dr. Noshina Kashmiri, Principal of Govt. College

of Home Economics • Dr. Nasreen Akhter, Principal of Queen Mary

College • Representative of Minhaj

Education Foundation • Dr. Anwar Bokhari, Chairperson Prime Schools

• Dr. Shahid Siddique of Lahore School of

Economics; • Dr. Rafiq Abbasi • Sara Asad

Seminar on Importance and Role of

Private Sector for the Promotion of

Quality Education Seminar on the “Importance and Role of Private Sector for the

Promotion of Quality

Education” was held under the

auspices of the Punjab

Education Foundation and Mir

Khalil-ur-Rehman Memorial

society (Jang Group of

Newspapers) on Saturday May

13, 2006. The Chairperson of

Beacon House School System

Mrs.Nasreen Mahmood Kasuri

in her presidential address

said that the private sector

was sharing almost 50 percent burden of education sector in Pakistan.

She called for supporting small scale private institutions to bring about

positive changes in the existing situation. Punjab Agriculture Minister

Mr. Arshad Khan Lodhi said

that the government could

not educate all children and

the Public Private

Partnership paradigm has

proved to be quite

successful. The Chairperson

Punjab Education Foundation

Mr. Shahid Kardar said that

quality education was never

cheap and stressed the need

to improve the condition of public sector educational institutes to

restore the confidence of the masses. He said that PEF was striving to

make the quality education accessible for lower income groups in far

flung areas and 22,000 students were enrolled in 54 such schools in five

districts. He said PEF is giving Rs. 300 per student while teachers were

also being trained through workshops in different subjects. The

Managing Director of PEF Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik said that the main

objective of the Foundation was to impart quality education and this was

being realized through Public Private Partnership. He said that the

children must get equal opportunities for Quality education.

Chairperson, PEF

Seminar in Session

PEF-FAS High Achiever Miss Rabia Ali of Tameer-e-Nau School (one of the FAS Partner schools),

Hasilpur District Bahawalpur secured 717 marks out of 800 in Middle

Standard Examination, 2006. She got second position in District

Bahawalpur .Punjab Education Foundation is proud to promote such

talented students in their educational quest.

News Letter Team

Ms. Salma Aziz (Editor), Mr. Imran Babar Butt, Ms. Huma Rizvi

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CBT Beneficiaries

Rabia Ali