Education Sector Strategic Plan 2004-2015 - Planipolis

3.1.3 Objective 3: An effective and efficient education sector
Final ESSP
Sub-objective 3.1 Decentralized authority, financing and management of
education services
Strategies
(a) Schools manage instructional programs, staff and other resources and become
accountable to their communities
Prior to the implementation of UPE, the TDMS had made some strides towards
helping head teachers improve school management and mobilizing communities to
participate in school activities. These activities will be resumed. Coordinating
Centre Tutors and District Education Officers (DEOs) will help schools develop and
implement School Improvement Plans. Tutors and DEOs will mobilize communities
to support schools and monitor school performance, especially pupils’ acquisition of
literacy and numeracy skills. Post-primary institutions will also develop and
implement improvement plans.
Schools will be encouraged to publish the results of regular assessments of students’
achievements in literacy and numeracy, which will become the basis of each
school’s plan to improve areas in which achievements are weak.
(b) District Education Offices deliver educational services, help schools comply
with standards and regulations, and monitor regularly and report accurately on
school performance
Uganda began moving toward decentralized delivery of primary and post-primary
education services in 1997 when the Local Government Act was adopted; progress
among districts has been apparent though uneven. District Education Offices will
continue to work with local governments to allocate resources equitably among
schools and institutions; they will keep local authorities advised of the needs and
achievements of schools. They will help schools share information and innovations,
and help communities hold schools accountable to for the performance of students
and to the Ministry for compliance with standards, regulations, and reporting
procedures.
(c) Central offices formulate sector policy and broadly direct financial resources,
ensure the legislative framework reflects the strategic directions, conduct and
disseminate research, and support the development of pilot and special
programs
The various central offices of the Ministry will perform their functions, guided by
regular Education Sector Reviews of system performance and coordinated by top
management.
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