Workgroup I/1 " Infrastructure "

1. Workgroup I/1"Infrastructure" Mr. John Byaruhanga / Uganda Mr. Javier Guarnizo / Peru Ms. Annette Ittig / Canada Mr. Sadedin Limani / Albania Mr. Shingirayi Mushamba / Zimbabwe Ms. Ilda Rusha-Bozo / Albania Mr. Patrick Shao / South Africa Mr. Daniel Svoboda / Czech Republic

2. Team brainstorming setting criteria 1 options selected 5 options identified 5 options analysed overview of the case setting criteria draft ToR (what & why) evaluation questions logic model pre-test pre-test sampling design tune criteria ToR (what & how) evaluation design key questions WOW ! evaluation plan

3. Rapid and Sustainable Economic Growth Good Governance and Security Increased Ability of the Poor to Raise Incomes Enhancing Quality of Life Health Care Primary and Secondary Education Adult Literacy Water and Sanitation etc. Pupil Enrolment Quality Teaching Constructing Classrooms etc. Uganda PEAP Goals PEAP Poverty Eradication Action Plan

4. School Facilities Grant Program(under Education Strategic Investment Plan) Logical Framework Matrix Improving human development & quality of live Completed primary educ. (% in 2009), % enrol sec. educ. Mid-term national statistics Expand secondary education + sustainability All children in appropriate school facilities # (%) children attending schools, # students / class Annual regional and national reports other infra, curriculum, ownership & funds # classes / schools, # districts covered water & sanitation Appropriate classrooms, Equipment Financial reports, Quaternary reviews Needs identific. Tendering Constructing MoES & districts files Projects & contracts Interest of comm. Timely appraisal Land & expertise # applications # accepted applic. # , time, $, quality SFGP approved, ESIP prolonged

5. Ministry of Finance Ministry of Education and Sports decision 2 School Facilities Grant / funding Municipalities tendering & contracting Municipalities Municipalities 56 districts decision 1 56 districts Municipalities 56 District Local Governments Municipalities Municipalities Municipalities Municipalities Municipalities Municipalities Municipalities 56 districts Municipalities needs 56 districts Municipalities Subcounties School facilities Communities Sub-Counties lessons learned School Facilities Grant Program Implementation process       

6. School Facilities Grant Program Terms of Reference Main Evaluation Question: “How effectively and efficiently has the School Facilities Grant Program been implemented to meet its objective?” Scope of the evaluation: Framework/institutional arrangements for implementing the SFG program at all levels of government, with emphasis on identification of priorities, funding and funding mechanism, accountability, participation, and sustainability issues.

7. School Facilities Grant Program Key evaluation questions 1) Needs Are communities aware of Schools Facilities Grant Programme? How are the needs identified? By whom? With what perspective? 2) Decision-making level 1 (local governments level) What criteria are used for setting priorities at sub-county and district level? Are capacities for projecting and budgeting at local level sufficient? 3) Decision-making level 2 (central government level) What are the criteria for funds allocation and disbursement at government level? What is the timeframe from application to decision? Does it fits to the needs? 4) Funding (central government level) What is the procedure and timeframe for using the School Facility Fund? How is the accountability (and auditing) process at government (ministry) level?

8. School Facilities Grant Program Key evaluation questions 5) Tendering and contracting (local government level) How effective is the process of tendering and contracting at the district level? Are local capacities for tendering, construction and supervision sufficient? 6) Outputs (community level) Is there evidence of outputs and outcomes (what are the monitoring procedures)? What is the quality of outputs in comparison with the contract documentation? 7) Lesson learned & impacts & external factors What is the feedback (M&E) and how are the lessons used for improvements? What are the crucial external factors at activity - output - outcome level?

9. Program level Data Sources (+ focus gr.) Sample Data Collection Data Analysis (Qn+Ql+St) Men/days (Budget) 1 234567 Needs Identification Applications, District files 160 applic. (8 districts) review, focus groups (8) relevance, target groups 2 x (16+8) Decision level 1 District files 8 districts (2 years) review, interview timeframe, transparency 2 x (8+4) Decision level 2 MoES & MF reports all files (2 years) review, interview timeframe, transparency 2 x (5+2) Grant Program MF & District files MF, 8 districts (2 years) review, interview accountab., effectiveness 2 x (8+4) Tendering & Contracting Projects, contracts 8 districts (2 years) review, focus group, int. transparency, effectivity 2 x (8+4) Construction & Monitor. Document., reports 160 facilities (8 districts) review, obs., focus groups quantity & quality issues 2 x (32+12) Lessons learned Annual rep., M&E files MoES files (4 years) review, interview relevance, stakeholders 2 x (4+8) School Facilities Grant Program Evaluation Design