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Overview. Summary of Current Project Targeted Schools’ Information General Info on Each School Requirements Evaluation Metrics Funding Information Overall Budget Individual School Needs Sources of Funds Execution and Monitoring. Summary of Current Project. Three Rural Schools

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  1. Overview • Summary of Current Project • Targeted Schools’ Information • General Info on Each School • Requirements • Evaluation Metrics • Funding Information • Overall Budget • Individual School Needs • Sources of Funds • Execution and Monitoring

  2. Summary of Current Project • Three Rural Schools • Two Urban Schools • More Than 1,000 Children Impacted • Budget $24,500 • Pragathi’s Proposed Contribution - $3,000

  3. School Locations Yalahanka Arali Marada Doddi Kodi Halli Sarahaddina Doddi

  4. Kodihalli Higher Primary School Over 100 Years Old Grades 1 thru 7 625 Students 16 Teachers (3 posts vacant)

  5. Kodi Halli School Score Card • Over a Hundred Years Old • Serves Appx. 10 Surrounding Villages • Performs Better than Its Peers (Cluster) and the State Average • HM Wants to Focus on Math & Science in the 6th & 7th • Block Education Officer Committed to Training Teachers on Science Kits, Charts, etc.

  6. Evaluation of Learning Achievements • Learning Outcomes are Measured • Performance Evaluation Process Started by the Azim Premji Foundation • This was Later Adopted by Karnataka State • Evaluation of 45,000 Schools for the First Time in 2005-2006 • Pragathi’s Use of Evaluation Results: • Above Average Schools: Hold and Improve • Below Average Schools: Improve

  7. Rural Schools Aralimarada Doddi Grades 1 thru 5 125 Students 3 Teachers Sarahaddina Doddi Grades 1 thru 5 100 Students 3 Teachers

  8. Arali Marada Doddi • Settlement of Immigrants from TN • Most Children from Tamil Speaking Families in the Kannada Medium School • 4th and 5th Stds Negatively Impacted by Having Studied in a Single-teacher Env. (Teachers added over the past few yrs) • Need Remedial Teaching – Identified Local Youth with Tamil Knowledge to Help Younger Children Adjust to School • School Engages with the Entire Village on August 15th Independence Day Celebrations

  9. Sara-Haddina Doddi (Hamlet on the Border) • Stone’s Throw Away from Tamil Nadu (TN) • Many Kannada Speaking Children from TN Attend the School • Excellent Environment • Very Strong Performance • Three Male, Bachelor Teachers from North Karnataka • Teachers Keen on Learning About Computers • Recognized by Peer Schools as an Excellent School

  10. Urban Schools Yelahanka Pre-school thru Grade 6 200 Students Malleswaram Girl’s School Digital Library K-12, Senior Citizens

  11. Requirements & Budget

  12. Sources of Funds (Planned) Texas Rotaries Lakeway Lakeline Downtown District Rotary $7,500 $10,000 PRAGATHI $3000 TOTAL = $24,500 Bangalore Rotaries Bangalore West (Malleswaram, Rajaji Nagar) Bangalore District $4000 Sub-Total $14,500

  13. Execution & Monitoring Pragathi Rotary US Dept. of Education Rotary Pragathi India 1. Kanakapura 2. Bangalore West - Padmaja & Prasanna Ragavendra - Manjula & Venu Kallur - Bharati and Arun Shankar

  14. Summary of Current Project • Three Rural Schools • Two Urban Schools • More Than 1,000 Children Impacted • Budget $24,500 • Pragathi’s Proposed Contribution - $3,000

  15. Partners – Thank You!

  16. Backup Section

  17. Selection Process • Below Average Literacy Rate in Bangalore Rural District • Meetings with Secretary of Education by Pragathi (Su and Sri) – Recommended that we Consider Kanakapura Taluk (Education Block) • Other Reasons Include: • Travel logistics – Close to Bangalore • Strong Rotary Presence and Support • Kanakapura Rotary • Rotary Bangalore Clubs

  18. Yalahanka School Scorecard • Overall Performance - 14% Better than Peers in the Cluster - 2% Below State Average • Math and Social Science Need Attention • Appt. of Temp. Teacher to Focus Primarily on Math • Additional Math Teaching Programs being Considered • Increased Time for Math in Computer Based Teaching Proposed

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