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CSO in Education. Yolanda C. Vicente Diaspora for Good Governance. “These are the conditions in my school....”. “Knowledge will bring you the opportunity to make a difference.” ― Claire Fagin. “And this is our classroom...”.
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CSO in Education Yolanda C. Vicente Diaspora for Good Governance
“These are the conditions in my school....” “Knowledge will bring you the opportunity to make a difference.” ― Claire Fagin
“And this is our classroom...” “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela
Collaboration for Reforms in Education • School-based monitoring initiative • Aims to empower school-based stakeholders (PTAs, SGCs, CSOs) • Monitoring of services your school is receiving • Expenditure tracking • Simple way for community to monitor delivery of goods and infrastructure • Constructive Partnership with Department of Education
Benefits of School Furniture Monitoring • Become better partners of school and community • Ensure quantity and quality • Better utilization of Department of Education resources • As tax payers, parents, concerned citizens helping government ensure tax money is spent on worthy projects • Take part in creating procurement reforms in the country
Monitoring School Armchairs • Copy of Technical Specifications • Delivery Receipt • Monitoring Forms • Measuring Tape
Parts of the Armchair Writing Board Length Writing Board Depth Backrest Height Writing Board Width Seat Depth Seat Width Seat Height
Small Victories • Contractor installed 86 pieces of substandard GI sheets were removed and replaced by the contractor with no additional cost to DepED
Small Victories • Manila volunteers prevented the installation of ceiling materials that were termite infested found in the ceiling joust and hangers where the new ceilings will be attached. • DepEd Engineer commends the observation and ordered contractor to replace the wood and apply solignum
Small Victories Excess materials found in POW did not match actual area measurement & materials installed. Contractor agreed to divert excess materials through Variation Order
Initial Unused/Uninstalled Materials Prior to Issuance of Variation Order
Cost Efficiency: Savings or Loss? Source Data from BE 2009
Cost Efficiency: Savings or Loss? A difference of about 97% over DepED cost! Negligible variance Except for Rizal
Providing Our Kids with Conducive Learning Environment (Add picture of child conducting actual count)