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BSPES, operating since 2014, runs a girls-only school in Jattari. With declining student count, an impactful English lab and teacher training proposal aims to tackle challenges. Financial restructuring in 2015-2016 reflects adapting to changing dynamics for sustainable growth.
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BSPESUttar Pradesh Maulik Nagri February 2016
Current Update • Background • Project Partner since 2014 • Girls only school operating in Jattari in Northern Uttar Pradesh (close to NCR region) • School set up by Paliwal family; school management now supported by the family’s second generation • BSPES registered with Indian Government (80G of IT Act and FCRA) and USA (IRS section 501(c)(3)) • Current Student Count dropped from 748 to 701 • Drop in Secondary School students offset by rise in Primary School Students [P-17 of PP] • Management enforced policy to drop students with low attendance rates [P-2 of PP] • BSPES pro-active about best practices in education • Provides extra-curricular activities and “human values” education” • Seeks actively “higher education” and “employment” opportunities for girl students passing grade 12 • BSPES concerned about “lack of English” skills valued in higher education and jobs • Taking pro-active steps: • Set up an English lab • Consider hiring teachers from out of town
Proposal • School management cited “teacher turnover” as alarming • Hard to find quaified teachers locally • Wage disparity between BSPES versus private and government schools • Current teaching staff though motivated entrenched in legacy teaching practices • Recommend INR 200,000 covering academic year 2015-2016 for teacher training and remuneration
Financial Statements • In 2015-2016, BSPES is seeing drop in fee income, due to reduction in student count in secondary schools • For 2015-2016, BSPES sees increase in salaries, as because of increase in salary and teacher count • Partly based on Asha for Educations’s recommendations, BSPES changed its auditors and instituted new internal controls in 2015-2016