The World Bank Report No: ISR9637 Implementation Status & Results Moldova Moldova Education Reform Project (P127388) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Moldova Education Reform Project (P127388) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 1 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 25-Feb-2013 Country: Moldova Approval FY: 2013 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Education Key Dates Board Approval Date 24-Jan-2013 Original Closing Date 31-Aug-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date 05-Oct-2015 Last Archived ISR Date Effectiveness Date Revised Closing Date 31-Aug-2018 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the quality of education while supporting the efficiency reforms being implemented in the education sector. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1: Strengthening the Quality of Education 30.50 Component 2: Improving the Efficiency of the Education Sector 8.00 Component 3: Improving the Ministry of Education’s Capacity to Monitor the Reform 1.50 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High Implementation Status Overview The Moldova Education Reform Project was approved by the Board of Executive Directors on January 24, 2013 and its Financing Agreement signed on February 7, 2013 by corresponding representatives. As project effectiveness requires Parliamentary ratification, it is expected to take a few months. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education continues working toward implementing its education reform, including moving toward the attainment of some of the Project's Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs). Locations Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR9637 No Location data has been entered Results Public Disclosure Copy Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Seventy percent of receiving schools meet the Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 70.00 approved school quality assurance standards Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments No receiving schools meet the approved school quality assurance standards as the standards are currently under development Average scores for receiving schools in Text Value To be established at end of Not yet due Average score increased (for Romanian and Math in grade 4 tests increased academic year 2014/2015 both subjects) Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Average scores for receiving schools in Text Value To be established at the end Not yet due Average scores increased (in Romanian and Math on grade 9 national of the academic year 2015/16 both Romanian and Math) exams increased Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Student-teacher ratio for Grades 1-12 is Text Value 10.5:1 10.5:1 11.5:1 increased from 10.5:1 to 11.5:1 Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Updated program for training of school Text Value Existing program for training Not yet due Work plan to update the directors and teachers officially approved and of school directors and existing system for training of Public Disclosure Copy implementation initiated teachers to be updated school directors and teachers is approved and its first activity is implemented Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR9637 Thirty percent of school directors and ten Text Value No school director or teacher Not yet due 30 percent of school directors percent of teachers trained based on the trained based on the revised and ten per cent of teachers revised program for training of school directors training program trained based on the revised and teachers program for training of school Public Disclosure Copy directors and teachers Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Number of additional qualified primary teachers Number Value 0.00 0.00 830.00 resulting from project interventions. Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments New remuneration program of school directors Text Value Existing remuneration system Not yet due Work plan to update the and teachers adopted by Government of school directors and existing program for training teachers to be updated of school directors and teachers is approved and its first activity is implemented Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Moldova enrolled in PISA 2015 Text Value Request for allocation of Moldova enrolled in PISA participation fee and costs for 2015 conduction of PISA 2015 survey in the Budget Law of 2013 Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Administration of revised national testing of all Text Value Existing national tests and Not yet due All 4th grade students tested 4th grade students completed scoring guidelines for all 4th in Romanian language and grade Math based on revised national testing Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Tests currently being revised Public Disclosure Copy Administration of revised national testing of all Text Value Existing national tests and Not yet due All 9th grade students tested 9th grade students completed scoring guidelines for all 9th in Romanian language and grade students Math based on revised national testing Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR9637 System in place to closely monitor and mitigate Text Value No system in place to monitor Not yet due Dropout rates are determined drop outs in General Education (using EMIS) and mitigate dropouts using data disaggregated at the level of schools and used in policy making Public Disclosure Copy Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments System for learning assessment at the primary Yes/No Value Yes Yes Yes level Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments System to be revised System in place Utility of the learning assessment system Number Value 4.00 4.00 4.00 Sub Type Supplemental School Report Cards produced by the Text Value No school receives School Not yet due All schools receive School consolidated EMIS and sent to all schools with Report Cards with Report Cards with comparative performance outcomes and comparative performance comparative performance performancetrends at regional and country outcomes and trends outcomes and trends level Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments 80 percent of primary and general secondary Percentage Value 38.00 38.00 80.00 schools have their budgets approved according Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 to the new per student formula Comments Amendment to the Government Decision on school financing stating that all primary and general secondary schools shall have their budgets allocated according to the a per student formula 980 classes reorganized in primary and Number Value 0.00 0.00 980.00 secondary schools from the baseline in Public Disclosure Copy Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 2011/2012 school year Comments Establish a consolidated Education Text Value Existing school mapping new programs being Consolidated EMIS’s data Management Information System system developed used for monitoring the education reform and for policy making and planning Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments new programs (source codes) being developed Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR9637 Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 0.00 380000.00 Date 04-Dec-2012 11-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 Comments No school director or teacher All students of primary and Public Disclosure Copy trained based on the revised secondary schools to benefit training program. No student from improved quality of benefit from the quality education; thirty per cent of improvement initiatives. school directors and ten per cent of teachers to benefit from training; all principals and teachers to benefit from new remuneration system. Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 200000.00 Sub Type Supplemental Data on Financial Performance (as of 11-Feb-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P127388 IDA-51960 Not Effective 24-Jan-2013 07-Feb-2013 31-Aug-2018 31-Aug-2018 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P127388 IDA-51960 Not Effective XDR 26.10 26.10 0.00 0.00 26.10 0.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR9637 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation A World Bank team is planning to visit Chisinau in early March to meet with MoE representatives, review progress, and provide any needed technical assistance at this early stage of implementation. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 6