Educating Liberia's Future Minister Kesselly 10-2018
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Educating Liberia's Future presented by Liberian Education Deputy Minister Kesselly at the 4th Annual United For Liberia Scholarship Fundraiser and Panel Discussion. the event took place on October 9, 2018 at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Educating Liberia's Future Minister Kesselly 10-2018
- 1. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Deputy Minister for Planning, Research and Development Alton V. Kesselly Ministry of Education, Republic of Liberia “Educating Liberia’s Future” October 9, 2018 - Atlanta, GA, USA
- 2. Ministry of Education (MoE) Overview Formal Education Structure Early Childhood Education 3-5 years old Kindergarten 1-3 Basic (Primary) Education Lower: 6 - 11 years old Grades 1st - 6th Upper: 12-14 years old Grades 7th - 9th Senior Secondary Education Academic or Technical + Vocational 15-17 years old Grades 10th - 12th Higher Education Post- Secondary Training Institutes, Colleges and Universities Certificate, Diploma, Degree, Post Graduate Programs
- 3. 2018-2019 Fiscal Budget NATIONAL BUDGET $570,148,000 (USD) MOE BUDGET $46,367,943 (USD)
- 4. Organizational Structure Liberian Ministry of Education Minister Education Advisory Board Deputy Minister Administration Deputy Minister Instruction Deputy Minister Planning Research & Development Assistant Minister Development Fiscal Affairs and Human Resources Assistant Minister Early Childhood Education Assistant Minister Basic & Secondary Education Assistant Minister Teacher Education Assistant Minister Science Tech Vocational & Special Assistant Minister Student Personnel Service Center of Excellence Education Administration Certification & Licensing Center of Excellence Curriculum & Research Assistant Minister Planning Research & Development Center of Excellence Education & Management Legal Counsel Director of Scholarship & Student Loans Internal Auditor Public Relations & Communications Source: Education Reform Act 2011 Centers to become semi autonomous and will have limited permanent staff, recruiting temporary expertise as needed. Assistant Minister General Administration
- 5. Student Population 1.49 million students currently enrolled in the pre-tertiary levels. 80 percent of the students studying at ECE or Primary level. 49 percent of students study in public schools. Geographically, students are concentrated in the large counties. Nearly 40 percent of students study in Montserrado. Montserrado has more students than 11 other counties combined. 763,728 students (51.17 percent) are males 728,684 students (48.83 percent) are females
- 6. Schools in Liberia Public Schools Private Schools Mission Schools Community Schools 5,438 Total Schools
- 7. Teaching Population 55,243 Teachers in Liberia 2015-2016 ● MoE is currently undertaking a massive payroll cleaning exercise to remove all ‘ghost teachers’ from the payroll. ● Private schools have the highest share of teachers at 39 percent. ● 75 percent of teachers are male. ● 63.10 percent of teachers in the system are qualified to teach.
- 8. Infrastructure in Schools 41% with Solid Structures 2,251 41.7% with access to Water Supply 2,268 79.13% with Functioning Toilets 4,303
- 9. Early Childhood Education Overview Tubman University graduated first BA early childhood graduates Global Partnership for Education Grant Funded 2017 - 17 Liberians obtained MA degrees in early childhood development from University of Haifa and 2 from two African universities 2014 - 2018 First Liberian National Early Childhood Conference attracted 500 participants representing all 15 counties and 12 Countries 2013 Higher Education Early Childhood Consortium Established 2012 Education Reform Act Established Bureau of Early Childhood Education National Early Childhood Development Intersectoral Policy finalized 2011 ● Technical Assistance Pilot ● Sites Materials ● Development Capacity Building 2007 - 2008 Open Society Foundations Began:
- 10. Children in Early Childhood Education (ECE) Programs 106 mean number of students per school 539,660 ECE students in 5,080 schools 14,311 teachers teaching at ECE level 93 average number of ECE students per school
- 11. ECE Curriculum Co-Developed with Liberians through Bank Street College * Introduction to Teacher Planners (all months) Lesson 1 SEPT OCT NOV Lesson 2 DEC Lesson 3 JAN FEB Lesson 4 MAR APR Staying Healthy My Neighborhood Food We Eat My Environment Me and My Family Lesson 5 MAY JUN JUL AUG
- 12. Challenges ❑ Inadequate budget ❑ Inadequately trained teachers ❑ Lack of materials ❑ Lack of accessibility ❑ Unaffordable public school pre-primary programs ❑ Lack inter-sectoral coordination of ECD programs nationwide
- 13. Opportunities: G2B-ESP will drive reforms right down to the school level Changes to see in schools ❑ Reduction in ECE fees ❑ More trained teachers ❑ A clean, strong payroll ❑ Yearly inspection visits ❑ New national English and Math curriculum syllabi ❑ National assessments for Grade 3 and 6 ❑ New toilets and water systems ❑ Special programs for overage and out-of-school children ❑ New national Agriculture certificate ❑ Strengthen TVET institutions and trainers ❑ Improved quality assurance in higher education ❑ Stronger connections to international universities
- 14. Opportunities to Move Liberia Forward: Developing a World Class ECE System GPE Grant Funded Global Partnership for Education Grant Funded to Train Teachers over 4 years and provide some school grants to reduce cost to parents Certified Trainers Approximately 20 Liberians being certified to deliver the Early Childhood Development Skills Based Training Program for Inservice Teachers ECE Courses Five colleges and universities are teaching at least two early childhood courses; one community college has established a lab school and a total of 18 colleges and universities have participated in early childhood related activities since 2011 ECE Conference April 2019 Liberia will host its second early childhood conference New ECE Curriculum UNICEF Printed 2500 copies of the new ECE curriculum
- 15. Call for Action 1 Nearby School Adoption adopted school will serve as a living lab of child development, setting for faculty and student research and as a model of educational practice. 3 Scholarships Establish a scholarship program to support persons who want to enroll in AA or BA/BS programs; tuition at University of Liberia is $4 per credit. 5 Faculty and Student Exchange 4 Partnerships Faculty to Faculty partnerships to build research and grants capacity. Establish a mini-grant program to support faculty initiatives initiatives. Textbooks Provide early childhood textbooks for faculty and student resource library. 2
Editor's Notes
- During the Civil Wars, the formal education system was almost non-existent in Liberia. Since 2003, MoE is rebuilding the government formal and non-formal educational systems to meet the goal of providing equal access to quality education for all citizens regardless of age, disability and gender. The formal education system is structured as follows: Early Childhood Education comprised of three years of studies for children ages 3-5, and designated as Kindergarten 1-3 Basic (or Primary) Education comprised of nine years of studies, with six years of lower basic education (Grades 1-6) for children aged 6-11 and three years of upper basic education (Grades 7-9) for children aged 12-14 Senior Secondary Education comprised of three years of either academic education or technical and vocational education and training, for young people aged 15-17 and designated as Grades 10-12, and Higher Education and Post-Secondary Training, which includes certificate, diploma, degree and post-graduate programs offered by teacher training institutes, colleges and universities.
- In terms of access to education, gender disparity in education in Liberia is not acute. Of the total number of students, 763,728 students (51.17 percent) are males and 728,684 students (48.83 percent) are female
- Mission schools are run by faith-based organizations, while community schools were established by communities during the civil wars and reconstruction period and continue to function as such, though they currently receive additional support from the government. A majority of the schools (55.52%) are in the three largest counties—Montserrado, Nimba and Bong.
- There are slightly more than half a million ECE students (539,660) studying across 5,080 schools in Liberia with 14,311 teachers teaching at this level. The mean number of students per school is 106 while the median number of students is a slightly lower 93, which means that the average ECE school size is relatively small with a few comparatively larger outliers.
- Inadequate budget for education and no budget for early childhood Inadequately trained teachers, especially in the pre-primary Lack of materials appropriate for pre-primary classrooms Lack of accessibility of services to young children Affordability of public school pre-primary programs – parents must pay 3500 LD or the equivalent of $24 US Lack inter-sectoral coordination of ECD programs nationwide
- The G2B-ESP will drive reforms right down to the school level as we try to tackle these many problems. What changes will you see in schools? Gradually, ECE fees will be reduced to ensure all children can attend kindergarten More trained teachers: 1,000 new C certificate graduates, 2,500 in-service Accelerated C teachers, 600 new B certificate teachers, 3,000 C ECE teachers and a clean, strong payroll Every school receiving at least one inspection visit per year New national curriculum syllabi for English and Math and national assessments for Grade 3 and 6 Construction of hundreds of new toilets and water systems Special programs for overage and out-of-school children to get every child in school New national certificate for Agriculture and strengthening our TVET institutions and trainers Improved quality assurance in higher education with stronger connections to international universities
- The G2B-ESP will drive reforms right down to the school level as we try to tackle these many problems. What changes will you see in schools? Gradually, ECE fees will be reduced to ensure all children can attend kindergarten More trained teachers: 1,000 new C certificate graduates, 2,500 in-service Accelerated C teachers, 600 new B certificate teachers, 3,000 C ECE teachers and a clean, strong payroll Every school receiving at least one inspection visit per year New national curriculum syllabi for English and Math and national assessments for Grade 3 and 6 Construction of hundreds of new toilets and water systems Special programs for overage and out-of-school children to get every child in school New national certificate for Agriculture and strengthening our TVET institutions and trainers Improved quality assurance in higher education with stronger connections to international universities