The School Improvement Program (SIP) is a systematic effort aimed at improving learning conditions and achieving educational goals more effectively. The SIP uses a decagonal approach involving capacity building for teachers and leadership, community and student participation, improving school environments, enriching curricula, research, and school-based interventions. The goal is to improve school environments and student achievement. Lessons learned include the importance of coordination, using local wisdom, active learning strategies, conducive environments, and recognizing that small improvements are meaningful. Challenges include time for training, staff transfers, perceptions, lack of professionalism, and invisible change processes.

1. School Improvement Program (SIP): Lesson Learnt
Muhammad Yusuf

2. What is SIP?
School improvement Program (SIP) is a
systematic, sustained effort aimed at change
in learning conditions in a school with the
ultimate aim of accomplishing educational
goals more effectively.
Van Velzen, et al (1985)

3. Purpose
Improved school environment and
enhanced achievement among
children benefiting from the SIP

4. SIP Decagonal Approach

5. Capacity Building Of Teachers
Teacher Development Course
On Job Support
Follow up

6. Leadership and Management
School Leadership and Development Course
Reflective Sessions
Seminars
Exposure Visit

7. Community Participation
Capacity Building of School Council
Awareness Session
Mothers/parents Meetings
Inspirational Day
Event day celebration

8. Children Participation
Formation of Students Representative Council
Capacity Building Sessions
Exposure Visit
Meeting/Dialogue with children
Event Celebration

9. Developing Environment in Schools
Building Construction or Rehabilitation
Furniture
Library books
Washroom
Drinking Water

10. Curriculum Enrichment
Activity Base teaching
Contextualization of Curriculum goals
Developing supplementary Materials
Flash Cards
Integrated Lesson Plan

11. Research, Documentation & Dissemination
Information Education Communication materials
Seminars
Paper Presentation
News Letters
Case studies
Website

12. School Governance, Ownership and Advocacy
School Development Plan
Phase out Strategies
Institutionalization

13. School Based Interventions
On the job follow up Support
Co-Planning
Team Teaching
Demonstration
Reflective Sessions

14. Provision of Learning Resources
Teaching Kits
Learning Materials
Low cost No cost Learning materials
Local Resource Generation

15. Implementation Process
year 1 year 2 year 3
EDO office, SRCs, SC,
Head teacher, Teacher

16. SIP Processes
•Shared vision
•Collaboration
•Community involvement
•Leadership
•Resource mobilization and development
Cont…

17. SIP Processes
•Professional development
opportunities
•Child-centeredness
•Curriculum enrichment
•Standard and high expectations
•Evaluation and results

18. Lesson Learnt

19. A Blessing for SIP!!!
Close Coordination and shared understanding at Plan and
MIED level

20. School Improvement – a
systematic Approach!

21. Baseline to implementation

22. SIP --- Ownership

23. Consultations with communities
provide better opportunity to use local
wisdom in creating more opportunities

24. Active learning strategies and
child-friendly behaviors help children
to
strengthen their coping mechanisms

25. Its fun to learn through drawing

26. Learning is fun

27. Conducive environment contributes
to learning

28. Challenges
•Time for training
•Teachers’ Transfer
•Perception and beliefs
•Lack of professionalism (material for self study,
reflection, Interest in material benefits)
•Conflicts among new and old school heads
•Official calls and extra duties
•Perception of stakeholders about teaching and
learning
•Existing monitoring system
•Slow and invisible change processes

29. remember
• All Schools can improve but we have to be
realistic what schools can achieve. We
should also recognize that for some
schools even small improvements have
been hard won and these achievements
deserve recognition
» (Merrett 2000)

30. WE all Know that
The candle that
gives light is
because of its
continuous
burning. The
moment it stops
burning the light
goes off.

31. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed people can change the world….
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has”
(Margaret Mead).

32. Thank you
SIP Chakwal Team
Tayib Jan, Nazeer Ahmed Bubul, Tanveer Ahmed, Ibrahim
Sb., Saira Hussan, Ms Bushra, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shah
Hussain, Aziza Sultan, Mussrat Sb., Eng. Salman Ahmed,
Naveed Ahmed