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TERMS OF PARTNERSHIP (TOP) FOR THE SINDH REFORM PROGRAMME (SERP) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF SINDH AND THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT 
 

Realizing the need to attend to the low indicators in the education sector and for removing constraints in the provision of quality education, the Government of Sindh has launched the Sindh Education Reform Program (SERP) in partnership with district governments. Under this partnership the performance of district governments will be evaluated on an annual basis and future financing of the reform programme will be linked to the fulfillment of obligations under the partnership and on the utilization of funds for activities for which these have been earmarked. 

THE TERM OF PARTNERSHIP between the Education Department, GoS (hereinafter called the Provincial Government)and the District Governments(hereinafter called the District Government)for the execution of the SERP during the period July Ist,2006 to June 30th,2007 are specified below: 

  1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.
 
 

      A:  Institutional Arrangement for Programme Implementation:

      1. The provincial Government shall transfer funds for infrastructural improvements in schools to the District Government through Account Number 4. These funds will be utilized in accordance with the mechanisms and institutional arrangements approved by the RSU Steering Committee for dealing with planning, release of funds and monitoring and evaluation of the programme.
 
 
      1. For the fiscal year 2006-7, the resources allocated for the infrastructural improvement in school will be distributed equally among all districts, equal to Rs. 100 million per district.
 
 
      1. The Provincial Government shall arrange for the printing of text books for free distribution to all students studying in Classes I to X of government schools. These books shall be delivered to the ADO of the respective Taluka for onward distribution to schools before the commencement of the academic year. The provincial government will bear the cost of transporting the textbook to schools (at a flat rate determined by the Provincial government)
 
 
      1. A stipend of Rs. 1000 per year shall be provided to all girls studying in grades 6 to 10 in government schools. The provincial government shall arrange for the direct distribution of stipends by making use of the instrument of money order. An additional Rs. 1400 per girl per year will be provided to pre-determined Talukas using the same mode of distribution. The RSU will maintain the record of the money orders delivered to girl students studying in grades VI to X.
   
      1. The provincial Government has already issued detailed guidelines for the formation/activation of school Management Committee (SMCs) specifying the revised categories of members of these committees and their enhanced roles and responsibilities.
   
      1. The provincial government shall provide funding for the School Management Committees through District Account No.4.These resources will be in addition to the funding provided by the district government to the schools and provincial budgetary allocations for infrastructural improvements to be routed through Account Number IV.
      2. The Provincial Government shall execute an awareness campaign to inform households about the different components of the reform Programme to facilitate the realization of the objectives linked with these interventions.
     

b) Institutional Arrangements for Monitoring and evaluation:                             

      1. The Provincial Government has established the Reform support Unit, which shall provide technical assistance to the District Government.
   
      1. District staff in the office of the Executive District Officer (Education) shall be adequately trained to perform their functions including these relating to financial management. The Provincial Government shall provide the required computing facilities for database creation, information collection and regular update.
 
 
      1. The provincial government shall monitor and evaluate the planning and implementation of the whole program through its monitoring teams and other reporting mechanisms.
   
      1. The provincial government shall conduct annual Third Party assessments of Programme effectiveness.
   
  1. RESPONSIBILITIES  OF THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT:
 
 
  1. Institutional arrangements for Programme Implementation:
   

        i:  The district Government shall not reduce its non-salary and development allocations for education below the allocation for the previous year (2006/07). In fact, the district government would be expected to increase in its education budget through the duration of the SERP.  

        ii:  The district government will open a separate Head of Account under A/C IV for each education related incentive funded by the provincial government.  

        iii: The district government shall notify a dedicated DO Education and DO Works as  focal persons to monitor the whole exercise. These focal persons will maintain close liaison with RSU and provide quarterly reports on construction and expenditure.  

        iv:  The District Government shall be responsible for providing correct and timely data/ information to the RSU relating to schools major being the school census, and with respect to expenditures on various initiatives like SMCs and textbooks.

         

        v: The responsibility of the District Government shall be to ensure the timely distribution of textbooks to students. The ADO (E) shall arrange for the delivery of these books to the schools for distribution among children before the commencement of the academic session each year, evidenced by the RSU designed delivery notes signed by the respective head teachers.      

 

        vii: The District Government shall undertake recruitment of teachers on contract and school specific basis in accordance of criteria/guidelines approved by the provincial Government. However, before taking up any matter with the provincial government relating to fresh recruitment of teachers the district government shall make every effort to redeploy existing staff thereby ensuring rationalized and efficient distribution of available resources on the basis of the pupil teacher ratio communicated by the provincial government. This redeployment will be UC-based in case of female teachers and Taluka-based for male teachers. 

        viii: The District Government shall use the funds provided for infrastructural improvements for the provision of missing facilities in schools as per the list of schools identified jointly by the two governments prior to the release of funds. The funds will be utilized by making them a part of District Development portfolio.Seperate PC-1 will be drafted for each Talukas to facilitate implementation and monitoring of funds provided under this grant. 

                         
      ix: The District Government shall endeavor to ensure that all the funds received from the ProvincialGovernment are utilized speedily by the closure of the financial year using procurement procedures laid down by the provincial government. Districts to ensure that procurement notices are effectively published and 
      adequate response time is given to the interested parties to respond. 

        x: The District Government shall be responsible for establishing School Management Committees in accordance with the guidelines notified by the Provincial Government and provide the funds on timely basis in the form of a single line transfer earmarked for these committees. 

        ix The District Government shall support the efforts of the provincial government to enhance the awareness of the interventions being offered to improve enrollment and retention rates. 

        xi: Where the District Government fails to comply with the terms of partnership, the Provincial Government shall have right to make appropriate reductions in allocations for the district in the following year. 

        xii: The funds transferred to the District Government shall be subject to audit as per existing laws and rules. 

        xiii:The District Government shall adhere to the environmental guidelines issued by the Provincial Government to safeguard the environment and social characteristics of the area and the population likely to be affected.  

        xiv:To facilitate the predictability of the planning process and ensure effective and efficient utilization of scarce resources used for providing and functionalizing schools to  improve education service delivery the district government shall not establish any new school/branch school without prior consultation with the RSU of the Provincial Education Department.  

  1. Institutional Arrangements for Monitoring and Evaluation:
 
 
  1. The District Government through the DCO and EDO concerned shall collate and maintain a database of mutually agreed performance indicators, achievement of physical targets, the utilization of funds and expenditure data by individual line items as specified in the requirements communicated to the districts by the RSU or any other institution/agency nominated by the Provincial Government for this purpose and shall provide this information to the RSU.
  2. The District Government shall be responsible for strengthening the office of EDO (Education) enabling them to implement and monitor the initiatives of the provincial government under the SERP.
 
 
 
   
 
SECRETARY EDUCATION   
    Government of Sindh
On behalf of Provincial Government

DISTRICT COORDINATION OFFICER
 On behalf of District Government