Colombia - Cundinamarca Education Quality Improvement Project

25164 THE WORLD BANK GROUP InfoShop Ik. t .1 It,, Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (Initial) Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 11/27/2002 Section I - Basic Information A. Basic Project Data Country: COLOMBIA Project ID: P077757 Project: CO-CUNDINAMARCA EDUCATION Task Team Leader: Martha Laverde QUALITY IMPROV Authorized to Appraise Date: January 30, 2003 IBRD Amount ($m): 15.00 Bank Approval: May 29, 2006 IDA Amount ($m): Managing Unit: LCSHE Sector: Primary education (100%) Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan (SIL) Theme: Education for all (P) Status: Lending I.A.2. Project Objectives: The developmental objective of the project is to assist the Government of the Department of Cundinamarca in improving the productivity, competitiveness and citizenship of young people joining the labor force after completing basic and secondary education. This development objective, which supports the Department's economic and social progress strategy, would be achieved by improving the academic outcomes of the basic and secondary education system and achieving better competencies and life skills among young graduates. These goals would be accomplished through the following main two components: (i) improving the pedagogical and management performance of schools; and (ii) increasing the management capacity and effectiveness of the Education Secretariat of Cundinamarca at both the central and decentralized levels. The pedagogical and management performance of schools would be strengthened by improving the quality and relevance of the learning process through continuous and comprehensive interventions with respect to the classroom pedagogical process, educational inputs and school management. This approached recognizes the crucial complementarity of five dimensions of academic performance: teacher effectiveness, quality of the learning experience the classroom (pedagogical practices, instructional resources and competency-based content); school management; partnerships with enterprises and social actors, and systematic evaluation of the educational outcomes. The institutional capacity of the Educational Secretariat of the Cundinamarca Departmentwould by strengthened by: (i) improving the educational evaluation system; (ii) developing the tools for a medium term participatory educational planning process; (iii) improving educational statistics; and (iv) enhancing decentralized management at the municipal and school levels. These objectives would contribute to: (i) supporting the educational quality improvement policy and strategy of the Department of Cundinamarca targeted to disadvantaged schools in rural areas and peri-urban areas and students under high educational risk; (ii) achieving increased equity by providing better educational inputs in socially and economically deprived areas; (iii) increasing coverage in  2 ISDS agreement with the goals of the Departmental Development Plan 2001 - 2004; (iv) strengthening the participation of key stakeholders in the educational process and management of schools; and (v) offering new opportunities for continuing education to dropouts and graduates. I.A.3. Project Description: The Project includes the following three components (i) Improving Quality and Relevance; (ii) Institutional Strengthening; and (iii) Project Administration and Monitoring Component 1. Improving Quality and Relevance (80% of the total amount). This first component would entail: (i) improving pedagogical practices; (ii) developing and providing adequate instructional resources, learning materials and competency-based curriculum guides; (iii) building up the managerial capacity of school principals; (iv) establishing strategic partnerships between the schools, the productive sectors and civil society to increase the relevance of education and facilitate the labor market insertion of secondary graduates. The partnerships will be the recipients of funds and those will be allocated on a subprojects competitive basis. Component 2. Institutional Strengthening (10% of the total amount). This component will strengthen the institutional and management capacity of the Cundinamarca Education Secretariat. It will address, in particular, the institutional and organizational needs generated by an increasingly decentralized system. Ihis component will focus specifically on: (i) improving assessment methods for the continuous evaluation of education quality, including the expansion of the existing student achievement tests to all grades; (ii) improving education statistics and performance indicators; and (iii) designing and implementing a Ten Year Education Development Plan. The main focus of the Plan would be on: (a) setting objectives and targets for each educational level; (b) strengthening the decentralization process in terms of the new responsibilities and accountability structures in the provision of educational services at the municipality and school levels; (c) developing strategic partnerships for the management of the education system ; (d) implementing an equity strategy to reduce regional and social disparities in the delivery of education services; (e) formulating a strategy to improve the internal and external efficiency of the education system; and (f) using the quality assessment system to measure the educational results for policy-making decisions. Component 3. Project Administration and Monitoring (10% of the total amount). This component will finance the Project Coordination Unit operating within the Education Secretariat of Cundinamarca. The PCU will be in charge of (i) planning and programming, (ii) monitoring project implementation including disbursements and collection of expenditure documentation, (iii) carrying out the procurement of goods and services financed by the project (Loan and counterpart funds), (iv) coordination of technical activities of the project with the national Ministry of Education, the municipalities in Cundinamarca and the partners in the productive sectors and civil society, (v) communicating with the Bank. Project Cost. During the project preparation process the costs and sources of financing will be more thoroughly defined. I.A.4. Project Location: (Geographic location, information about the key environmental and social characteristics of the area and population likely to be affected, and proximity to any protected areas, or sites or critical natural habitats, or any other culturally or socially sensitive areas.) Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia.  3 ISDS B. Check Environmental Classfifcation: C (Not Required) Comments: C. Safeguard Policies Triggered Policy Applicability Environmental Assessment (OP/BP/GP 4.01) 0 Yes 0 No C TBD Forestry (OP/GP 4.36) DYes *No S TBD Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) CYes *No DTBD Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) Ci Yes * No C TBD Pest Management (OP 4.09) CYes *No TBD Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) C Yes * No TBD Indigenous Peoples (OD 4.20) C Yes *No TBD Cultural Property (OP 4.1 1) C Yes *No TBD Projects in Disputed Territories (OP/BP/GP 7.60)* C Yes * No <. TBD Projects in International Waterways (OP/BP/GP 7.50) C Yes * No C TBD *By supporting the proposed project, the Bank does not intend to prejudice the final determination of the parties'claims on the disputed areas Section II - Key Safeguard Issues and Their Management D. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues. Please fill in all relevant questions. If information is not available, describe steps to be taken to obtain necessary data. II.D.la. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts. The Project does not envisage any construction or signifcant enrironmental issues. Consequently, no potential impact is identified. II.D. I b. Describe any potential cumulative impacts due to application of more than one safeguard policy or due to multiple project component. None. II.D. I c Describe any potential long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. None. Il.D.2. In light of 1, describe the proposed treatment of alternatives (if required) Not applicable. II.D.3. Describe arrangement for the borrower to address safeguard issues Not applicable. II.D.4. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The participatory arrangements for the contribution of NGOs, private sector firms and the local community are being arranged during project preparation and will be reviewed at the pre-appraisal stage. This participation concerns both the project preparation stage and the entire duration of project implementation. E. Safeguards Classification. Category is determined by the highest impact in any policy. Or on basis of cumulative impacts from multiple safeguards. Whenever an individual safeguard policy is triggered the  4 ISDS provisions of that policy apply. [ ] SI. - Significant, cumulative and/or irreversible impacts; or significant technical and institutional risks in management of one or more safeguard areas [ ] S2. - One or more safeguard policies are triggered, but effects are limited in their impact and are technically and institutionally manageable [X] S3. - No safeguard issues [ ] SF. - Financial intermediary projects, social development funds, community driven development or similar projects which require a safeguard framework or programmatic approach to address safeguard issues. F. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Analysis/Management Plan: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of distributing the Exec. Summary of the EA to the ED Not Applicable Not Applicable (For category A projects) Resettlement Action Plan/Framework: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Indigenous Peoples Development Plan/Framework. Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Pest Management Plan. Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Dam Safety Management Plan: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why. Signed and submitted by Name Date Task Team Leader: Martha Laverde 11/27/02 Project Safeguards Specialists 1: Project Safeguards Specialists 2: Project Safeguards Specialists 3: Approved by: Name Date Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Juan D. Quintero 11/28/02 Sector Manager/Director: Marito H. Garcia 11/28/02  5 ISDS For a list of World Bank news releases on projects and reports, click here SEA_CH F~E_8ACK SCSE_MAP