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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (LIS) PRESENTATION- PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (LIS) PRESENTATION- PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE. Presentation to Portfolio Committee 20 AUGUST 2013 Mr HM Mweli. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. The report comprises the following elements: the level of functionality and utility of library services across provinces;

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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (LIS) PRESENTATION- PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

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  1. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (LIS) PRESENTATION- PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE Presentation to Portfolio Committee 20 AUGUST 2013 Mr HM Mweli

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE The report comprises the following elements: • the level of functionality and utility of library services across provinces; • the audit of functionality of libraries in the districts conducted by provinces; • a costed plan that has been developed by DBE proposing a plan to increase access to LIS through the provision of centralised and classroom libraries; and • submission of a request for funding to support implementation to National Treasury.

  3. PURPOSE To provide DBE briefing on the implementation to increase access to Library and Information Services

  4. PROBLEM STATEMENT “Libraries provide an important and essential resource for education to schools, teachers, learners and members of the community. Internationally, evidence reveals that library users are much more likely to read above their expected level, enjoy reading, and have positive attitudes to reading (Clark, 2010, in Mullis et al., 2012)”

  5. ACTION PLAN TO 2014 The Output Goals 19 and 20 of the Action Plan to 2014: Towards the realisation of Schooling 2025, that “every learner should have access to the minimum set of textbooks and workbooks required” and that “access amongst learners to a wide range of resources, media, including computers, should be increased” catalyse efforts to increase the level of provisioning of these resources in South African public schools.

  6. PROGRESS

  7. The department developed National Guidelines for School Library and Information Services as an approachto encourage and support a range of library models

  8. Subsequently, the DBE in 2011, commissioned research on libraries, undertaken as part of the School Monitoring Survey

  9. PERCENTAGE OF LEARNERS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH A LIBRARY OR MEDIA CENTRE (INCLUDING CENTRAL, MOBILE OR CLASSROOM LIBRARY), 2011.

  10. PROGRESS South Africa in 2012 according to the School Monitoring Survey: • Significant progress has also been made in regard to increasing access to LIS by provinces, as the survey reveals that 57 % of learners are in schools that meet the minimum standard for libraries as indicated by the results of the School Monitoring Survey

  11. PROGRESS Provincial Audit of Functional Libraries n Districts:

  12. SCHOOL MONITORING SURVEY 2011 Of the 47% of schools that do not fulfil the minimum standards, Eastern Cape and Limpopo are the worst affected provinces:

  13. RESPONSE TO CHALLENGES To respond directly to these challenges, the DBE has developed: • A National Strategy to provide access to Library and Information Services in South African schools2012 – 2015 • A costed implementation Plan • A request for funding to support the implementation plan

  14. SECTORAL BUDGET SHORTAGES FOR PROVISION OF LIBRARIES The current situation in schools is such that: • If centralized school libraries and classroom libraries were to be provided to the 10 721 schools presently without libraries, the estimated total budget would be R 16 521 953 020

  15. BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR APPROACH • However, in considering the current fiscal environment, the DBE’s strategy outlines a plan of incrementally increasing access to centralised and classroom libraries over a period of threeyears.

  16. BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR APPROACH The plan focuses on the provision of centralized school libraries/classroom libraries to provinces where most learners are in schools with the least access to a library meeting minimum standards: • Centralized school libraries: the target secondary schools in the seven provinces with the least coverage viz. Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and North West.

  17. BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR APPROACH • Classroom libraries – the target is primary schools in provinces with the least coverage, namely, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Free State and North West

  18. PREPARING THE SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTATION The following will be required to prepare the system for implementation: • Submit a bid to National Treasury for the provision of centralised and classroom libraries in schools for the MTEF. • Approval of the budget for the provision of centralised and classroom libraries in schools for the MTEF by National Treasury. • PED to identify sites for the centralized school and classroom libraries per year.

  19. PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN • The phased-in plan will result in 1 006 centralized libraries and 3 000 classroom libraries in the targeted provinces over a three-year period. • The initial provision -450 centralized school and 1 000 classroom libraries. • The estimated cost is R700m. • 2015 and 2016, the target will be 328 centralized and 1 000 classroom libraries for each of the two years. • Bids for further funding will have to be submitted for further roll out within a ten year period.

  20. PROPOSED ROLL OUT PLAN

  21. RISK AND MITIGATION PLAN

  22. RISK AND MITIGATION PLAN

  23. RECOMMENDATION Portfolio Committee to note the status report on the provisioning, functionality and utility of school libraries

  24. THANK YOU

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