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Enhancing Education for Karnataka Schools: Impacting Over 1,000 Children

A project impacting 3 rural and 2 urban schools in Karnataka to improve education. Budget $24,500, with Pragathi contributing $3,000. Details on targeted schools, evaluation metrics, funding, and individual needs. Evaluation of learning outcomes and proposed interventions.

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Enhancing Education for Karnataka Schools: Impacting Over 1,000 Children

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  1. Overview • Summary of Current Project • Targeted Schools’ Information • General Info on Each School • Requirements • Evaluation Metrics • Funding Information • Overall Budget • Individual School Needs • Sources of Funds • Execution and Monitoring

  2. Summary of Current Project • Three Rural Schools • Two Urban Schools • More Than 1,000 Children Impacted • Budget $24,500 • Pragathi’s Proposed Contribution - $3,000

  3. School Locations Yalahanka Arali Marada Doddi Kodi Halli Sarahaddina Doddi

  4. Kodihalli Higher Primary School Over 100 Years Old Grades 1 thru 7 625 Students 16 Teachers (3 posts vacant)

  5. Kodi Halli School Score Card • Over a Hundred Years Old • Serves Appx. 10 Surrounding Villages • Performs Better than Its Peers (Cluster) and the State Average • HM Wants to Focus on Math & Science in the 6th & 7th • Block Education Officer Committed to Training Teachers on Science Kits, Charts, etc.

  6. Evaluation of Learning Achievements • Learning Outcomes are Measured • Performance Evaluation Process Started by the Azim Premji Foundation • This was Later Adopted by Karnataka State • Evaluation of 45,000 Schools for the First Time in 2005-2006 • Pragathi’s Use of Evaluation Results: • Above Average Schools: Hold and Improve • Below Average Schools: Improve

  7. Rural Schools Aralimarada Doddi Grades 1 thru 5 125 Students 3 Teachers Sarahaddina Doddi Grades 1 thru 5 100 Students 3 Teachers

  8. Arali Marada Doddi • Settlement of Immigrants from TN • Most Children from Tamil Speaking Families in the Kannada Medium School • 4th and 5th Stds Negatively Impacted by Having Studied in a Single-teacher Env. (Teachers added over the past few yrs) • Need Remedial Teaching – Identified Local Youth with Tamil Knowledge to Help Younger Children Adjust to School • School Engages with the Entire Village on August 15th Independence Day Celebrations

  9. Sara-Haddina Doddi (Hamlet on the Border) • Stone’s Throw Away from Tamil Nadu (TN) • Many Kannada Speaking Children from TN Attend the School • Excellent Environment • Very Strong Performance • Three Male, Bachelor Teachers from North Karnataka • Teachers Keen on Learning About Computers • Recognized by Peer Schools as an Excellent School

  10. Urban Schools Yelahanka Pre-school thru Grade 6 200 Students Malleswaram Girl’s School Digital Library K-12, Senior Citizens

  11. Requirements & Budget

  12. Sources of Funds (Planned) Texas Rotaries Lakeway Lakeline Downtown District Rotary $7,500 $10,000 PRAGATHI $3000 TOTAL = $24,500 Bangalore Rotaries Bangalore West (Malleswaram, Rajaji Nagar) Bangalore District $4000 Sub-Total $14,500

  13. Execution & Monitoring Pragathi Rotary US Dept. of Education Rotary Pragathi India 1. Kanakapura 2. Bangalore West - Padmaja & Prasanna Ragavendra - Manjula & Venu Kallur - Bharati and Arun Shankar

  14. Summary of Current Project • Three Rural Schools • Two Urban Schools • More Than 1,000 Children Impacted • Budget $24,500 • Pragathi’s Proposed Contribution - $3,000

  15. Partners – Thank You!

  16. Backup Section

  17. Selection Process • Below Average Literacy Rate in Bangalore Rural District • Meetings with Secretary of Education by Pragathi (Su and Sri) – Recommended that we Consider Kanakapura Taluk (Education Block) • Other Reasons Include: • Travel logistics – Close to Bangalore • Strong Rotary Presence and Support • Kanakapura Rotary • Rotary Bangalore Clubs

  18. Yalahanka School Scorecard • Overall Performance - 14% Better than Peers in the Cluster - 2% Below State Average • Math and Social Science Need Attention • Appt. of Temp. Teacher to Focus Primarily on Math • Additional Math Teaching Programs being Considered • Increased Time for Math in Computer Based Teaching Proposed

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