Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

Objective and Purpose

The objective and purpose of monitoring and evaluation is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the School and its efficacy in relationship to the planned expectations from the management end. Although monitoring and evaluation are usually linked, it is important to distinguish their purposes. Monitoring is a more immediate and continuous process meant to keep things on track and ensure that the right inputs are included for successful implementation of an educational model. The purposes of monitoring include:

• Recording and reporting of TI Schools and learning space activities, inputs, processes and outputs;

• Tracking progress on TI interventions to inform ongoing activity;

• Providing evidence of progress for advocacy and deployment

While Evaluation is the assessment of efficiency, impact, relevance and sustainability of the program’s actions usually at completion but also at mid- term and ongoing which gives broad lessons applicable to other programs and projects. Indicators of effective evaluation of schools include:

• The School’s progress against its objectives is evaluated at least twice in a year

• Evaluation is comprehensive and includes a focus on:

  • Educational outcomes (in terms of achievement against individual learning plans and attainment of qualifications where appropriate)
  • Student engagement in the program (including attendance and discipline issues)
  • Presenting issues of students and links to necessary supports
  • Destinations of students and effectiveness of transition support
  • Student, family, teacher and community satisfaction with the School performance

• Student, parent and teacher views about the school are sought as part of evaluation

• The overall purpose of School evaluation is continuous improvement in the enhancement of the curriculum and co-curriculum.

TI recognizes M&E as a regular feature to assess educational programs effectiveness and to support continuous learning improvement. Therefore, a separate M & E department is working to assess the Schools in fulfillment of new standards, continuation of the existing policies and to keep a track of ongoing progress. Which include:-

• Surprised Inspections

• Planned Visits

• Collection of Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Reports

• Telephonic M&E

• Periodic Audits

• Parents/Guardian Feed Back