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Senegal : School Autonomy and Accountability

Senegal has accelerated the decentralization of education since 1996. Budgetary autonomy is latent. Autonomy over the management of operational budgets has been delegated to the communes, but salaries for teachers are managed at the central level....

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
BARRIER
BASIC EDUCATION
CIVIL SERVICE
CLASSROOMS
COMMUNITIES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION
DEGREES
EDUCATION ENROLLMENTS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
GRADE LEVELS
GRADUATE STUDIES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LOCAL SCHOOLS
MANUALS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICIES
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATE
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
PARENT PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS
PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES
PRIMARY COMPLETION
PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE
PRIMARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRINCIPALS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF TEACHING
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL BUDGETS
SCHOOL COUNCIL
SCHOOL COUNCILS
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
SCHOOL PROJECT
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SOCIETY
SPORTS
STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT
STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
TEACHER
TEACHER HIRING
TEACHER PERFORMANCE
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER SALARIES
TEACHER TENURE
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING STAFF
TEST SCORES
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING NEEDS
TRANSFER OF TEACHERS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/18104117/senegal-school-autonomy-accountability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17671
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Summary:Senegal has accelerated the decentralization of education since 1996. Budgetary autonomy is latent. Autonomy over the management of operational budgets has been delegated to the communes, but salaries for teachers are managed at the central level. Autonomy in personnel management is latent. Both school directors and teachers are appointed at the central level. The role of the school councils in school governance is latent. There are two types of standardized student assessments, one at the national and one at the departmental level. The government spent 6 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009 and 19 percent of its overall budget on education in 2008. School autonomy and accountability are key components of an education system that ensure educational quality. The transfer of core managerial responsibilities to schools promotes local accountability; helps reflect local priorities, values, and needs; and gives teachers the opportunity to establish a personal commitment to students and their parents. There are five policy goals for school autonomy and accountability. Below are the main indicators that can help benchmarking an education system's policies that enable school autonomy and accountability: school autonomy in the planning and management of the school budget; school autonomy in personnel management; role of the school council in school governance; school and student assessments; and accountability. This report focuses specifically on policies in the area of school autonomy and accountability.

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