Rwanda Capitation Grant Impact Evaluation Africa Program for Education Impact Evaluation Rwanda Capitation Grant Impact Evaluation Yisa Claver, Ministry of Education Francois Kambogo, National Institute of Statistics Florence Kaneza, Kigali Institute of Science of Technology Heinrich Rukundo, Japan Cooperation International Agency Eugene Rutembesa, National University of Rwanda Annelie Strath, World Bank Task Team Leader Muna Meky, World Bank Impact Evaluation Initiative AFRICA IMPACT EVALUATION INITIATIVE, AFTRL

Questions What is the impact of the capitation grant on access to quality primary education? Key policy priorities Increased enrollment and retention for all Improvement of learning environment Improvement of teacher motivation Community involvement as a mechanism

Outcome Indicators Enrollment and completion rates Student test scores Teacher attendance

Incentive Contracts All teachers sign a contract with head teacher Contract specifies requirements in order to attain allowance/bonus Allowance is 13,000 Rwandan Francs per month (represents an increase of approximately 20-30% of current teacher salary) All schools sign a contract with district Contract specifies requirements of to maintain access to capitation grant

Randomized Promotion Design- Instrumental Variable Approach Teacher/Parent Teacher Incentive Treatment group (1) Teacher contract – basic contract + encouraging teacher attendance School contract – basic contract Treatment group (2) Teacher contract – basic contract School contract – basic contract + community/parent involvement Control Group School contract – basic contract

Sample and Data National Sample Data 1800 Randomly chosen schools 600 treatment (1) 600 treatment (2) 600 control Data Student achievement tests Class Registry / Teacher Attendance PTA survey Student surveys

Staffing Plan Impact Evaluation Team: Ministry of Education Teacher Service Commission National Center for Curriculum Development Primary Schools Inspectors Office Impact Evaluation Experts (World Bank) Local Researchers

Timeline Short run activities August 2007 – prepare application for funding/ EPDF application November 2007 - develop instruments January 2008 – implement contracts

Budget for Initial Activities Country Level Workshop to Create Consensus on Project Ministry of Education Core Operational Team Local Researchers International Experts World Bank TTL Local Donors Baseline data for 1800 schools Estimate for initial activities $180,000