1. Specific objective „To increase support for general education institutions to develop students’ individual competences” Measure No „Support to the development of students’ individual competences”
2016

2. Inclusive Education and ESF role
Education Development Guidelines
address the needs of all students
increase participation in learning process
Operational Programme “Growth and Employment”
encourage socialization and inclusion
provide complex activities relating to inclusion
promote awareness of limitations and needs
develop individual competences . .

3. Target Group of Measure No. 8.3.2.2
Students (i.e. low performance, high performance)
Priority in out of school activities:
grades 1-6
Teachers and support personnel in:
pre-school
school (grades 1-12)
out of school activities
General education schools
Priority: schools with students who have special needs (i.e. learning disorders), learning difficulties . .

4. Support for Students with High Performance in SO 8.3.2.
Operational level
Measure
(total: 3,2 mil. EUR)
Measure
(total: 34,3 mi. EUR)
school -
support activities (individual consultations, practical studies, etc.)
municipality
contests, olympiads etc.
regional
conferences
national
olympiads, contests, summer camps
international
olympiads, contests
Teachers’ training
Teachers’ training . .

5. Support for Students with Special Needs and Learning Difficulties Measure 8.3.2.2.
Availability of competent teachers and support personnel:
teacher assistant
speech therapist
special educator
psychologist
sign language interpreter
assistant
Diagnostics and monitoring:
Reading & Mathematics
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
DIBELS Next
Methodology:
Peer Assisted Learning Strategy
work with students who have learning/ behavioural disorders & difficulties . .

6. Operations of Measure No.8.3.2.2
Implementation of new learning forms - development of personalized approach
LEARNING CURRICULUM
OUT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
individual approach classes
thematic camps, workshops
practical studies, discussions, study visits
contests, exhibitions
individual consultations
new programmes for out of school education . .

7. Priority Fields of New Learning Forms
STEM (i.e. environment) > 40%
cultural education and creative industries < 25%
languages
multi-disciplinary field ~ 35%
sport . .

8. Implementation Mechanism
Final beneficiary
National Centre for Education
Co-operation partners municipalities
(school founders)
Guidelines for plans,
Training for application of guidelines
Elaboration of plans
Acceptance of plans
Implementation of plans
Monitoring and methodological support
Training teachers and support personnel . .

9. Plans for Development of Students’ Individual Competences at Schools
Current situation description (in previous 3 years):
- students’ performance
- participation in out of school activities
- no. of students with learning disorders (%)
no. of students with special needs
- available support measures
Planned ESF support for the next 2 years:
- support measures
- introduction of new study forms
- out of school activities
- involvement of students from other schools
- involvement of strategic partners
Schools in
! ESF support for measures which are not supported by municipalities .

10. NGO Involvement STAGE 1 OP and SO 8.3.2 designing
The Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments
- the proportion of priority fields of new study forms
The Dyslexia Association “Pro Futuro”
- emphases on ESF support for students with learning disorders
The Autism Society of Latvia
- adoption of methods (learning/ behavioural disorders & difficulties)
STAGE 2 project designing - regional seminars on ESF funding
STAGE 3 project implementation
1. Discussions in:
elaboration of guidelines for plans
monitoring council
2. Involvement in the implementation of out of school activities . .

11. Project implementation
Timetable
Regulation No.589
Project
submission
11/2016
Project
approval
12/2016
Project
launching
01/2017
Project implementation
12/2020

12. Implementation progress of the SO 8. 3. 3
Implementation progress of the SO ‘Develop skills of non-registered NEET and promote their participation in the education, PES measures in the framework of YG and NGOs and youth centres’ project ‘KNOW and DO!’
2016

13. Agreements on collaboration with local municipalities
Up to agreements on collaboration within the project have been singed between agency and local municipalities
At least 70 agreements will be signed up to
According to the 65 agreements on collaboration with local municipalities is committed to involve 2618 young people of the target group (49.8% of the 5262 young people to be involved in the project).
Overall, the project will involve at least 95 local municipalities

14. Implementation of programme manager and mentor training
Till the end of the year it is planned that one more training session will be completed.
Future training will be organized to the demand of local municipalities to ensure implementation of the project in each particular administrative territorial unit.
5 training courses for programme managers
90 programme managers trained
7 webinar training courses and 12 face-to-face training courses for mentors
201 mentors trained

15. Young people of target group involvement in the project
Till the end of the year 2016, 339 young people of target according to agreements on collaboration will be involved in the project
In foreseeable future 124** young people of target will be involved in the project
Up to * young people of target group have participated in supported measures
* 3 young people of target group have completed their individual support programme (3 – successfully, 0 – non-successfully).
**Up to Eligibility check administrative assessment procedures of personal data of potential target group NEET’s has been carried out for 176 persons by AIPY. 30% (52 cases) of the verified personal data of potential target group NEET’s did not meet criteria of the project target group and according to their current status they could not be involved in the project.

16. Project budget outturn
The total funding of the project is 9 million EUR including ESF funding 7.65 million EUR and national funding 1.35 million EUR.
By end of 2016 it is planned to submit request of payment more than
298 thousand EUR
By end of 2016 it is planned to submit request of payment more than
298 thousand EUR
Total payments in 2016
518 thousand EUR (20% of planned amount in 2016*)
Until payments
made
219 thousand EUR
Until payments
made
219 thousand EUR
*The actual target group of young people's involvement in the project was launched in August 2016, it has been seven months later than planned.
In order to facilitate the target group of youth involvement in the project, the Responsible authority has asked AIPY organize an information campaign in order to reach and inform about the opportunity to participate in the project to a wider audience, including NEET young relatives, etc. a person who could encourage young people to participate in the project, as well as contact again all local municipalities, which are not involved in the project.

17. Timetable
Programme manager and mentor training courses have been launched November, 2015
Launched signing of cooperation agreements with local municipalities
May, 2016
Simplified cost methodology sent to the MoF and the EC
29/10/2015
Selection of project applications17/09/2015
Project implementation deadline 31/12/2018.
Aapproved SO regulation by the Cabinet of Ministers
07/07/2015
Developed methodological guidelines for work with NEET`s, approved project application
19/10/2015
Signed an agreement on the implementation of the project
02/11/2015
Simplified cost methodology approved by the MoF and the EC
14/03/2016*
Initiated support to the young people of the target group
August, 2016
*With a condition that in June, 2017 Ministry of Education and Science will carry out evaluation of the simplified cost methodology

18. Thank you for your attention!