1. UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION PROJECT- US$20.0 MILLION - LOAN 7492 CO
DEPARTMENT OF ANTIOQUIA
REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA

2. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
Support the Department of Antioquia’s long-term vision to improve the employability of young people and increase the competitiveness of the labor force, By:
increasing equitable access and retention in upper-secondary education,
improving equitable educational achievement in upper-secondary education, and
increasing the proportion of secondary-education graduates who continue on to tertiary education.

3. IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL-RESPONSIBILITIES SEDUCA/ DEPARTMENT / MUNICIPALITY
Coordination and management of
the project
Promotion and dissemination of
project results
Provide technical assistance to schools
for designing implementing and monitoring
subprojects
Supervise the project implementation
at the school level
Strengthen partnerships with education entities
Project Accounting, Reporting and Auditing
(SAI)
Documentation and dissemination of
lessons learned and best practices

4. IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL-RESPONSIBILITIES SCHOOL
Design and implement subprojects in the framework of the school and community needs
Coordinate the process for assigning and monitoring the subsidies and Conditional Scholarship
Establish partnerships with the private and productive sector and communities
Monitor and evaluate project interventions
Provide information on the project implementation results and impact at the schools and community level
Form part of the school municipal network
Administer sub-project resources following Bank procedures

5. CONTROL INNOVATIVE MECHANISMS EMPOWERMENT OF SCHOOLS
Design and implement a sub-project base on the needs of the school and the community
47.3% of loan funds will be transfer to 390 public rural schools
CLEAR AND SIMPLE RULES
Regulations and supervision by SED with regard to the transfer controls
Procedures for the approval of expenses by the school board
Rules of operation for revolving fund with a 30% advance deposit, and further deposits conditioned to satisfactory justification of expenses
Implementation of SAI’s Internal control recommendations of recent audits

6. CONTROL INNOVATIVE MECHANISMS
BUILDING SCHOOL CAPACITY
Qualified personnel
Training in budgeting, accounting, and treasury procedures to school staff
Technical Assistance
Operational Manual
Tools
Incentives
PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, OVERSIGHT AND FEEDBACK
Representation of the community and productive sector in the school board
Agreements with the productive sectors to develop a relevant curricular proposal
Presentation of the sub-projects results to the stakeholders

7. CONTROL INNOVATIVE MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTABLITY
Separate bank account for the project (two authorized signatures)
Oversight by all stakeholders (school board, community representatives, families, student associations)
Transparent publication of the recipient schools, sub-projects and its results
Quarterly audit system for the schools to be carried out by department SAI
Dissemination of best practice sub project

8. THANK YOU Martha Laverde, mlaverde@worldbank.org