1. Maulik Nagri / Project Steward January 2019
BSPES Uttar Pradesh
Maulik Nagri / Project Steward
January 2019

2. Mid-Year Update
Site visit conducted in January 2018 (report link)
Student Count projected at ~855 and staff count at ~61
Key project concerns include:
Persistent deficits in the main operating budget for
Ongoing efforts to bridge deficit gap through private donations; however donors are more interested in funding special projects rather than ongoing operations (projected at INR 19 lacs for by management)
Funding deficits are impacting routine maintenance expenses such as supplies and replacing blackboards
Management is internally debating options to change the fee structure next year (such as annual lumpsum payment); notably, fees is not the largest funding source
Management stated reaching out to private corporates for donations has not yielded expected results
Hiring of a super-teacher Ashok Sir has brought academic rigor to the higher secondary standards, similar to hiring Ajay Sir for bringing rigor to primary school
Hiring super teachers is very expensive, but management believes it is the right strategy for the long-term success
Recent Extra-curricular Activities include:
Oct18/Nov18/Dec18: 55/69/58 students had blood and physical examination organized by Dr. Taneja
Oct18: Sewing Center for students’ mothers commenced taking orders from other organizations
Nov18: Organized a women’s health camp covering ~450 people (students and their mothers) in association with Mahaveer International and NBCFDC.
Dec18: Primary School Students visited Planetarium in New Delhi
Current proposal for $6000 (1st installment of 2018-academic year was higher) for teacher’s salaries

3. Local Police Station Visit
Recent Pictures
Local Police Station Visit
Festival Assembly
Health Check-up
Planetarium Visit
Teacher Training
Festival Celebration

4. Budget
Fees: New Policy: Reduced student count is due to implementation of new policy requiring at least 65% attendance in the prior year beyond 6th Standard.
Fees: Management feels that felt there is a need to stop subsidization that led to entitlement mentality and promote true passion for learning among students.
Donations: Management has committed to hiring fund-raising outreach to meet the funding gap.
Salaries: Management felt that there was a need to increase salaries to retain and attract talent

5. Update
Background
Project Partner since 2014; Girls only school operating in Jattari in Northern Uttar Pradesh (~NCR region)
School set up by Paliwal family; school management now supported by the family’s second generation
BSPES registered with Indian Government (80G of IT Act and FCRA) and USA (IRS section 501(c)(3))
Site visit conducted in January 2018 (report link)
BSPES pro-active about the best practices in education
Provides extra-curricular activities and “human values” education”
Seeks actively “higher education” and “employment” opportunities for girl students passing grade 12
Student Count projected at ~855 and staff count at ~61
BSPES concerned about teacher attrition and teacher training
Extra-curricular Activities in not covered by Mid-year Update
Nov17: Health and Hygiene workshop conducted
Dec17: Door to door meetings conducted with parents to discuss students’ progress
Jan18: 3 BSPES students were selected for “Learn and Earn” Program by NTTF Bangalore
Jan18: Physical and Eye exams conducted for students
Feb18: Teachers’ Training conducted by Swatantra Taalim
Current proposal for $8000 (4/7th of funding as 1st installment) for teacher’s salaries
Request from Project Partner to release funds early to pay May18 and Jun18 salaries