1. MLE Program Planning, Evaluation and Assessment
Dr Yolanda Quijano, Director, Bureau of Elementary Education, DepEd
Greg Dekker, Language, Education and Development (LEAD), SIL International, Asia

2. Successful MLE Programs
Preliminary Research, including an accepted orthography
Supportive Policy and political environment
Advocacy
Collaborating and engaged community
Training of Staff
Materials Development
Resource Development (Funding)
Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation

3. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan
Preliminary Research… Orthographies, linguistics, and cultural information
Survey language use in schools
Survey and document current MTB MLE programs
Appoint a TWG to assist with the development of orthographies

4. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont
Supportive Policy and Political Environment
Appointment of a National MLE Operations Manager
Initiate MTB MLE Operations Organizational Structure within the Department

5. MLE Operations Structure (Suggested)

6. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont
Advocacy
Mass communications events
Identify partners by surveying current programs

7. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont
Collaborating and engaged community
Engage with local writers, artists, linguists, researchers
Encourage local groups to “steer” MTB MLE at the local level and cooperate with DepEd plans and org. development in MTB MLE

8. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont
Training of Staff
Training of Trainers (2010)
Formulate Pre-Service Teacher Education Integrated Curricula
Trained Trainers Train Teachers (2011)
Trained Teachers implement in school (Jun 2012)

9. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont
Materials Development
Writers Workshops
Story Writing Workshops
Big Books Development
Graded Easy Readers (Small Books)

10. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont
Resource Development (funding)
Use of MOOE funds for MTB MLE
Priority use of 10% of SEF funds for MTB MLE (DBM, DILG)
Partnership with charitable local and int’l. orgs. who understand benefits of MTB MLE and desire to partner with Funding

11. Building a Successful Philippines MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan (cont
Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation
Measures and protocols for DepEd MTB MLE to measure quality and achievement in: Programs, student achievement and progress, instructional materials, teacher effectiveness

12. Preliminary Research, including an accepted orthography:
What needs to be done (in this category) in my community or division or region, to prepare for MTB MLE? Or What has already been done?
List the 3 (three) most important items.

13. Supportive Policy and political environment:
In what ways is my community ready for MTB MLE with supportive policy (or) political support/will? (List 2 (two) items.)
What are the 2 (two) most important policy actions needed for my community/division/region? What can I/we do to move these forward?

14. Advocacy:
What can be done to advocate for MTB MLE in my community/division/region?
List 4 activities you will do, in descending order of priority.

15. Collaborating and engaged community:
What activities can I/we as advocates do to engage my/our community / division / region to be involved with MTB MLE? (List the 5 most important activities.)

16. Training of Staff:
In what ways do educators in my/our community / division / region need further equipping / training to be prepared to implement MTB MLE? (List the 3 most important)
How will my community/division / region train MTB MLE Trainers?

17. Materials Development:
What materials are most needed now in my school(s) for use in MTB MLE? (List 3 categories)
What must be done to prepare them?
How will my community be trained to prepare MTB MLE materials?

18. Resource Development (Funding):
Is my division / region willing to allocate MOOE funds for MTB MLE?
Is my/our DBM/LGU willing to allocate 10% of SEF for use in MTB MLE?
If no, how can these be positively influenced to change their minds?
What generous donors can be encouraged to give in my community/division/region?

19. Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation (AM&E):
Who can my community / division / region invite to assist us with development of protocols for AM&E?
What is the current achievement rates of students in my/our division schools? How can these be made better known?
What difference do you think MTB MLE will make in the achievement of your learners?