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Excellence in Classroom Education at the Local Level (EXCELL)
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Location:
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El Salvador |
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Dates:
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2003 to 2007 |
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Funder:
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USAID |
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Budget:
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$3.7 million |
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Chief of Party
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Project Director
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| Objective |
| Excellence in Classroom Education at the Local Level (EXCELL) is designed to address priority needs for education in El Salvador and to improve student performance in 250 rural schools. Through this initiative, USAID will assist the Ministry of Education to: |
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Improve its ability to implement educational policy |
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Improve the effectiveness of school principals to manage schools and improve instructional practices |
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Enhance analytical capacity in educational research. |
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| EXCELL is an EQUIP 1 project. |
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| Components |
| EXCELL has three components: |
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Strengthen Ministry of Education’s capacity to improve decentralized school management, modify and implement educational reforms |
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Improve student achievement in at least 250 rural schools, K-6, through training and technical assistance to school principals |
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Educational policy research |
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| Activities |
| Proposed activities include: |
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Training for principals to strengthen their capacity to educational management and resource mobilization |
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Development of instruments that can be used in enhancing quality of education at the school and classroom levels |
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| Other AED Projects in El Salvador |
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Civic Engagement for Education Reform in Central America (CERCA), USAID, 2002 to 2006 |
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Environmental Education and Communication IQC (GreenCOM II), USAID, 2001 to 2006 |
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Global Civil Society Strengthening Project (GCSS), USAID, 2001 to 2006 |
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LINKAGES: Breastfeeding and Related Complementary Feeding and Maternal Nutrition Program, USAID, 1996 to 2006 |
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Anti-Sweatshop Initiatives, USAID, 2001 to 2005 |
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Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS I & II), USAID, 1993 to 2004 |
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Behavior Change, Innovation, State of the Art Activity (The CHANGE Project), USAID, 1998 to 2004 |
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Central America HIV/AIDS Prevention Project (PASCA), USAID, 1995 to 2003 |
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Micronutrient Support Activity (MOST), USAID, 1998 to 2003 |
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Water Quality Improvement Coalition for Central American NGOs (CLARA), USAID, 2000 to 2003 |
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