Plotting and Planning: National Mapping and Analysis of

Catholic Schools in Haiti Using iPod Touch, iFormbuilder, and GPS Cradle

Plotting and Planning: National Mapping and Analysis of

Catholic Schools in Haiti Using iPod Touch, iFormbuilder, and GPS Cradle

Objective of Catholic education assessment:

To understand the actual situation of

Catholic education in Haiti and to use the resulting information to improve education interventions

(internal and external uses)

Haitian Education system * 12% public schools; 88% non-public schools * According to a 2012 UN study, 77% of children of primary school age (11-16) are attending primary school * Nearly 1/5 of all students in Haiti are educated in the Catholic school system

Catholic education context 1804: Haiti’s independence from France

Vatican: first country to recognize Haiti

1860 Accord: Haitian President and the

Vatican (congregational schools)

Convention of August 1913: Government of Haiti and Catholic Bishops in Haiti (parish

schools)

Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education: created in 1987 * Oversee 10 Diocesan education offices: main objective to provide quality education

PEOPLE

Catholic Relief Services – Data Management and GIS Specialist; Education

Coordinator

Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education – Project Manager,

Information Technician and Pedagogical Coordinator

PROCESS

Recruiting and training human resources via the structures of the Catholic education system in Haiti: 10 Diocesan Education

Offices, 76 data collectors, 389 parish guides

TECHNOLOGY

iFormbuilder, iPod Touch + GPS Cradle, Google Earth

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in

every Catholic school in Haiti

Return to collect GPS

points in 75% of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan

Education Office staff on data

utilization

Next

Creation and revision of questionnaire using iFormbuilder

BACK

Early October 2011

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in

every Catholic school in Haiti

Return to collect GPS

points in 75% of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan

Education Office staff on data

utilization

Next

Training of 76 data collectors throughout Haiti

BACK

Mid – End October 2011

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in

every Catholic school in Haiti

Return to collect GPS

points in 75% of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan

Education Office staff on data

utilization

Next

Training of 389 parish guides

End October 2011

BACK

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in every Catholic school in

Haiti

Return to collect GPS

points in 75% of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan

Education Office staff on data

utilization

Next

Data collection conducted in every Catholic school throughout Haiti

Early November 2011 – End of January 2012 (3 months)

BACK

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in

every Catholic school in Haiti

Return to collect GPS points in 75%

of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan

Education Office staff on data

utilization

Next

Return to collect GPS points in 75% of schools

February – April 2012

BACK

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in

every Catholic school in Haiti

Return to collect GPS

points in 75% of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan

Education Office staff on data

utilization

Next

Data cleaning – analysis – stakeholder meetings CRS - University of Notre Dame - CEEC

March, April, May, June 2012

BACK

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in

every Catholic school in Haiti

Return to collect GPS

points in 75% of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan Education Office staff

on data utilization

Next

Training of staff from 10 Diocesan Education Offices on data utilization

August 2012 BACK

Google earth map – utilization

* Schools that have computers and those that have internet access

* Schools with school feeding program *Schools with >100 students, < 100

students * Schools with various accreditation

levels

Google Earth image created by Gonaives Diocesan Education Office showing accredited and non licensed

schools

BACK

Catholic Education Assessment Creation and

revision of questionnaire

using iFormbuilder

Training of 76 data collectors

throughout Haiti

Training of 389 parish guides

Data collection conducted in

every Catholic school in Haiti

Return to collect GPS

points in 75% of schools

Data cleaning, analysis, stakeholder meetings to

validate data, report writing [CRS, University of Notre

Dame, CEEC

Training Diocesan

Education Office staff on data

utilization

Next

September 2012

Use the information to prepare for a new school year

September 2012

LINK TO COMPLETE MAP OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN HAITI

[ARC GIS image]

Lessons Learned: Technology

• License transfer to partners • Dual Cradle GPS / DUAL XGPS150 Bluetooth GPS • Training at start and after one month of the

survey • Transfer of knowledge and tools to partners

PEOPLE, PROCESS, TECHNOLOGY

Transfer of knowledge and tools to partners for their utilization to better implement quality education

interventions