PART IV. CATEGORIZING YOUR SCHOOL

CARANIOGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.Y. 2012-2013

PART 1. CHECKLIST

Please see how many action items intend under each goal your school has accomplished or is doing on a regular basis. Circle the number before each item if you achieved this. Add up and write your total at the box after each goal.

By checking what your school already has and what it is doing regularly you will be able to track your progress towards becoming a child-friendly school.

GOAL 1: Encourage CHILDREN’S PARTICIP[ATION TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY1. Your school has a working student government.2. Your school involves students in meetings and planning sessions that concern well being.3. Your school encourages students to get involved in community work.4. Your school has a mechanism such as a school publication, student’s bulletin board or opinion box-for pupils

to express their opinions about school and community issues.

Total for Goal 1 2

GOAL 2: Enhance children’s health and well being1. Your school maintains and regularly updates a health record of each student.2. Your school holds annual weighing and health examination of your pupils.3. Your school holds annual dental examination of your pupils.4. Your school treats pupils with decayed teeth.5. Your school has a feeding program for malnourished children.6. Your school serves or sells healthy and nutritious food in your premises.7. Your school practices proper water disposal.8. Your school had a steady of supply of clean and safe drinking water.9. Your school has separate toilet facilities for boys and girls consisting of urinals and lavatories that are

regularly maintained and keep clean.10. Your school has a functional clinic or refers to the health centre or other doctors pupils health problems.

Total for Goal 2 7

GOAL 3: GUARANTEE SAFE AND PROTECTIVE SPACES FOR CHILDREN1. Your classrooms have proper ventilation and lighting and enough space for 45-50 pupils.2. Your classrooms desks and other furniture are sized to the age of pupils. In the case of shared desks, each

pupil has enough space to do seatwork.3. Your classrooms layout and furniture allow pupils to interact and do group work.4. Your classrooms have a bulletin board or a corner that displays helpful learning materials such as posters,

illustrations, newspaper and magazine clippings, and your pupils owns works.5. Your classrooms facilities and premises are regularly maintained and kept clean.6. Your school has a library for reading and for study.7. Your school has facilities and equipments for recreation and sports.8. Your school has sufficient lawn space and vegetation.9. Your school has duly assigned personnel in charge of securing its premises, its properties and those of its

pupils and teachers.10. Your school coordinates with the barangay and local authorities to ensure the safety and protection of your

pupils.11. Your school has a policy against discrimination with regard to gender, cultural origin, social status, religious

belief and others.12. Your school has a program for children with special needs.13. Your teacher use non- threatening styles or discipline.

Total for Goal 3 7

GOAL 4: ENCOURAGE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION1. Your school has master list of all school age in the community, whether enrolled or not.2. Your school regularly coordinates with the local barangay council to identify school age children who are put

of school, for the purpose of bringing them to school.3. Your school conducts campaigns to encourage parents to enroll their children.4. Your school has a system to regularly check on the attendance of its pupils and address problems concerning

non-attendance.

Total for Goal 4 4

GOAL 5: ENSURE CHILDREN’S HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS1. Your school has a clear vision/mission statement that is prominently displayed and adequately explained to

all school personnel.2. The principal and teachers are familiar with child-center and child-friendly principles.3. Your school provides each student a complete set of textbooks4. Teachers regularly prepare their lesson plans.5. Your school encourages and promotes cooperative and “ hand on” learning6. The principal has a set of data on the schools past three years performance in the division, regional or

national tests for the purpose of improving its current year performance.7. Teachers regularly monitor and assess their pupil’s academic performance with the view of improving their

performance.

Total for Goal 5 5

GOAL 6: RAISE TEACHERS’ MORALE AND MOTIVATION1. Teachers undergo continuing advanced professional training at least once a year.2. Teachers are regularly trained in new and effective teacher learning strategies.3. Teachers have their own lounge and/ or work area4. Teachers are given annual medical checkup.5. The principal provides strong direction and leadership guided by a written supervisory plan.6. Teachers support their co-teachers by sharing teaching techniques and experiences7. Your school provides annual medical examinations to your teachers and other staff.

Total for Goal 6 4

GOAL 7: MOBILIZE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION1. Your school has a Parent Teacher-Community Association (PTCA) that has eleceted leaders, meets regularly

and has a written plan of action2. Your school coordinates with the barangay and local institutions to enroll illiterate parents in literacy

programs.3. Your school takes the lead in conducting literacy programs for illiterate parents.4. Your school enlists the support of community organizations to raise funds and resources for learning.5. Your school invites parents to discuss with your teachers the learning experiences and progress of their

children.6. Your school consult parents in the drafting of its policies and in the planning and implementation of school

activities7. Your school coordinates with barangay institution, BCPC to identify children who are physically or sexually

abused or are made to do hard physical labor, for the prupose of identifying their special needs.

Total for Goal 7 2

PART II. ACCOMPLISHING TARGETS

The following section focuses on targets for schools in the areas of enrolment, learning achievement and health and nutrition. Please measure how far has your school progressed in accomplishing the following targets.

TARGET 1: All children 6-12 years old in your community are in school

BELOW 79 % Poor 1 points79-82 % Fair 2 points82-87% Good 3 points 87-92% Very Good 4 points /ABOVE 92 % Outstanding 5 points

TARGET 2: All children in your school who enrolled in Grade I, six years ago finish Grade 6.

BELOW 59% Poor 1 points59-65 % Fair 2 points65-70% Good 3 points 70-79% Very Good 4 points /ABOVE 79 % Outstanding 5 points

TARGET 3: All Grade 6 pupils pass the schools division and national tests (Mean Percentage Score)SCHOOLS DIVISION DIAGNOSTIC TEST

26-50 MPS Poor 1 points51-65 MPS Fair 2 points66-80 MPS Good 3 points81-90 MPS Very Good 4 points /91 MPS Outstanding 5 points

NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTS

26-50 MPS Poor 1 points 51-65 MPS Fair 2 points66-80 MPS Good 3 points /81-90 MPS Very Good 4 points91 MPS Outstanding 5 points

B. HEALTH TARGETS TARGET 4: All your students are well nourished

26-50 % Poor 1 points51-70 % Fair 2 points71-80 % Good 3 points81-90 % Very Good 4 points /91 and ABOVE Outstanding 5 points

TARGET 5: All your pupils are healthy

26-50 % Poor 1 points51-70 % Fair 2 points71-80 % Good 3 points81-90 % Very Good 4 points /91 and ABOVE Outstanding 5 points

TARGET 6: All your pupils have good dental health

26-50 % Poor 1 points51-70 % Fair 2 points71-80 % Good 3 points /81-90 % Very Good 4 points91 and ABOVE Outstanding 5 points

PART III. SCORING

Please tally your score from Parts I and Parts II

Part 1 SCORESThe seven Child Friendly goals

1. Encourage children’s participation in school and community 22. Enhance children’s health and well being 73. Guarantee safe and productive spaces for children 74. Encourages enrolment and completion 45. Ensure children’s high academic achievement and success 56. Raise teachers’ morale and motivation 47. Mobilize community support for education 2

TOTAL 31

Part II SCORESACHIEVING Targets

1. All children 6-12 years old are enrolled in school 42. All children who enroll in Grade I finish Grade 6 43. All grade 6 pupils pass School Division Diagnostic Test 34. All grade 6 pupils pass National Achievement Test 35. All pupils are well nourished 46. All pupils are healthy 47. All pupils have good dental health 3

TOTAL 27

GRAND TOTALOverall Score

A+BTotal Points

Maximum Possible points

Part 1 + Part II (A+B) 31 + 27 58Divide C by 87 58 / 87 67%

PART IV. CATEGORIZING YOUR SCHOOLNow that you have calculated your score you can see which category of Child-Friendliness your school falls into.

PercentAchieved

Category Description

91-100 % Model School An outstanding CF school which could serve as model or a demonstration site for other schools to learn from.

71-90 % Established A CF school that has implemented many of the core principles and goals but with some room for improvement.

51-70 % Developing Stage A CF school that is showing substantial progress from the beginning stage but needs to deepen the CFSS practices and could learn from established or model CF schools.

Below 50 % Beginning Stage A CF school that needs to establish basic principle[les and practices of the Child Friendly School System, in collaboration with the children and parents/community members.

Remember: A low score is not a sign of failure, rather it is a way of determining what action needs to be taken by a school to progress further towards becoming a child-friendly school.