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
www.leadimpact.org

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

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MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan
1.

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

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Supportive Policy and Political

Environment

2.

Appointment of a National MLE

Operations Manager
Initiate MTB MLE Operations
Organizational Structure within the
Department

MLE Operations Structure

(Suggested)

Usec - Programs

MLE Operations
Manager

Asst MLE Oper Mgr - Admin

Asst MLE Oper Mgr - Training

Regional MLE
Coordinators

Division MLE Coordinators

Subordinates / Reports

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3.

Advocacy

Mass communications events

Identify partners by surveying current
programs

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4.

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

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5.

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)

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6.

Materials Development

Writers Workshops

Story Writing Workshops

Big Books Development
Graded Easy Readers (Small Books)

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7.

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
intl. orgs. who understand benefits of
MTB MLE and desire to partner with
Funding

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MTB MLE Program Strategic Plan
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8.

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

Preliminary Research, including an

accepted orthography:
1.

2.

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.

Supportive Policy and political

environment:
1.

2.

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?

Advocacy:
1.

2.

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.

Collaborating and engaged

community:
1.

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.)

Training of Staff:
1.

2.

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?

Materials Development:
1.

2.

3.

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?

Resource Development (Funding):

1.

2.

3.

4.

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?

Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation

(AM&E):
1.

2.

3.

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?