Calculation of number of teachers needed
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have also helped improve the knowledge of government and school staff on key issues such as minimum service standards.
Additionally, the citizens of Barru are now more involved in education oversight, as many took part in discussions on PTD.
They now feel that they have a way of participating in improving the quality of education in their district.
Monitoring and Evaluation
PTD in Barru was monitored by both the government and community.
Support from other government institutions DEO is not the sole institution responsible for education
services. Other government institutions, such as the district planning agency, administrative and organizational bureau,
Children play happily at a school in South Sulawesi. With the proportional teacher distribution program, students at underserved
schools were able to receive higher quality education services.
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finance bureau, legal bureau, and human resource bureau, were also important in carrying out PTD.
Multi-stakeholder forums MSFs Community members must be involved in implementing and
overseeing public education services. Public participation helps governments provide transparent and accountable education
services. Program sustainability
Education programs should be sustainable to ensure long-term benefits. To sustain PTD, local government and community
members monitored program implementation and discussed their findings in government and community meetings. In
addition, local media played an important role to oversee implementation. Public complaints and feedback was often
discussed in newspapers, for example, which ensured the redistribution went smoothly.
Challenges
During the preparation ph ase, Barru’s DEO experienced some
technical, human resource, and financial challenges, including: a.
The timeline for teach redistribution was not in line with existing program timelines. This meant that if amendments
to the program were needed, they had to occur within a specific budget cycle.
b. PTD requires a large amount of funding, and many local
governments do not have the budget. To address the issue, the Barru local government had to limit what it was able to