KINERJA Program Locations RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPLICATION

Tata Kelola Biaya Operasional Satuan Pendidikan BOSP 5 www.kinerja.or.id “The BOSP P rogram is important through which we can be sure of how much each school needs. This enables us to plan how to meet their needs so that they can be fully covered by BOS grants.” Zulfata , Head of HR Development Planning, Bappeda of Simeulue, Aceh • Similar to Simeulue, Kota Banda Aceh also has started providing a matching fund since 2011. Recommendations for District Heads Implemented by local governments and MSF, with support from Kinerja, the BOSP program produced good results and changes as described above. KINERJA has identified recommendations for district heads, particularly those with limited budgets andor gaps between developed and underdeveloped schools, that they take lessons from KINERJA’s experience by conducting BOSP analysis and integrating results into their budgets. Recommendations for local governments include: a A strong commitment from district heads, local legislative councils DPRD and District Educational Offices DEO is necessary to successfully implement the BOSP program; b policies should be oriented toward public services; c engage communities or multi-stakeholder forums in the implementation of BOSP governance; d empower existing organizational staffs and structures instead of establishing new organizational units; e coordinate with other relevant local government agencies; f establish KINERJA’s program performance indicators and success measurements; and g adopt KINERJA’s approaches and materials. Recommendations for Intermediary Organizations KINERJA intermediary organizations IOs have provided significant assistance to local governments and multi-stakeholder forums in BOSP implementation. Kinerja has identified recommendations for IOs to continue their role, including: a Apply governance aspects into supporting and strengthening activities by engaging communities or multi-stakeholder forums; b Focus on results and the quality of outcomes, rather than only meeting activities schedules or participants quota; c Serve as advisors to provide motivation and encouragement rather than simply carrying out tasks in the program, and d Utilize modules developed by KINERJA to strengthen internal capacity and the capacity of local governments and multi-stakeholder forums.