<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="874"%> Special High Officials Meeting, 2002
   

Special High Officials Meeeting
Amari Orchid Resort, Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand
29-31 May 2002

Proceedings
Table of
Contents
Summary of Proceedings
Appendices
I. Remarks by Permanent
Secretary of Education,
Thailand
 II. Keynote Address by
Minister of Education,
Thailand and President
of SEAMEO Council
III. List of Participants
IV. Special High Officials
Meeting – A Brief
V. Agenda
VI. Programme
VII. Regional Cooperation on Quality and Equity in Education in SEAMEO Member Countries: A Concept Paper
VIII. Consolidated Report
IX. Oxfam Report entitled: Quality Education for All: Priority Actions for Governments, Donors
and Civil Society
X. The Project Task Force– Terms of Reference
 
 
   

Appendix IV
A Brief
I. Objectives
 
The general objective of the Special High Officials Meeting (SHOM) is to encourage commitment among members of the meeting in implementing this project. Specifically, it aims to:
  1.
revisit the concept paper: Regional Cooperation on Quality and Equity in Education in SEAMEO Member Countries;
  2.
gain knowledge on Member Countries’ situations and experiences on quality and equity in Education;
  3. set the criteria in selecting schools for the coalition of schools;
  4. refine the draft TOR of the Project Task Force;
  5. map out the project activities and timeframe;
  6. determine the project budget by activities and its sources; and
  7.

decide on the roles and responsibilities of SEAMEO Member and Associate Member Countries, SEAMEO Units, Donor Agencies and other education stake holders.
II. Expected Outputs
 

The expected outputs of the meeting are the following:
  1.
A consolidated report showing the Member Countries’ policies, projects, innovations, and other experiences on quality and equity of education;
  2. Criteria in selecting schools for the school coalition;
  3. Terms of Reference of the Project Task Force;
  4. Project activities and timeframe;
  5. Project budget by activities and its sources; and
  6.

Roles and responsibilities of the stake holders.
III. Participants
  Participants of the meeting shall be representatives from:
  1.
SEAMEO Member Countries (at least one Education High Official and one education expert from each Member Country). The High Official should be able to decide at the meeting and the expert should have experience on school management at the elementary and secondary level and on education quality improvement and equity of access to education so that s/he can assist her/his high official in planning the project activities and selection of schools;
  2. SEAMEO Associate Member Countries;
  3. SEAMEO Secretariat and SEAMEO Unit/s; and
  4.

Donors/funding agencies such as ADB, OXFAM, World Bank, etc.
IV. Strategies
  In order to achieve the meeting objectives, following strategies shall be employed:
  1. Documents Preparation
   
SEAMEO Secretariat and MOE Thailand will prepare concept paper, draft TOR of the Project Task Force, brief on the Special High Officials Meeting, and other relevant documents for discussion and references.
  2. Paper presentation and Discussion.
   
A high official from each Member Country will present a brief country paper on Quality and Equity of Education in elementary and secondary levels in his/her own country. Ten minutes will be allotted for each country presentation. Thus the country paper shall cover: a). Problems on quality and equity in education; b). Policies, projects, activities and other experiences to improve quality and equity of education; and c). Outcome or impact. This will be followed by discussion.
   

In addition, representative of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) will present a report on their current education programmes and projects.

  3. School Visit/s
  4.

Setting the School Selection Criteria for the coalition.
  5. Refinement of TOR
  6. Induction of the Project Task Force
  7. Mapping out of Project activities, timeframe, budget, etc.
  8. Determining the Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders
V.

Budget
 
The budget for the meeting will be partially covered by SEAMEO Trust Fund for Regional Cooperation on Quality and Equity in Education in SEAMEO Member Countries.
VI. Time and Venue
 
This SHOM will be held on 29-31 May 2002 at Amari Orchid Resort, Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand.

 

  
Last updated:   2 May, 2003


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