English Enhancement Grant Scheme for Primary Schools EEGS

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English Enhancement Grant Scheme for Primary
Schools (EEGS)

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Background

• Policy of biliteracy and trilingualism
• Fine-tuning of MOI arrangements for secondary
  schools

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Background

• Support measures for primary schools - to
  prepare the students for the diversified needs
  of English learning in secondary schools
• English Enhancement Grant Scheme for Primary
  Schools is thus launched

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Objectives

• To strengthen the learning and teaching of
  English in school
• To achieve sustainable effects after the
  completion of the Scheme

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Eligibility

• All aided, government or DSS primary schools,
  including special schools with primary section

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Grant Allocation

• Actual amount will depend on schools proposal
• Capped at 500,000 per school

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Combination with other Grant

• May combine EEGS with other grant, e.g. Capacity
  Enhancement Grant (CEG)
• - Usage should remain within the parameters of
  EEGS
• - Separate financial and evaluation reports to
  account for the expenditure
• impacts of the measures

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Disbursement of Grant

• School may expend the grant in 2 years
• Grant will be disbursed annually according to
  schools projected cash flow requirements

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Accounting Arrangement

• Set up a bank account for EEGS
• Keep a separate ledger account to record all the
  income expenditure chargeable to EEGS
• Spending exceed 500,000?
• - the excess should be met by other funding
  sources

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Accounting Arrangement

• Any surplus will be clawed back after the
  completion of the project
• Prior approval should be sought if there is any
  change in the proposed budget, timetable or
  content of the school plan

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Application Timetable
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Application Timetable

• No quota would be set as to the approved number
  of applications in each round
• Sufficient fund reserved for all eligible schools

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Tentative Timing of Application

• Indicate the tentative timing of application at
  Annex III of EDBCM No 162/2009
• Return to eegs_at_edb.gov.hk on or before 30 Nov 2009

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Application Procedures

• Application Deadline for the first round 15 Jan
  2010
• Return application form school proposal to
  eegs_at_edb.gov.hk

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Application Procedures

• Application Form, Notes for drawing up the school
  plan template are at Annex I of EDBCM No
  162/2009

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School Proposal

• Present state of play
• Holistic school-based plan
• Proposed measures details of implementation
• Targets to be attained (preferably measurable)
• Budget projected cash flow
• Methods of evaluation quality assurance

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Workshops

• Workshops in Dec Jan for schools which will
  apply in the 1st round
• To facilitate schools in developing a holistic
  school-based English enhancement programme

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Vetting Panel

• Composition language experts/ school sector and
  representatives of EDB
• Examines the appropriateness, feasibility
  sustainability of the proposed school plan
• Where necessary, recommends revision

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Accountability of Schools Performance Contract

• Enter into a performance contract with the
  Government
• ? terms conditions of allocation of
• grant
• ? relevant administrative, financial
• reporting arrangements

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Accountability of Schools Performance Contract

• Examples designated account funding support and
  conditions books and records monitoring of
  progress public acknowledgment of funding
  support termination intellectual property
  rights

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Accountability of Schools -Evaluation Reporting

• Include the implementation plan in School
  Development Plan
• Upload onto its Homepage before end-October of
  each year after endorsement by the School
  Management Committee / Incorporated Management
  Committee

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Accountability of Schools -Evaluation Reporting

• Report the progress and evaluation according to
  the targets set
• Incorporate the reports endorsed by the SMC / IMC
  in their Annual School Report
• Upload onto its Homepage before end-November each
  year

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Accountability of Schools -Evaluation Reporting

• Submit Progress / Final Report or School Annual
  Report within 3 months after its first / last
  year of implementation to the EDB
• (if it covers all the required areas)
• Submit financial statement original invoices to
  the EDB for checking

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Important Timeline
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Important Information

• Download forms at SCOLAR website
• www.language-education.com
• Email eegs_at_edb.gov.hk
• Enquiries 3527 0162 3527 0176

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Thank You