Kaivalya Education Foundation A leadership development organization which enables behavior change in education leaders to improve student learning outcomes (SLO) at scale
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Innovative Solutions: Developed extensive, stakeholder-specific needbased curriculum, tools and frameworks
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Specialized Experts: Developed 450+ design, pedagogy, stakeholder, training, implementation, assessment experts, along with 1000+ transformationoriented young Fellows and Alumni
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Knowledge/Implementation Partners: NUEPA, Harvard, KEDI, NYU, GenPact, Sattva, BCG,12 state governments
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Value-based Funders: philanthropists, CSR and multilateral funders with longterm commitment for education
Area of Intervention Transform public education system through leadership development of education officials and organization development at all levels
Key Geography Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
Need for the initiative Problem Learning outcomes are extremely low as education officials are facing hindrances in managing the delivery of quality education
Situation Before School Heads, Middle Managers and Teacher Facilitators lack support to build capabilities, foster motivation, commitment, collaboration and balance between administration and improving outcomes
Intervention
Impact and Key Learning
Overview
Achieved so far
Enable educators at all levels to improve SLO
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Achieved 54%, 45%, and 33% SLO for math, language in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, respectively, in 16-17 (thirdparty assessments)
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Increased enrolment by 14% in government schools of Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
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On-field support: Provide on-field experts to solve ground-level problems, execute innovative interventions
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Professional Learning Forums: Create non-hierarchical, respectful, learning environment for shared problem-solving, data-driven action planning and review
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Workshops: Tailor capacity and perspective building workshops by assessing individual and ecosystem needs through standardized tools like TNAT*, TIPPS* etc.
Virtual field support: Provide tools and frameworks to resolve operational issues, follow up and implement tools/curriculums for developing school, district and state. NGO Initiatives
Key Learning •
Build secure, respectful, trustworthy environment wherein people express freely, accelerate learning, discover intrinsic motivation, joy and pride in self
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Demonstrate SLO improvement by establishing systems for competencybased selection, role-based induction, need-based professional development, outcome-based career progression and goal-based role re-articulation
