Special Education Fund Education Research Paper Essay (Research Paper Sample)

Domestic Resource Mobilization: Mobilizing Special Education Fund for Equitable and Gender-sensitive Education
Inequity in education remains a serious challenge in the country. Millions of children youth and adults continue to be marginalized and left behind on education based on wealth, location, disability, ethnicity, and residency.
Achieving the goals and targets of the SDGs, and SDG 4 in particular, will require much higher, more sustained, and well-targeted public investment. Philippines is one of the countries that are least spenders in education in relation to GDP and on a per-pupil spending level despite its financial commitment to meet the SDG 4 targets. It is not only the size and share of the budget that matter but also the lack of sensitivity in allocating resources that will address the inequality affecting most especially the poorest and disadvantaged groups, particularly women.
It is within this context that there is the need to intensify efforts on budget advocacy that ensure equitable and gender-responsive financing which prioritizes those who are furthest behind. Therefore, this research project intends to study options for domestic resource mobilization to generate additional revenues that can be allocated for education and, thus, cover the financing gaps to ensure equitable and gender-sensitive financing for education.
Objectives:
To review the LGU and school documents on SEF and thereby identifying its allocation and expenditures;
To corroborate with the end-users the efficiency of SEF allocation and expenditures in its intended objectives, programs/projects, and recipients;
To identify gaps in financing equitable and gender-sensitive education;
To determine other domestic resources used in providing equitable and gender-sensitive education; and
To recommend the needed policy development and advocacy that will make domestic resources responsive to equitable and gender-sensitive education.
Methodology:
Gathering of relevant data online and in appropriate offices
Desk review of relevant materials and documents from the local government unit (LGU), barangay, schools, and partners civil society organization (CSO)
Interview with Key Informants – School Principal/Head, Faculty President, PTA President, SPG/SSG President, Barangay Captain, and Barangay Committee on Education Chair (in a public elementary school and barangay in Murcia, and Project 6 Elementary School in QC)
Documents Needed:
LGU Financial Reports (Statement of Income, Cash Flows, and Balance Sheets) for the General Fund and the SEF that LGUs submit to COA
Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, and Balances (SAAOB) for the General Fund and SEF
Accomplished SEF Budget Preparation Form and SEF Accountability Form
Local School Board Budget Resolutions including Supplemental Budget Resolutions
LGU Annual Investment Plan
LGU GAD Budget Priorities and Utilization
LGU/Barangay Scholarship Program – Sources and Utilization
LGU Support to Education from General Fund
Legal Framework of SEF
Joint Circular of DBM, DepEd, and DILG on SEF
SEF as stipulated in Local Government Code
School Improvement Plan
Areas for Document Review:
Legal Framework of SEF
SEF Budgeting Process of Local School Board
Preparation
Approval or Authorization
Execution
Accountability
Criteria used in Allocating SEF
SEF Spending Priorities
Respondents to Interview:
Principal/School Head and Faculty President
PTA President and SPG/SSG President
Barangay Captain and Barangay Education Committee Head
Guide Questions:
For Principal/School Head and Faculty President
What is your participation in SEF planning and budgeting?
What are your priority education programs, projects, and services? Please explain further these PPS.
How much funds are allocated in each PPS? What are the sources of funds?
Aside from SEF, do you have other sources of funds to finance your PPS?
PPSDefinition of PPSImplementersCostsSources of Funds
Would you say the SEF is financing gender-related PPS? If yes, what are the reasons? What are the concrete examples? If not, what are the reasons?
What are your recommendations in making gender-sensitive SEF?
Would you say the SEF is providing equitable education and learning to the most needy children and youth?
What are your recommendations in improving your SEF in terms of providing equitable education and learning related PPS?
For PTA and SSG
What is your participation in SEF planning and budgeting?
What are your priority education programs, projects, and services? Please explain further these PPS.
Do you get financial support coming from SEF regarding your PPS? If yes, what PPS? How much do you get?
Aside from SEF, do you have other sources of funds to finance your PPS?
PPSDefinition of PPSImplementersCostsSources of Funds
Would you say the SEF is financing gender-related PPS? If yes, what are the reasons? What are the concrete examples? If not, what are the reasons?
What are your recommendations in making gender-sensitive SEF?
Would you say the SEF is providing equitable education and learning to the most needy children and youth?
What are your recommendations in improving your SEF in terms of providing equitable and gender-sensitive education and learning related PPS?
For Barangay Captain/Barangay Education Committee Head
What are your priority education programs, projects, and services? Please explain further these PPS?
How much funds are allocated in each PPS? What are the sources of funds?
Do you get support from SEF to finance your PPS? If yes, what are these PPS? How much funds are allocated in each PPS?
What are your recommendations in improving your SEF in terms of providing equitable and gender-sensitive education and learning related PPS?
PPSDefinition of PPSImplementersCostsSources of Funds