TZ21 Integrated Monitoring. In Zanzibar, the project shared the integrated monitoring tools with ministry officials. During the period, all 50 schools were monitored in collaboration with Ministry officials (100% of the sampled school group). As a result their participation in the process, the Ministry officials are now prepared to understand the process fully, and have committed to using the tools in monitoring schools under their catchment areas. The project was evaluated by School to School International from 11th-19th September, a total of 40 (100%) schools and communities’ members were involved in the process for data collection. Dissemination of the findings is expected in mid-November, 2014. Tz21 Mtwara office conducted integrated monitoring and evaluation visits to 27 schools during this quarter. This includes 17 schools in Mtwara DC and 10 schools in Mtwara MC. These visits were conducted between 21st July and 25th July 2014. These visits were done jointly between Tz21 program officers and government officials from the district education office. The objective of these M&E visits was to observe the following: • Implementation of classroom reading instructions focusing on 5 reading elements. • Current literacy rate in class I and II • Utilization of reading materials: - usage and storage. • ICT functionality and application of technology as per TZ21 goals. • Usage of e-content in supporting reading. In addition to the above-mentioned objectives, the M&E team had the responsibility of providing backstopping support to the schools visited in the areas that were noted as being in need of more attention. A well-established checklist in gathering the required information from all school guided the M&E visits. Discussion and feedback meetings were used to widen the data collection avenue. The M&E team focused on the following areas of intervention: quality and balance of reading instructions, utilization of reading materials, reading promotion and motivation, use of e-content, and ICT implementation.
