Lasting Partnerships and Great Achievements: How Does the Sculeni Lyceum Involve the Community in School Life?
Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.
Almost five years after the “My School” project was launched in Moldova, the Sculeni Lyceum in Ungheni district, one of its first-generation participants, shows how openness and partnerships help a school manage its budget, attract funding and involve parents, teachers, pupils and local authorities in decisions.
The lyceum has over 570 pupils and a budget exceeding MDL 6 million. Since it began managing its own budget, it has never run a deficit. Planning takes place each autumn, and annual public hearings let parents see how money was spent and how it will be spent next year. Management says the school no longer has to ask for handouts.
Funding and donations came from partnerships with the Ungheni District Council, the Ungheni Community Foundation, the town hall, institutions in Romania and other countries, and the Parents and Teachers Association, active since 2001. Since 2017 donors can give 2% of their income tax to it. Improvements include new classroom doors, a mini sports pitch, new lighting and an internet connection. Project work involves teachers and pupils, and the director says this is only the beginning.
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