“Liviu Damian” Lyceum in Râșcani Among the First Schools to Learn to Manage Their Budget with “My School”

Râșcani was one of two pilot districts, with Căușeni, that tested the funding formula in 2010; by 2014 almost all Moldovan schools managed their own revenue and spending. Director Stela Scripliuc says the project taught the team involvement and accountability, including how to calculate income and present the spending plan to parents and pupils. Annual public hearings, started in 2016, strengthened ties with local authorities, and the District Council adopted the practice.

The school's biggest problem remains the lack of a sports hall and an assembly hall, since the building is a century-old former manor house. The construction project is approved, but funding is missing. Recent upgrades, paid from the school budget and District Council support, include video surveillance, equipped physics and chemistry classrooms, new furniture, a fitness room, lighting, interactive boards and laptops for teachers. The project was financed by the World Bank.