The Year of “My School” at the “Meșterul Manole” Lyceum in Sălcuța
Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.
A report by journalist Mihaela Gherasim describes how the “Meșterul Manole” Lyceum in Sălcuța, Moldova, used the “My School” project in 2017 to make its budget transparent and involve pupils, parents and the community in decisions. The project was implemented by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” with World Bank support.
The lyceum, with 532 pupils, has been under major renovation for three years, with around MDL 46 million spent so far with World Bank funding. It has managed its own finances since 2013. After applying in autumn 2016, it took part in “My School”, which trained the administrative board, collected online questionnaires from pupils, parents and teachers, and held a public hearing attended by over 370 people.
The consultations produced concrete results: German is taught from last autumn, since 34 families moved to Germany in two years, and meals are now provided for 61 children from socially vulnerable families or with special educational needs, funded by the school, the village hall and the district council. Pupils and parents say they now know where school money comes from and goes, and want hearings held every year. The director called the project “exactly what we needed”.
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