Student Early Warning System Review and Strengthening

GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SKILLS, YOUTH & INFORMATION REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Name of Project: Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan No.: 9586-JM Assignment Title: Consultant: Student Early Warning System Review and Strengthening Reference No.: JM-MOEY-556229-CS-INDV The Government of Jamaica has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Jamaica Education Project (JEP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) is seeking to address identified structural challenges in secondary education, through the Jamaica Education Project (JEP). The project is being implemented by the MoESYI with funding support provided by the World Bank, through a loan facility of US$30,000,000.00. It has five main components, : (i) Strengthening Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education; (ii) Supporting quality and resilient school infrastructure (iii) Strengthening information systems and strategies for student retention; (iv) Technical Assistance (TA), Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Project Management and (v) Contingent Emergency Response Component. A Project Implementation Unit has been established to accomplish the deliverables under each component of the project. The MoESYI is now seeking to engage a Consultant to support the review and strengthening of existing student retention interventions implemented by the MoESYI to ensure an effective response pathway for students flagged by the system. Objective of the Consultancy To develop an early warning system for the MoESYI to tackle students at risk. A Student Early Warning System (EWS) defines a framework for identifying, tracking, and supporting students at risk of school dropout. It ideally focuses on the monitoring of key indicators (e.g. attendance, behaviour and student performance) to trigger timely, appropriate interventions. The system establish