Operation Manual for Social Audit (Draft)

Introduction:Social Audit is a tool with which an educational

institution can be made accountable and socially responsible and
the people are becoming more assertive about their rights. It
prepares a detailed report of activities of the institution for one
immediate past year. For the purpose, a six member social audit
committee comprising of famed educationists, PTA chairperson,
union parishad member and other community gatekeepers are
formed. The committee examining the pros and cons of the
school/madrasa course of operation shall submit a report.
Objective of Social Audit:The objective of conducting Social Audit is
not to find fault with the individuals or management but to assess
the performance in terms of social, environmental and community
goals of the institution. It shall praise the successes achieved to
encourage the concerns. The report will be kept open to
government officials, SMC, PTA and community pasting on notice
board, disclosing to UNO, Upazila education committee, SMC
meetings, local newspapers etc.
The foremost principle of Social Audit is to achieve continuously
improved performances in Secondary education.
The main features of social audit include:
Condition of School building, its development prospect,
ongoing development works- specific comments on those;
Information about last years new admission, school leaving
students, dropouts and suggestions on eradication of drop
outs and eve teasing;
If the school is under AC scheme, general comment on AC
conduction impact and tabular picture on number of ACs
conducted;
Comparative comments on last five years SSC results and
three years JSC results;
Information
about
preceding
years
new
teacher
appointment, teachers leaving school, regularity of teacher

attendance, rate of absence ,teaching successes /failures

etc.;
Last years class conduction number of days, Number of
days without taking classes yet school open, existence of
academic council to monitor progress of class wise syllabus;
Whether regular SMC/MMC is in place, SMCs last years
meeting number and comments about meeting place, issues
discussed, quorum, presence of SMC chair and members in
the meeting;
Financial statement of school/madrasas public and private
income expenditure;
Whether half-yearly and annual examinations are held
regularly and timely?
How much caring SMCs and PTAs about responsibilities
bestowed on them;

Furthermore, this report shall include all other physical, academic,

environmental and financial evidence with constructive
proposition.
Social Auditing in the real sense guarantee social liability,
accountability and transparency in school management, head
teacher performance and teachers teaching process. In course
improvement, Social Auditing should be a regular process for all
secondary schools and madrasas. Government may empower
concerned agencies so that SMC, MMC and PTAs can take instant
decision in this regard to ensure transparency and accountability
for the purpose of improving access and quality of education.

Formation of Social Audit Team:

ROLE OF SEQAEP:

 SEQAEP will provide Social audit grant to of TK 5,000 per

year;
Project will send the grant money to school in two
tranches in a year;
SEQAEP will monitor the implementation of project
interventions as per plan.

ROLE OF PTA:
PTA will assist for formation of social audit committee for
smooth operation of social audit;
PTA will take instant decision in this regard to ensure
transparency and accountability for the purpose of
improving access and quality of education;
PTAwill organize parent assembly and disseminate school
performance information.

ROLE OF SMC/MMC:
SMC/MMC will assist for formation of social audit
committee for smooth operation of social audit;
SMC/MMC will take instant decision in this regard to
ensure transparency and accountability for the purpose of
improving access and quality of education;
SMC/MMC will organize parent assembly and disseminate
school performance information.

ROLE OF USEO:
USEO will provide advice for smooth running the program;
USEO will best practices and success stories regarding
social audit activities;

 USEO will monitor as per government plan and project

plan.

ROLE OF HEAD TEACHER:

Head Teacher will provide full cooperation for audit;
HT will assist for disseminate the audit report in school
display board to other concern officer ;
HT will assist SAC for properly maintaining standard
financial records.

ROLE OF AGRANI BANK:

Agrani Bank will disburse grants to project institutions as per
advice of the project;
Agrani Bank will provide disbursement report to SEQAEP as
per agreement.