PROFILE, STRUCTURE AND ATTRIBUTIONS OF BUCHAREST’s SCHOOL INSPECTORATE

The Bucharest’s School Inspectorate is an institution that coordinates education in the whole pre-academic educational system of country’s capital.

Its role is to monitor that the provisions stipulated in the National Law of Education are fulfil within municipality’s schools. Besides its role to control and evaluate the local schooling system in relation to the national objectives and curriculum, the inspectorate also monitors and counsels each school’s activity with a view to self-evaluation and self-improvement procedure. The school inspection center its attention on legality and  quality aspects within the teaching and learning process in terms of school’s results and performance, with concrete purpose of improving the school’s activities and its educational partners in order to increase quality and standards of achievement.

The structure of Bucharest’s School Inspectorate was approved by the Ministry of Education and Research through O.M.E.C. (Order issued by the Minister) nr. 3870/27.05.2002. According to its structure, the management functions are performed by General School Inspector and three deputy general school inspectors.

The Bucharest’s School Inspectorate is organized in 14 functional departments, to which The Municipal Centre of Psycho-Pedagogical Assistance and Teachers’ Training Centre are added, as distinct subordinate institutions.

MISSION STATEMENT

The School Inspectorate of Bucharest supports „education in motion”, oriented towards democratic and humanistic values, which gives the chance to every child, young man and teacher to become high achievers in a friendly and motivating environment and to be able to adequately meet the requirements of a changing society. Its role is to ensure the implementation of the national curriculum, the national educational policies and guidelines through supervision, counseling, monitoring and evaluation of the educational institutions under its jurisdiction."

VISION

• To promote educational partnerships
• To meet the  local communities requirements
• To promote European values
• To use scientific management as a key-element for innovation and development

TYPES OF INSPECTIONS

• RODIS/complex inspections
• Specific subject matter inspections
• Special inspections (Inspections for granting teaching ranks)
• Thematic inspections
• Inspections for institutional evaluation  
• Inspections for the investigation of complaints  

ISSUES TO BE INSPECTED  

• The quality of the curriculum
• The quality of the education provided by the teaching staff
• The level of achievement of the educational standards
• School management
• The level of collaboration with Parents’ Associations
• The school involvement in the life of the community
• The students’ perception of the learning process, of the school environment and of the services provided by the school
• Observation of education laws and regulations

BUCHAREST EDUCATION NETWORK

In Bucharest there are all types of schools. In the school year 2010 – 2011 there are 458 schools grouped according to the type of school, the children that attend it and the territory it covers.

• Kindergartens -154
• Lower - secondary schools -177
• High schools -106
• Technical Vocational Schools -2
• Post – Secondary Schools -1
• Children’s clubs -6
• School Sports Clubs -7
• Arts and Music Schools -5
• Schools for students with disabilities -20

PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES

The “Projects and Programmes” Department within the School Inspectorate of Bucharest coordinates the educational projects developed by the institution, offers counselling on the projects developed by schools and provides the dissemination of the results in the projects implemented in the educational system in Bucharest.

Educational programmes and projects background

•    Comenius
•    Leonardo da Vinci
•    Grundtvig
•    Transversal Program / Action Key 1.1. Study-visits to specialists in education and training
•    Leonardo de Vinci project no. 2005 / 95060 / EXCHANGE: „School manager training to develop abilities for total quality development in education”
•    Leonardo de Vinci mobility project no. LLP-LdV/ VETPRO/2008RO/186 "Teacher training for career development of young people"
•    Leonardo de Vinci mobility project no. LLP-LdV/ VETPRO/2008RO/135 " Formation responsible for the development of European co-financing projects from the Structural Funds 2008-2013 for undergraduate education"
•    Leonardo de Vinci mobility project no. LLP-LdV/ VETPRO/2009RO/129 "Sustainable Development and Teaching Practice"
•    Grundtvig Learning Partnership project-GRU-09-P-LP-35- B-FR/2009 "Adult literacy and training for sustainable development"
•    2006/018-147.01.01 PHARE project "Impact of assessment and dissemination of PHARE Program" Access to education for disadvantaged groups "
•    "Festival of Your Opportunities”
•    "Let’s read for the third millennium!"
•    Early Education Reform Project (PRICE) "All in kindergarten! Everyone in the 1st  grade"
•    "Diversity-One more chance for the future"
•    "I am a citizen - I know my rights!"
•    IUSES - Intelligent use of Energy at School
•    Together for a community based on involvement, mutual respect and support "
•    "Roma children get ready for Kindergarten!"
•    Global Campaign for Education
•    "Mosaic-intercultural education in ethnically mixed communities, Stage II, 2008-2010
•    "Strategic Steps to improve access to education for Roma children"
•    " Europe Agenda " Project
•    "Organizational Development and Decentralization in Bucharest school education –a pilot study of organizational culture and impact of leadership"
•    Equal opportunities for women and men in the global crisis "
•    "Second chance in primary and lower secondary" Program
•    On-going education program for lower-secondary  and high school teachers "Pestalozzi"
•    "Doors open to the future"
•    "Young people in interaction"
•    "On Saturdays we read in Diverta"
•    "Egypt. Eternal Earth -open door to mystery "
•    "Your high school Astronomy Week"
•    "Book and Arts", "Writers of yesterday, today, tomorrow" RIUF, Edmundo
•    "Bucharest Educational Fair “
•    "PAL-TIN - Youth participation in Local Administration"
•    "Youth in Europe - A Drug Prevention Program”

More info :

School Inspectorate of Bucharest
Str.Icoanei nr. 19, sectorul 2, Bucuresti

www.ismb.edu.ro