1. ILM ACADEMYInnovative Learning ModelsThe academy attempts to bridge the quality gap between localGovt./Govt. aided schools constituting 72% of secondaryschool network and high-end private schools, at secondarylevel, by providing package solutions that involve quality education,career & life-oriented training and counseling to the underprivileged kids 1 2. Agenda and Organization SnapshotAgenda Organization Snapshot•Organization profile Bring quality education in Science& English to poor students from What do we do? Govt./Govt. Aided schools at –Teamsecondary level (urban & rural) –Name & contact detailsAddress the critical issue of poorperformance and dropouts due to –Key Customers / market Need poor teaching quality, teacherabsenteeism and lack ofaccountability in these schools•Need~98,000 urban/rural Govt./ Govt. –ProblemTarget Beneficiary Aided Secondary schools acrosscountry; 10,000+ in UP; 120 in LKO1 –Solution & ImpactHigh teaching Quality withadvanced digital learning aids•Current Status Effective life-skill trainings inbuiltinto the regular teaching &•ExpensesValue propositionevaluation systemLow cost technological solutions•Future PlanSnowball effect of peer-to-peerlearning•Appendix Samina Bano, IIM B, Chairperson TeamVinod Yadav, Harvard U, Treasurer –Student database Founded08 August 2012 Registered OfficeLucknow, UP1 The Seventh All India Education Survey, 2002 2 3. ‘Bharat Abhyudaya Foundation’ launches its flagship program in education sector - ILM ACADEMY Key Team Members Chairperson TreasurerStrategic AdvisorMBA from IIM MBA from UniversityFounder, SammaanBangaloreof Texas FoundationEx-Consultant with Harvard University – Ashoka FellowDeloitte Consulting US Inter’l DevelopmentWinner of National5 years of corporate 3 yrs experience in UP entrepreneurshipexperience development spaceawardsSamina BanoVinod YadavIrfan Alam • Key Advisors– Dr. Rukmini Banerji, Pratham, Delhi; Dr. Urvashi Sahni, Study Hall Foundation, Lucknow– Jason Trusley, Principal, Boston Consulting Group, USA– Prof. Rajalaxmi Kamath & Prof. Arnab Mukharjee, Public Policy, IIM Bangalore • Bharath Abhyudaya Foundation (Registered on 08 Aug, 12’ as an All India level Society)– Registered Office: 592-Gh/33, Rajiv Nagar, Lucknow – 226002; Registration no. 1169-2012-2013– First Learning Center launched on 03 Oct’12 with 50 students selected from 6-7 Govt./Aided schools • Beneficiaries:– Secondary and Higher Secondary School students from poor background in urban and rural areas 3 4. It aims at providing “quality”, “career & life-skill oriented” education at secondary level to Govt./Govt. Aided school studentsSecondary (IX – XII) School Performance gap in Govt. / network in India1Aided schools210093.6 100 9082 90 Govt/ 80 80 Govt-70,168 27,00070 70 56.2 Aided 60 49.960 50 50 40 40 30 30Private Lack of Quality Education20 20 Rural Un- 16,300 21,000 10 10AidedUrbanTeacher Absenteeism 0 0Lack of AccountabilityGovt. Aided Private Others Poor Infrastructure Pass PercentageAverage MarkKnowing ~40M students reach Class 9 – 12 every year (after 56% dropout rate) •Approximate size of Target Beneficiary Segment (Govt. / Govt. Aided):– Urban Target = ~6M students; 0.8M in UP; 50K in Lucknow city– Rural Target = ~20M students– Poor private schools – approximately 2- 5M students1 The Seventh All India Education Survey, 2002; 2Other s include 36 heavily resourced centrally funded Kendriya Vidyalayas4 5. Since Govt./ Aided schools are failing terribly in serving theirpurpose of providing quality education to poor children• Key Challenges at Govt. schools– Teacher absenteeism– Lack of accountability due to centralized management system– Very poor infrastructure as depicted in photos of an govt. school in “downtown” Lucknow • The tin-shed inhabiting elementary level kids leaks during rains; burns like fire during summer and freezes during winter According to a Harvard research paper: “If an elementary school student has an excellent“The school is nothing more teacher even for a single year, it boosts their income bythan a Day Care center forpoor mothers who work as an average of about 2 percent per year,” 1 laborers and domestic helpersduring the day” In India, attendance of even regular teachers is- School Principal disturbingly low in govt. and aided schools1 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/02/superstar-teachers/5 6. ILM conducts special trainings for their overall development at our afterschool academy with the help of quality instructors and counselorsPresent Model – Pilot launch in Lucknow • Poor students studying in secondary schools with inadequate facilities Target• Approached 6-10 Govt./Aided schools catering to very poor students in Lucknow Beneficiary • Selected 42 students based on • 1. Performance in an aptitude test Selection • 2. Family’s background – monthly income, parents education etcProcess• 3. Potential and interest level • Offering special training in following areas at ILM’s after school learning center • 1. Subjects – PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Math) by qualified teachers • 2. English Literature & CommunicationServices • 3. Life skills like confidence building, health & hygiene, ethics etcOffered • 4. Books, pens, food, conveyance etc. for those who can’t afford it6 7. Present Status – shaping lives of 42 passionate young minds42 students getting specially trained atour first ILM Academy center, Lucknow 30 - XI Science students 12 - XII Science Students4 Girls1 physically challenged boy7 8. Here are some of them…Khushi Ram• Works 4 hours every morning as Gardener to pay for his food, lodging and school.Left village and came to LKO to study• Very hard working, sincere and good in studies• We met his guardian and now pay for his food, books and studies besides specialtrainingManish Mandal• Father expired a couple of years ago• Income from rent; Mother works as domestic help• Young, excited and brilliant. His child like enthusiasm to learn whatever he can makesyou want to teach him. Once a hesitant teacher agreed to work out his busyschedule to find time for our classes only because of him. We call him ‘Laloo’ ☺Afsal Ansari• Brightest of all; Potential IIT candidate• Getting special coaching for IIT from our instructors – has already become theirfavorite• He is not just a good student but a good teacher as well. It’s a treat to watch himteach chemistry to fellow classmates. Reinforces our belief in peer-to-peer learningAnd there are more…. 8 9. Seek to raise 6.90 lacs to fund 6 months of operational costs • Teachers hired – 4 • Operational Assistant - 2Cost Items2012-13 (6 months)# Beneficiaries42Total Revenue0 (No fees)Salary – Teacher (4 teachers)3,00,000Rent – Property (Classrooms, Office)90,000Logistics/Supplies (books, notes, conveyance, food, 50,000benches, whiteboard etc)Salary – Employees (Developer, Manager)1,50,000Other Overhead 1,00,000Total Current Cost6,90,000Cost per student: Rs 2700/- per month 9 10. How can you contribute? – Sponsor a child for 1 to 6 monthsFor all monetary contributions, the preferred and recommended mode is through Cheques/Demand Drafts / Online Transfers into Bharat Abhyudaya Foundation’s bank account• Cheques and Demand Drafts• Addressed to ‘BHARAT ABHYUDAYA FOUNDATION payable at LUCKNOW.Postal Address: Surajdeep Complex, E Block, 1st Floor, 1-Jopling Road, Near DainikJagaran Choraha, Hazratganj, Lucknow, UP - 226001• Online transfer SBI Bank Account Number : 32613162051(Current Account in the name of Bharat Abhyudaya Foundation)IFSC Code : SBIN0012980 MICR Code : 321002171 Branch Code: 012980 Branch Name : CSI Towers, Vipin Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow 226010 10 11. Future Plan – Academic year 2013-14• Target – Reach semi-urban and rural areas with technological solutions – Eliminate the major roadblock – dependency on quality teachers who have unreasonable demands owing to their high bargaining power and mushrooming coaching industry• Approach – Develop high quality digital content and lectures in regional and English language considering special learning requirements of these underprivileged children, using various resources like • Free high quality content of Khan Academy • Other high quality digital content available on public resources • Develop in-house content, tests, lectures and learning aids – Train and employ low cost facilitators (e.g. college students, graduates, intermediate pass) to moderate the classes at secondary level using video lectures – Have an online centralized team to answer any question not addressed by the facilitators, in real time – Under ‘Kalam program’, identify superstar students to teach other average students of same level or below. Under this peer- to-peer learning program incentivize these ‘Kalam Fellows’ by renewing their scholarship in the following year based on their own and their students’ performance• Investment Need – Rough estimate: Work Underway – Detailed estimate – work underway 11 12. Contact Details: Samina Bano & Vinod Yadav Mobile: 9559044497Email:
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[email protected] 12 13. Appendix 13 14. Students Database: XI – Standard students (1/2)S.no NameFamily Income Parent’s Occupation 1 Anoop Kumar3000 No Father; Mother cooks at Midday meal 2 Ashish Jaiswal 2000 Salesman 3 Mohd. Nadeem 2500 Barber 4 Ayush Srivastava 3500 Father Expired and Mother farms 5 Rahul Verma3000 Farmer 6 Vinay Nigam2500 Labor 7 Azad Ali 2500 Tailor 8 Krishna Chandra5000 Shopkeeper(General Store) 9 Manish Kumar Mandal3000 Father Expired; Income by (House rent)10 Ravindra Kumar Varma 5000 Farmer11 Karan Gautam 6000 Labor12 Krishna Kr. Tiwari 4000 Irregular private job13 Vijay Kumar3500 Farmer14 Abdul Quadir 3500 Farmer15 Abdul Bashit 3500 Farmer16 Talha Rehman Khan6000 Teacher17 Ravi Gautam7000 Painter18 Amit Kumar Modi3000 Paan Shop14 15. XI – Standard students (2/2)S.no NameFamily Income Parent’s Occupation19 Abhishek kumar Kushwaha 4500Labor20 Sachin Yadav12000 Clerk21 Subham Singh3000Farmer22 Mohd. Sakir 1500Labor23 Mohd. Rafi Khan 12000 Shopkeeper24 Sohib Khan7000Farmer25 Santosh Kumar 6000Shopkeeper (cart or thela)26 Sourabh Jha 6000Labor27 Rishabh Srivastava8000Local wedding cameraman28 Kajal Verma 10000 Contractor29 Surabhi verma 10000 Contractor30 Ravi Pratap Singh 10,000Pump Operator 15 16. Students Database: XIIS.no NameFamily IncomeParent’s Occupation 1 Rajan Yadav6000 Farmer 2 Khushi Ram 1500 Farmer 3 Rahul Kr. Ram2000 Farmer 4 Harshita Dwivedi 3000 Work in shop 5 Praddumn Yadav 4000 Farmer 6 Arvind kumar 3500 Shopkeeper 7 Vikramaditya 3600 Gardener 8 Lal Ji Singh 6000 Farmer + L.I.C. Agent 9 Pawan Mishra 5000 No father; Mother cooks at Midday meal10 Mohd. Hamid6000 Farmer11 Somya Mishra 6000 Office assistant at medical shop12 Mohd. Afzal15000Clerk at Haj Committee16