Abstract:
School Improvement Program (SIP) is one of the six General Education Quality Improvements
Package (GEQIP).This program has four domains. These are; learning and teaching, school
environment, leadership and management and community participation. The main objective of
this study was to assess the School Improvement Program implementation in GubalaftoWoreda
,Amhara National Regional State in seven selected Primary Schools. Especially, the researcher
tried to assess the practice, challenges and the attitude of stakeholders in the implementation of
School Improvement Program in relation to the four domains. The researcher used descriptive
survey design. Quantitative and Qualitative data of the study were collected through questioner
and i~terview, focus group discussion. Simple random sampling technique used to select the
cluster centers and primary schools. The quantitative data was analyzed by using descriptive
statistics such as percentage, charts and tables. In addition, qualitative data gathered by in
depth interview and focus group discussion was arranged and narrated to triangulate the
quanfijf tive data. A ti very good understanding of stakeholders about SIP planning and
implementation is highly essential because it is directly related to the achievement of students
learning and learning outcome. It is also a policy issue that needs greater attention by
developing awareness of stakeholders. However based on survey result, the researcher
concluded that there were challenges of SIP implementation like awareness gap about SIP and
its final goal and objectives; less commitment of school leaders, shortage of human and financial
resource and attention was not given to students who needspecial support and less community
participation in SIP implementation. Finally, the researcher recommended that awareness of
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stakeholders should be improved through various means such as work shop and short term
training, school plan should be participatory based on school self-as_sessment, strengthen school
and community relationship, allocate enough budget for SIP implementation, principals should
be committed, Woreda Education Office should give greater attention for the selection and
recruitment of school principals as they play a vital role by bridging the gap between school and
community , follow up, monitoring and evaluating of SIP planning and implementation in
general ..