Interviews of school council members
SAID
Council members discussed the information widely, 87% had discussed the information with others and 72% said the discussion went on for weeks (Members perceived an improvement in committee meetings, which were now more inclusive and frequent after the campaign. When asked if the campaign made a difference to council meetings, 71% of members reported an improvement. When we asked what improved about meetings, main responses were “meetings are more frequent,” “learning is discussed,” “more members attend,” and “all are informed of when a meeting will take place.” They reported taking specific actions to monitor the schools such as checking school timings and teacher presence, and assessing grade appropriate learning levels. 76% of members reported attempting to assess learning levels in schools, 48% tried to verify teacher presence or school timings by visiting the school, and 25% directly talked to the teacher about his or her teaching.