UNICEF_MAHARASHTRA_KENDRA PRAMUKH ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME_2023

The study analysed the programme design and its implementation design and adoption via an in-depth qualitative study of the UNICEF-KPALP programme in one district and understand the impact on the field concerning changes in KPs knowledge, skills, attitudes and practices, school-level processes, teacher practices, the support provided during the pandemic and the operation of the Professional Learning Communities(PLCs) established for KPs. Palghar was selected as the district as the intervention started early in this district; the district ran a PLC for KPs and is a predominantly tribal area. Two separate interview schedules were prepared, one for Kendra Pramukhs and the other stakeholders. Ten Kendra Pramukhs (KPs) and two master facilitators/coaches(MF) were interviewed. Teachers from schools, two head teachers and one block resource person, two persons from UNICEF coordinating the programme, one person from CEQUE, the organisation involved in developing and implementing the KP programme, one SCERT person who played the role of coordinator for the KPALP programme. The findings from they study were that the KPs have developed the skills and knowledge of mentoring based on the professional development they have received and have altered their attitudes towards mentoring in order to build positive relationships with teachers, resource persons, block leaders, and even students. Stakeholders were able to identify specific improvements in KPs' skills, attitudes, and practices at all levels of the system, from the school to the block level.