Check My School (CMS) is a communitymonitoring project that aims to promote transparency andsocial accountability in the Philippine education sector bytracking the provision of services in public schools. Theproject uses a blended approach, which combineson-the-ground community monitoring with the use ofinformation and communication technology (ICT). CMS had beeninitiated and designed by the Affiliated Network for SocialAccountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) andjointly supported by the World Bank Institute and the OpenSociety Institute. Although CMS is a young project (thepilot began in early 2011), it has already attractedworldwide attention of governments, civil societyorganizations, and international donors. CMS is often citedas a ‘good practice’ in the field, and the governments ofseveral countries, including Indonesia, Kenya, and Moldova,are interested in adapting the CMS model to their countrycontexts. This case study sheds light on the design andimplementation features of the first pilot cycle of CMS inpublic schools across the Philippines. The case studydiscusses the general political background and operatingenvironment of the CMS project, its concept and operatingprinciples, the roles and incentives of the majorstakeholders involved in its design and implementation, andthe ways in which CMS aims to use ICTs. In addition, thecase study provides a step-by-step analysis of the first CMSproject cycle in 2011, examines its accomplishments andchallenges, and provides lessons from the first pilot yearof the project’s operation. The case study concludes withrecommendations for projects that aim to follow thefootsteps of CMS.
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