Creating a community of transformational schools, which fundamentally

empower the most under-resourced children to create a destiny of their

choice.
PROBLEM
PUNE CITY FACES A SEVERE LACK OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

PMC only required to

provide till Grade 7 by RTE

54 English Medium
Pvt. Schools prohibitively
Primary Govt. schools,
expensive
none for secondary

Large dropout
before Grade
10
 The chances of going to jail for a student who
drops out before Grade 10 are 60 times
higher than a student who has completed
college

There is a 40% less likelihood of a student

getting sustainable employment after college
than with only a Grade 10 education
SOLUTION
iTeach Schools are free and high-quality secondary schools in a PPP model

Sponsors

PMC iTeach Schools

Direct School Intervention: Grade 8 Through College Support: Grade 11

to Grade 10 to Graduation
MISSION

We want to create a community of transformational schools, which

fundamentally empower the most under-resourced children to create a
destiny of their choice.
Student Vision

Make it to and Lead a healthy Be aware of Own India’s

through college and balanced passion, ability development
lifestyle and career options
 OUR JOURNEY SO FAR

3 Years 90 Staff Members 6 Schools

1100 Students 330 alumni

May ’15 May’16 Dec ’16 Feb ’17 July’17 Jan ‘18 May ’18
Founded iTeach Doubled 2 Recognized by First batch of Started 5th Secured Started 6th
Schools with 2 existing State Govt. Grade 10 School permission school
locations schools, students for 6th school
and appeared for SSC First batch Second batch
founded 2 Board exam started Junior of Grade 10
more college students
appeared for
SSC Board
exam
iTEACH SCHOOLS: PROGRAM AND IMPACT
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Fitness and Sports
Science and Social 5
Studies
7
Choice Reading
3

Hobby Clubs
2
Math
8
College and Career
Readiness 3

Advisory
2

Languages
12

42 hours per week with a concentrated focus on rigor and holistic development
TEACHER EXPERIENCE

Coaching with Manager

Subject Teaching
Data Analysis

Lesson Planning
TEACHER GROWTH PATH
GRADE 10 RESULTS: 2017-2018

4 schools 221 student alumni

60.00%

50.00% 48.42%
Percentage of students

40.00%
34.84% 34.65%

30.00%
22.63%
20.83%
20.00%
14.03%
11.14% 11.10%
10.00%
2.26%
0.45%
0.00%
Distinction First Class Second Class Pass Fail
(75- 100%) (60-74%) (45- 59%) (35-44%) (0-34%)

iTeach Schools PMC Secondary Schools

VISION 2020

1. Support half of the PMC English-medium population through 11-15 schools

2.1. 100% our students will pass the Grade 10 Board Exam with results equal to or better
than their high-income peers
2.2. 100% of our students will be healthy, self-aware and responsible citizens

3. All our student alumni will get admission into a degree college of their choice

4. We will retain and develop 90% of our staff over the next 3 years
THANK YOU!
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CURRENT FUNDING PARTNERS

iTeach(BJR) iTeach(SAW)

iTeach(SGM) iTeach(RSM) iTeach(ADH)

iTeach(SVT) iTeach(KRJ)
SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN PUNE
1216
Total Schools

336 880
Government Schools Private Schools

54 282
English Medium Other Mediums
STUDENT ALUMNI SUPPORT: PROGRAM DESIGN
Barriers Programs Designed to Address Barrier

Absence of positive support system:

- Lack of role models , lowered expectations Through College Advisor
- Confusion around ‘Purpose and Plan’ Alumni Leadership Council

Academics:
- Academic achievement gap, weak independent study habits
- Difficult to afford extra academic support Certified Peer Learning Program

Financial readiness:
- Lack of advanced preparation
- No awareness of available scholarships/schemes Financial Readiness

Limited access to life skill opportunities

-Internships, part time jobs, volunteering, rigorous hobbies
Life Skills Opportunities

No strong community of support post school

-Reduced Vision,goal and career orientation Career Fairs
Alumni Reunions
Through college mindsets
-Ownership and Resourcefulness Through College Advisory
-Pressure of early marriage/need to work Lean In Circles
LEARNING GAP

Every year we get a fresh batch of Grade 8 students. About 20% of these students come to iTeach Schools with reading
levels as low at 1.5. This means that they can’t even read a Grade 2 text book independently.

These students have 3 years before they need to sit for the Grade 10 State Board Exams with their peers across the city

These students are also at the highest risk of dropping our or failing because of low self belief and confidence

Beginning of Year Outcomes for the bottom 20% students Where all Grade 8 students
50 need to be
45
Number of students

40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0-1 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
BRIDGE YEAR PROGRAM: STRUCTURE
4
special
1 3 6 150
learning
year subjects schools students
opportunities

The Bridge Year Program is designed to be a 1 year intervention for 150 students across our 6 schools. The goal is to help
these students develop clearly identified, carefully measured, strong and essential skills so they can be successful in Grade 8

Academics
Students will focus on Math, English and Hindi through the year to build strong foundational learning in these key subjects

Student-Teacher Ratio
To maintain the rigor and essence of this support initiative, students will work in small groups of 10:1

Therapeutic learning opportunities

All students will engage with therapeutic learning opportunities such as Drum Circles, additional Physical Education, Special
Educators and Counselling
VISION

To level the playing field for all

students in Pune city
THROUGH COLLEGE SUPPORT: 6 KEY LEVERS

1. Purpose and Plan: A 2. Focus on Academics: 3. Positive Support System:

personal vision and Consistent academic At least one trusted adult
SMART goals to get growth and enabling peers
there.

4. Financial Readiness: A 5. Through College Mindsets: 6. Healthy and Balanced Lifestyle:

long term plan to cover Ownership, grit and Intentional focus on wellbeing
the college fees resourcefulness
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SCHOOLS

Teacher Development First Batch of Student Alumni Career Awareness Program

Student Voice in School Design Rigorous Curriculum Hobby Clubs

GRADE 10 RESULTS: GROWTH

Grade 10 Results
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
2017-2018 (109 students) 2018-2019 (220 students)

% Passed (iTeach) % Passed (PMC) % First Class (iTeach) % First Class (PMC)