Teachers and administrators at each of SCC's four supported schools have signed new contracts which are tied to their SCC-provided salary supplements. The new contracts were devised by the teachers and school directors themselves as a means to empower them to improve operations and the quality of education provided at their schools.
With the new contracts, teachers and administrators are implementing new programs. At Khnar and Svay Dungkum Primary Schools, teachers have devised a substitute teacher program, in which they cover for each other, ensuring that there is always one teacher per classroom. Due to a shortage of teachers in Cambodia, the government is not in a position to provide a formal substitute program. As a result, it is common for one teacher to cover multiple classrooms when his/her colleagues are on leave.
Teachers and administrators at Phoum Stung and Wat Mon Thyean Primary Schools have devised a program to respond to students with low attendance levels. Once per month, the teachers visit the homes of children who have missed school. They talk with parents and encourage the students to come to school regularly. Phoum Stung reported that they have visited two students' homes this week to find them sick with typhoid and chicken pox. The teachers hope that through this program they will improve attendance rates and reduce drop out rates at their schools.