First Step Social Setup

FSSS Governance Model

FSSS CORE PROJECT

Governance Structure & Oversight

Governance reference based only on the supplied FSSS governance material.

Governance Model Overview

  • Strict compliance through incentives and penalties.
  • Ensures accountability, transparency, and corruption-free management.
  • Oversight by an 8-member Core Functional Group (CFG).
  • Multi-layer governance balances vision, operations, and accountability.
  • Financial discipline uses allowances, penalties, and mandatory donations.
  • Designed to expand with integrity and remain replicable across communities.

FSSS Board (FB)

  • Central governing authority: 6 members led by the Project Director.
  • Meets monthly with a mandatory quorum of 4.
  • Approves Ordinances and Minutes as binding legal documents.
  • Intentionally not registered as a Trust/NGO for mass-scale applicability.
  • Responsible for vision, policy, budgets, hiring, and accountability.
  • Core composition: Project Director, Accounts Personnel, Donors Rep, Principal, C&A, and Feedback Manager.
  • Supporting roles: Registrar, QA/QC Auditor, Financial Auditor, Teachers, Supervisors, etc.
Governance Model Structure Overview
FSSS Governance Model showing Core Functional Group oversight, FSSS Board, Program Management Committee, Complementary Education Program Committee, QA/QC Unit and Supervisory Governance for Schools
Core Functional Group oversight, FSSS Board and supporting governance units.

Operational Committees

  • Oversees daily operations, curriculum, scholarships, and teacher allocation.
  • Chaired by C&A and reports monthly/quarterly to the FSSS Board.
  • Ensures transparent resource use and QA/QC compliance.
  • Composition includes C&A, FFM, Registrar, QA/QC Auditor, Document Controller, and Financial Auditor (observer).
  • Executes Board policies for welfare services beyond schools.
  • Oversees literacy movement, Quran promotion, and stand-alone setups.
  • Composition includes Advance Category, Stand-Alone Setup, Generic Schools, Literacy, and Quran Promotion in-charges.

QA/QC & Supervisory Governance

  • Ensures accountability, transparency, and integrity.
  • Led by the Feedback Manager (Internal Auditor).
  • Includes Document Controller, Financial Auditor, Registrar, Principal, CEP representatives, and Software Group.
  • School supervision is chaired by the Principal to ensure consistency and quality.
  • Evaluates feedback and supports schools with academic materials.
  • Recommends corrective measures for improvement.
  • Includes Principal, Registrar, Coordinators, Teachers, Covering Teachers, and Class Monitors.