The provincial government, in collaboration with the Banco San Juan Foundationhas launched a innovative program called “Transform Secondary School” , with the aim of driving change and innovation in secondary schools. The presentation of this program took place this Monday at the Eloy Camus Auditorium, with the notable presence of the minister of Education, Silvia Sources, the secretary of Education, Mariela Lueje, the Undersecretary of Educational Planning, Liliana Nollén, the Executive Secretary of the Banco San Juan Foundation, Laura Adamoli, and the coordinator General of the Cluster of Foundations Petersen, María Cecilia Hancevic.
The main vision of the program, which will be implemented throughout 2024, is to extend its approach to more educational institutions in the future. Its main objective lies in strengthening the strategic management of school leaders and creating a more conducive environment within schools for the academic and personal development of students. Additionally, it focuses on improving academic performance in key areas such as Language and Math, as well as promoting the adoption of innovations pedagogical and technological in it classroom.
A fundamental aspect of the program is the creation and strengthening of a Professional Community of Learning between schools and educators. This community aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences, thus promoting an environment of collaboration and continuous growth in the educational field.
The Minister Silvia Fuentes said: “One of the fundamental premises of this government is the education. We are working hard to cover all the parts of the system, not just the part pedagogical, educational quality, but also with what has to do with infrastructure and others“. He further added that “at the request of Governor Orrego We are working on an important program, a plan literacy provincial that we also want to change the lives and school trajectories of our students.
On the other hand, he said that “We want to improve and innovate in education and we have to start taking this first step. You are going to start in a few more days, we will be adding 30 schools more at the request of Governor Orrego to continue working and that in four years we can reach 210 secondary schools”.
He ended by saying that “teachers and we continue working together you. We are available for all concerns and my entire work team because it is the way we understand work. Congratulations for taking this initiative”.
For his part, Laura Adamoli said “from the Banco San Juan Foundation We have been committed to education and culture for more than 20 years and our main objective is to strengthen education in the province. We began talks with the Ministry of Education back in January, no, worse, the day after having changed government We meet and present ourselves as strategic allies because we believe in alliances strategic of the public and the private and back in December we started talking that we had that transform the secondary“.
The program
In a first stage there will be fifty establishments, whose reach will reach managers, supervisors and teachers of these school institutions, in this cohort that begins today, and a second cohort scheduled to begin in July of this year.
Transform the Secondary Not only does it propose various action strategies, but it also includes an evaluation phase of the program and the achievements achieved.
In addition, an incentive system is established for managers, supervisors and teachers who participate in the training. This initiative implies professional growth for those involved and the creation of a Professional Community of Learning.
Through the development of a Plan of Improvement, This community will impact the classrooms and will have a multiplying effect on all teachers in the participating schools. It is expected that this approach will expand to other educational institutions in the province, with monitoring and constant evaluation.
