Uruguay

The objective of the Support to Uruguayan Public Schools Project for Uruguay is to improve the quality, equity and internal efficiency of primary education, through... Mostrar más + the expansion of the full time school model. There are three components to the project, the first component being expansion and rehabilitation of school infrastructure. This component consists of the following: i) expansion of the full-time school model through: (a) the construction, transformation and/or rehabilitation of approximately forty (40) schools located primarily in disadvantaged locations and selected in accordance with the criteria set forth in the operational manual; and (b) the acquisition of equipment and education materials for the full-time schools mentioned in (a) herein; and ii) carrying out of preventive and corrective maintenance activities in full-time schools. The second component is the strengthening of learning systems. This component will help achieve the Project Development Objective (PDO) through strengthening systems for improved learning and instruction, in the classroom and beyond. The establishment of a new entity within Preschool and Primary Education Council (CEIP) to provide systematic and permanent in-service teacher training to the entire teaching body in preschool and primary grades, as well as school directors and inspectors, will lead to a more efficient operation of teacher training by National Administration for Public Education (ANEP). Finally, the third component is the monitoring, evaluation and project management. Mostrar menos -