SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN MINAS GERAIS

Abstract

This article aims to present who are the principals of high schools in the State of Minas Gerais, and how they respond to the demands arising from the Results Agreement established between the schools and the central institutes of education in the State. This agreement is aimed at fulfillment of goals seeking the alignment of educational policies to government policies, based on the results obtained in the evaluation systems of the State and national levels. In this process, other aspects such as the working conditions of schools and teachers, the social and educational inequalities existing and the peculiarities of each region and each school are not taken into account. The assessment is seen as an inductor mechanism of excellence and it becomes an effective mechanism of control and accountability of their agents.