Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, Minister of Education, and Jorge Luis Broche Lorenzo, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Cuba Communist Party, verified today the assurances to continue the 2021-2022 school period in the province of Ciego de Ávila.
Along with the governor, Tomás Alexis Martín Venegas, representatives of the sector and authorities of the ten municipalities evaluated the conditions for the reincorporation of more than 67 thousand students to 392 educational centers, with the aim of completing the teaching calendar started in March Lastly, based on the readjustments imposed by the epidemiological situation generated by COVID-19.
During a tour of institutions of different levels of education in the municipality of Morón, Velázquez Cobiella appreciated the circumstances to resume teaching activities and called not to neglect hygienic-sanitary measures aimed at preventing the spread and spread of COVID-19.
In the vulnerable community of Patria, the head of the educational sector recognized the conditions created in the Camilo Cienfuegos Primary School and exchanged with teachers to learn about the main concerns, ways of working, as well as the relationship with families and the other factors of the demarcation.
Accompanied by the deputy governor Annia Rosa Francisco Malde, Luis Enrique Calderón, provincial director of Education, and authorities of the territory of Morón, in the population settlement itself, the Minister visited the José Maceo Urban Secondary School (ESBU), where she checked the state of the classrooms specialized and laboratories.
At the Frank País García Polytechnic Institute, he appreciated the state of the premises dedicated to training technicians of the Upper Middle level that cover the needs of the workforce in local entities, essentially in hotel, non-hotel and support facilities for tourism in the destination Jardines del King.
Passing through the ESBU, Benito Juárez valued improvements in the infrastructure that ensure superior conditions for the performance of students and teachers when they begin their activities on September 5.
The tour covered the Tiernos Capullos nursery school, where he was interested, in particular, in the setting and the assurances to guarantee the feeding of the boys and girls that this Primary Education center will host.Meanwhile, at the Roberto Rodríguez Urban Pre-University Institute, he verified the construction difficulties, inquired about the possible solutions and the alternatives that the municipality will adopt to serve the more than 240 students of that campus.
During his stay, he obtained details about the enrollment and construction status of the Rafael Morales Pedagogical School, in addition to receiving general information about the completion of the faculty to continue the school year and the work projections for the 2022-2023 period.
When talking with the teachers, Velázquez Cobiella urged to increase the efficiency in the educational teaching process.
According to the Invasor newspaper, the school year will be resumed with 6,493 teachers, a figure that does not cover the needs ―fundamentally in Primary, Secondary and Technical-Professional education―; however, alternatives are planned, such as hourly contracts and increases in teaching loads and the number of students to attend.
The newspaper itself reported that 18 schools in Ciego de Ávila, located in communities considered to be in a vulnerable situation, will receive students and teachers with better infrastructure conditions, which will favor the development of the teaching and learning process.
Marilyn Esponda Brito, head of the Investment Department of the Provincial Directorate of Education, highlighted that the rehabilitation actions have favored centers located in the towns of Morón, Florencia, Majagua, Baraguá and the main municipality, despite not being contemplated in the repair and maintenance plans.