A avaliação de desempenho profissional para fins de progressão na carreira dos professores da Rede Municipal de Educação de São Luís: desafios e possiblidades

Abstract

This dissertation was developed in the Professional Master in Public Education Management and Evaluation (PPGP) at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. The management case discusses the performance evaluation of teachers of the Municipal Department of Education of São Luís for career advancement purposes, and had the general objective of analyzing the aspects that should be reviewed in the procedure currently adopted. The specific objectives defined in the research were: to describe the procedure of professional performance evaluation of teachers of the Municipal Education Network of São Luís; to analyze the challenges experienced during the evaluation procedure and propose a process of performance evaluation appropriate to the needs of Semed and favorable to the improvement of the evaluated. In the initial data survey, problems in the process were evidenced, such as: not being continuous; the weakness of the evaluation instrument, which does not contemplate the diversity of the publics reached; the evaluation being done unilaterally by managers, without the participation of the evaluated; and the lack of feedback from the evaluation. Based on the literature review, it was sought the main contributions of authors who study performance evaluation, such as those made by Fernandes (2008); Zatti and Minhoto (2019); Avila and Stecca (2015); Dalmau and Benetti (2009); Odelius (2010) and Paradela and Costa (2019). To achieve the proposed objective it was used as methodology the research with qualitative approach, having as method, the case study. As a data collection technique it was used documentary research, questionnaires application, conversations and interviews with teachers and managers of Semed. The results of the research pointed to the difficulties experienced in the evaluation procedure that were verified in the evidence, in addition to the need for Semed to implement a computerized system of performance evaluation. Based on the main findings, it was possible to propose actions aimed at minimizing the difficulties found, among them: the need for readjustment of the evaluation instrument; the importance of conducting selfevaluation of the teacher and the establishment of a sectoral committee for its realization, and the provision of evaluation feedback to teachers. In this sense, the Educational Action Plan presented in chapter 4, aimed to propose feasible actions that favor the improvement of the evaluation procedure, so that its realization occurs with the least possible obstacles, and contribute to the professional development of teachers.