Gestão escolar e absenteísmo docente: desafios e possibilidades – o caso da Escola Estadual Albano Pires, no distrito de Vermelho Velho – Raul Soares/MG

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to present and analyze data regarding teacher absenteeism and evaluate existing practices in a school in the district of Vermelho Velho, which belongs to the municipality of Raul Soares, in the state of Minas Gerais, and discuss its implication in school organization. The concept of absenteeism and its occurrence in Minas Gerais schools were presented. To describe the problem, records in school documents were considered, such as time books, monthly occurrence guides and legislation for hiring teachers. Data on absenteeism were demonstrated through tables and graphs, the routine of the teacher hiring process was described, the school was characterized, its organizational context was carried out and the implications that the absence of teachers brings to the organization were reported, highlighting the challenges faced by management in the face of teacher absenteeism. The theoretical framework was brought, addressing school and strategic management, with a focus on participatory planning, discussing the need for the involvement of the entire school team to minimize the impacts caused by absenteeism. After the qualification moment, a field survey was carried out with specialists, teachers and superintendent, in the comprehensive modality, and the responses were analyzed, considering the practices already existing in the school, regarding school organization and absenteeism. Therefore, the possibilities of maintaining, improving or implementing other dynamics for organizing management work were evaluated. At the end of the study, suggestions for practices were proposed, with the construction of an educational action plan, which can be adopted by school management, to continue the work with regard to the organization of work planning, with a view to meeting the improvement in meeting the demands of the school unit.