Avaliação de Desempenho Individual (ADI) dos diretores das escolas estaduais da Superintendência Regional de Ensino Caratinga: dificuldades e possibilidades

Abstract

This thesis was developed within the scope of the Professional Master’s Degree in Management and Assessment of Public Education (PPGP), in the Center for Public Policies and Educational Assessment of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). It discusses the Individual Development Assessment of state school principals in the Regional Education Board of Caratinga’s (SRE Caratinga) area and the obstacles to the effectiveness of this process. This research was motivated by the difficulties regarding assessment operationalization and its general objective is to investigate the constraints of the development assessment process of the SRE Caratinga’s principals and present a proposal to improve performance and reduce the problems throughout the stages of assessment. It is a case study with a qualitative approach and its data were drawn from the Education Portal of Minas Gerais, as well as by means of questionnaires applied to the principles assessed and interviews carried out with the members of the Assessment Committee and the heads of the Human Resources, Education, Administration, and Finance Departments at the SRE. The research identified that factors such as the SRE’s range, the distance between evaluator and evaluated, the lack of time, the inability of dealing with feedback and interviews, the unawareness of assessment as an instrument for professional development, and the weak planning culture, have interfered in the regular flow of the process performance. With the intention of giving credibility to assessment, making it more efficient and effective, this study proposed three courses aimed at training evaluated and evaluators under the themes “Creating an Individual Development Management Plan” (PGDI), “Management Plan with Focus on Strategic Planning”, and “Giving and Receiving Feedback”. It also proposes an annual meeting with the SRE’s management team, in order to analyze the results and develop training strategies based on the management weaknesses identified, and to have the Development Assessment Division’s schedule in accordance with other SRE and school demands.