Ten Year Plan - Planipolis
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Ten Year Plan - Planipolis
T enY ea rEduca t ion P laninEcuado r 2006-2015 SecondY ea r Con s e jo N a c ion a l d eEdu c a c ión Educamo s pa ratene r Pa t r ia Llak ta ta cha r inkapak yachanch ik L e t r a :Ju anL eón M e r a Mú s i c a :An ton ioN eum an e T enY ea rEduca t ion P laninEcuado r 2006-2015 SecondY ea r Con s e jo N a c ion a l d eEdu c a c ión “M isu eño ,d e sd el ahum i ld add em iP a t r i a mo r en a ,e sv e runp a í ss in m i s e r i a , s inn iño senl ac a l l e ,un aP a t r i as inopu l en c i a ,p e rod i gn ayf e l i z ” “Ñu c ap ak mu sku yk añuk an ch ip akl l ak t ap iw ak ch arun akun atuku r i chun , w aw akun añ ankun ap iam ak au sh a shp ak a t i chun ,k i shp i r i shk al l ak t a t a ch a r in a t a mun an i ,sh in a l l a t akch a r i yukkun atuku r i chun mun an im i , sh in aku sh iku shk a ,k a r i y a shk asum akl l ak t a t ar ikun a t a mun an im i ” R a f a e lCo r r e aD e l g ado ,P r e s id en t eCon s t i tu c ion a ld el aR epúb l i c ad e lE cu ado r , ensud i s cu r soene lCon g r e so N a c ion a l ,e l15d een e rod e2007 . E lP lan D e cena lco mo p o lí t i cadeEs tado Av e c e sno squ e j amo sd equ eennu e s t rop a í snoex i s t econ t inu id adenl a spo l í t i c a s d i s eñ ad a sp a r alo sd iv e r so ss e c to r e s .D e sd ee lp r im e rA cu e rdo N a c ion a l“Edu c a c ión S i g loXX I ” ,f i rm adoenab r i ld e1992( e ls e gundoye lt e r c e rofu e ronf i rm ado senjun io d e1996ynov i emb r ed e2004 ,r e sp e c t iv am en t e ) ,e lE cu ado rh av en idor e a l i z andog r an d e se s fu e r zo sp a r ad e f in i r ,po rlo m eno sene ls e c to redu c a t ivo ,un aA g end ad em ed i a noyl a r gop l a zo .Po re lm and a toc iud ad anoexp r e s adoenl aCon su l t aPopu l a r ,d e l26 d enov i emb r ed e2006 ,e s eanh e lod el aso c i ed ade saho r aun ar e a l id adcon c r e t a :l ac iu d ad an í ae cu a to r i an aconv i r t iól a so chopo l í t i c a sd e lP l anD e c en a ld eEdu c a c ión(2006 –2015 )enpo l í t i c a sd eE s t ado .Ene s es en t ido ,nu e s t rop a í scomp r end ióqu ed eb emo s h a c e rd el aedu c a c iónuncomp rom i sod etodo sp a r ac amb i a rl ah i s to r i a . E l m and a to c iud ad ano no s ob l i g a ain s t i tu c ion a l i z a re lP l an D e c en a ld e Edu c a c ión ;e s toe s ,qu elo sp ro g r am a s ,su sob j e t ivo sy m e t a s ,s e ancon s t ru ido sene l m a r cod el a spo l í t i c a sd eE s t adoy ad e f in id a syqu e ,comop a í s ,l ed emo scon t inu id ad s inqu eimpo r t equ ém in i s t roo m in i s t r ae j e r z al ac a r t e r ad eEdu c a c ión .L abu en ano t i c i ap a r ae lE cu ado re squ el aA g end aC iud ad an a ,d el aqu eh emo sv en idoh ab l ando du r an t epo rlo m eno sun ad é c ad a ,f in a lm en t ee s t ácon s t ru id atod av e zqu el avo lun t ad popu l a rs eexp r e sóenl a su rn a syqu i en e se s t amo sa lf r en t ed e lap a r a togub e rn am en t a l t en emo se ld eb e rin e lud ib l ed ee j e cu t a r l a . P a r al ae j e cu c iónd e lP l ane simp r e s c ind ib l equ e ,d een t r ad a ,s ecump l al apo l í t i c ao cho :aum en tod e l0 .5%anu a lenl ap a r t i c ip a c iónd e ls e c to redu c a t ivoene lP IB h a s t ae laño2012oh a s t aa l c an z a ra lm eno se l6%o ,d elocon t r a r io ,e lP l annos e r á e j e cu t ado .Ene s t es en t ido ,e lP r e s id en t e Con s t i tu c ion a ld el aR epúb l i c a ,e conom i s t a R a f a e lCo r r e a ,h aa sum idoe lP l anD e c en a lcomosup l and egob i e rnop a r alo scu a t ro año sd esug e s t ión ,qu econ c lu i r áe l15d een e rod e l2011 ,ys eh acomp rom e t idoa 3 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION 4 impu l s a rl aap rob a c iónd elo sin s t rum en to sl e g a l e squ ep e rm i t i r áne lf in an c i am i en to d e lP l an .Ene s t am i sm al ín e a ,e lm in i s t rod eE conom í ayF in an z a s ,e conom i s t aR i c a rdo P a t iño m an i f e s tó ,a lp r e s en t a rl ap rofo rm ap r e supu e s t a r i ad e l2007 ,qu ee lP l ane s t a r í a f in an c i adoap e s a rd equ eend i ch ap rofo rm a ,po rl av i g en c i aaúnd el aL e yd e T r an sp a r en c i aqu epon eunt e choa lg a s toso c i a l( aunqu ed e j al ib r ee lp a god e ls e rv i c io d el ad eud a ) ,nocon s t ab al aa s i gn a c iónn e c e s a r i aensuto t a l id ad .Ex i s t e ,po rt an to ,l a vo lun t adpo l í t i c ad e lm á sa l ton iv e lp a r aqu e ,sup e r andolo sl ím i t e simpu e s to spo run a l e g i s l a c iónqu er e spond eaun mod e loe conóm i coqu er e l e gól ainv e r s iónene ls e c to r so c i a ly ,p a r t i cu l a rm en t eenedu c a c iónys a lud ,e lP l ana r r anqu efo r t a l e c ido . C i e r t am en t el a spo l í t i c a sedu c a t iv a spo rs íso l a sno mod i f i c anl a sin equ id ad e s so c i a l e squ ep e rm an e c enennu e s t r aso c i ed adp e ro ,noe sm eno sc i e r to ,un aedu c a c ión púb l i c ad ec a l id adyc a l id e zp a r ae lcon jun tod el apob l a c ións ícon t r ibu y eag en e r a rl a e sp e r an z ad eun av id am e jo ren l a sp e r son a s .Ye squ ed e e sos et r a t a :comop a í sn e c e s i t amo scon s t ru i runs i s t em a edu c a t ivoqu e ,ens ín t e s i s ,s e ac ap a zd eo f r e c e run aedu c a c iónd el am á sa l t acond i c ióna c ad ém i c aen Am é r i c a L a t in aye l mundoyqu efo rm eun ac iud ad an í aso c i a l m en t er e spon s ab l e ,p l en ad ev a lo r e sé t i co sye s t é t i co s . A s íedu c amo sp a r at en e rP a t r i a . R aú lV a l l e joCo r r a l M in i s t r od eEdu ca c i ón P r e s id en t ed e lC on s e j o Na c i ona ld eEdu ca c i ón P r inc ipa lA chie vemen tsf o r2006 1 .T enY e a rEdu c a t ionP l an Th eM in i s t r yo fEdu c a t ionp ropo s eda tth eh e adqu a r t e r so fth eN a t ion a lEdu c a t ion Coun c i l( “NEC ” )d r a f t in gaT enY e a rEdu c a t ionP l an . NECi sacon su l t in gbod yf rom th eedu c a t ions e c to rm ad eupo fr ep r e s en t a t iv e sf romth eN a t ion a lEdu c a to r s Un ion , th e Con f ed e r a t iono fC a tho l i cEdu c a t ionS choo l s ,th e Con f ed e r a t iono fP r iv a t eL a y Edu c a t ion S choo l s ,th eN a t ion a l Coun c i lo fH i gh e r Edu c a t ionandth eN a t ion a l S e c r e t a r i a tfo rP l ann in gand D ev e lopm en t .Th i s Coun c i ld e f in edth eg en e r a lgu id e l in e sfo rth eT enY e a rP l ana ti t sm e e t in gonJun e16 . A f t e rw a rd s ,th eT enY e a rP l anw a sop en eduptoan a t ion a ld eb a t ea t mo r eth an 40lo c a l ,r e g ion a landn a t ion a lfo rum sw i thth ep a r t i c ip a t iono fb ro adso c i a l ,po l i t i c a l ande conom i cs e c to r swh i cha l low ed fo raco l l e c t iv ed r a f t .Inth i sP l an ,w e fo l low edth e in t e rn a t ion a lcomm i tm en t sth a tth ecoun t r yh a ss i gn edo f fon ,n a t ion a la g r e em en t s andth ewo rko fth eex -M in i s t e r so fEdu c a t iona l low in gu stofo cu sonth eb a s e sfo rth e n ex tt eny e a r s . A tth er equ e s to fCNE ,P r e s id en tA l f r edoP a l a c ioc a l l edandin fo rm edc i t i z en so f aR e f e r endumabou tth ee i gh tedu c a t ionpo l i c i e s : Po l i c i e sinth eT enY e a rP l an a .M ak in ge a r l yedu c a t ionf rom0to5y e a r so fa g eun iv e r s a l b .M ak in gb a s i cg en e r a ledu c a t ion( “BGE ” )f romf i r s ttot en thg r ad e sun iv e r s a l . c . In c r e a s er e g i s t r a t ioninth eh i ghs choo ld ip lom ap ro g r amun t i la tl e a s t75%o f th epopu l a t ionfo rth a ta g eg roupi sr e a ch ed . d .E r ad i c a t iono fI l l i t e r a c yandS t r en g th en in gA l t e rn a t iv e . 5 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION e . Imp rov em en to f Ph y s i c a lIn f r a s t ru c tu r e and Equ ipm en tfo r Edu c a t ion a l In s t i tu t ion s . f . Imp rov em en to fqu a l i t yandf a i rn e s sinedu c a t ionandimp l em en t a t iono fth e n a t ion a lev a lu a t ions y s t emandso c i a lr epo r t in go fth eedu c a t ions y s t em . g .R e ev a lu a t iono fth et e a ch in gp ro f e s s ion ,p ro f e s s ion a ld ev e lopm en t , wo rk in g cond i t ion sandqu a l i t yo fl i f e . h . Th e0 .5%annu a lin c r e a s einedu c a t ion ’ spo r t iono fth e GDPun t i li tr e a ch e sa t l e a s t6% . R e su l t so fth eR e f e r endum On Nov emb e r26 ,2006 ,th e r ew a sar e f e r endum ,andi t sr e su l t sw e r ea sfo l low s : RESULTS OFTHEREFERENDUM–TheT enY ea rP lan 6 Th eT enY e a rP l anw a sapp rov edb y mo r eth an66%o fvo t e r s . No tw i th s t and in g th i sr e su l t ,du etoal a cko ff in an c in gfo racommun i c a t ionc amp a i gnth a twou lda l low t r an sm i t t in gth ee f f e c t so fth ep ropo s a ltoth ep eop l e ,b l ankvo t e sw e r eh i gh . PR INC IPALACH IEVEMENTSFOR 2 006 2 .B ro ad en in gEdu c a t ionCov e r a g e Ino rd e rtoa ch i ev eth ego a l so fm ak in gb a s i cedu c a t ionun iv e r s a l ,in2006th efo l low in gcomp l em en t a r ys t r a t e g i e sw e ed ev e lop ed : a . In c en t iv e sfo rvo lun t a r yr e t i r em en tfo rt e a ch e r sandt e rm in a t iono fn i gh ts choo l t e a ch e r s . b .B r e a k in gd own i t em san da l l o tm en t st ot e a ch e r s inr u r a l ,b o r d e ran dm a r g in a la r e a s . c . In co rpo r a t iono fn ewt e a ch e r s ,en su r in gth e i rqu a l i t yth rou ghar e g i s t r yo fe l i g ib l e c and id a t e s . d .E l im in a t iono fb a r r i e r stoen t r yin toth eedu c a t ions y s t emth rou ghaf r e et ex t bookc amp a i gnandth ee l im in a t iono fth e$25p a ym en t . e .M ak in gth ef i r s ty e a ro fB a s i cG en e r a lEdu c a t ion( “BGE ” )un iv e r s a l . A sar e su l to fth ep ro g r am ,in2006th ein c r e a s einpub l i cs choo lr e g i s t r a t ion sin2006 w a s28 .9%inth eCo a s ts y s t em . V o lun t a ryR e t i r em en t fo rT e a ch e r s • Am end in gth e R e gu l a t ion so fth e T e a ch in gC a r e e ran dS en i o r i t yL i s t in g L awin c r e a s in gth ein c en t iv efo r r e t i r em en tf r omf i v eb a s i cm on th l y w a g e st o$ 1 2 , 0 0 0th r o u ghE x e c u t i v e D e c r e e1 5 6 3onJ un e2 9 ,2 0 0 6 . •I nS e p t em b e ra m e e t in go ft e a ch e r sin th ep r o c e s so fv o l un t a r yr e t i r em en tw a s c a l l e dth r o u ghr e g i s t r a t i oninth ea u t o m a t i cs y s t emc r e a t e df o rth i sp u r p o s e . •O nD e c emb e r5 , US$12 ,000 w a s t r an s f e r r edtoth er e t i r edt e a ch e r s ’ a c coun t s . 7 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION R e su l t so fth eR e t i r em en tP ro g r am Prov ince Reg is tra t ions Comp le te Qua l i f ied documen ta t ion 8 * Nor equ e s t sfo rr e t i r em en t sw e r ep r e s en t edfo rth eN apoand G a l ap a go sp rov in c e s Se lec ted Re t ired teachers PR INC IPALACH IEVEMENTSFOR 2 006 In co rpo r a t iono fN ewT e a ch e r s Th ep ro g r amfo rm ak in gedu c a t ionun iv e r s a lcon t emp l a t e sth ein co rpo r a t iono fc lo s e to23 ,000n ewt e a ch e r sinfou ry e a r so fwh i ch9 ,863a r etor ep l a c er e t i r edt e a ch e r sand 13 ,119a r en ewt e a ch e sin co rpo r a t edfo rb ro ad en in gedu c a t ioncov e r a g e . Y e a r N um b e ro ft e a ch e r s t ob er e t i r e d N ew t e a ch e r s P r o j e c t i ono fs t u d en t s in c r e a s e 2006 2007 2008 2009 T o t a l 1 , 2 84 2 ,500 2 ,500 2 ,500 8 ,784 3 , 0 82 6 ,000 6 ,000 6 ,000 21 ,082 35 ,438 69 ,000 69 ,000 69 ,000 242 ,438 An ews y s t emo fr e g i s t e r in ge l i g ib l ec and id a t e sfo rth eappo in tm en t sa sn ew t e a ch e r sw a sp ropo s edandr e gu l a t edinEx e cu t iv eD e c r e e1563onJun e29 ,2006in wh i chp e r son swhow i shtoen t e rth et e a ch in gp ro f e s s iona st e a ch e r s mu s tr e g i s t e rand p a s sap t i tud et e s t sp r io rtoth ep ro c e s sh and l edb yth ecomm i s s ion sonen t r i e sand ch an g e s . R e g i s t r a t ion o fe l i g ib l ec and id a t e si sh and l ed th rou gh th el ink h t tp : / /www .m e c . gov . e c / s im e conth eM in i s t r yo fEdu c a t ion ’ sw ebp a g e . Und e rth es ch em ep rov id ed ,i ti shop edth a ta tl e a s t240 ,000bo y sandg i r l swho cu r r en t l ya r eou t s id eth eedu c a t ion a ls y s t emc ang e tanedu c a t ioninth ecoun t r y ’ spub l i cs choo l s . 9 10 POL ICY1 Makin gEa r lyEduca t ion Un ive rs a lf o r0to5 y ea rsofage id ee a r l yqu a l i t yandf a i redu c a t ionfo rbo y so fg i r l sl e s sth an5y e a r so ld Go a l :Prov th a tr e sp e c t sth e i rr i gh t s ,d iv e r s i t y ,th en a t ion a lrh y thmo fg row thandl e a rn in gand d ev e lop sfund am en t a lv a lu e s ,in co rpo r a t in gth emin toth ef am i l yandth ecommu n i t yw i th inth ef r am ewo rko fanin c lu s iv econ c ep t . P r in c ip a ll in e so fa c t ion : 1 .P r e s id en c yo fM in i s t r yo fEdu c a t ioninth ed i f f e r en t mod a l i t i e so fth el ev e l . 2 .L ink in ge a r l yedu c a t ionw i thb a s i cg en e r a ledu c a t ion . 3 . 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Con s t ru c t ion ,app l i c a t ion ,d i s t r ibu t ion ,fo l low -upand mon i to r in go fth el e g a l f r am ewo rkfo re a r l yedu c a t ion . 11 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION 2 .C e r t i f i c a t iono fth epopu l a t iono fe a r l yedu c a t ionc en t e r sund e rth en ewl e g a l f r am ewo rk . 3 .D r a f t in gex i s tp ro f i l e sand m and a to r ym in imum sfo ra g e s3to4and4to5y e a r s o fa g e . 4 .T e s t in gm o d e l f o rd e v e l o pm en tan dm a t u r i t yo fth eb o y san dg i r l s ine a r l ye d u c a t i on . 5 . 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T ex tbook sfo rth e Co a s ts y s t emw e r eex e cu t edund e rana g r e em en ts i gn ed b yth e Mun i c ip a l Gov e rnm en to f Gu a y aqu i l .Fo rth eH i gh l and s -Am a zonB a s in R e g ions y s t em ,p rodu c t ionandd i s t r ibu t iono fs choo lt ex tbook sw a sdon eund e r th et e rm so fana g r e em en ts i gn edw i th CONCOPEandsp e c i f i ca g r e em en t sfo r UN IVERSAL IZA T ION O FBAS ICGENERAL EDUCA T IONFROM 1ST TO 10TH GRADES p r in t in g and d i s t r ibu t in gth et ex t s andt e a ch e rt r a in in gw i th p rov in c i a l P r e f e c tu r e s .T ow a rd sth i spu rpo s e ,th eM in i s t r ycon t r ibu t edanav e r a g eo f80%o f th eco s to fth ep ro g r am ,andth er em a in in g20%w a scon t r ibu t edb ys e c t ion a lgov e rnm en t sc r e a t in gacomm i tm en ttoedu c a t ionfo rth e s een t i t i e sandr e cov e r in g fo rth eM in i s t r yp a r to fi t slo s tgov e rn an c e . A tth eendo f2006 ,a f t e rth ed ev e lopm en to f wo rk in gg roup sw i thth e A s so c i a t iono fT ex t BookEd i to r s ,th eM in i s t r yo fEdu c a t ionr e gu l a t edth e N r.o fs tu d en t s N o.o ft e x t C o v e r e d b o ok sd e l i v e r e d 1 , 5 8 1 , 3 0 9 3 , 2 7 3 , 1 8 2 N o.o ft e a ch e r t r a in e din h an d l in g th em In v e s tm en t in(USD ) 7 1 , 0 7 9 8 , 9 9 1 , 4 9 6 * F romth i sto t a l ,app rox im a t e l y2 .8 m i l l iona r einth ep ro c e s so fd i s t r ibu t ionf romth eP rov in c i a l D i r e c to r a t e stoth es choo l s . s e l e c t ionandp rodu c t ionp ro c e s sfo rs choo lt ex tbook s .Fo rth es e l e c t iono f s choo lt ex tbook sandt e a ch e rt r a in in gund e rM in i s t e r i a lA c co rd636d a t ed D e c emb e r21 ,2006th eM in i s t r yo fEdu c a t ionc a l l edfo rb id sfo rth ep ro c e s s o f“T e a ch in gShow c a s e s ”fo rind iv idu a l sandco rpo r a t een t i t i e stos e l e c tth e b e s tco l l e c t ion so fs choo lt ex tbook sfo rou rs tud en t sf romf i r s ttot en thg r ad e s o fBGE . Th ep r in t in gandd i s t r ibu t ionp ro c e s sfo rt ex tbook ssh a l lb ec a r r i edou t a c co rd in gtoa g r e em en t sw i thp rov in c i a lp r e f e c tu r e sincoo rd in a t ion w i thth e M in i s t r yo fEdu c a t ionandth eS choo lM e a l sP ro g r am fo r i t sd i s t r ibu t ion .Th ep r e f e c tu r e ssh a l lcon t r ibu t e30%o fth er e sou r c e sn e c e s s a r ytop r in tth et ex tbook s . 15 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION 3 . In c r e a s in gr e g i s t r a t ionins t a t es choo l sby2 8%inth eCo a s tsy s t em . 4 .S e condph a s eo fth ep ro j e c tfo rin c r e a s in gcov e r a g einth ef i r s ty e a ro fb a s i c edu c a t ion :56 ,461boy sandg i r l sinth ein c r em en t a lr e g i s t r a t ion . W ecu tth ejob so f1 ,079n i gh ts choo lt e a ch e r swhocho s evo lun t a r yr e t i r em en t in2005and1 ,428p r e s choo lt e a ch e r sa s s i gn ed m a in l ytoru r a la r e a sw e r eg iv en appo in tm en t s . In20061 ,529p r e s choo lt e a ch e r sw e r eh i r ed who s eappo in tm en t sw i l lb e po s s ib l ein2007th ank stoth el in ei t em sr e l e a s edb yth evo lun t a r yr e t i r em en t p ro c e s so f1 ,284t e a ch e r sin2006 . I t i se s t im a t edth a t in20071 ,800add i t ion a lp r e s choo lt e a ch e r ssh a l l jo inth e edu c a t ions y s t eminth eth i rdph a s eo fth ep ro j e c tu s in gl in ei t em sr e l e a s edb y 2 ,500t e a ch e swhoa r ep ro j e c t edtor e t i r ein2007 .Th i sw i l la l lowth eun iv e r s a l i z a t iono fth ef i r s tg r ad eo f GBE . 16 P rov in c e s P r e s choo l C o a s t y s t em 1 , 6 1 2S H ig h l and sandAm a zon B a s inS y s t em TOTA L 2 , 904 Boy sand G i r l s 35 ,676 1 ,292 21 ,785 57 ,461 P e rm an en tt e chn i c a la s s i s t an c ew a sp rov id edfo rimp l em en t in gth eun iv e r s a l i z a t iono fth ef i r s tg r ad eo fBGEin21p rov in c e st au gh tto2 ,904t e a ch e r sund e rs ev e r a l ind iv idu a lt r a in in gwo rk shop sex c ep tfo rG a l ap a go sb e c au s ei th a si t sownr e fo rm . UN IVERSAL IZA T ION O FBAS ICGENERAL EDUCA T IONFROM 1ST TO 10TH GRADES Go a l sfo r2007 : 1 . Su s t a inth ee l im in a t iono fth e25do l l a rvo lun t a r ycon t r ibu t ion . th 2 . B ro ad enth ep rov i s iono ff r e et ex tbook sto1stto10 g r ad e so fBGEth rou ghth e T e a ch in gShow c a s e . 3 . Th i rdph a s eo fp ro j e c tb ro ad en in gcov e r a g e :50 ,000bo y sandg i r l s f romth e in c r e m en t a lr e g i s t r a t ion . 4 . 1 ,476s tud en t sf romth es e condph a s ew i l lob t a inth e i rappo in tm en t s . 5 . 1 ,529n ewt e a ch e r sw i thappo in tm en t sfo rth eth i rdph a s eo fth eun iv e r s a l i z a t ion s t o f1 g r ad eo fBGE . 6 . No rm sandd ev e lopm en to fs t and a rd sfo requ ipm en t ,fu rn i tu r eandt e a ch in g m a t e r i a l s . 7 . T e s t in go fth econ s en su a lr e fo rm sinb a s i cg en e r a ledu c a t ion . 8. BGEcu r r i cu luml ink edtoe a r l yedu c a t ionandh i ghs choo lp ro g r am . 9 . D i s cu s s iono fn ewt e a ch in g mod e l . 10 .S t and a rd sandapp l i c a t ion mod e lfo rp rov id in gth es choo lun i fo rm s . 17 18 POL ICY 3 I nc reas in g Hi ghSchoo l R egi s t ra t ionto R eacha t Leas t7 5% oft hePopu la t ionofTha t Ag eG rou p Go a l :T r a inyoun gp eop l ew i thsk i l l sw i thanin c lu s iv efo cu sth a tw i l la l lowth em tocon t inu eth e i rh i gh e redu c a t ionandin co rpo r a t eth emin toap rodu c t iv el i f econ s c iou so fth e i rn a t ion a lid en t i t yw i tha mu l t i cu l tu r a land mu l t i e thn i cfo cu sina f r am ewo rko fr e sp e c tfo rhum anandco l l e c t iv er i gh t s ,n a tu r eandl i f e . P r in c ip a ll in e so fa c t ion : 1 .D r a f t in gandimp l em en t a t iono fan ewedu c a t ion mod e lfo rg en e r a land t e chn i c a lh i ghs choo lp ro g r am sl ink edtob a s i candh i gh e redu c a t ion . 2 .D e t e rm in a t iono fedu c a t ion mod e l sth a td ev e lopsk i l l sfo ren t r ep r en eu r sh ipb y jo in in gedu c a t ionandp rodu c t iv ewo rk . A ch i ev em en t sfo r2006 : 1 . Con s t ru c t iono fn a t ion a lp l an sfo rin c lu s iv eedu c a t ion ,fo renv i ronm en t a ledu c a t ion ,an ewo r i en t a t ionands tud en t s ’w e l f a r e mod e l . Th eN a t ion a lP l anfo r Env i ronm en t a l Edu c a t ion : Co -p r ep a r a t ion w i thth e M in i s t r yo fEnv i ronm en tth eN a t ion a lP l anfo rEnv i ronm en t a lEdu c a t ionfo r B a s i cand H i ghS choo ledu c a t ion . N a t ion a lP l anfo rEdu c a t ionIn c lu s ion ;V a l id a t ionandfo rm in gin c lu s iv e po l i c i e swh i cha l lowin co rpo r a t iono fa l lbo y s ,g i r l sandyoun gp eop l ein toas y s t emw i thf a i rcond i t ion s–cu lm in a t in ginth ed r a f t in go fth eN a t ion a lP l anfo r 19 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION Edu c a t ion a lIn c lu s ionandth ep rodu c t iono f3 ,000CD sonth ep r ev en t iono fd i s ab i l i t y .Sp e c i a l i z edt r a in in g wo rk shop son“R e spon s etoEdu c a t ion a lN e ed so f G i f t ed Ch i ld r en , ”“A l t e rn a t e Commun i c a t ion sS y s t emfo rD e a f and B l ind S tud en t s ”and“Edu c a t ionfo rth eD e a f . ” N a t ion a lH e a l thEdu c a t ionP l an :D r a f t in go fth eN a t ion a lH e a l thEdu c a t ion P l anand D r a f t in gandv a l id a t iono fwo rk in gc a s er e co rd son H e a l thEdu c a t ion f romf i r s ttos ev en thg r ad e sinb a s i cedu c a t ion .8 ,000cop i e sw e r em ad eo fth e modu l efo rP r ev en t iono fImp rop e rU s eo fD ru g s .14 ,000cop i e so fwo rk in gc a s e r e co rd s .B en e f i c i a r i e s :142 ,674p e r son s ;675edu c a t ionau tho r i t i e s ;1 ,284t e a ch e r s ; 43 ,364b a s i cedu c a t ionandh i ghs choo ls tud en t s ;25 ,580p a r en t s ;71 ,771commu n i t ym emb e r s . 20 2 . In s t i tu t ion a l i z a t iono fs exedu c a t ion . Th rou gh M in i s t e r i a lA c co rd403s exedu c a t ionw a sin s t i tu t ion a l i z edinth eedu c a t ions y s t em :435f a c i l i t a to r sand13 ,000t r a in edt e a ch e r s(p r e s choo l ,e l em en t a r y and m idd l es choo ll ev e l s ) ;32 ,000book s ;15 ,000s tud en t s .Th eIn co rpo r a t iono f S exEdu c a t iona sasub j e c tinth ecu r r i cu lumfo rp ro f e s s ion a lt r a in in go fn ew t e a ch e r sinT e a ch e r sIn s t i tu t e s( “ ISPES ” ) . C r e a t iono fth eIn s t i tu t ion a lA s s i s t an c e Comm i t t e e( “CA I ” )fo rr ev i ew in g th ecu r r i cu lump ropo s a lfo rS exEdu c a t ionandth ed r a f t in go fth eN a t ion a lP l an fo rE r ad i c a t iono fS exC r im e s .Th equ a l i t a t iv er e su l t sw e r epo s i t ion in go fth esub j e c to fs exedu c a t ioninth eedu c a t ion a ls y s t emandso c i e t ya sawho l e .E cu ado r w a sb eh indincomp l i an c ew i thcompon en t2o fth eedu c a t ion a ls e c to ro fth e a g r e em en tw i thth em e ch an i smo fth eG lob a lFundwh i chi sth ea s s i s t an c efo rth e p r ev en t ionandt r e a tm en to fs exu a l l yt r an sm i t t edd i s e a s e s .U s in gth em e a su r e s exp l a in edh e r e abov e ,th i sd e l a yh a sb e enl a r g e l ysu rp a s s ed wh i cha l low edth e coun t r ytob er emov edf romth ee a r l ya l e r ti tw a sin . INCREAS INGH IGHSCHOOLREG ISTRA T IONTO REACHA TLEAST75% O FTHEPOPULA T ION O FTHA TAGEGROUP 3 .S t a r t in ga f f i l i a t iontoth eIn t e rn a t ion a lB a c c a l au r e a t eO r g an i z a t ionfo r22s t a g e s choo l s . E cu ado r ’ sjo in in gth ein t e rn a t ion a ledu c a t ionp ano r am ain c lud eds i gn in gth e M emo r andumo f Mu tu a l Comm i tm en t sb e tw e enE cu ado randth eIn t e rn a t ion a l B a c c a l au r e a t eO r g an i z a t ion( “OB I ” ) .22s choo l sw e r echo s enandth e ya r einth e f i r s tt r a in in gph a s efo rimp l em en t in gth ep ro g r am .Th eimp l em en t a t ionph a s eo f th ep ro g r amt ak e s2y e a r s . Th e r e fo r e ,th ef i r s tg en e r a t ion so fIBf rompub l i c s choo l ssh a l lg r adu a t ef romh i ghs choo lin2010 . Go a l sfo r2007 : 1 .N ewp ro f i l efo rth eE cu ado r i anh i ghs choo ls tud en t . S choo l ss e l e c t edfo rth eIn t e rn a t ion a lB a c c a l au r e a t e 1 . 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Co leg ioExpe r imen ta lBen igno Ma lo , A zuay 10 .Co leg io Nac iona lLu i sCo rde ro ,Caña r 13 .Co leg ioF i scom i s iona lSanV icen teFe r re r ,Pa s ta za 14 .Co leg io Nac iona lM ix toSan toDom ingodelo s Co lo rado s ,P ich incha 15 .Co leg ioF i scom i s iona lSag radoCo ra zón ,E sme ra lda s 16 .Co leg io Nac iona lC incodeJun io , Manab í 17 .Co leg io Nac iona lO lemedo , Manab í 18 .Co leg ioNac iona lT eodo roA lva radoO lea ,Guaya s 19 .Co leg io Nac iona lLaL ibe r tad , Guaya s 20 .Co leg io Nac iona lI smae lPé re zPa sm iño , Guaya s 21 .Co leg io Nac iona l Nuevede Oc tub re ,E lO ro 22 .Co leg io Nac iona l Ga lápago s , Ga lápago s 21 22 POL ICY 4 E rad ica t ionofI l l i te rac yand St ren gt hen ingAl te rna t i veEduca t ion ,p e rm an en c e ,con t inu a t ionande f f e c t iv econ c lu s iono f Go a l : Guaranteeaccess th epopu l a t ion ’ ss tud i e sw i thlow e redu c a t ion a la ch i ev em en t ,th rou gh n a t ion a l a l t e rn a t iv eedu c a t ionp ro g r am s ,con s id e r in gi l l i t e r a c ya si t ss t a r t in gpo in tinth e f r am ewo rko fin c lu s iv eedu c a t ion . P r in c ip a ll in e so fa c t ion : 1 .L i t e r a c yt e a ch in ginn a t iv el an gu a g e sfo ra l lpopu l a t ion sandn a t ion a l i t i e s(1st, nd rd 2 and3 g r ad e s ) . 2 .B a s i ca l t e rn a t iv eedu c a t ionfo rth e4 thto10 thg r ad e sinSp an i sh . 3 .R eo r g an i z a t ionandr e fo rm in gana l t e rn a t iv eh i ghs choo lp ro g r am inmod a l i t i e s o fb e in gph y s i c a lp r e s en c e ,v i aco r r e spond en c eandt e l e s e cond a r y . A ch i ev em en t sfo r2006 : 1 . An a l y s i so fth es t a tu so fth ecomp en s a to r yedu c a t ionsub s y s t em . 2 .D e f in i t iono fc r i t i c a lkno t sandt e chn i c a landl e g a lso lu t ion s . 3 .R e s i z in gth ed em and id en t i f i eda spu r eand fun c t ion a l i l l i t e r a c y ,p e r son swhoh av e no tcomp l e t edth e i rb a s i cedu c a t ionandp e r son swhoh av eno tcomp l e t edh i gh s choo l :67 ,000pu r ei l l i t e r a t e sand1 .5 m i l l ionfun c t ion a li l l i t e r a t e s . W ep e r fo rm edar e s c a l in go fth ed em andfo rl i t e r a c y ,b a s i cedu c a t ionand h i ghs choo ld ip lom ap ro g r aminSp an i shandinind i g enou sl an gu a g e s .Cu r r en t l y , c lo s eto30%o fth eE cu ado r i anpopu l a t iona r ea c tu a l l yo rfun c t ion a l l yi l l i t e r a t e . 23 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION 24 42%o fth epopu l a t ionh a sno tf in i sh edth et eny e a r so fg en e r a lb a s i cedu c a t ion , andon l y12 .1%o fth epopu l a t ionh a sf in i sh edth ecomp l e t es tud i e sfo rah i gh s choo ld ip lom a . 4 . 55 ,000t au gh ttor e ad . 5 .R ed e s i gno fth ecu r r i cu lumtoh and l eedu c a t ion a la ch i ev em en t . M a ina c t ion s : –D e s i gnacu r r i cu lumw i th1to10g r ad e so fb a s i cedu c a t ionand1to3y e a r so f a l t e rn a t iv eh i ghp ro g r am sfo ryoun gp eop l eandadu l t s . –R ed r a f t in gandg r aph i cd e s i gno fedu c a t ion a lm a t e r i a l sfo rg r ad e s1–7o fa l t e r n a t iv eb a s i cedu c a t ionu s in gl i t e r a c yt e a ch in ga sas t a r t in gpo in t . –P ropo s a lfo rs t r e am l in in gandr ed i s t r ibu t iono fsub s id yr e sou r c e s . –R en ew a lo fs t and a rd scov e r in gth ep e rm an en tpopu l a t ionedu c a t ionsub s y s t em . –E s t a b l i shm en to fl in k sb e tw e ent e chn i c a lw o r kan dth ep r o p o s a lt om a k eu pa N a t i on a lC o o r d in a t in gC omm i s s i onf o rA l t e rn a t i v eE d u c a t i onw i thth ep a r t i c i p a t i ono fs e v e r a ln a t i on a le d u c a t i ond i r e c t o r a t e sf r om M in i s t r yo fE d u c a t i on , IRFEYAL ,S INEDE , AN IED , CONAMU , CODAE , JNDA , N a t ion a l D i r e c t o r a t eo fS o c i a lR eh a b i l i t a t i on( “DNRS ” ) ,N a t i on a lC o un c i lf o rth e D i s a b l e d( “CONAD IS ” ) , UNE ,FENADECan db i l in g u a lr e c e i v e r so fs u b s i d i e s . – Th eM in i s t r yo fEdu c a t ionto g e th e rw i thth eL a t in Am e r i c anIn s t i tu t efo r Edu c a t ion a l Commun i c a t ion( “ ILCE ” )i s wo rk in gonco -d e s i gn in gandth e fu tu r eimp l em en t a t iono fth eE cu ado r i ant e l e s e cond a r ys choo lw i thth eedu c a t ionp ro j e c t ,“L a t in Am e r i c anT e a ch in g Mod e l :T ow a rd sM e r g in gM ed i a– E cu ado rV e r s ion , ”ana l t e rn a t iv e mod a l i t yfo re i gh th ,n in thandt eng r ad e sin b a s i cedu c a t ionandf i r s t ,s e condandth i rdy e a r so fh i ghs choo l . –D e s i gno facu r r i cu lumandp rodu c t iono fedu c a t ion m a t e r i a l sfo rBGEand h i ghs choo l . Go a l sfo r2007 : 1 . 248 ,300p e r son st au gh ttor e ad . 2 . Imp l em en t a t iono fth el i t e r a c y mod e lfo radu l t sd e s i gn edin2006 . POL ICY5 Imp ro vemen toft hePhy sica lI nf ra s t ruc tu reand Equ ipmen tf o rEduca t ionI ns t i tu t ion s ibu t etoimp rov em en tinth equ a l i t yo fedu c a t ion a ls e rv i c e sw i thad e Go a l : Contr qu a t eph y s i c a landt e chno lo g i c a lr e sou r c e s ;comp l em en t ,ad ap tandr eh ab i l i t a t eth e in f r a s t ru c tu r eandequ ipm en tandedu c a t ionun i t scomp l y in gw i th m in imums t an d a rd sth a tcon t r ibu t etoth eco r r e c tapp l i c a t iono fedu c a t ion mod e l s ,p rov id in gfu r n i tu r eandt e chno lo g i c a lsuppo r t sande s t ab l i sh in gana c c r ed i t a t ions y s t em o f ph y s i c a lr e sou r c e s . P r in c ip a ll in e so fa c t ion : 1 .S t r e am l in in g ph y s i c a lr e sou r c e s : cov e r a g e , op t im i z a t ion o fr e sou r c e s and g r e a t e ru s eo fop e r a t in gc ap a c i t y . 2 . Qu a l i t yo fedu c a t ion a lin f r a s t ru c tu r e :d e s i gn( fun c t ionanda e s th e t i c s ) ,app ro p r i a t econ s t ru c t ion ,fu rn i sh in gt e chno lo g i e sandt e chno lo g i c a lsuppo r t s . A ch i ev em en t sfo r2006 1 . 73 m i l l iondo l l a r sinv e s t edins choo lin f r a s t ru c tu r e ,ar e co rds t a t i s t i cfo rth e l a s t10y e a r s . App rox im a t e ly70%o fex e cu t iond e c en t r a l i z edtob r an chgov e rnm en t s . In2006 ,w ed i s t r ibu t edmo r eth an$73m i l l ionf romd i f f e r en tsou r c e so ff in an c in g inth eimp rov em en to fedu c a t ion a lin f r a s t ru c tu r ea t2 ,408s choo l s . 25 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION “R epúb l i c ad eE lS a lv ado r ”S choo l , Gu a y aqu i l , GUAYAS B e fo r e A f t e r “A l e j and roR .M e r a ”S choo l ,T u l c án ,CARCH I B e fo r e A f t e r 26 “ I gn a c io M a r t ín e z ”S choo l ,S anP ed ro ,TUNGURAHUA B e fo r e A f t e r IMPR OVEMENT O FTHEPHYS ICALINFRASTRUCTUREANDEQU IPMENTFOREDUCA T IONINST ITUT I ONS In f r a s t ru c tu r e Go a l sA ch i ev ed In2006 ,inv e s tm en tins choo lin f r a s t ru c tu r eex c e ed edw i thin t e r e s tto t a linv e s tm en t s du r in gth el a s ts ev eny e a r sa ss e eninth et ab l ea t t a ch edh e r e to . YEAR INVESTMENT IN DOLLARS B e fo r e 27 “Hu ayn aC ap a c”S choo l ,Cu en c a , AZUAY * In c lud e s$22 m i l l ioninv e s tm en tt r an s f e r r edonD e c emb e r28 ,2005 . A f t e r “Hu ayn aC ap a c”S choo l ,Cu en c a , AZUAY TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION 2 . In t e r v en t i ona t2 , 4 0 8s ch o o l s ,1 , 9 2 7n ewc l a s s r o om s ,an d2 7 1 , 4 6 4s t u d en t sb en e f i t e d . NEW INVESTMENT SCHOOLS RECE IV ING (US$ ) INVESTMENT CLASSROOMS Co a s t 40 ,146 ,370 .83 1 ,422 893 158 ,478 H ig h l and s 26 ,547 ,331 .38 797 830 91 ,328 Am a zon a s 6 ,812 ,143 .02 189 204 21 ,658 73 ,505 ,845. 23 2 ,408 1 ,927 271 ,464 TOTAL Go a l sfo r2007 : 28 STUDENT POPULAT ION BENEF ITED 1 . Con s t ru c t iono f220andr eh ab i l i t a t iono f150e a r l yedu c a t ions choo l s fo rch i ld r en 3to5y e a r so ldund e rp r e s c r ib eds t and a rd s . 2 . Con s t ru c t iono f85 M i l l enn iumS choo l s . 3 . Comp l e t er eh ab i l i t a t iono f986s choo l s ,con s t ru c t iono f530c l a s s room sand r ep l a c em en to f275c l a s s room sandcomp l em en t a r ysp a c e sinru r a la r e a s . 4 . Con s t ru c t iono f563n ewc l a s s room s ,comp l e t er eh ab i l i t a t iono f305s choo l s , r ep l a c em en to f119c l a s s room s ,fo l low in gup491n ewc l a s s room sinu rb ana r e a s . 5 .P r ev en t iv em a in t en an c eo f10%o fth es choo l s . 6 . Co r r e c t iv em a in t en an c eo f10%o fth es choo l s . 7 .P rov id efu rn i tu r eton ewsp a c e sandannu a l l yr ep l a c e3%o fob so l e t efu rn i tu r e . POL ICY6 Imp ro vemen tint he Q ua l i tyand Fa i rnes s ofEduca t ionandImp le men ta t ion oft he N a t iona lT es t in gSy ste m Go a l : Guaranteethatstudentsenter in gth eedu c a t ions y s t emh av ep e r t in en t sk i l l sfo rco r r e c td ev e lopm en tandso c i a lin c lu s ion . P r in c ip a ll in e so fa c t ion : 1 .D e v e l o pm en tan dim p l em en t a t i ono fth en a t i on a lt e s t in gs y s t em(m e a s u r em en t o fa c a d em i ca ch i e v em en t s ,t e s t in gin s t i t u t i on a lw o r kan de v a l u a t i ono ft e a ch in gp e r f o rm an c eb a s e dons t an d a r d sf o ra l ll e v e l san dm od a l i t i e sinth es y s t em ) . 2 .D ev e lopm en tand imp l em en t a t iono ft e a ch in gmod e l sth a tevo lv eandad ap tto th eso c iocu l tu r a landn a t ion a ld ev e lopm en tn e ed s . A ch i ev em en t sfo r2006 : 1 . Th ecoun t ry ’ sr e jo in in gandt ak in gt e s t sw i th inth eL a t in Am e r i c aL abo r a to ry fo rEdu c a t ion a l Qu a l i ty(LLECE )f rom OREALC UNESCO . W efoundas y s t emth a td idno th av eev a lu a t iono rr end e r in go fa c coun t sand d idno tapp l yn a t ion a lt e s t in gine f f e c t .Th eedu c a t ion a ls y s t emh a sl a ck edan ev a lu a t ions ch em es in c e2000 ,th el a s tt im e APRENDOn a t ion a lt e s t sw e r e p e r fo rm ed . A l so ,th ecoun t r yh a sno tp a r t i c ip a t edint e s t sm e a su r in gedu c a t ion a lqu a l i t yonaL a t in Am e r i c ano rg lob a ls c a l e ,d am a g in gacomp a r a t iv ed ev e lopm en t 29 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION 30 p ro c e s sa l low in gedu c a t ion a lpo l i c ytob er e s t a t ed .B a s edonth i sb a ck g round ,in 2006a sas t a r t in gpo in tw eapp l i edth eop e r a t ionf romS e r c e(S e condR e g ion a l S tud y on Edu c a t ion Qu a l i t y )f romth eL a t in Am e r i c an L abo r a to r yfo r Edu c a t ion a lQu a l i t y( “LLECE ” )o fth eR e g ion a lO f f i c efo rL a t inAm e r i c aandth e C a r ibb e an( “OREALC ” )o f UNESCO . Th eop e r a t ionw a sp e r fo rm edfo rbo thth eH i gh l and sand Co a s t a ls y s t em s w i th11 ,500s tud en t s ,andi tev a lu a t edth el ev e lo fd ev e lopm en to fl an gu a g eand m a thsk i l l so fch i ld r enf romfou r thands ev en thg r ad e sinB a s i cEdu c a t ioninth e 22 p rov in c e so fth ecoun t r y . Th er e su l to fth e s et e s t sw i l lb eav a i l ab l ein Nov emb e r2007 . 2 . App l i c a t ion o fth e op e r a t ion ss y s t em o fth eS e cond R e g ion a lS tud yo f Edu c a t ion a l Qu a l i t y( “S e r c e ” )inbo ths y s t em sfo rth et e s t in go fedu c a t ion a ll an gu a g eandm a thsk i l l sin11 ,5000ch i ld r eninfou r thtos ev en thg r ad eo fb a s i cedu c a t ion . 3 .D r a f t in gn a t ion a lp l an sfo rin c lu s iv eedu c a t ionfo renv i ronm en t a ledu c a t ion ,n ew o r i en t a t ion mod e lands tud en tw e l f a r e . 4 .S t a r t in gm emb e r sh ipinth eIn t e rn a t ion a lB a c c a l au r e a t eO r g an i z a t ionfo r23s t a t e s choo l s . 5 .P ro c e s s e so fqu a l i tys t ep sa t23edu c a t ion a lin s t i tu t ion s W eh av ep e r fo rm edad i a gno s i so fth es t a tu so f23exp e r im en t a ls choo l sinth e p ro c e s so fimp l em en t in gth e Qu a l i t yP e r fo rm an c es y s t em . W eh av ep rov id ed a s s i s t an c efo rth er equ i r em en t so fth es t and a rdISO9001 :2000to23s choo l sin th ep rov in c e so fP i ch in ch a , Co top ax i ,T un gu r ahu a , Ch imbo r a zo ,M an ab iand Gu a y a s .W eh av eh e ldtwon a t ion a lwo rk shop son m an a g in gth es t and a rd so fth e Qu a l i t y Comm i t t e eands ch edu l in go fcou r s e sfo rin t e rn a laud i t in gfo rt e a ch e r s andsup e rv i so r s . 6 .O r g an i z a t ion o fth eS e cond E cu ado r i an T e a ch in g M e e t in gin M an t ain S ep t emb e r . IMPR OVEMENTIN THEQUA L ITYANDFA IRNESS O FEDUCA T IONANDIMP LEMENTA T I ON O FTHENA T IONA LTEST INGSYSTEM 31 Go a l sfo r2007 : 1 .D ev e lopm en tandimp l em en t a t ion o f 350 ,000 n a t ion a lt e s t s APRENDOin fou r th ,s ev en thandt en thg r ad e so fb a s i cg en e r a ledu c a t ion . 2 .D ev e lopm en tandimp l em en t a t iono fth et e s t in go fth eb a s i cedu c a t ionandh i gh s choo l mod e linfo r c eb yth eendo f2007 . 3 .D i s cu s s ionandd r a f t in go fan ewt e a ch in g mod e lfo rth ef iv ey e a rp e r iod . 4 . Con t inu eth em emb e r sh ipinth eL a t in Am e r i c aL abo r a to r yfo r Edu c a t ion a l Qu a l i t y OREALC UNESCO . 5 . Imp l em en t a t iono fth eT e a ch in gShow c a s eP ro c e s sfo rs e l e c t in gqu a l i t yt ex tbook s fo rth es choo l sf romth ef i r s ttoth et en thg r ad e so fBGE . 32 POL ICY 7 Reeva lua t ionoft heT eachin gP rof es s ion , P rof es s iona lD eve lopmen t, W o rkin g Cond i t ions and Q ua l i tyofL i f e in in gs tud i e s ,imp rov in gth e i rin i t i a lt r a in Go a l : Encourageentryintoteachertra in g ,th eo f f e ro fi t swo rkcond i t ion s ,qu a l i t yo fl i f eandth ep e r c ep t iono fth ecom mun i t yo fi t sro l e . P r in c ip a ll in e so fa c t ion : 1 .R ev i ewandupd a t in gth ecu r r i cu lumfo rin i t i a lt r a in in g . 2 .D ev e lopm en tandimp l em en t a t iono fap e rm an en tp ro f e s s ion a lt r a in in gand d ev e lopm en ts y s t em . 3 .E s t ab l i sh in go fas a l a r ypo l i c yina c co rd an c ew i thth ejob m a rk e t . A ch i ev em en t sfo r2006 : 1 . In c en t iv e sfo rvo lun t a ryr e t i r em en tw e r ein c r e a s edto5 mon th ly m in imum w a g e sto$12 ,000 . R e fo rmo fth eR e gu l a t ion so fth eT e a ch in gC a r e e rL awandS en io r i t yS y s t em in c r e a s in gth ein c en t iv efo rr e t i r em en tf romf iv eb a s i c mon th l yw a g e sto$12 ,000 th rou ghEx e cu t iv eD e c r e e1563d a t edJun e29 ,2006 . 2 .D e l iv e r ed1 ,255in c en t iv e sfo rvo lun t a r yr e t i r em en t . 3 . USD5s a l a r yin c r e a s e . 4 . 850hou s in gsub s id i e sd e l iv e r edinth eamoun to f$1 ,800 . 33 TEN Y EAREDUCA T IONPLANINECUADOR•M IN ISTRY OFEDUCA T ION Go a l sfo r2007 : 1 .2 ,500vo lun t a r yr e t i r em en tin c en t iv e s . 2 . Doub l in gth ehou s in gsub s id yandd e l iv e r yo fth esub s id yto1 ,000t e a ch e r s . 3 . In i t i a lt r a in in gcu r r i cu lumr ev i s edto g e th e rw i thCon s e sup . 4 .D ev e lopm en to fat r a in in gandp ro f e s s ion a ld ev e lopm en ts y s t ema im eda tn ew t e a ch in g mod e l sandT IC s . 5 . Fo rm a t iono fan ews a l a r ypo l i c y . 34 POL ICY 8 0. 5%Annua lI nc reas eint he A l loca t ion f o rt heEduca t ion S ec to roft he GD P un t i li tR eachesa tlea s t6% in an c i a lr e sou r c e ssoth a tth eedu c a t ions y s t emp ro Go a l : Guaranteenecessaryf mo t e ssu s t a in edandsu s t a in ab l ed ev e lopm en tfo rth ecoun t r y . A ch i ev em en t sfo r2006 : 1 . App rov a lo fpo l i cyinr e f e r endumon Nov emb e r26 ,2006 . 2 .D e s i gno fth eEdu c a t ion a lF in an c in gL aw . Go a l sfo r2007 : 1 . App rov a lo fth eedu c a t ion a lf in an c in gl aw . 2 .0 .5%in c r e a s einth eedu c a t ionpo r t iono f GDP . 35 CANC IÓNPATR IA Pa t r ia ,t ie r rasag radadehono rydeh ida lgu ía , quefecundólasang reyeng randec ióe ldo lo r , ¡cómo meeno rgu l lecepode rl lama r te m ía , m ía ,comoa m i mad re ,conin f in i toamo r !(b is ) Po rtusc ruen tos ma r t i r iosytusdo l ien tesho ras , po rtusép icasluchasytuau reo lat r iun fa l , po rtusnochessomb r íasytusbe l lasau ro ras , cúb renoss iemp re¡ohPa t r ia !contui r isinmo r ta l .(b is ) Le t ra : Manue l Ma r íaSánchez Mús ica :S ix to Ma r íaDu rán D e s in g :M i gu e lD áv i l aP .–So lu c ion e sG r á f i c a sD&G ©2007 M in i s t e r iod eEdu c a c iónd e lE cu ado r H imnoa l Maes t ro G r a t i tuda lm a e s t roqu ea lumb r a , Nu e s t r av id ayl a sl l en ad ee s t r e l l a s , G r a t i tudd el ap a t r i aqu eene l l a , V eo t roc i e loenp a l ab r a sd elu z . 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