Profile of the municipal superintendent of schools in the Southern Region

Abstract

This article presents the results of made survey made in 1994 with municipal superintendents of schools in the Southern Region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The superintendents of the Southern Region are women with an average age of 41,18 years and large professional experience. The majority of them hold a higher education degree (82,5%) and one third of the total have made graduate studies at the level of specialization. Their needs in terms of professional development are related to the development of the political-pedagogical proposal and to acquisition of knowledge in education administration. The networks of municipal schools can be considered small, as the majority of the municipalities have a population of less than 10,000 inhabitants. The resources applied in education correspond to the legal requirements, and the majority of the municipalities exceed the legal limit. The municipal school network is small and its administration can be compared to the administration of a medium size school.

Key words: Municipal superintendents of Schools, Municipal education, Elementary Education, Socio-educational Profile.