In 2009 we launched a new program that over time has proven effective.
This is the project "Alternatives to Expulsion" was introduced in the two schools in the town and which aimed to solve the problems created by students who were temporarily expelled from the institute.
The Department of Education of the City of Alhama last week offered a pooling, to which were invited all the bodies involved in education in the town, which took stock of the program in which the mayor of the area, Ana Fernandez highlighted the importance for the Consistory has educating younger, showing his clear support for this particular program.
In the sharing and the mayor attended the directors of both institutes and Cultural Habitat makers, company hired by the city to develop the program.
The project aims to achieve the integration of students, improve the relationship and prevent conflict.
According to the speakers clarified until starting the program, students were expelled and returned to class with the same attitude, which did not solve the problem, but the conflicts were not only influenced the expelled student, but also in the rest of the class.
The profile of problem children as Cultural Habitat normally coincides with members of dysfunctional families, lack of attention from parents with poor social skills and lacking in all the family.
The company that manages the program also highlighted the lack of involvement, at first, by teachers, concerned that over time has been resolved.
The project provides for the children implanted problematic, far from being expelled, sent to a classroom where intervenes Cultural Habitat who prepares a report on the particular child was referred to the educator.
The results speak for themselves.
Roberto Garcia, director of IES Valle de Leiva, said the courses 2007/2008, there were 800 warnings, with 111 expulsions, while in 2011/2021 were 200 warnings and no removal, since it started in 2009 up the program.
In final, the head of the center bore witness the success of the project, even, have helped improve the results of school failure.
"I am very proud of this town, which is committed to public education," he added concluding his speech
Adolfo Benito, director of IES Miguel Hernandez, shelled the process started in the center to involve in the project to teachers and students, while confirming that the positive data Leiva Valley were similar to those of Miguel Hernandez.
Benito recounted how, through various initiatives of the center itself has been achieved not only involve teachers in the proposed alternative to expulsion, but also has engaging parents of children under the project, through frequent meetings.
It also has involved the students creating the position of "student facilitator" involved in helping their peers.
Given the explanations of all parties, the attendees felt the questions were appropriate, concluding with the intervention of the mayor, Ana Fernandez, who reiterated his firm commitment to the education of students alhameños.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia