This morning the Mayor of Alhama, Diego Conesa, held a meeting with the Councillor for Education, Mariola Guevara, the General Director of Educational Centers, Maria Dolores Valcárcel.
In the same they have been discussed major issues related to education in Alhama, as the proposed new IES Valle de Leiva.
Regarding the institute, Valcarcel said that going out to tender soon and that the project is in the hands of an architect alhameño.
Since the local government you been asked to establish a direct contact between the school management, the architect and the City Council for any comments or improvements can be made.
The Director told them performing the work in two phases, so that the Mayor and the Councillor for Education have requested guarantees that both, including secondary education, university and training prior to commissioning run.
Valcarcel has indicated that, in principle, the project will be financed 100% by FEDER, but could otherwise be committed to cover part the region.
Since the local government would have moved demand a part of the educational community to the relocation of the institute, arguing that in this way balance the municipality school zones would.
The Director is committed to studying and the City has offered its collaboration to address some of the additional costs of change.
Another of the issues discussed was the closing of a public classroom in the CEIP Gines Diaz - San Cristobal.
The Mayor and the Councillor for Education referred to it all the documents collected through the AMPA of this school, the FAPA, the Municipal School Board and the unanimous agreement of the plenary for not suppress any public classroom in the village.
At the same time you have indicated the possibility of reducing the ratio to avoid having to close public classrooms, thus providing more individualized instruction, and responding to demand from parents and teachers to minimize the percentage of students with no knowledge of the language classroom.
He has also expressed the importance of creating regulations that help regulate equitable distribution of students with knowing the language.
Maria Dolores Valcárcel has undertaken to convey the idea to the Director of Educational Planning, aware that is a must for the entire region.
Regarding Infant School No. 2, located in drylands, the Autonomous required to open this year, but the shortage of applications (six then removed) makes unfeasible.
Since the City would have indicated to the Directorate General of centers that perform the necessary steps to enable the Ministry to maintain the closed another year without any additional cost to the city center.
School canteens have staged a part of the meeting.
About the new dining CEIP Antonio Machado, the local government has communicated the adaptation works for installation in the center, waiting for technicians of the Autonomous Community give the nod and counseling provide it with the necessary equipment.
The application of another school room, in the CEIP Sierra Espuña, we have moved the need to implement it.
The Director has agreed to hold a meeting with the school management to advise the technical counseling and give the subsequent authorization for its construction, and the line for the provision of equipment, taking over the City of the works.
Finally, they have brought to the attention of the Directorate General of deficiencies in emergency drills conducted at centers CEIP Prince of Spain and CEIP Nuestra Señora del Rosario, following the study carried out by technicians of the Prevention of Occupational Risks the Ministry of Education.
In the same actions to be performed for the two schools meet the conditions necessary security Emergency indicated.
The Director has revealed that technicians sent to the Autonomous Community corroborate these deficiencies and correct them as soon as possible.
Alhama City Council said it its full readiness and collaboration.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia