PDE ESCOLA Program at a Public State Education System of Minas Gerais, Brazil: An Analysis of the Challenges and Contributions for Pedagogical Management

The Plano de Desenvolvimento da Escola - PDE Escola [School Development Plan] was strongly influenced by the advance of Digital Information and Communication Technology (DICT) and consequently passed through modifications along its trajectory. In that sense, this work presents results from a research on the implementation of PDE Escola on the Public State Education System of Minas Gerais (RPEE-MG). The investigation was carried from a field research of qualitative approach, associated to documental research and literature review. The aim of the present text is to analyze the results achieved by the school prioritized by the Brazilian federal government and the relationship of management with the interactivity of the program on the virtual platform of Brazil's Education Ministry. We verified that the introduction of DICT's at school context favored the dissemination of PDE Escola and optimized the elaboration of the action plan by the school staff. The results showed that federal government funding was decentralized more quickly and that there was improvement in the physical infrastructure and the pedagogical management of the school. We hope that this study contributes with future research related to the theme, such as PDE Escola and DICT, as a national public policy for management support.