The role of the school manager in school councils: a view from their members

The article deals with the School Manager role in School Boards, taking into account the democratic management perspective. It is a Case Study, in the qualitative and quantitative form, having as instruments for data collection a questionnaire, documentary analysis and field diary. The respondents are the segments that form the School Board, namely: parents, teachers and managers of the 31 Municipal Schools of Early Childhood Education of Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The results classify and reinforce the notion of the hierarchy of school management as the primary responsible for its management, even being only a member of the School Board, where parity is one of legal premises. Indeed, the school's demands for the community or even with the sponsor and various decisions fall, in most cases, on the school manager as of right and duty would fit the entire school Board. The results confirmed the need for the provision of training programs and training of all members of the School Board for its effectiveness.