The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will invest US $ 52 million to support the Expansion Project and Educational Improvement of Municipal Public Network Manaus (PROEMEM) in order to expand coverage and improve the quality of education in infant education (initial) and basic (primary) network of municipal schools in Manaus. This initiative will increase in 6500 pre vacancies offer, in 1200 the nursery as well as improve the quality of education in the initial and critical levels, and strengthen the management capacity of the Municipal Department of Education.
PROEMEM allocated nearly $ 30 million for the construction of 7 municipal kindergartens 13 preschools and 13 municipal schools of basic education. It will also contribute to replace those schools that use rented facilities and in poor condition.
The program will also support improving the quality of basic education through the design and implementation of programs of accelerated learning through tutoring for students with lower academic performance. In addition, it will finance the redesign of the entrance examinations to the teaching profession, his probation and strengthen the processes of selection and training of teacher trainers.
Manaus presents great challenges in their school network. Thus, the Index of Development of Basic Education (IDEB), which measures whether students met the basic skills like they progressed in the school year was 4.1 for the first cycle of Basic Education and 3.1 for the last in Manaus, while the Brazilian average is 4.7 and 3.8. Additionally, Prova Brasil test applied in 2011, only 33 percent of fifth graders acquired the appropriate learning Portuguese while 23.4 percent did so only in mathematics. These figures are significantly below average in Brazil, 40 and 36.3 respectively.
The IDB loan is for a term of 25 years with a grace period of 5.5 years and an interest rate based on LIBOR. For its part, the city of Manaus bring about an additional $ 62 million to this project.
PROEMEM allocated nearly $ 30 million for the construction of 7 municipal kindergartens 13 preschools and 13 municipal schools of basic education. It will also contribute to replace those schools that use rented facilities and in poor condition.
The program will also support improving the quality of basic education through the design and implementation of programs of accelerated learning through tutoring for students with lower academic performance. In addition, it will finance the redesign of the entrance examinations to the teaching profession, his probation and strengthen the processes of selection and training of teacher trainers.
Manaus presents great challenges in their school network. Thus, the Index of Development of Basic Education (IDEB), which measures whether students met the basic skills like they progressed in the school year was 4.1 for the first cycle of Basic Education and 3.1 for the last in Manaus, while the Brazilian average is 4.7 and 3.8. Additionally, Prova Brasil test applied in 2011, only 33 percent of fifth graders acquired the appropriate learning Portuguese while 23.4 percent did so only in mathematics. These figures are significantly below average in Brazil, 40 and 36.3 respectively.
The IDB loan is for a term of 25 years with a grace period of 5.5 years and an interest rate based on LIBOR. For its part, the city of Manaus bring about an additional $ 62 million to this project.
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