O programa de fomento à implementação de escolas de ensino médio em tempo integral na rede estadual de ensino do Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

The present research focuses in the Full-Time High School Funding Program, implemented by the Decree nº 1.145/2026, in the context of the High School Reform (Law 13.415, from February 15th, 2017). This study aims to analyze the configuration of the Funding Program destined to the Full-Time High Schools (EMTI) and its implications in the schoolsystem of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The nature of this research is qualitative, bibliographical, documental and exploratory, fundamented under the perspective of the historical-dialectical materialism. The theoretical foundation is based on authors such as Silva (2018), Ferretti (2018), Ferretti and Silva (2017), Dourado (2019, 2010), Ramos and Frigotto (2016), Frigotto (2011, 2015), Silva and Scheibe (2017), Krawczyk and Ferretti (2017), Peroni and Caetano (2015, 2016), Kuenzer (2002, 2008, 2017), Araújo (2019), Laval (2019), Freitas (2012), among others. The documental aspect of the research was developed from sources such as Laws, Decrees, Resolutions and Handbooks related to the Funding Program. The results of the research reveal that the Funding Program does not only encompasses the financing and the criteria for the transfer of resources by the National Fund of Educational Development (FNDE). Its scope includes, mainly, the pedagogical approach to be implemented within the Program, which is grounded on a competence-based curriculum, aligned to a globally structured educational agenda, with accountability-based practices anchored to performance metrics, which are intertwined to managerialism in education. The investigation pointed to the publicprivate partnerships as an important axis of this program, which favors the educational Market. Among these partnerships are Instituto de Corresponsabilidade pela Educação (ICE) and Instituto Sonho Grande (ISG) which pose asthe main partners, with a leading role in the process of implementation of the EMTI in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, influencing educational practices and teacher training processes. Regarding financial aspects, the state of Rio Grande do Norte received, in the 2017-2022 timeframe, a total of R$ 79.768.839,33 from FNDE. Of this amount, 47,19% was invested in funding and 14.5% in capital for maintenance and educational development. The research identified a permanent need of extra resources for funding of the Program, which implies continuous investment in the Full-Time High Schools as opposed to only 10-year periods.