Desafios e possibilidades do conselho escolar no contexto da gestão democrática: um estudo de caso em uma Escola Municipal de Delmiro Gouveia/AL

Abstract

School councils can be considered as instruments of democratic management, being part of the daily routine of educational institutions. Since 2017, democratic management has been implemented in schools of Delmiro Gouveia, Alagoas, Brasil. Thus, this article presents a reflection on the role of the school council in democratic management. The general objective was to analyze the challenges and possibilities of the school council, in the context of democratic management, based on the reality of a school in Delmiro Gouveia. In this school, the last direct elections to compose the management team and the school council of the institution analyzed took place in 2022. This council is composed of members representing all segments of the school, and its decisions reflect collective decisions. Thus, our research problem was: what are the challenges and possibilities of the school council as an instrument for implementing democratic management? On the methodology, the research was guided by the principles of the qualitative approach, as a case study. The data collected were derived from bibliographic review, consultation of regulations, documentary analysis of minutes and observation of council meetings. It was found that the school council of the institution under study is active in democratic management, which values the effective participation of all school segments in decision-making and seeks to achieve objectives that also involve the community in which it is located.