The Ministry of Education (MINED) of Cuba approved the , which establishes the Methodology for the Evaluation of the Work Results of Educational Personnel, published on Friday in the , pages 176 to 188.
The regulation, issued by Minister Naima Ariatne Trujillo Barreto, repeals Resolution 160 from June 16, 2014, which had governed this matter for over 12 years.
The new methodology applies to the entire National Education System and encompasses not only classroom teachers but also those involved in advisory roles, inspections, methodological training, and specialized support for students.
According to the text of the resolution, "evaluation is an uninterrupted process that enables education and correction of the evaluated during the development of their work."
The directors of each educational institution, in accordance with the trade unions, must conduct a monthly analysis of the fulfillment of objectives, responsibilities, obligations, and the individual development plan of each teacher.
For performance evaluation, the standard establishes three indicators: work results, preparation for work development, and personal characteristics in accordance with the principles of pedagogical and professional ethics.
The first of these indicators—work outcomes—is the most detailed: it encompasses labor discipline, the quality of teaching, connections with student and community organizations, political-ideological training, attendance and student retention rates, attention to individual differences among students, and coordination with families.
At the end of each school year, the evaluator prepares an evaluation certificate in three copies: one is kept in the institution's administration as a record for the following period, another is filed in the employee's personnel record in the Human Resources department, and the third is given to the evaluated teacher as proof of notification.
The legal basis of the resolution is the Special Provision Three of the new , approved by the National Assembly on July 30 and published in Gaceta No. 78, which expressly empowers MINED to issue regulations regarding the evaluation of teaching staff.
In the same edition of the , the was published, which simultaneously regulates the evaluation of the work of university professors.
The regulation arrives at a time of severe educational crisis: at the beginning of the current school year, Cuba recorded a deficit of approximately 24,000 teachers, with only 73% of teaching positions filled. Minister Trujillo publicly acknowledged that schools would open under "very difficult" conditions, facing shortages of uniforms, materials, and teaching staff.
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