The Minister of Education, Naima Trujillo Barreto, held a meeting with educators and sector leaders in Holguin to evaluate measures for the start of the 2025-2026 school year.
At the working meeting, which was also attended by political and government authorities from this northeastern province. It was reported that the new school year will consist of 43 school weeks. During which commitment to addressing potential challenges and transformations must prevail.
Likewise, the logistical and organizational measures adopted in the region to ensure a quality academic period were analyzed.
In this regard, the Director General of Education in Holguin, Luis Felipe Batista Rodríguez, emphasized that the next school year will have an enrollment of more than 136,000 students, distributed among 1,334 institutions.
During the meeting, the head of the department stated that the province has reached 83% teacher coverage. In this regard, she noted that during this period, 3,264 alternatives will be used, such as hourly hiring, the “Educating for Love” program, and an increase in teacher-child ratios, among others.
Regarding the availability of uniforms, she highlighted that the YAMAREX Clothing Company has completed the delivery of one item for preschool and fifth grades. For Junior High School, more than 12,000 uniforms have been made, and priority has been given to all 7,121 students considered vulnerable.
Trujillo Barreto added that it is crucial at this stage to maintain transparent and contextualized communication with families at all levels.
Likewise, other aspects were addressed during the meeting, such as the school network, ensuring the material foundation for learning and living, the state of the facilities, and changes in educational work.
It was also an opportunity to define the sector’s priorities for the coming period, primarily aimed at promoting creativity, addressing challenges with dedication, and aspiring to achieve satisfactory results in the celebration of knowledge that begins on September 1st.
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