Presentazione usr

Monica Galletti - USR-ER

February 2011

Ufficio Scolastico Regionale

per l’Emilia Romagna

USR-ER


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OFFICIAL LOGO


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Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per

l’Emilia Romagna - USR-ER

• USR-ER is the

regional education

authority in the Emilia

Romagna Region

• It is part of the Italian

Ministry of Education,

University and

Research (MIUR) and

is located in Bologna


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• USR-ER has

administrative

responsibility over the

734 primary and

secondary schools

located in the 9

provinces of the

region


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SCHOOLS in Emilia Romagna

PROVINCES N. of PRIMARY AND

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

(updated to school year 2010/2011)

BOLOGNA 170

FERRARA 48

FORLI’ 67

MODENA 119

PIACENZA 44

PARMA 77

RAVENNA 61

REGGIO EMILIA 84

RIMINI 64

TOT 734


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USR-ER – Internal Organization

Chart UFFICIO SCOLASTICO REGIONALE PER L’EMILIA ROMAGNA – USR-ER

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

OFFICE I

OFFICE VIII

OFFICE VII

OFFICE VI

OFFICE V

OFFICE IV

OFFICE III

OFFICE II


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• The office of the Director-General

and offices from I to VIII are

INSIDE USR-ER and are located

in BOLOGNA


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• Each Office is headed by a

Director having responsibility

over the office itself and

reporting directly to the

Director-General


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• Some of the core functions of

the nine USR-ER Offices:


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OFFICE OF THE

DIRECTOR-GENERAL • Relations with MIUR (Ministry of Education,

University and Research)

• Public Relations with local and national Offices / Agencies

• Preparation and coordination of special events and official ceremonies

• Communication and information services: PRESS RELEASES;OFFICIAL WEBSITE (www.istruzioneer.it ); WEB TV

• EU projects (FP 7) and contacts with EU Commission

http://www.istruzioneer.it/


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OFFICE I

• The office provides support and assistance to the Director-General in the exercise of his mandate

• The Director of Office I acts as Deputy Director on behalf of the Director-General

• Human resources organization and management

• Training activities for administrative staff

• IT support to all USR offices • Coordination and support of offices from IX to XVII in relation to the

above mentioned matters


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OFFICE II

• Financial resources management and

allocation (to USR offices and schools)

• Support to schools in relation to

administrative / financial matters

• Budget: balance sheet + annual opening

and closing balance


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OFFICE III

• Right to education

• Social policies supporting disadvantaged

students:

- students suffering from disabilities;

- hospitalized students;

- foreign students;

- students at risk of social marginalization


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• Social policies aimed at preventing and/or

fighting underachievement and school

failure

• Social policies promoting participation and

inclusion in schools

• Road safety education

• Health and environmental education

• Coordination and support of offices from IX to XVII in

relation to the above mentioned matters


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OFFICE IV

• Definition of school staff structure

(teachers and administrative staff

employed in the schools of the Region)

according to national guidelines




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OFFICE V

• Definition of teacher training policy and

activities (initial and in-service) according

to national guidelines

• Promotion of national research projects at

regional / local levels

• Dissemination and exploitation of “good

practices” in the field of education • Coordination and support of offices from IX to XVII in



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OFFICE VI

• Contacts and cooperation with regional

and local authorities in relation to

educational policies and to the connection

between (vocational) education and the

labour market

• Adult education

• Recruitment of school principals • Coordination and support of offices from IX to XVII in



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OFFICE VII

• Organization and coordination of

monitoring activities in relation to:

- State exams

- Students’ learning evaluation (INVALSI)




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OFFICE VIII

• Legal Department providing legal advice to

USR Offices and addressing controversial

school matters (including complaints and

appeals by parents/students/teachers)


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Organization Chart National, regional and provincial levels

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY

AND RESEARCH - ROME

USR-ER

Regional education authority in Emilia Romagna

OFFICE IX - BOLOGNA OFFICE X - FERRARA

OFFICE XI – FORLI’ OFFICE XII - MODENA

OFFICE XIII - PARMA OFFICE XIV - PIACENZA

OFFICE XV - RAVENNA OFFICE XVI – REGGIO EMILIA

OFFICE XVII - RIMINI


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• The 9 Offices from IX to

XVII are located in the 9

provinces of the region;

they report to USR-ER on

which they depend

• Each provincial Office

supports and assists all

schools located in own

province

• Each provincial Office

carries out (at provincial

level) the education

policies defined by USR-

ER


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SOME FIGURES


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Disabled Students Figures updated to school year 2009/2010

• Out of 466.245 students attending school in the Emilia

Romagna region in school year 2009/2010, 11.574

(=2,48 %) were disabled students

Age SCHOOL Number of

students

Number of

disabled

students

6 – 11 Primary 188.924 4.678

11 – 14 Lower Secondary 111.432 3.413

14 – 19 Upper Secondary 165.889 3.483

TOT 466.245 11.574


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Foreign Students Figures updated to school year 2009/2010

• Out of 466.245 students attending school in the Emilia Romagna region in school year 2009/2010, 63.474 (= 13,61%) were foreign students

Age SCHOOL Number of

students

Number of

disabled

students

6 – 11 Primary 188.924 27.996

11 – 14 Lower Secondary 111.432 16.896

14 – 19 Upper Secondary 165.889 18.582

TOT 466.245 63.474