The Councilor for Education, Trinidad Castillo, and the General Director of Education of the Alcorcón City Council, Diego Segovia, met this week with Enrique Gutiérrez, director of the Madrid-South Territorial Area. The primary objective was to communicate the most pressing demands of local schools to the Community of Madrid.
During the meeting, initiated by the Department of Education, recent diagnoses regarding the state of infrastructure in several public centers were analyzed. Special emphasis was placed on incidents requiring priority intervention to ensure adequate conditions for students.
“"It is essential that the Community of Madrid lives up to its responsibility and assumes its investment obligations to ensure that these centers have adequate conditions for the students and the educational community of Alcorcón."
In addition to infrastructure, mental health and attention to student diversity were central topics. The councilor stressed the urgency of increasing human resources dedicated to addressing mental health issues in classrooms.
“"Attention to mental health and diversity cannot be a complement; it must be a priority. From the Department of Education, we have launched an innovative public Educational Psychological Care program that is already responding to these needs in our centers, but it is essential that the Community of Madrid supports this effort by reinforcing human resources in the educational system to guarantee adequate care for all students."
Another point discussed was the reduction of classrooms in public education and the admission process. The Department emphasized the importance of protecting and strengthening public education as a fundamental pillar for equal opportunities. Furthermore, the need to expand and diversify the public Vocational Training offer was discussed to align it with the demands of the local labor market, aiming to generate more training and employment opportunities.
Both administrations agreed to strengthen coordination, advance in addressing the raised needs, and establish joint monitoring mechanisms to ensure the fulfillment of commitments.
