Strong Foundations for Quality and Equity in Mexican Schools

Annex B. Meetings and interviews conducted by the OECD team

School visits and interviews in federal entities

Mexico City

Visit to a technological high school: Centre for Technological Studies in the Industry and Services no. 5

Visit to a general high school: Colegio de Bachilleres No. 4

• 2 school zone supervisors

• School supervisor

• School leader

Complementary meeting with educators and members of the school communities

• 3 school zone supervisors

• 5 school leaders

• 5 teachers

• 2 Technical and Pedagogical Advisors (ATPs)

State Education Authorities

• General Director of Normal Education (initial teacher training) and Teacher Actualisation (DGENAM): Mtra. María Luisa Gordillo Díaz

State of Morelos

Visit to a primary school

• School supervisor

• School leader

• 3 teachers

• 3 parents

• 2 students

Visit to a tele-secondary school

• School supervisor

• School leader

• 3 teachers

• 2 Technical Pedagogical Advisors (ATPs)

• 4 parents

• 3 students

Complementary meetings

• Governor of Morelos: Graco Ramírez Garrido Abreu

• State Secretary of Public Education: Lic. Beatriz Ramírez Velásquez

• SEP Delegate in Morelos: Dr. Alejandro Pacheco Gómez

• General Director of the Institute of Basic Education of the State of Morelos: Lic. Yanely Fontes Pérez

• General Director of the State Institute of Education Infrastructure of Morelos: Ing. Alejandra Villareal Villareal

• 3 members of the Council of Social Participation of the Town of Cuernavaca

State of Puebla

Visit to a primary school

• School leader

• Teachers

• Parents

Visit to a secondary school

• School leader

• Teachers

• Parents

Complementary meetings

• State Secretary of Public Education: Ignacio Alvízar Linares

• Sub-Secretary of Compulsory Education: Álvaro Álvarez Barragán

• Academic Advisor of the Sub-Secretariat of Compulsory Education: Norberto Cervantes Contreras

• Director of the School Technical Assistance Service (SATE): Osvaldo Cuautle Reyes

• Co‑ordinator of the Programme for Strengthening Education Quality: Montserrat Avilés Santos

• Co‑ordinator of the Programme Full-day Schooling (ETC): Itizan Sorel Montoya Gaxiola

• Co‑ordinator of the National Programme for Coexistence in Schools: Wendy Salvador Morales

Interviews within the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP)

Secretary of Public Education: Lic. Otto Granados Roldán

Co‑ordinator of the Secretary’s advisors: Mtro. Emiliano González Blanco Bernal

General Co‑ordinator of @prende.mx: Mtra. María Cristina Cárdenas Peralta

Chief Cabinet Officer: Mtro. Alejandro Pérez Corzo

Undersecretary of Planning, Evaluation and Co‑ordination within the Ministry of Education: Lic. Antonio Ávila Díaz

General Director of Education Planning, Programming and Statistics: Mtro. Marco Alejandro Calderón Argomedo

General Director of Policy Evaluation: Dr. Roberto Peña Reséndiz

General Director of Accreditation, Incorporation and Revalidation: Mtra. Marisela Corres Santana

General Director of the System of Education Information and Management (SIGED): C.P. Jorge Quiroz Téllez

General Director of the Administration System of Federalized Education Payroll (DGSANEF): Dr. Héctor Pérez Galindo

National Co‑ordinator of the Teacher Professional Service (CNSPD): Lic. Ana María Aceves Estrada

Co‑ordinator of advisors: Mtra. Marlenne Mendoza González

General Co‑ordinator of Sectorial Communication, Management and Information: Lic. Guillermo Zarate Guerrero

Director of Programme Monitoring and Evaluation: Mtra. Daniela Rocha González

Chief Cabinet Officer: Mtro. Sergio González Serna

Undersecretary Executive Assistant: Mtra Carla Delgado Chiaberto

Undersecretary of Basic Education: Mtro. Javier Treviño Cantú

General Director of Teacher Continuous Training, Actualisation and Professional Development in Basic Education (DGFC): Mtro. José Martín Farías Maldonado

General Director of Curriculum Development (DGDC): Mtra. Elisa Bonilla Rius

General Director of Indigenous Education (DGEI): Dra. Rosalinda Morales Garza

General Director of the National Council for Education Development (CONAFE): Mtro Enrique Torres Rivera

General Director of the National Institute for Adult Education (INEA): Lic. Gerardo Molina Álvarez

Director of Curriculum Reinforcement for Personal and Social Development in Basic Education: Mtra. Gabriela Tamez Hidalgo

General Director of Educational Material (DGME): Lic. Aurora Saavedra Solá

General Director of the National Commission of Free Textbooks (CONALITEG): Dr. Arturo José Ancona García López

Director of Norms and Standards for Learning and the Pedagogical Process: Lic. Ernesto Manuel Espinosa Asuar

Technical Secretary to the National Executive Council “School at the Centre” and Acting General Direction of Education Management and Development (DGDGE): Mtro. Pedro Velasco Sodi

Sub-Secretary of Upper Secondary Education: Dra. Sylvia B. Ortega Salazar

Co‑ordinator of the advisors: Lic. Juan Martínez de la Calle

Sectorial Co‑ordinator for Academic Development (COSDAC): Mtra. Rosario Nolasco Fonseca

Sub-Secretary of Higher Education: Dr. Rodolfo Tuirán Gutiérrez

General Director of Higher Education for Education Professionals (DGESPE): Dr. Mario Chávez Campos

Public agencies and councils

General Director of the National Institute for Physical Infrastructure in Education (INIFED): Lic. Héctor Gutiérrez de la Garza

Governing board members of the National Institute for Education Evaluation (INEE):

• Mtro. Gilberto Guevara Niebla

• Dr. Bernardo Naranjo Piñera

• Mtra Sylvia Schmelkes del Valle

President of the National Council of Social Participation in Education (CONAPASE): Lic. Carlos Mancera Corcuera

President of the National Council of the Social Alliance for Quality and Equity in Education (CSCEE): Dr. Raúl Medina Mora Icaza

Congressional representatives

President of the Commission on Public Education and Education Services: Dip. Hortensia Aragón Castillo

Secretary of the Commission on Public Education and Education Services: Dip. Adriana del Pilar Ortiz Lanz

President of the Commission on Education: Sen. Juan Carlos Romero Hicks

National Union of Education Workers (SNTE)

General Director of the National System for Professional Development (SINADEP): Prof. Jorge Antonio Alfaro Rivera

Co‑ordinator of the Council for International Relations: Profa. María Antonieta García Lascurain

Technical Secretary in the General Secretariat: Profa. Juana Imelda Infante Arratia

Non-governmental organisations

Director of Education and Civic Innovation in the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness A.C. (IMCO): Mtra, Alexandra Zapata Hojel

Director of Investigation in Mexicanos Primero: Mtra. Jennifer O’Donoghue

Scholars and experts

Dr. Sergio Cárdenas Denham: General Director of the Centre for Regional Co‑operation for Adult Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (CREFAL)

Dra. Gloria del Castillo Alemán: Research Professor in the Latin American School of Social Sciences (FLACSO) – Mexico

Dr. Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra: Research Professor in the School of Government and Public Transformation at the Monterrey Technological Institute

Mtro. Lorenzo Gómez Morin Fuentes: Research Professor and Co‑ordinator of the Education Policy and Management branch in the Latin American School of Social Sciences (FLACSO) – Mexico

Dra. Blanca Heredia Rubio: General Co‑ordinator of the Interdisciplinary Programme on Education Policy and Practices of the Centre for Economic Investigation and Studies

Dr. Rafael de Hoyos Navarro: Lead Economist in the Education Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Bank

Dra. María de Ibarrola: Researcher in Education Science

Dr. Carlos Ornelas Navarro: Research Professor in the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) – Xochimilco campus

Dra. Claudia A. Santizo Rodall: Research Professor at the Autonomous Metropolitan University

Dra. Margarita Zorilla Fierro: Research Professor at the Autonomous University of Aguascualientes

Informal meetings

The OECD team carried out other informal meetings and conference calls with academics, experts and education stakeholders.