The text discusses some results of a more comprehensive research aimed to assess the implementation of a state-municipalities agreement to provide elementary education in the State of São Paulo. Considering the political-administrative context, as well as data on schools assignments from state to local schools, the original study searched to identify the characteristics of the management process of two municipalities, chosen on the basis of their elementary schooling coverage, their policies on teacher's continued education and the cities taxpayer profile. This article focuses specially on the characteristics of the two Municipal Education Departments management process, based on interviews with the Departments' main authorities, members of the Municipal Board of Education and school principals and vice - principals.
PUBLIC POLICIES; MANAGEMENT; TEACHING MUNICIPALITIES; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
