Abstract

The study of the articulation of local and intermediate level organizations with schools involves the analysis of organizational and relational aspects. The intermediate actors in education are characterized by being agents of local democracy. This paper describes the opinions the opinions on the relations between the middle level education actors and the school principals on the implementation of the Educational Improvement Plans as part of the new educational policies in Chile. A case study was carried out in a municipality in the country's capital during 2017. Four municipal coordinators and six directors of public schools were interviewed. The article describes that in the framework of joint work for the design of Improvement Plans, the principals of the schools recognize a positive change in their relationship with their municipal administrator thanks to the joint planning of initiatives, and the closer work and more systematic. The main tensions are associated with administrative planning promoted by municipal coordinators who aim to control the use of school funds to meet the requirements established by the central level. The article contributes in the study of the personal interactions between the actors of the educational system and its relevance to understand the implementation processes of school improvement.