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Dominican Republic Education Ministry Moves Forward with Teacher Incentives and National Exams
The Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (MINERD) announced that payments of incentives and retroactive amounts linked to the 2025‑2026 Teacher Performance Evaluation will be processed after the 15‑day period for teachers to lodge objections ends. Cases under review will be examined within a 45‑day window, allowing the ministry to release funds to the majority of the more than 110,000 teachers whose results are final.
The teachers’ union, the Asociación Dominicana de Profesores (ADP), urged the ministry to avoid any further delay, calling the waiting period a “dilatory tactic” and demanding an immediate payment schedule for those with confirmed scores.
In parallel, MINERD issued a second call for the 2026 National Exams, scheduling the tests for 28,000 secondary and adult‑education students from 6‑9 August across 270 centers nationwide. The ministry also requested details on the location of 1,000 new classrooms slated for the 2026‑2027 school year.
Education Minister Rafael Santos Badía of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCYT) criticized the practice of promoting students without mastery of basic skills, describing it as a “disparage” and pledging reforms to strengthen foundational learning.
Entities
Asociación Dominicana de Profesores (ADP) · Asociación Nacional de Profesionales y Técnicos de la Educación (ANPROTED) · Dominican Republic · Eduardo Hidalgo · Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (Minerd) · Rafael Santos Badía · Roberto Herrera Polanco
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Payments will be processed for teachers who do not file objections once the claim period ends. bavaronews.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] ADP formally requested from Minerd’s Director General of School Infrastructure, engineer Roberto Herrera Polanco, detailed location information for the 1,000 new classrooms planned for the 2026‑27 sch porelojodelacerradura.com.do
- [DISPUTED] Authorities announced on 27 July that 1,000 new classrooms would be constructed or habilitated nationwide for the 2026‑27 school year. porelojodelacerradura.com.do
- [● 2 SOURCES] If teachers file objections, Minerd will review them within up to 45 calendar days. bavaronews.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The protocol for the process was agreed in a meeting on 21 July with ADP and ANPROTED. bavaronews.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Minerd will pay teacher incentives and retroactive payments for the 2025‑2026 performance evaluation after the 15‑day claim period ends. bavaronews.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The evaluation results for 111,851 teachers were published and notified a week ago. bavaronews.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Teachers have a 15‑day calendar period to submit objections to their evaluation results. bavaronews.com