# Quito begins 2026-2027 school year with staggered return of 27,500 students

Quito's 2026-2027 school year began 2026-09-01 with 27,500 municipal students returning over three days.

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On 2026-09-01, Quito began its 2026-2027 school year with a staggered return, and students in the three Bachillerato years and early childhood groups (Inicial, ages 3-4) entered on that first day. [^1]

Josué Colón received the email from Javier Vázquez at least four hours before Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta, the Executive Director of the Electric Power Authority (AEE), signed the contract on June 10, 2026, at 6:36 p.m. [^2]

On June 10, 2026, at 2:15 p.m., Javier Vázquez, an attorney from O'Neill & Borges, sent an email to Josué Colón, the Chief of Energy and Executive Director of the Public-Private Alliances Authority of Puerto Rico, alerting him to a potential issue with a $5.887 billion contract. [^3]

The email from Javier Vázquez stated that Enchanted Rock (ERock), a major U.S. electricity distribution company, was allegedly incorrectly included as one of three vendors under the contract alongside Power Expectations, LLC and Reyes Contractor, LLC. [^4]

On 2026-09-02, students in grades 8th, 9th, and 10th of Educación General Básica Superior, plus 1st grade of EGB (Preparatoria), will return; on 2026-09-03, grades 5th, 6th, and 7th of EGB Media and grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of EGB Elemental will return. [^5]

Quito's Empresa de Pasajeros activated five special school express routes on the Trolebús and Ecovía, running parallel to regular service with departures between 06:05 and 06:30 and stopping only at selected stations near educational institutions. [^6]

Quito's Subsistema Educativo Municipal comprises 27,500 students - girls, boys, young people, and adults in inclusive education - across 20 Unidades Educativas Municipales and 14 Centros Municipales de Educación Inicial, according to the article. [^7]

The contract, valued at $5.887 billion for temporary power generation, was signed on June 10, 2026, and registered with the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico (OCPR) on June 11, 2026, at 2:55 p.m. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. On 2026-09-01, Quito began its 2026-2027 school year with a staggered return, and students in the three Bachillerato years and early childhood groups (Inicial, ages 3-4) entered on that first day. (El Comercio, News)
2. Josué Colón received the email from Javier Vázquez at least four hours before Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta, the Executive Director of the Electric Power Authority (AEE), signed the contract on June 10, 2026, at 6:36 p.m. (El Nuevo Día, News)
3. On June 10, 2026, at 2:15 p.m., Javier Vázquez, an attorney from O'Neill & Borges, sent an email to Josué Colón, the Chief of Energy and Executive Director of the Public-Private Alliances Authority of Puerto Rico, alerting him to a potential issue with a $5.887 billion contract. (El Nuevo Día, News)
4. The email from Javier Vázquez stated that Enchanted Rock (ERock), a major U.S. electricity distribution company, was allegedly incorrectly included as one of three vendors under the contract alongside Power Expectations, LLC and Reyes Contractor, LLC. (El Nuevo Día, News)
5. On 2026-09-02, students in grades 8th, 9th, and 10th of Educación General Básica Superior, plus 1st grade of EGB (Preparatoria), will return; on 2026-09-03, grades 5th, 6th, and 7th of EGB Media and grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of EGB Elemental will return. (El Comercio, News)
6. Quito's Empresa de Pasajeros activated five special school express routes on the Trolebús and Ecovía, running parallel to regular service with departures between 06:05 and 06:30 and stopping only at selected stations near educational institutions. (El Comercio, News)
7. Quito's Subsistema Educativo Municipal comprises 27,500 students - girls, boys, young people, and adults in inclusive education - across 20 Unidades Educativas Municipales and 14 Centros Municipales de Educación Inicial, according to the article. (El Comercio, News)
8. The contract, valued at $5.887 billion for temporary power generation, was signed on June 10, 2026, and registered with the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico (OCPR) on June 11, 2026, at 2:55 p.m. (El Nuevo Día, News)

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