Education Superintendent Lee Jae-jung: "I Will Do My Best to Realize School Autonomy"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-jung, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, stated that he will do his best to realize school autonomy.

On the 22nd, Superintendent Lee attended the 2nd Education Autonomy Forum Talk Concert titled "Asking the Field of Educational Autonomy and Answering with Policy" held at Suwon Convention Center, where he explained the achievements of the Education Autonomy Policy Council for strengthening local educational autonomy, including the reorganization of financial support projects, adjustment of the timing of principal personnel appointments, and efforts to enact laws related to the distribution of authority.

Superintendent Lee particularly said, "The ultimate goal of educational autonomy is the realization of school democracy, and Gyeonggi-do is making institutional efforts to realize school autonomy," citing examples such as the principal recruitment system involving students and parents and the school-led comprehensive audit system.

The Education Autonomy Forum Talk Concert is jointly conducted by the Ministry of Education and 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education in three sessions. The first forum was held on the 9th at the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Education Institute. The third forum will be held on the 14th of next month at Jeju Air City Hotel.

Meanwhile, the talk concert was attended by Yoo Eun-hye, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Do Seong-hoon, Superintendent of Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education, Kim Byung-woo, Superintendent of Chungbuk Office of Education, and Kim Seung-hwan, Superintendent of Jeonbuk Office of Education.

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