Jang Seok-woong, Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, Ranks '1st' in Nationwide Superintendent Support for 17 Consecutive Months

Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education of Jeonnam

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education of Jeonnam, has ranked first for 17 consecutive months in the nationwide survey on the job performance support of city and provincial superintendents of education.

According to the announcement by Realmeter, a public opinion research specialist agency, on the 7th, in the September survey on the job performance support of 17 city and provincial superintendents of education nationwide, Superintendent Jang Seok-woong of Jeonnam recorded a support rate of 49.0%, maintaining first place for 17 consecutive months.

In this evaluation, Superintendent Jang Seok-woong's support rate (positive evaluation of "doing well") was surveyed at 49.0%, down 1.0 percentage point compared to last month's survey.

Following him were ▲Im Jong-sik, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongbuk (45.8%) in 2nd place ▲Lee Seok-moon, Superintendent of Education of Jeju (45.3%) in 3rd place ▲Noh Ok-hee, Superintendent of Education of Ulsan (44.7%) in 4th place ▲Kim Seung-hwan, Superintendent of Education of Jeonbuk (43.4%) in 5th place.

By each provincial superintendent of education, the rankings were ▲Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education of Jeonnam (49.0%) 1st ▲Im Jong-sik, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongbuk (45.8%) 2nd ▲Lee Seok-moon, Superintendent of Education of Jeju (45.3%) 3rd ▲Kim Seung-hwan, Superintendent of Education of Jeonbuk (43.4%) 4th ▲Lee Jae-jung, Superintendent of Education of Gyeonggi (43.3%) 5th ▲Kim Byung-woo, Superintendent of Education of Chungbuk (42.3%) 6th ▲Kim Ji-chul, Superintendent of Education of Chungnam (40.3%) 7th ▲Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam (36.7%) 8th ▲Min Byung-hee, Superintendent of Education of Gangwon (35.7%) 9th.

Support ratings for the performance of superintendents of education nationwide in September 2020. Photo by Realmeter

The reason Superintendent Jang Seok-woong took first place is interpreted as the result of his continuous efforts since taking office to prioritize the upright growth and change of students for the ‘Innovative Jeonnam Education where Everyone is Precious,’ focusing on classroom reform centered on students and classrooms.

Also, various policies such as the nation’s first establishment of a school support center, activation of professional learning communities, Youth Future Challenge Project, introduction of Edu Taxi, and realization of eco-friendly school meals seem to have increased the public’s empathy and trust by bringing about many changes.

An official from the Jeonnam Office of Education stated, “In order to overcome COVID-19, proactive and creative policies such as the unprecedented online school opening, ‘Jeonnam Classroom ON.com,’ and ‘Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Package’ were implemented, resulting in a great response,” and added, “It is presumed that the swift response leading Jeonnam’s future education in the post-COVID era gained great sympathy.”

Meanwhile, the Realmeter public opinion survey was conducted over seven days from September 21 to September 27, targeting 17,000 voters aged 18 or older nationwide (1,000 per metropolitan local government), with a sampling error of 95% nationwide, confidence level ±0.8 percentage points (individual metropolitan local governments 95% confidence level ±3.1 percentage points), and a response rate of 4.7%.

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