Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Announces 'School Support Center Satisfaction Survey Results'

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 16th that 9 out of 10 respondents had a positive perception of the School Support Center in the satisfaction survey.

The satisfaction survey was conducted online for two weeks from August 17 to 31 to analyze the operational performance of the School Support Center, which was fully established this year after a pilot operation last year, and to derive improvement measures.

The Office of Education has been operating the School Support Center fully established in 22 cities and counties from this year to reduce school administrative tasks so that teachers can focus solely on teaching and student guidance.

A total of 2,761 school staff working at kindergartens, elementary, middle, high, and special schools in Jeonnam participated in this survey, showing high interest and expectations for the School Support Center.

The survey results showed a high level of agreement (4.23 points out of 5) on the necessity of the School Support Center, indicating a positive evaluation of the center's establishment. Satisfaction with the supported tasks (4.29 points) was also high, confirming that the School Support Center is effectively supporting schools.

Satisfaction with support for handling school violence tasks was high (4.43 points out of 5). However, the perceived reduction in workload due to the establishment of the School Support Center was at an average level of 3.67 points.

An official from the Office of Education evaluated, "Considering that it has been less than a year since the center was fully established, the results are relatively favorable." They also explained, "The average perceived score (3.71) in the 10 regions where the pilot was conducted last year was higher than that of the regions established this year (3.61), which shows that the School Support Center is being stably operated according to its purpose."

Additionally, respondents indicated that expanding support tasks and continuous communication with schools are necessary conditions for the development of the School Support Center. It was pointed out that the concentration of support mainly in elementary and middle schools needs improvement. There was also a high demand for additional support tasks such as all recruitment tasks and environmental hygiene tasks within schools.

Based on the survey results, the Office of Education plans to strengthen school support by preparing improvement measures for the operation and support tasks of the School Support Center. In the short term, they plan to expand the support target to kindergartens and high schools, and in the mid-to-long term, to explore ways to expand support tasks.

Beom Mi-kyung, Director of the Innovation Education Division, said, "This satisfaction survey confirmed the high expectations and interest of school staff in the School Support Center," adding, "We are making multifaceted efforts to reduce teachers' administrative tasks and normalize school work centered on the curriculum, and we will actively support the School Support Center to play a pivotal role."

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