Jeong Seok-woong, Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, Ranks First in Approval for 20 Consecutive Months

Rising for 4 Consecutive Months, Approval Rating Hits 51.5%

Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education of Jeonnam

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam, ranked first in the first job performance approval rating survey of the new year, maintaining the nationwide No. 1 position for 20 consecutive months.

According to the Jeonnam Office of Education on the 8th, in the December 2020 job performance evaluation of the 3rd term of 17 nationwide directly elected city and provincial superintendents conducted by the polling agency Realmeter, Superintendent Jang Seok-woong received 51.5% support, holding the top spot for 20 consecutive months since May 2019.

Superintendent Jang, who has consistently maintained a top nationwide ranking since his inauguration, firmly held the lead in the December survey last year, marking 2 years and 6 months in office, and recorded a support rate in the 50% range for four consecutive months?the only education superintendent nationwide to do so.

The Office of Education evaluated that the results of the ‘Innovative Jeonnam Education Where Everyone is Precious’ policy promoted by Superintendent Jang earned the sympathy and trust of the residents and the Jeonnam education community.

It is assessed that the high approval rating is due to the many changes brought about in the field as a result of Superintendent Jang’s dedication to education innovation centered on students and classrooms and the formation of a democratic organizational culture during his two and a half years in office.

In the Realmeter regular survey, Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam, ranked first in job performance approval for 20 consecutive months. Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education

An official from the Office of Education stated, “Amid the COVID-19 situation, effective quarantine and proactive, creative policies protected students’ health and right to learn. The efforts to revitalize rural schools by maximizing the strengths of Jeonnam education seem to have gained the sympathy of residents,” adding, “On the 7th, a business agreement was signed with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education to promote a rural study-abroad program in Jeonnam, which also attracted nationwide attention.”

Superintendent Jang said, “I am grateful to the residents who have given me such generous support,” and added, “In the new year, I will do my best to firmly lay the foundation and erect pillars by sharing a future vision for Jeonnam education that looks ahead at least 10 to 20 years, without being obsessed with immediate results.”

The Realmeter regular survey was conducted via random telephone calls using an automated response system to 8,500 people aged 18 and over nationwide from November to December last year. Statistical analysis was performed on 17,000 people using a two-month moving time series data analysis method. The sampling error by metropolitan area is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and the response rate is 4.9%.

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