Im Miran, Gwangju City Council Member, Leads Passage of 'Education Welfare Priority Support Project' Ordinance in Plenary Session

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The ordinance on the operation and support of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Education Welfare Priority Support Project, proposed by Im Mi-ran, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Democratic Party of Korea, Nam-gu District 3rd Constituency), passed the plenary session on the 8th after going through the relevant standing committee.

This ordinance stipulates that the Superintendent of Education shall prepare policies necessary for the effective operation and support of the Education Welfare Priority Support Project, and the Mayor shall cooperate with the Superintendent of Education and district heads to provide administrative and financial support for the project.

Additionally, the Superintendent of Education is required to establish and implement an annual basic plan for the Education Welfare Priority Support Project and may operate a dedicated department and personnel for the project.

The project targets not only recipients of educational benefits, children from low-income families, children from single-parent families under protection, children from multicultural families, special education students, and other students designated by the Superintendent of Education, but also provides diverse support in areas such as learning, cultural experiences, psychological and emotional care, and welfare, rather than just basic education.

Councilor Im Mi-ran explained, “This ordinance was enacted to designate schools with a high concentration of educationally vulnerable students for focused support, develop and operate customized educational curricula to improve students’ education, culture, and welfare levels, eliminate educational disparities, and overcome unequal starting points in education. It also aims to build an integrated student protection network by linking and cooperating with resources from families, schools, and local communities.”

Meanwhile, the Education Welfare Priority Support Project is a school-centered regional education welfare community-building initiative targeting schools with a high concentration of educationally vulnerable students, based on Article 54 (Education and Policies for Underachieving Students, etc.) of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Ministry of Education’s regulations on the management and operation of the Education Welfare Priority Support Project. Schools with assigned education welfare officers are classified as “placement type,” while those without are classified as “cooperative type.”

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