School Construction Completed Every Vacation... Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Consolidates to Once Every 3 Years

2022 Education Environment Improvement Project Changes to Integrated School-Level Facility Improvement
Project Integrated for Priority Selection...Survey Period Extended from 1 Year to 3 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is changing the cycle of environmental improvement projects to a single integrated construction every three years to reduce the burden of construction that used to take place every vacation at schools.

On the 29th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that the 2022 educational environment improvement project will be promoted as an "integrated school-unit facility improvement." Projects will be integrated by school to prioritize and the survey cycle will be extended from one year to three years.

Over the past six years, an average of 631 schools have undergone continuous construction, causing fatigue among students and staff, reducing efficiency, and creating difficulties in curriculum operation and student safety management.

Accordingly, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education decided to integrate unit projects such as heating and cooling, flooring, and window construction at the school level and implement them once every three years. By reducing the number of constructions, the burden on schools will be lowered, and overlapping investment elements will be prevented, improving budget execution efficiency.

The 2022 educational environment improvement target projects will accept applications by school in April, conduct on-site investigations by the Education Support Office in April and May, carry out citizen participation on-site verification in July and August, and select target projects through priority committee review in August. The priority selection details can be checked by anyone on the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education website. According to the priority, integrated construction will be implemented by school within three years.

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, "With the introduction of integrated school-unit facility improvement, we expect educational environment improvements and smoother academic operations through reduced construction frequency, allowing educational activities to be conducted in a stable and safe environment at school sites."

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