Jinju City Holds 2022 Education Expense Subsidy Review Committee Meeting

Review of Education Expenses for 113 Kindergartens, Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, and Jinju Education Support Office in the District

Education Expense Assistance Review Committee
[Photo by Jinju City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam, deliberated and resolved the 2022 Jinju City Education Expense Subsidy Support Project at 3 p.m. on the 31st in the Jinju City Hall Situation Room.

At the deliberation committee meeting, the committee members conducted in-depth discussions on the 2022 education expense subsidy proposals received from schools at all levels and the Jinju Office of Education to ensure fair and efficient budget support, finalizing 5.08 billion KRW for 134 projects as the 2022 education expense support amount.

The support areas for 113 schools include program operations that can enhance educational competitiveness and provide direct benefits to students, as well as projects for environment improvement and purchase of educational equipment.

The six projects supported by the Jinju Office of Education include the native English-speaking assistant teacher invitation and utilization project, elementary and middle school sports gifted talent development project, elementary swimming practical education project, Saturday Rainbow Classroom operation, gifted education center experiential learning operation, and the visiting Jinju Parent Theater Story.

Additionally, 600 million KRW will be allocated to Jinju City's own projects, which have been implemented since 2019 and have received great responses from parents: the kindergarten snack support project and the kindergarten vacation period care assistant support project, along with 300 million KRW for the Jinju City Happy Education District project.

Furthermore, as a new project, additional support will be provided for the operation costs of distinctive programs at nine small schools to revitalize small schools, and for the operation costs of vocational high school aviation specialized personnel training courses aimed at fostering excellent local talent and promoting employment for high school graduates through vocational education in the aviation industry sector.

A city official stated, “Through the education expense subsidy project, the city is striving to provide a quality educational environment for children and students, who are the future generation, and to strengthen the public nature of education,” adding, “We will do our best to support the education sector so that healthy and excellent talents can be nurtured in our region.”

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