Ulsan Office of Education Announces This Year's 'Basic Plan for Integrated Support for Vulnerable Students'

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Ulsan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Ulsan Office of Education has announced the ‘2022 Basic Plan for Integrated Support for Vulnerable Students’ to assist students from vulnerable groups.

The plan aims to quickly establish support measures as vulnerable students are facing difficulties not only in academic achievement but also in social, emotional, and health areas due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The main contents of this year’s integrated support for vulnerable students include four areas: establishing a system for identifying and supporting vulnerable students, continuously strengthening emotional and care safety nets, continuously strengthening learning safety nets, and creating an educational welfare network environment, with 24 detailed projects to be carried out jointly by the headquarters, education support offices, and affiliated institutions.

The city education office will newly promote a survey on the actual conditions of educational welfare in the Ulsan area and a large forum on integrated support for vulnerable students to provide learner-tailored educational welfare support.

Through diagnosing and analyzing issues related to Ulsan-type educational welfare, the office will move away from uniform, supplier-centered educational welfare support and actively identify and support students in need.

A promotional video for the ‘Ulsan Haengbok SSAM (Ulsan Student Happiness Keeper SSAM)’ student welfare mobile site, officially launched last year, will be distributed to all schools for use in emergency situations. It will also be introduced in cooperation with local welfare agencies so that out-of-school youth can use it.

The Educational Welfare Safety Net Center will increase the number of educational welfare officers by 12 and strengthen their roles. The ‘Educational Welfare Officer Assignment System’ will also be operated to support schools without assigned educational welfare officers.

Internal cooperation systems within the education office will be established, including the Multicultural Education Support Center, Special Education Support Center, Learning Clinic Center, Parent Support Center, and Wee Center.

The emotional and care safety net will be expanded and strengthened for students experiencing emotional and psychological deficiencies due to various reasons such as economic difficulties.

The Educational Welfare Connection Group, which links healthy neighbors to support the learning, emotional, and care needs of vulnerable students, will be expanded and operated throughout the Ulsan area.

A (tentatively named) Ulsan Student Mental Health Support Center will be established to support students in mental health crises who are experiencing psychological and emotional difficulties, and it will be linked with the Wee Center.

To resolve the educational gap worsened by accumulated learning deficits, the learning safety net will be continuously strengthened. For elementary students, support will be provided through the Basic Academic Support Center, and for middle school students, through the Comprehensive Learning Clinic Center, continuing projects to improve basic academic skills by linking inside and outside of schools.

New projects include operating the Ulsan e-Learning Platform ‘Online Study Room’ for grades 3 to 6. Four libraries, including Uljoo Library, will implement customized reading programs linked with the local community.

Support for elementary English education ‘Dadueok English,’ support for assistive technology devices for special education students, school visit counseling support, customized education support for multicultural students’ school adaptation, and alternative education to prevent school dropout will also continue.

Continuous monitoring activities will be conducted with the local community through a standing consultative body for customized integrated support for vulnerable students and the Educational Welfare Policy Committee. An advisory council of educational welfare experts will also be formed to continuously explore ways to connect with local social welfare and child and youth institutions.

Superintendent No Ok-hee said, “We will do our best to help vulnerable students grow into healthy members of society.”

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