Park Hyeja: "Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education to Relocate to Gwangsan-gu... Changing Gwangju Education Map"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Park Hye-ja, a preliminary candidate for the Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, announced on the 26th that she will relocate the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education to Gwangsan-gu and efficiently change the educational map of Gwangju.

On the 26th, Park Hye-ja, a preliminary candidate for the Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, held the eighth policy presentation titled "Changing the Educational Map for Balanced Educational Autonomy" at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education briefing room, announcing the relocation of the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education as the first step.

Park Hye-ja said, "To achieve balanced educational development by autonomous districts, I will quickly resolve the long-standing issues that have been the subject of much controversy," adding, "As the first step in distributing educational specialized institutions by region, I will relocate the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education to Gwangsan-gu."

The current Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education building is surrounded by large-scale residential complexes, causing continuous parking difficulties for visitors, and the interior is saturated due to lack of space. The number of staff has doubled from 206 in 2010 to 415 in 2021, resulting in insufficient internal space and decreased work efficiency, highlighting the ongoing need for relocation.

To address this, the plan is to quickly relocate the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education to Gwangsan-gu to resolve the unbalanced educational infrastructure among autonomous districts and establish a balanced educational environment that reflects the characteristics of each region.

The current office building located in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, will be repurposed by installing an AI Gifted School and a School Integration Support Center to support some functions of the headquarters and education support offices. Additionally, it will be reborn as a space for local residents, including a library and facilities related to early childhood education.

Park Hye-ja stated, "This educational map is not just a slogan of 'simply establishing new facilities,' but a step toward building balanced infrastructure," adding, "Through distributed placement and specialized projects by autonomous districts, we will create a better educational map for Gwangju and achieve a citizen-centered educational culture."

Meanwhile, Park Hye-ja, a preliminary candidate for Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, is expected to demonstrate outstanding ability in securing special budgets based on her experience in the 19th National Assembly.

Until last year, she served as the President of the Korea Education and Research Information Service, where she introduced a remote education system during the COVID-19 crisis when schools were at risk of closure, preventing educational disruption and presenting the direction for future education.

She is also recognized as a suitable candidate to realize transparent and fair education, having improved the management evaluation of the Korea Education and Research Information Service to an A grade (2020 Public Institution Management Performance Evaluation) and the integrity rating to the highest second grade without a first grade (2021 Public Institution Integrity Measurement Results).

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