Park Jong-hoon, Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education, "Will Find a Rational Plan to Reform the Superintendent Election System"

Special Committee Holds 1st Video Conference

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam, attending the 1st video meeting of the Special Committee for Responding to the Reform of the Superintendent Election System of the National Association of City and Provincial Superintendents of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Special Committee on the Response to the Reform of the Superintendent Election System, chaired jointly by Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Office of Education, held its first video meeting on the 19th.

Last month, Superintendent Park and Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education, were appointed as co-chairs of the special committee.

Together with committee members such as Do Seong-hoon, Superintendent of Incheon Office of Education, and Kim Dae-jung, Superintendent of Jeonnam Office of Education, they plan to actively respond to the movement to reform the superintendent election system and prepare rational improvement measures for the election system.

At a policy debate on the reform of the superintendent election system held in July, he opposed opinions suggesting changing the current superintendent election method to a party recommendation system, an indirect election system through school operation committees within the respective city or province, presidential appointment, or city/provincial governor appointment.

At the debate, Superintendent Park emphasized that “there is no better system than the current direct election system for superintendents” and stressed the need to consider the positive functions of the direct election system.

According to the provincial office of education, the first video meeting of the special committee on the response to the reform of the superintendent election system discussed the direction of response to the reform.

They exchanged opinions on visiting the National Assembly, issuing position statements, and holding policy debates, and decided to establish detailed plans.

Superintendent Park said, “There are differences in opinions on the superintendent election system among the political circles, the public, and city/provincial offices of education,” and added, “I hope meaningful results will come out from this special committee through research on the election system and communication with the National Assembly to prepare rational measures for the superintendent election system.”

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