Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Launches Full-Scale Establishment of Student-Customized Integrated Support System

Capacity Building Training Conducted for All School Principals in the District

The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education has initiated the establishment of a student-tailored integrated support system.

On the 12th, the Gwangju Office of Education announced that it conducted a capacity-building training session for all school principals in the jurisdiction.

The student-tailored integrated support system project is one of the national education policy tasks. It moves away from the previous approach where educational welfare support was carried out individually for each separate project, enabling personalized support for students by linking the identification of at-risk students, application, reception, diagnosis, support, and management with the local community and various institutions.

Starting this semester, pilot operations have begun at three schools: Wolgok Middle School, designated as a leading school by the Ministry of Education, and Gwangju Hyodong Elementary School and Gwangju Geukrak Elementary School, designated as leading schools by the Gwangju Office of Education.

Going forward, the plan is to expand the number of leading schools to 10 and establish a student-centered, customized one-stop integrated support system.

This training was conducted in line with the start of the pilot operation of the student-tailored integrated support leading schools this semester. The aim was to promote the spread of the student-tailored integrated support system and enhance school principals' understanding of the policy.

The training featured a lecture by Park Ji-ae, a manager from the Ministry of Education's Educational Welfare Policy Division, and an introduction to actual operational cases by Shin Yeon-ok, principal of Seoul Banghwa Elementary School, attended by education superintendents from the eastern and western districts and all school principals within Gwangju.

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Office of Education plans to operate a pilot education support office for student-tailored integrated support starting in 2024 to expand the educational welfare safety net. Additionally, since early identification of vulnerable students is crucial, support will be strengthened for schools without assigned educational welfare officers to enhance their capabilities.

Superintendent Lee Jeong-seon stated, “Establishing a student-tailored integrated support system is very important for early identification of at-risk students and continuous, systematic student support. Starting next year, we will actively support the expansion of leading school operations and strengthen on-site support through the operation of pilot education support offices.”

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