Jeonnam Provincial Council Education Committee Concludes 2023 Administrative Audit

The Education Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Council concluded the '2023 Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Administrative Audit' on the 14th.

This administrative audit was conducted over a nine-day period from the 2nd to the 14th, covering the main office, 12 affiliated institutions, 22 education support offices, and the Jeonnam Future Education Foundation, whose inaugural president was appointed in early August.

Due to COVID-19, the Education Committee converted the audit of the 22 city and county education support offices, which had been conducted by the council since 2021, into on-site audits, requesting the attendance of frontline school principals.

The Education Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Council conducted an administrative audit over a period of nine days from the 2nd to the 14th.

The atmosphere of this administrative audit was generally smooth, unlike last year when some council members asked absurd questions due to lack of preparation.

In particular, the Education Committee, for the first time since the council's inauguration, collected opinions from residents and school principals on-site and reflected them in the administrative audit activities.

Initially, the Education Committee's demand for the attendance of all school principals at the audit was expected to cause controversy as a 'regressive measure,' but the committee members visited all education support offices and provided conveniences to ensure no inconvenience in travel for local education offices and school principals.

After the audit, the committee members held a meeting to directly listen to the difficulties and suggestions of the school principals. They also attracted attention by greeting and seeing off the principals who visited the local education offices.

Chairman Jo Ok-hyun stated, “We will discuss the contents received from residents and the suggestions of school principals with Superintendent Kim Dae-jung during this audit. In particular, there were over 100 suggestions from school principals. We plan to hold a meeting with the Provincial Office of Education and relay the contents back to frontline schools.”

He added, “Unlike before, the education committee members had the inconvenience of visiting more than four education support offices a day, but I want to express my gratitude to the members who endured the inconvenience and participated.”

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