Seongdong-gu Provides a Total of 9 Billion KRW in Educational Expenses to Strengthen Public Education Competitiveness

Budget of 9 Billion Won for Education Expenses Targeting 67 Schools in 5 Areas with 500 Million Won Increase Compared to Last Year...Promoting the 'Education Activity Coordination Project' to Protect All Students' Learning Rights and Teachers' Educational Activities

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced that it will support a total of 9 billion KRW in educational expenses for elementary, middle, high schools, and kindergartens this year, an increase of 500 million KRW compared to last year.

On the 18th, the district reviewed and approved the 2024 educational expense subsidies reflecting the opinions of schools and parents. Through a demand survey for desired projects by each school, the budget was selected and increased by 500 million KRW from last year's 8.5 billion KRW to strengthen public education competitiveness and nurture future talents.

The educational expense subsidies target 67 schools across 5 sectors.

The budget allocation by sector is as follows: ▲ School facilities and educational environment improvement 2.31 billion KRW ▲ Support for school-specific specialized projects and programs 1.978 billion KRW ▲ Cooperation projects with the Office of Education 430 million KRW ▲ District priority projects and urgent current issues 4.291 billion KRW.

This year’s educational expense allocation focuses on promoting educational projects that respect student diversity and meet the demands of each school.

In particular, Seongdong-gu will be the first in Seoul to implement the Student Customized Integrated Support Educational Activity Coordinator project to protect the learning rights of all students and the educational activities of teachers. The Educational Activity Coordinator project involves coordinators providing one-on-one assistance to all students who face difficulties participating in classroom lessons due to complex factors. The project includes ▲ managing disruptive students ▲ supporting basic academic skills for students requiring learning assistance ▲ supporting educational activities for special education students for inclusive education.

Prior to this, on December 1st last year, the district signed a business agreement with the Seongdong-Gwangjin Office of Education to support the Educational Activity Coordinator project. Accordingly, educational expense subsidies will be provided to appoint educational activity support coordinators for elementary and middle schools.

Additionally, in response to requests from parents and schools concerned about student safety due to nearby construction near the Gyeongsu Middle School commuting route, additional support will be provided for the school bus operation project. To satisfy parents’ educational demands, after-school English program fees for all kindergartens in the district will also be supported.

Furthermore, various new and flexible projects will be carried out in line with global trends, such as creating learning cafes and counseling rooms utilizing idle spaces within schools, supporting the elementary school reading activation program "Reading a Thousand Books" to promote reading culture, and fostering future agriculture smart farms equipped with automated farming systems.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “We will continue to expand educational expense support so that our district’s youth can receive the highest level of public education,” and added, “We will do our utmost in future education projects to nurture global talents by cooperating with residents and schools to improve educational conditions.”

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