Gwangju Office of Education to Strengthen Identification and Integrated Support for At-Risk Students

2024 Academic Year Student-Customized Integrated Support Project Basic Plan Established

Four Areas and 14 Detailed Tasks Including Education Welfare Safety Net 구축

The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education plans to further strengthen the integrated support system for the early identification and one-stop customized support of students facing complex crises.

The Office of Education has prepared the "2024 Academic Year Student Customized Integrated Support Project Basic Plan" and informed all schools.

Going forward, the project will be carried out focusing on 14 detailed tasks across four areas: ▲expansion of pilot operation of student customized integrated support ▲establishment and reinforcement of educational welfare safety nets ▲formation of student customized integrated support councils ▲enhancement of faculty and staff capabilities.

In particular, regarding the "expansion of pilot operation of student customized integrated support," the number of pilot elementary and middle schools, which was three until last year, will be increased to ten. Additionally, counseling desks will be set up at education support offices, and regional cooperation will be strengthened to assist with issues that individual schools find difficult to resolve.

Furthermore, the integrated support project has been introduced for the first time this year in high schools, which were previously blind spots in the educational welfare safety net. When schools identify students facing complex crises and apply to the Office of Education, psychological tests, treatment costs, and emergency welfare support will be provided.

Moreover, to ensure smooth implementation of the project, the Office of Education plans to form a "Student Customized Integrated Support Council" to maintain continuous communication with staff members from schools at all levels and affiliated institutions.

Superintendent Lee Jeong-seon stated, "We expect that the Student Customized Integrated Support Project will enable early detection of students in crisis and strengthen preventive measures. The Office of Education, schools, and local communities will become one team to firmly establish a student protection network that provides customized support."

Meanwhile, the Student Customized Integrated Support Project is one of the national education policy tasks aimed at early identification of students facing difficulties due to complex factors and fostering their growth through one-stop customized support. Until now, support for students in crisis has been criticized for being fragmented and one-off through individual projects.

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