Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Announces Selection of Outstanding Proactive Administration Cases for the First Half of 2024

Installation of 10 Safety Guardians Including 'Safe Routes to and from School'

The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 20th that it has selected 10 cases, including the ‘Installation of Safety Keeper Ppipomi in front of school gates for safe commuting routes,’ as ‘Excellent Cases of Proactive Administration for the First Half of 2024.’

From May 21 to 31, the Office of Education solicited excellent cases of proactive administration for the first half of the year from the headquarters, education support offices, affiliated institutions, and each school, receiving 33 submissions?double the number compared to the same period last year.

In the first round of document screening, 10 cases were selected considering importance, difficulty, and on-site impact. Subsequently, the final rankings were determined through an online public vote and evaluation by the Office of Education’s Proactive Administration Committee (including presentations and Q&A).

As a result of the evaluation, the case of ‘Ppipomi Installation’ securing student safety through sight and hearing (sound) in front of school gates was awarded the Gold Prize.

Additionally, the ‘Warm Global School Meals’ initiative, which helps students understand and empathize with cultural diversity, and a case that discovered at-risk students early and realized community-based, student-tailored integrated welfare were awarded the Silver Prize.

The selected excellent cases will receive commendations from the Superintendent of Education and prize money up to 1 million KRW according to their grade.

Outstanding public officials who win the Bronze Prize or higher will also be granted personnel incentives, such as choosing one among the highest grade of performance bonuses, special leave, or priority selection for domestic and overseas training.

Superintendent of Education Lee Jeong-seon expressed gratitude to the public officials selected for excellent cases for their exceptional passion and bold attempts to spread proactive administration and innovate organizational culture within the public sector, stating, “We will continue to discover proactive administration cases to create a Gwangju education system where citizens can feel positive changes.”

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