Former Jeonnam Superintendent Kim Dae-jung: "Practical Support for School Sites Must Be Strengthened"

Seeking Measures to Reduce Workload with 22 Educational Support Offices

Kim Dae-jung, Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam, held an 'Education Superintendent and Education Director Meeting' on the 21st at Hotel Hyundai Vira Han in Mokpo to explore the role of educational administrative institutions in strengthening on-site support.

The meeting was held with about 30 participants, including Superintendent Kim Dae-jung, the Director of Education, the Director of Administration, and 22 city and county education directors, with the goal of "realizing a school culture focused on classes."

Former Jeonnam Superintendent of Education Kim Dae-jung held a "Superintendent and Education Director Meeting" on the 21st at Hotel Hyundai Vira Han Mokpo to explore the role of educational administrative institutions in strengthening on-site support.
[Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education]

They shared a common purpose to reassess the effectiveness of various policies and to enhance the substance of school educational activities through integration and coordination. The meeting proceeded with presentations on the status and analysis results of major events at the Education Support Office, followed by discussions on the role of the Education Support Office in strengthening on-site support.

In particular, through the time spent discussing the status and analysis results of major events by each Education Support Office, they took the opportunity to self-evaluate the efforts of educational administrative institutions to realize a school culture focused on classes.

The survey results showed that among the major events of each Education Support Office, programs supporting students, parents, and faculty members, as well as mandatory training, accounted for 53% of the total. This was analyzed as the result of efforts by the Education Support Offices to reduce the burden of school work.

However, autonomous training such as training and workshops for staff in charge of tasks, sharing of achievements, experience exhibitions, and fairs accounted for 47% of the total, indicating the need to establish efficient operation plans to minimize the burden on school sites in the future.

In particular, the Education Support Offices actively agreed on the need for a fundamental change in the role of administrative institutions, such as actively discovering tasks that can support schools to reduce school work and establishing support systems.

Superintendent Kim Dae-jung said, "There are ongoing demands for practical school work support from the educational community and the realization of a school culture where educational activities can be fully devoted to," and added, "Please gather wisdom so that policies supporting school work can increase the sense of reality on the ground and be operated effectively."

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