Superintendent An Minseok: "Embarking on the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education Is a Courageous Path We Must Take"

An Minseok, Superintendent of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, stated, "Although the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education is an untraveled path, it is a necessary one, so I am determined to proceed courageously."

On the 28th, Superintendent An held a press conference and said, "Upon my inauguration, I declared that I would implement five crucial policies," adding, "To implement means to act courageously without hesitation."

He went on to say, "The very first approval I granted as superintendent, for the 'Phone-Free School' initiative, has now received a positive response from the Ministry of Education. We expect this policy to expand beyond Gyeonggi Province and spread nationwide."

He further explained, "The recruitment of the 'Teacher Rights Protection Team,' which precedes the establishment of the Teacher Rights Protection Bureau, is seeing a highly competitive ratio of over 30-to-1. In schools where students voluntarily put down their smartphones through discussion, we have started character education by linking it to the 'RAS (Reading, Arts, Sports) Gyeonggi Culture and Arts Education' program."

He also stated, "Following the nation's first publicly-open recruitment for the position of head of education office, we are now recruiting for the position of 'Second Vice Superintendent.' This will realize educational autonomy by returning educational sovereignty to local communities. In September, we plan to expand the territory of education to encompass the whole local community through the 'Break the Wall Agreement,' which will bring together the Ministry of Education, Gyeonggi Province, mayors of 31 cities and counties, and 25 heads of education offices."

Ann Minseok, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, is holding a press conference on the theme of a Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education on the 28th. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

Superintendent An presented 'Phone-Free, RAS, and Break the Wall' as the trinity of core initiatives for the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education, expressing his hope: "If this model of education succeeds, the quality of education for our children will improve, and Gyeonggi Education as a whole will make significant progress."

He particularly emphasized, "I believed that the first step to solving the problems schools face was to select competent and effective education heads. The most meaningful achievement of this recruitment process was relinquishing the superintendent’s traditional power to appoint education heads, and instead returning that authority to the local community."

Previously, in his inaugural address on July 1, Superintendent An outlined the main tasks of the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education: ▲ Restoring school educational capability through the 'Phone-Free School' initiative ▲ Promoting holistic growth through 'RAS (Reading, Arts, Sports) Gyeonggi Culture and Arts Education' ▲ Breaking down the wall between educational and general administrative work through the 'Break the Wall Education' initiative ▲ Establishing the Teacher Rights Protection Bureau to protect teachers and students ▲ Achieving educational autonomy by adopting a public recruitment system for the head of education office.

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