Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Selects 11 Superintendents Through Regional Recommendation Open Recruitment

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced on the 28th that it has selected superintendents for 11 district offices of education through the Regional Recommendation Superintendent Open Recruitment system.

The open recruitment was conducted for the superintendents of 12 district offices of education—Suwon, Seongnam, Goyang, Hwaseong-Osan, Siheung, Uijeongbu, Dongducheon-Yangju, Gimpo, Yeoju, Yeoncheon, Pocheon, and Anseong—with a total of 40 applicants, recording a competition rate of 3.4 to 1.

Among them, the Yeoju Office of Education failed to select a suitable candidate, resulting in the decision to retain the current superintendent.

For this open recruitment, the provincial education office formed a superintendent appointment recommendation screening committee consisting of 30 or more local school staff, students, parents, and local residents to conduct interview evaluations.

The provincial education office added that it also conducted online peer evaluations in parallel to assess candidates' educational expertise, leadership, regional education vision, and communication and cooperation competencies.

The superintendents selected through this open recruitment are scheduled to be appointed on September 1.

The provincial education office plans to closely analyze the operational results of the district offices of education where the recruitment took place, supplement institutional improvements, and expand the system to the remaining 14 district offices of education in the future.

Gyeonggi Superintendent of Education An Min-suk said, "This open recruitment, which began with the belief that local communities know their education best, has taken its first step as a new educational autonomy model," adding, "We will ensure that superintendents, schools, local communities, and local governments closely cooperate for the growth of students."

The Regional Recommendation Superintendent Open Recruitment system is an initiative in which the superintendent of education boldly delegates personnel authority to the local community so that the superintendent can become an educational leader who best understands the local community and school field.

This method of the region taking the center stage to recommend and select superintendents is the first of its kind nationwide.
 
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