Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Distributes Social Safety Net Guide for Supporting At-Risk Students

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education has distributed a social safety net manual to frontline schools to support at-risk students. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 1st that it will produce and distribute brochures on dropout prevention and social safety net systems (hereinafter referred to as brochures) and guidebooks on dropout reflection system, information linkage, and commissioned education (hereinafter referred to as guidebooks) to frontline schools.

The brochure provides guidance on how to respond to situations when students are at risk of dropping out, including ▲behavioral response measures by type of dropout risk students ▲alternative education commissioned education ▲dropout reflection system ▲information linkage for dropout students and academic return and continuation.

The guidebook is divided into ▲dropout reflection system ▲information linkage for dropout students ▲alternative education commissioned education. It also details the operation of each task, NEIS task support, Q&A, etc., to allow sequential processing of tasks.

The brochures and guidebooks are scheduled to be distributed to all elementary, middle, and high schools in the province by early June, and the respective city and county education support offices will provide guidance on how to use them through regional training sessions.

The Office of Education enhanced the effectiveness of the materials through discussions by the ‘Data Development Team’ composed of elementary and secondary school teachers and supervisors, and the ‘Public-Private Council for Dropout Prevention and Out-of-School Youth Support’ composed of practitioners from Jeonnam Provincial Government, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency, and Jeonnam Out-of-School Youth Support Center.

Lee Byung-sam, Director of Democratic Citizenship Life Education Division, said, “Dropping out occurs due to various and complex reasons, but there was a lack of information guidance on institutions to request help from at each crisis in schools,” adding, “We hope the brochures and guidebooks will be valuable in supporting students facing difficulties.”