What are the duties and rights of a secondary school principal in Vietnam? What are the standards for a secondary school principal according to Circular 32?
What are the duties and rights of a secondary school principal in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 11 of the Charter promulgated together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT stipulates as follows:
School principal and deputy principals
1. School principal
a) The principal of a secondary school shall organize, manage and direct the school's operations and take responsibility for the school’s educational quality.
b) In order to be appointed as the principal of a public secondary school or recognized as the principal of a private secondary school, one must meet the standards provided for in Clause 3 of this Article and other standards as per the law.
c) The tenure of a secondary school’s principal shall be 05 years. After each academic year, the principal shall receive feedback from the school's public employees and staff and be assessed by the competent authority as prescribed by law. A person shall not hold their post as the principal of a public secondary school for more than two consecutive tenures.
d) Duties and rights of principal:
- Build and organize the school’s apparatus according to regulations in Article 9 of this charter; appoint department/unit heads and deputy heads; and establish the school council as per regulations in Points dd and e Clause 1 Article 10 of this charter;
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- Join meetings of specialized teams; self-learn to improve professional capacity and managerial capability; be entitled to benefits offered to teachers and incentive policies as prescribed by law; and may teach in compliance with regulations on teaching hour norms for principals;
- Hold the right to receive training to improve professional capacity and qualifications and be entitled to benefits prescribed by law.
Thus, the principal of the secondary school will have the duties and powers according to the above-mentioned secondary school charter.
What are the duties and rights of a secondary school principal in Vietnam? What are the standards for a secondary school principal according to Circular 32?
How long will the tenure of a secondary school’s deputy principal be in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 11 of the Charter promulgated together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT stipulates as follows:
School principal and deputy principals
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2. Deputy principals
a) Perform management and direction tasks assigned by the principal; direct the school’s operation when authorized by the principal.
b) In order to be appointed or recognized as a deputy principal of a secondary school, one must meet the standards provided for in Clause 3 of this Article and other standards as per the law.
c) The tenure of a secondary school’s deputy principal shall be 05 years. After each academic year, the deputy principal shall receive feedback from the school's public employees and staff and be assessed by the competent authority as prescribed by law.
d) Duties and rights of deputy principals:
- Perform tasks assigned or authorized by the principal;
- Join meetings of specialized teams; self-learn to improve professional capacity and managerial capability; be entitled to benefits offered to teachers and incentive policies as prescribed by law; and may teach in compliance with regulations on teaching hour norms for deputy principals;
- Hold the right to receive training to improve professional capacity and qualifications and be entitled to benefits prescribed by law.
According to the charter of the secondary school, the vice principal of the secondary school will have a term of 5 years. In addition, the vice-principal also has the duties and powers according to the charter of the secondary school as stipulated above.
What are the standards for principal and deputy principals of a secondary school in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 11 of the Charter promulgated together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT stipulates as follows:
School principal and deputy principals
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3. Standards for principal and deputy principals of a secondary school
a) Regarding qualifications and years of experience: meet the qualification standards of teachers provided for in the Education Law applicable to the in charged education level or to the highest education level of the multi-level school and have at least 05 years of teaching experience (or 04 years for mountainous areas, islands, remote and isolated areas, areas where ethnic minorities reside and areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties) in the in charged education level.
b) Meet the standards provided for in the standards for principals of lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and multi-level schools, which are in compliance with standards for principals of general education institutions promulgated by the Minister of Education and Training.
Accordingly, the standards of principals and vice principals of secondary schools will be implemented according to the above regulations.
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