What are the Top 10 wishes for the Lunar New Year by the principal? Is the tenure of a lower secondary school’s principal in Vietnam 5 years?

What are the Top 10 wishes for the Lunar New Year by the principal?

Principals can refer to the following Top 10 wishes for the Lunar New Year:

Note: Information is for reference only./.

What are the Top 10 wishes for the Lunar New Year by the principal? Is the tenure of a lower secondary school’s principal in Vietnam 5 years? (Image from the Internet)

Is the tenure of a lower secondary school’s principal in Vietnam 5 years?

According to point c clause 1 Article 11 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter promulgated together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT:

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.

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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.

Thus, the tenure of a lower secondary school’s principal shall be 05 years. A person shall not hold their post as the principal of a public secondary school for more than two consecutive tenures.

Is the principal of a lower secondary school in Vietnam required to recruit teachers for that school?

Under point d clause 1 Article 11 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter promulgated together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, the duties and powers of the Principal are as follows:

- 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;

- Formulate the school’s development planning, objectives, vision and strategies; the school’s organizational and operational regulations; and the school’s annual education plans, which shall be proposed to the school council for approval and implementation;

- Adopt the school council’s decisions or conclusions concerning the matters mentioned in Point c Clause 1 Article 10 of Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT. In case the principal does not agree with a decision from the school council, obtain the opinion of the supervisory education authority. While waiting for said opinion, the principal must abide by the parts of the school council’s decision that are not against existing regulations of law and this charter;

- Submit reports on and assessment of implementation of the school’s education plan and decisions issued by the school council to the school council and competent authorities;

- Recruit and manage teachers and staff; sign labor contracts with teachers and staff, and receive and relocate teachers and staff; manage academic matters; assign tasks to teachers and staff, inspect and evaluate teachers and staff; and reward and discipline teachers and staff as prescribed by law;

- Manage students and student activities organized by the school; approve student assessment results, sign school report books, sign written confirmation of completion of primary education program for primary school students (if any) of multi-level schools, grant certificate of completion of general education program to upper secondary students (if any) and decide rewards and discipline for students;

- Manage the school’s finance and property;

- Provide state benefits for teachers, staff and students; comply with regulations on democracy and accountability of heads of educational institutions in organization of their institutions’ activities; facilitate privatization of education in the school;

- Direct emulation movements and campaigns; provide transparency to the school and the society as per the law;

- 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, one of the duties of the principal of a lower secondary school involves recruiting and managing teachers and staff.