Vietnam: How many administrative teams does a primary school have? What are the duties of the administrative team?

How many administrative teams does a primary school in Vietnam have? What are the duties of the administrative team?

Under Article 15 of the Primary School Charter issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, the number of administrative teams and their duties are regulated as follows:

(1) Each primary school has one administrative team consisting of staff who perform clerical work, accounting, cashier tasks, school health services, and other tasks.

The administrative team has a team leader and a deputy leader as regulated.

(2) The administrative team has the following duties:

- Based on the school's educational plan, develop the team's activity plan by week, month, and academic year to serve the implementation of the school's teaching and education program and plan.

- Assist the principal in performing clerical work, managing financial assets in the school, and accounting and statistical accounting as per policies.

- Participate in professional and service training according to the team and school plan.

- Participate in assessing and grading public employees and workers; introduce team leader and deputy leader.

- Manage and archive school documents.

- Perform other duties as assigned by the principal.

How many administrative teams does a primary school in Vietnam have? What are the duties of the administrative team? (Image from the Internet)

Does the organizational structure of a primary school in Vietnam include the administrative team?

The organizational structure of a primary school is specified in Article 9 of the Primary School Charter issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT as follows:

Organizational structure of a primary school

The organizational structure of a primary school includes: school council; principal and vice-principal; commendation and emulation council; disciplinary council; advisory council; CPV organization; Trade Union organization; Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization; professional teams; administrative team; classes.

Thus, the organizational structure of a primary school includes the administrative team.

Who establishes the administrative team in a primary school in Vietnam?

According to point d, clause 1, Article 11 of the Primary School Charter issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, the principal of the primary school has the following duties and powers:

- Develop the school's development strategy and plan; plan and organize the implementation of teaching and education plans; report and evaluate the implementation results before the School Council and competent authorities.

- Establish professional teams, administrative teams, and commendation and emulation councils; establish disciplinary councils and advisory councils in the school; appoint team leaders and deputy leaders; assign teachers as Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization.

- Perform management duties of officials, teachers, and staff according to legal regulations and guidelines from the educational management agency; develop professional development plans for teachers and staff; encourage and create conditions for teachers and staff to participate in educational innovation activities; assess nad grade teachers and staff according to the Ministry of Education and Training's regulations; participate in the recruitment, transfer, and arrangement of teachers; organize steps to introduce personnel for competent authorities to appoint vice-principals.

- Manage, admit students, approve student transfers; decide on discipline and rewards for students; approve student assessment results, and the list of students promoted or retained; organize exams to recognize the completion of the primary program for students in the school and other subjects within the school's jurisdiction.

- Organize the implementation of the primary general education program according to the Ministry of Education and Training regulations; the textbooks and local education content as decided by the provincial People's Committee; manage, use, and choose reference publications used in the school according to the Ministry of Education and Training's regulations.

- Participate in activities with professional teams; self-study, and self-train to improve professional expertise and management capacity; attend political, professional, and management training classes; participate in teaching according to the teaching-hour standards for principals.

- Manage administration; manage and self-determine the use of financial resources and assets of the school according to regulations.

- Organize the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations; perform educational socialization, coordinate, and mobilize social forces to participate in educational activities, and promote the school's role toward the community.

- Build a safe, healthy, friendly school environment, and combat school violence according to legal regulations.

- Enjoys the policies and allowances applicable to educators and other preferential policies as specified.

Under the above duties and powers, the principal of the primary school has the power to establish the school's administrative team as regulated.