What are principles for organization of a parent committee in Vietnam?

What are principles for organization of a parent committee in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 2 of the Charter of the parent committee issued together with Circular 55/2011/TT-BGDDT, the principles for organization of parent committee are stipulated as follows:

Principles for organization of parent committee

1. The parent committee is organized annually and consists of parents or guardians of students (collectively referred to as parents) currently studying in each class and school, elected to cooperate with the school in conducting educational activities.

2. The parent committee shall not be organized across multiple schools or administrative levels.

Thus, the parent committee is organized annually, with parents or guardians of students currently studying in each class and school being elected to cooperate with the school in conducting educational activities.

Additionally, the law prohibits organization of parent committee across multiple schools or at administrative levels.

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What are the rights of a parent committee of a class in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 4 of the Charter of the parent committee issued together with Circular 55/2011/TT-BGDDT, the tasks and rights of the parent committee of a class are stipulated as follows:

Tasks and rights of the parent committee of a class

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2. Rights of the parent committee of a class:

a) Decide to convene parents' meetings as stipulated in Article 9 of this Charter (except for the initial meeting at the beginning of the school year to elect the parent committee of a class) after reaching a consensus with the homeroom teacher;

b) Collect parents' opinions on student management measures to particularly recommend to the homeroom teacher and subject teachers for the improvement of moral education and teaching quality;

c) Coordinate the organization of extracurricular educational activities, traditional education, cultural, artistic, sports activities to achieve the comprehensive educational goals for students after reaching a consensus with the homeroom teacher.

Thus, the parent committee of a class has the following rights:

- Decide to convene parents' meetings as stipulated in Article 9 of the Charter of the parent committee issued together with Circular 55/2011/TT-BGDDT after reaching a consensus with the homeroom teacher, specifically:

The school-level parent committee meets regularly according to the yearly activity program and meets irregularly when proposed by at least 50% of the members or the head.

- Collect parents' opinions on student management measures to recommend particularly to the homeroom teacher and subject teachers for the improvement of moral education and teaching quality;

- Coordinate the organization of extracurricular educational activities, traditional education, cultural, artistic, sports activities to achieve the comprehensive educational goals for students after reaching a consensus with the homeroom teacher.

What are principles of the collection of funds for operation of parent committees in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 10 of the Charter of the parent committee issued together with Circular 55/2011/TT-BGDDT, the guidelines for the funds of the parent committee are stipulated as follows:

Funds for the activities of the parent committee

1. Funds for the activities of the parent committee:

a) The parent committee of a class operates with funds voluntarily supported by parents and other lawful sources funded for the parent committee of a class.

b) The school-level parent committee operates with funds extracted from parent committee of a class following the recommendations of the general meeting of the heads of parent committee of a class at the beginning of the school year and other lawful sources funded for the school-level parent committee.

2. Management and use of the parent committee’s funds:

a) The head of the parent committee of a class coordinates with the homeroom teacher to draw up a plan for the expenditure of donated and funded money and uses it only after the unanimous agreement of all members of the parent committee of a class;

b) The head of the school-level parent committee, with the agreement of the Principal, decides the plan for the expenditure of donated and funded money and uses it only after the unanimous agreement of all members of the school-level parent committee.

3. The collection and expenditure of the parent committee’s funds must adhere to the principles of transparency and democracy; after the expenditure, a financial report must be publicly announced in meetings of all parents in the class and meetings of the entire school-level parent committee. There shall be no regulation of average supporting contributions from parents.

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Thus, the funds for the activities of the parent committee are collected following these principles:

- Voluntary principle

- Transparency principle

- Democratic principle