Do elementary school principals have right to discipline teachers in Vietnam?

Do elementary school principals have right to discipline teachers in Vietnam?

In Clause 1, Article 11 of the elementary school charter promulgated together with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, it stipulates the principal, as follows:

1. Principal

a) The principal of a primary school is the person responsible for the management and administration of the school's activities and educational quality.

b) Persons appointed as principals of public schools or recognized as principals of private schools must meet the standards specified in the Standard of Principals of general education institutions and satisfy the following requirements: the standard qualifications of teachers in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Education for primary schools; have taught for at least 5 years (or 4 years for mountainous, island, highland, deep-lying, remote areas, ethnic minority areas, areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions) at high school level. elementary.

c) The term of office of the principal of the primary school is 5 years. After each school year, the principal is commented by officials and employees in the school and evaluated by competent authorities according to regulations. Principal working at a public elementary school for no more than two consecutive terms.

d) Duties and powers of the principal

Develop strategies and plans for school development; planning and organizing the implementation of teaching and educational plans; report and evaluate the performance results before the School Council and competent authorities.

Establishing professional teams, office groups and emulation and commendation councils; Disciplinary Council, Advisory Council in the school; appointing team leaders and deputy leaders; appoint a teacher to be the General Manager of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers Team.

Perform the tasks of managing officials, teachers and employees in accordance with the law and the guidance of the education management agency; develop professional capacity development plans for teachers and staff; encourage and create conditions for teachers and staff to participate in educational innovation activities; evaluate and classify teachers and staff according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training; participate in the process of recruiting, transferring and arranging teachers; organize steps to introduce personnel to request competent authorities to appoint vice principals.

Manage and receive students, allow students to transfer schools; decide to discipline and reward students; approve student assessment results, list of students going up to class, saving the board; organize the inspection and recognition of the completion of the primary school program for students in the school and other subjects in the school's area of ​​responsibility.

Organize the implementation of the primary school general education program according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training; local textbooks and educational contents under the decision of the People's Committee of the province. Manage, use and select reference publications for use in schools in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Participating in activities with professional groups; self-study and self-improvement to improve professional and management capacity. Attend training courses on politics, expertise and management skills; participate in teaching according to the regulations on the teaching period norms applicable to the principal.

Administration; manage and be autonomous in the use of financial resources and properties of the school according to regulations.

Organize the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations; implement the socialization of education, coordinate the organization, mobilize social forces to participate in educational activities, promote the role of the school in the social community.

Building a safe, healthy, friendly school environment, preventing and combating school violence according to the provisions of law.

To enjoy allowances for teachers and preferential policies according to regulations.

According to this Article, with the above quote, the principal of the primary school has the right to establish a disciplinary committee. In particular, a disciplinary council was established to review or remove discipline for officials, teachers and employees on a case-by-case basis. Disciplinary review for teachers falls under the authority of the disciplinary council, the principal has the authority to establish a disciplinary council, but does not have the right to self-discipline teachers in Vietnam.

What are duties and powers of elementary school vice principals in Vietnam?

According to Clause 2, Article 11 of the elementary school charter promulgated together with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, stipulating the Vice Principal, as follows:

2. Vice Principal

a) The Vice-Principal is an assistant to the Principal and is responsible to the Principal; be responsible for administering the work assigned by the principal; administer the school's operations when authorized by the principal.

b) Persons appointed as vice principals for public schools or recognized as vice principals for private schools must achieve a high level of professional standards for teachers of general education institutions; have the capacity to undertake the tasks assigned by the principal and satisfy the following requirements: must meet the standards trained by teachers according to the provisions of the Law on Education for primary school level; have taught for at least 5 years (or 4 years for mountainous, island, highland, deep-lying, remote areas, ethnic minority areas, areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions) at high school level. 

c) The term of office of vice principals of primary schools is 5 years. After each school year, the vice-principal is evaluated by the principal, officials and employees of the school and evaluated by competent authorities according to regulations.

d) Duties and powers of the Vice-Principal

Responsible for administering the work assigned by the principal; administer the school's operations when authorized by the principal.

Participating in activities with professional groups; self-study and self-improvement to improve professional and management capacity; attend training courses on politics, expertise and management skills; participate in teaching according to regulations on teaching time norms for vice principals.

To enjoy allowances and preferential policies for teachers according to regulations.

The above are the duties and powers of an Elementary School Vice Principal in Vietnam. 

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