Duties and Powers of the Self-Evaluation Council for Secondary Schools

According to the provisions on quality assessment and recognition of national standards for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and multi-level schools issued together with Circular 18/2018/TT-BGDDT, the principal shall issue a decision to establish a self-assessment council. The council must have at least 7 members.

The composition of the self-assessment council includes:

- Chairman of the council is the principal;- Vice-chairman of the council is the vice principal;- Secretary of the council can be the head of a specialized department or head of the administrative department or heads of other departments (if any) or a competent teacher of the school;- Council members: Representatives of the School Council (Board of Directors for private schools); head of specialized departments, head of administrative departments, heads of other departments (if any); representatives of the party committee and mass organizations; teacher representatives.

The self-assessment council has the following duties:

- The chairman of the council directs the activities of the council, assigns tasks to each member; approves the self-assessment plan; establishes secretariat and working groups to deploy self-assessment; directs the process of collecting, processing, and analyzing evidence; completes the self-assessment report; resolves arising issues during the self-assessment implementation;- The vice-chairman of the council performs duties assigned by the chairman of the council and presides over the council when authorized by the chairman;- The secretary of the council and other council members perform tasks assigned by the chairman of the council and are responsible for the assigned tasks.

In addition to the aforementioned duties, the self-assessment council has the following rights:

- Organize and implement self-assessment activities and advise the principal on measures to maintain and improve the quality of the school's activities;- Develop self-assessment plans; collect, process, and analyze evidence; write the self-assessment report; supplement and complete the self-assessment report when required by the direct management agency; publish the self-assessment report; store the self-assessment database of the school;- Request the principal to hire consultants to assist the council in implementing self-assessment. Consultants should have deep knowledge of quality assessment and self-assessment techniques.

See more: Circular 18/2018/TT-BGDDT effective October 10, 2018.

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