Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Educational Supervision and Direction
Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Educational Supervision and Direction
Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Educational Supervision and Direction
December 6, 1999
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 Purpose and Basis
With a view to strengthening government supervision over educational work, ensuring the implementation of laws and regulations on education and promoting the healthy development of this municipality' s educational undertakings, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 of the Education Law of the People' s Republic of China and in the light of the actual conditions in this Municipality.
Article 2 Definition
The educational supervision and direction referred to in these Provisions means the activities of the municipal and district/county people' s governments in supervising, inspecting, evaluating, and giving guidance on educational work within their respective jurisdiction according to law.
Article 3 Scope and Objects
The scope of educational supervision and direction covers all levels and types of education and education-related activities, in this municipality below the secondary level.
Those subject to educational supervision and direction are the departments concerned of the people' s government at the similarly identified administrative level, the people' s governments at lower levels and their respective educational administration, all levels and types of schools and other educational and teaching institutions below the secondary level (hereinafter called schools).
Article 4 Principles of Supervision and Direction
Educational supervision and direction must be conducted in accordance with the law and the principle of seeking truth from facts and of objectivity and impartiality.
Chapter II Agencies and Personnel of Educational Supervision and direction
Article 5 Supervision and Direction Agencies
The municipal and district/county people' s governments shall establish their respective educational supervision and direction offices. These offices shall take charge of educational supervision and direction work on behalf of the people' s government within their jurisdiction and shall be subject to the professional guidance of superior educational supervision and direction agencies.
Article 6 Responsibilities of the Municipal Educational Supervision and Direction Office
The main responsibilities of the educational supervision and direction office of the Municipal People' s Government are:
1. Doing overall planning for and organizing the performance of the municipality' s educational supervision and direction work, drawing up directive documents and procedures of supervision and direction for this municipality' s educational supervision and direction and evaluation;
2. Supervising, inspecting and giving guidance on matters regarding the implementation of educational laws, rules, regulations and policies in the municipality;
3. Supervising, inspecting and giving guidance to the departments concerned of the Municipal People' s Government and district/county people' s governments and their education administrations on matters of prioritizing the development of education as a national strategy, strengthening the leadership and management of education, ensuring educational investment and raising the standards of the educational profession;
4. Evaluating, according to its given responsibilities, the direction of work, educational standards and results of schools in this municipality;
5. Organizing and coordinating, jointly with the municipal educational administration, the major educational evaluation tasks in the municipality;
6. Investigating and studying major issues in educational work in the municipality, reporting to and acquainting the Municipal People' s Government with the state of affairs in education, and giving opinions and suggestions thereto related;
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