Moreover, after-school education services are provided. Students of Badaxia Primary School are participating in "on-campus care", and related services are provided by third-party agencies. Monday from 4pm to 6pm, homework + creative art.

Original title: In-school care: Catering for children after "3:30"

Some primary schools in Daocheng have introduced third-party organizations into their schools, which not only solves the problem of "no place to go" for primary school students after school in the afternoon, but also provides after-school education services

Students at Badaxia Primary School are participating in "on-campus care", and related services are provided by third-party agencies. (Photo provided by the school)

Monday from 4 pm to 6 pm, homework + creative art; Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm, homework + spoken English; Wednesday after lunch to 6 pm, homework + Newton Technology... This is the "school care" activity arrangement for Zhang Hanya, a second-year student at Badaxia Primary School. This semester, Badaxia Primary School launched a third-party institution to take care of the school. Among the more than 500 students in the school, more than 200 students like Zhang Hanya signed up to participate in the "on-campus custody" - the "three-thirty problem" that was hotly discussed at the National People's Congress. The problem is being solved in Qingdao.

[Phenomena] 72% of parents approve of third-party agencies providing school care

"In the past, there was no suitable place for my children to go after school, so I had to bite the bullet and take care of them myself. Fortunately, my working hours are relatively flexible." Zhang Hanya's mother told reporters, This semester, the school's parent committee promoted the entry of a third-party agency into school care. She felt reassured that her child was at school, and the care service plan jointly developed by the school and the third-party agency was more suitable for her child, so she signed up.

Among the 200 children who participate in third-party school care, some children participate in "basic classes", that is, they mainly complete after-school homework; more children participate in "extended classes", that is, part of their time is spent writing homework, and part of the time to participate in interest development activities, including art, English, technology, calligraphy, reading, etc. Each class has an average of 20 children and two teachers from third-party institutions, one of whom is responsible for management and the other for professional services.

Zhang Ningning, director of the Badaxia Primary School Parent Committee, told reporters that at the end of last semester, the Parent Committee conducted a thorough survey of all parents on the issue of custody, and 72% of the parents expressed their willingness to let their children participate in after-school classes organized by third-party organizations. Service", 82% of parents said "if they participate, they are willing to pay a certain fee." The Parent Committee has inspected more than 30 third-party institutions. Finally, the school board, the Parent Committee, parent representatives, teacher representatives, and legal advisors selected an agency through public bidding to enter the school to trial after-school care services.

In terms of fees, the school provides free classroom space, water and electricity, and the voluntary services of cadres and teachers on duty, which reduces the service costs of third-party agencies. Zhang Ningning said that the custody service fee is determined after fully consulting parents, and is collected by a third-party agency from parents participating in the custody. It is much lower than the market price and is an "inclusive" price.

[Changes] More and more schools are exploring third-party hosting services

In fact, since 2014, some schools in our city have been exploring third-party institutions for on-campus hosting. Qiu Lin, the current principal of Badaxia Primary School, was the principal of Laiwu No. 1 Primary School at that time, and Laiwu No. 1 Primary School was one of the first six on-campus trusteeship pilot schools identified by our city in 2013. "The results of the pilot were very good." Qiu Lin recalled.

Qingdao Shandong Road Primary School has also been exploring third-party institutions to take care of the school since 2014. Vice-principal Sun Wei said that at first, custody services were only provided to lower-grade students. As students entered middle grades, their parents expressed the need to continue custody, so the number of students in custody increased from dozens at the beginning to the current number. More than 140.

Qingdao Changyang Road Primary School officially launched a third-party institution to take care of the school this semester. Vice Principal Li Xianping told reporters that during the winter vacation, a third-party agency came to the school to trial full-day care for 10 days. About 10 children signed up to participate, and the results were recognized by parents.

reporters recently learned from the Shinan District Education and Sports Bureau that 17 schools in Shinan District provide after-school services, 7 of which implement "teachers + volunteers" free after-school services, and two schools adopt "flexible departure" In the form, 8 schools adopted the third-party agency school service model of "parent committee leadership, school participation and cooperation".According to statistics from the Shibei District Education Bureau, since the spring semester of 2018, 4 schools in the district have adopted free care by teachers, 12 schools have adopted free care by parent volunteers or volunteers, and more than 40 schools have adopted or plan to adopt entrusted care. The form of a third-party institution entering into school custody.

"The 'custody care' we often talk about focuses on solving the problem of children having no place to go after school. In fact, more and more parents also hope that their children will receive higher-quality after-school education services." Qingdao City Home Sun Zengxin, former president of the School Cooperation Promotion Association, analyzed that since 2013, our city has made many explorations in on-school care and after-school services, but as parents’ needs change, some forms of care are difficult to meet the needs of parents. For example, parent volunteers are not stable enough, not professional enough, and the services they provide are not rich enough, etc. In contrast, third-party institutions have a more stable team of teachers, can provide a relatively rich range of courses, have a certain level of management, and charge relatively low fees for school care, so they can be accepted by parents.

[Challenge] The threshold for third-party organizations to enter schools still needs to be clarified

Although more and more parents approve of third-party organizations entering schools to participate in after-school services, Sun Zengxin said: "This is just the beginning, and there is still a long way to go. Let's go."

First of all, in terms of threshold setting, Sun Zengxin said, what kind of institution is qualified to provide after-school services, how large its registered capital must be to have sufficient risk-bearing capacity, and which competent authorities will set the threshold... It is still unclear. There is no clear standard. For example, he said that although some private institutions have " school operating license ", this does not mean that these institutions are qualified to enter schools to provide services. Secondly, in terms of supervision, it is still unclear who will supervise the behavior of third-party institutions after they enter the school. He believes that this requires multi-party supervision under the leadership of the government.

Sun Zengxin said that anything in the exploration stage must go through the process of standards starting from scratch and from vagueness to clarity. When the standards have not yet been clarified, it is a market behavior for the school parent committee to sign a contract with a third-party organization. Even if there are no corresponding detailed legal provisions, it is still a legal contract that needs to be fulfilled by both parties.

Badaxia Primary School has explored the threshold for third-party organizations to enter the school to provide after-school services. From the perspective of qualifications, the winning institution has a "school license", more than half of its staff have teacher qualification certificates, and have the ability to provide special courses. The school will also work with parent committees and third-party agencies to formulate rules and regulations such as the "Turnover System for Custody Students", "School Cleaning System after Custody", and "Curriculum Arrangement During Custody Periods" to ensure the safe and orderly development of after-school services.

Relevant regulations on "on-campus custody"

In September 2013, our city launched a pilot project for school custody for primary school students in three districts of the city. The document pointed out: "The content of custody is mainly concentrated independent learning, games, sports activities, or open libraries, reading rooms, etc. Dedicated classrooms are provided for students to read and read. The main personnel participating in the custody are parent volunteers, and retired teachers, professionals, college students, etc. are recruited as volunteers, or school teachers are hired by the parent committee to participate in the custody work. "

2017 9 In August, the Municipal Education Bureau issued a notice on after-school services for primary and secondary school students in the city, in which the term "after-school services" replaced "school care": "After-school services generally include arranging students to do homework and read independently. Carry out sports, art, science popularization activities, entertainment games, expansion training, club and interest group activities, watch movies suitable for children, etc., and advocate free tutoring and help for individual students with learning difficulties." The notice also mentioned: "Elementary and middle schools that have the conditions can explore purchasing services and choosing qualified and guaranteed off-campus social organizations to participate in after-school services.

(Qingdao Daily/Qingdao View/Qingbao.com reporter Wang Muyuan)

[Editor: Coco]