Encouraging Teachers in Remote Island Education: Cheng Ying-yao to Revise Long-Service Bonus System
Taiwan's Minister of Education, Cheng Ying-yao, has pledged to revise the long-service bonus system for teachers in remote island areas, particularly Penghu. The current system's requirement of eight consecutive years at the same school, without accounting for transfers between different island grades, has created practical discrepancies. The revision aims to align the system with the needs of island education, encourage teacher commitment, and ensure fairness.
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PENGHU COUNTY (CNA) – Regarding the long-service bonus system for teachers in remote schools, particularly in Penghu, where there are schools across 1 to 3 grades of remote islands, the current system requires continuous service for eight years at the same school to qualify. Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao, during his visit to Penghu yesterday, promised to revise the long-service bonus system to meet the needs of remote island education.
The Penghu County Government issued a press release stating that Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao, accompanied by Yan Zi-jie, Deputy Executive Officer of the Executive Yuan's Southern Services Center, Peng Fu-yuan, Director-General of the K-12 Education Administration, and Chen Jing-hui, Director of the Penghu Education Department, visited elementary, junior high, and senior high schools within Penghu on April 13 to observe their distinctive teaching approaches.
The Penghu County Government explained that under the "Current Regulations for Public School Teacher Bonus Issuance," the long-service bonus system for teachers in remote areas in Penghu faces discrepancies. Due to the presence of 1 to 3 grades of remote island schools, teachers or principals who undergo "normal rotations" between different grades of islands cannot have their previous years of service combined. This effectively means they must serve continuously for eight years at the same school to receive the long-service bonus, creating a gap between the system and practical implementation.
To ensure the system's design reverts to its original intention of encouraging teachers to commit to remote and island education, Penghu County Magistrate Chen Kuang-fu had already raised the issue with Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao on January 30 this year. He specifically proposed that for transfers between 1 to 3 grades of remote islands in Penghu, due to normal rotations or selections not caused by personal teacher factors, their years of service should be combinable to ensure the fairness and rationality of the system.
During his visits to observe student learning in various schools, Cheng Ying-yao instructed the K-12 Education Administration to initiate revisions to the long-service bonus system for island teachers. This proactive response to grassroots demands aims to further perfect the system, meet the needs of island education, promote balanced development of remote and island education, and safeguard students' right to education. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150414
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The Penghu County Government issued a press release stating that Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao, accompanied by Yan Zi-jie, Deputy Executive Officer of the Executive Yuan's Southern Services Center, Peng Fu-yuan, Director-General of the K-12 Education Administration, and Chen Jing-hui, Director of the Penghu Education Department, visited elementary, junior high, and senior high schools within Penghu on April 13 to observe their distinctive teaching approaches.
The Penghu County Government explained that under the "Current Regulations for Public School Teacher Bonus Issuance," the long-service bonus system for teachers in remote areas in Penghu faces discrepancies. Due to the presence of 1 to 3 grades of remote island schools, teachers or principals who undergo "normal rotations" between different grades of islands cannot have their previous years of service combined. This effectively means they must serve continuously for eight years at the same school to receive the long-service bonus, creating a gap between the system and practical implementation.
To ensure the system's design reverts to its original intention of encouraging teachers to commit to remote and island education, Penghu County Magistrate Chen Kuang-fu had already raised the issue with Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao on January 30 this year. He specifically proposed that for transfers between 1 to 3 grades of remote islands in Penghu, due to normal rotations or selections not caused by personal teacher factors, their years of service should be combinable to ensure the fairness and rationality of the system.
During his visits to observe student learning in various schools, Cheng Ying-yao instructed the K-12 Education Administration to initiate revisions to the long-service bonus system for island teachers. This proactive response to grassroots demands aims to further perfect the system, meet the needs of island education, promote balanced development of remote and island education, and safeguard students' right to education. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150414
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