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After the three deputy directors finished speaking, Chen Shi made work arrangements for 2014.

"The focus of our work in 2014 will still be on the pilot program for basic education. The pilot programs in Laoyan Town and Fushan Town have been very successful. In 2014, we will add Heyuan Town, Shangying Town and Huangchang Town to the pilot program. We aim to achieve centralized schooling for basic education in Chunyang County by 2015 and eliminate all substitute teachers."

The pilot program for basic education will still be primarily overseen and fully managed by Comrade Li Zhe.

Li Zhe was taking notes of Chen Shi's speech in his notebook.

Chen Shi continued, "The three key high schools started enrolling students last year, which led to a shortage of teachers. We started recruiting teachers in March. We will not accept unqualified teachers; we need high-quality, high-level teachers. Comrade Huang Ming will be in charge of the recruitment."

Chen Shi looked at Yang Xiaobo: "Comrade Yang Xiaobo, you raised the issue of mental health among left-behind children. This is very important, as it is often overlooked by us. A school should have at least one or two mental health teachers."

The recruitment of mental health teachers will be handled by Comrade Yang Xiaobo.

Yang Xiaobo wrote down Chen Shi's work arrangements in his notebook, secretly pleased that his cousin's job was secured. Back then, he had taken a chance to study psychology, but couldn't find a job after graduation. Now, he could become a teacher at a school, a secure job.

Yang Xiaobo did the statistics and found that, based on the standard of one mental health teacher per school, the county needs to recruit 80 to 90 mental health teachers. Psychology majors are in luck this year. After this large-scale recruitment, there may not be another one for the next ten years. This means that it will be difficult for psychology graduates to find jobs in the future.

Often, opportunity plays a crucial role; for children from ordinary families, finding a job depends entirely on luck.

Yang Xiaobo would not allow the children of his relatives to study psychology. He didn't know about other cities, but at least in Mingzhou, they wouldn't be recruiting psychology students on a large scale.

This highlights the importance of having someone in your family working in a government unit, as it allows you to mitigate risks in advance.

Li Zhe continued, "Director Chen, the pilot programs for basic education in Laoyan Town and Fushan Town have been basically completed. Laoyan Town will officially start school in March, and Fushan Town in September. They have reported that all substitute teachers have been cancelled. There are 26 vacant teaching positions in Laoyan Town and 37 vacant teaching positions in Fushan Town, for a total of 63 vacant teaching positions."

Chen Shi said solemnly, "Vacant teaching positions must be filled promptly. We will recruit 63 special-post teachers, who must have graduated within the last three years and hold a full-time bachelor's degree. We will not accept any associate degree graduates. Comrade Li Zhe, you will arrange this matter."

"Yes, Director Chen." Li Zhe wrote down Chen Shi's request in his notebook.

After the meeting, Chen Shi called Huang Ming to his office, and the two sat down.

Chen Shi said, "Director Huang, Hou Weigui, the vice principal of No. 7 Middle School, came to me to resign. He said that Principal He Chunsheng isolated and suppressed him at school. This reflects a problem. He said that He Chunsheng wants good results, and the people below him are trying to please him by making the exam questions very simple. Most of them are questions that have been taught in class and are the same types of questions. That's why No. 7 Middle School's results are better than No. 6 Middle School's."

Huang Ming was in charge of high school education, and he also had doubts. With such a strong foundation, how could No. 7 Middle School achieve better results than No. 6 Middle School?

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"Director Chen, I also have my doubts about this. The monthly and final exams are usually set by the school teachers themselves. But when it comes to the final exam, which is a county-wide unified exam, we'll know exactly what happened."

However, I have also heard other teachers mention Principal He Chunsheng's problems. Some of him is ambitious and pushes the head of the first-year high school grade to raise the average score to over 600 points. If the score is not achieved, the teachers in charge will have their performance bonuses deducted and will only receive their basic salary.

The teachers of the three lowest-ranked classes, after deducting their usual tutoring fees, are full of complaints.

Principal He Chunsheng also publicly humiliated Vice Principal Hou Weigui at a general meeting of all faculty and staff. If this continues, it will be detrimental to the operation of No. 7 Middle School.

Chen Shi never expected that giving the principals of the three newly established key high schools absolute power would turn them into a place where they could make their own decisions and act recklessly.

"The final exams are just a few days away. Once the results are out, we'll check the scores of No. 7 Middle School. If they've dropped significantly, it means there was cheating on regular exams. He Chunsheng should be severely criticized in a public notice."

Huang Ming added, "We need to see the students' true performance. For the final exams, teachers from the four middle schools will proctor each other's exams. Teachers from No. 6 Middle School will proctor the exams for No. 7 Middle School, and teachers from No. 1 Middle School will proctor the exams for No. 8 Middle School. This way, there will be no problem of proctors helping students cheat."

Chen Shi agreed with Huang Ming's approach and told him to go and make the arrangements.

There's no need to worry about No. 6 Middle School. With teachers from Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School in charge, the results won't be bad. The teachers at Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School are selected from the best teachers nationwide, and their monthly salary is lower than the annual salary of an ordinary high school teacher.

There's no need to worry about No. 1 Middle School; its academic performance is stable, and Jiang Yiqiu is keeping an eye on it. The biggest concerns are No. 7 and No. 8 Middle Schools. If their college entrance exam results don't come out, the closure of the three township high schools and their relocation to the county seat will become a stain on their reputation, and their political enemies will use it against them when it comes to promotions.

After arriving at work in the afternoon, Li Zhe went to Chen Shi's office.

Director Chen

Chen Shi stood up to greet him: "Director Li, please have a seat."

The two sat down in the reception room, and Chen Shi poured tea for Li Zhe.

Li Zhe was in a good mood and said with a smile, "Director Chen, the funds from Shangying Town Government to purchase No. 4 Middle School have arrived. The funds for the three township high schools have all arrived now."

Chen Shi nodded: "Director Li, thank you for your hard work."

"Director Chen, this is my job. The money was supposed to arrive in October, but it's been delayed until now."

"Many township governments are short of funds these days, so it's already quite an achievement that they were able to get the money so quickly."

Li Zhe was pleased to receive Chen Shi's praise. Seeing that Chen Shi was in a good mood, he said in a calm tone, "Director Chen, the principal of Huangchang Town Central School will retire in April. Huangchang Town is going to pilot basic education this year, and the principal position is vacant. It needs to be filled in time so as not to affect the pilot work of basic education."

Chen Shi knew very well that if he wanted his subordinates to obey him, he had to give them benefits. If subordinates followed him and didn't get any benefits, no subordinate would want to follow him.

"Director Li, do you have a suitable recommendation for the principal of Huangchang Town Central School?"

Li Zhe was waiting for this sentence. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Geng Jianzhong, the vice principal of Huangchang Town Central School, has worked at Huangchang Town Central School for many years and is very familiar with the local basic education situation. He is more suitable to carry out pilot work on basic education."

Geng Jianzhong had built a relationship with Li Zhe and had given him a lot of gifts. It would be difficult to carry out the pilot program for basic education without his own people, so he took this opportunity to promote Geng Jianzhong.

Chen Shi didn't have much of an impression of Geng Jianzhong. Seeing Chen Shi hesitate, Li Zhe quickly said, "Director Chen, let Geng Jianzhong come and report to you. You can get to know him better."

Chen Shi nodded, looking at Geng Jianzhong to see if he was the right person to be the principal.

Seeing that Chen Shi had agreed, Li Zhe thought that as long as Geng Jianzhong performed well, there wouldn't be any major problems. He had done everything he could, and the rest was up to Geng Jianzhong himself. He wasn't cut out for this, and no matter who he connected with, it wouldn't make a difference.

Showcasing talent requires a stage, but if you lack talent, even the biggest stage is a waste.