전북교육청이 주관한 ‘제1회 전북교육발전대상’ 시상식이 20일 전주학생교육문화관에서 열렸다. 전북교육청은 이번 시상이 교육 발전에 기여한 교직원과 도민을 발굴‧격려하고, 전북교육의 질적 향상을 도모하기 위해 마련된 것이라고 밝혔다.

이날 행사에는 진형석 전북도의회 교육위원장을 비롯해 전용태 부위원장, 박정희·강동화 도의원, 수상자 가족 등이 참석했다.

수상자는 △수업혁신 부문 이해영‧정민수 수석교사 △교육헌신 부문 양종갑 씨 △교육협력 부문 완주군, 순창군이 선정됐다.

이해영 교사는 문해력 향상을 위한 교육자료 개발 등으로, 정민수 교사는 온라인 수업 콘텐츠 운영과 개념기반 탐구수업 실천 등에서 성과를 인정받았다. 교육헌신 부문을 수상한 양종갑 씨는 평생 모은 전 재산 20억 원을 장학사업에 기부했다. 완주군과 순창군은 특성화고 육성과 농어촌유학 유치 등 지자체-교육청 협력 공로로 수상했다.

진형석 전북도의회 교육위원장은 “전북교육발전대상 시상식은 매우 뜻깊은 자리이며, 수상자들은 각자의 자리에서 전북교육을 위해 헌신해온 분들”이라며 “여러분의 노력이 있었기에 전북교육이 위기를 기회로 전환할 수 있었다”고 말했다.

The award ceremony for the '1st Jeonbuk Education Development Awards,' organized by the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education, was held on the 20th at the Jeonju Student Education and Culture Center. The Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education stated that this award ceremony was established to discover and encourage educators and residents who have contributed to educational development, and to promote the qualitative improvement of education in Jeonbuk.

Attending the event were Jin Hyeong-seok, Chairman of the Jeonbuk Provincial Council Education Committee, as well as Vice-Chairman Jeon Yong-tae, Councilors Park Jeong-hee and Kang Dong-hwa, and the families of the awardees.

The awardees were selected in the following categories: △Innovation in Teaching - Senior Teachers Lee Hae-yeong and Jung Min-soo △Dedication to Education - Mr. Yang Jong-gap △Education Cooperation - Wanju County and Suncheon County.

Teacher Lee Hae-yeong was recognized for developing educational materials to improve literacy skills, while teacher Jung Min-soo received accolades for operating online teaching content and implementing concept-based inquiry lessons. Mr. Yang Jong-gap, who won in the Dedication to Education category, donated his lifelong savings of 2 billion won to scholarship programs. Wanju County and Suncheon County were awarded for their contributions to fostering specialized high schools and attracting rural exchange programs through local government-education office cooperation.

Chairman Jin Hyeong-seok of the Jeonbuk Provincial Council Education Committee stated, "The Jeonbuk Education Development Awards ceremony is a very meaningful event, and the awardees are individuals who have dedicated themselves to Jeonbuk education in their respective positions." He added, "Thanks to your efforts, Jeonbuk education was able to turn crisis into opportunity."