Ho Chi Minh City checks revenue, mobilizes funding, and strictly handles principals if they violate regulations.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training will inspect schools on the organization of collections and fundraising; propose strict handling of the responsibilities of heads, organizations, and individuals involved in violations.

School fundraising and fundraising are of great concern to parents.

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On September 26, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Nhat Hang signed and issued a plan to inspect the management of revenue and expenditure, and mobilize funding at the beginning of the school year to all kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, and high schools.

Accordingly, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City presides over and coordinates with local authorities to inspect the implementation of the collection and expenditure at the beginning of the school year at educational institutions and professional content related to the unit's revenue sources according to regulations. Inspect the mobilization of funding for education and the operating costs of the parent-teacher association.

From September 29 to October 31, the Department of Education and Training will inspect from kindergarten to high school the implementation, implementation of collections, fundraising, receiving, managing and using aid, sponsorship, gifts at schools, and operating expenses of parent-teacher associations. At the same time, inspect the teaching program, implementation of the second session program; teaching materials, arranging timetables, assessing public programs, educational quality and related professional content...

The leader of the Department of Education and Training said that through the inspection of revenue and expenditure, organization of revenue, fundraising, etc., the department will promptly rectify the situation of collecting revenue that is not in accordance with regulations. Propose to strictly handle the responsibility of the head and organization, and related individuals who caused violations in the deployment and implementation of revenue and expenditure management at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.

On September 19, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training issued an urgent dispatch requesting all schools to strengthen the management of revenues and expenditures in the education and training sector and mobilize funding for education in the 2025-2026 school year.

According to the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, recently in Ho Chi Minh City, there have been reports from the media about some schools not properly implementing the guidelines on organizing the collection of fees at the beginning of the school year as well as in the fundraising work at public educational institutions, creating negative public opinion towards the education and training sector.

Regarding the mobilization, reception, management and use of funding sources, this department requires schools to make plans that clearly define the content, purpose, beneficiaries, budget estimates and implementation plans for activities that need funding. The mobilization plan must be approved by the People's Committee of the commune, ward or the Department of Education and Training (according to the management hierarchy) before organizing the mobilization and in the spirit of voluntariness, not equalization, and not "abusing funding" to become a mandatory revenue.

The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City requests the People's Committees of wards, communes and special zones to strengthen the direction and management of state revenue and expenditure in educational institutions in the area; be responsible for guiding, inspecting and applying strict measures to handle principals' responsibilities in cases of violations of regulations on revenue and expenditure in educational institutions. Do not allow any violations or incomplete implementation of regulations according to the instructions on revenue collection at the beginning of the school year, causing negative public opinion towards the education sector.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-kiem-tra-khoan-thu-van-dong-tai-tro-xu-ly-nghiem-hieu-truong-neu-sai-pham-185250926120509141.htm