If in the 2023-2024 school year, the fee for boarding school meals for students in Ho Chi Minh City is stipulated in Resolution 04 of the City People's Council (maximum 35,000 VND/child/day, for public schools in area 1; 32,000 VND/child/day in area 2), this year this fee will be collected according to the agreement with parents.
NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT AND CLEAR
The 17th session of the 10th term Ho Chi Minh City People's Council held in July 2024 unanimously approved a resolution regulating revenues, collection levels, and revenue and expenditure management mechanisms for services serving and supporting educational activities of public educational institutions in the city in the 2024-2025 school year.
According to the resolution, in addition to the 9 service fees regulated by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, the remaining 15 fees will be collected by educational institutions under an agreement, including the fee for boarding meals. Educational institutions will base on the actual situation, material conditions and student needs to develop revenue and expenditure estimates for each item, ensuring the principle of sufficient revenue to cover expenditure, in accordance with the actual situation of the school year. The rate of increase in fees (if any) will not exceed 15% for the 2023-2024 school year.
Parents visit the kitchen and eat lunch with their children at Trung Trac Primary School, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City.
Ms. Do Ngoc Chi, Principal of Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, said that when she received the above information, not only she but also many managers in public educational institutions in Ho Chi Minh City were happy. Because the opinions of public educational institutions have been listened to. In recent meetings of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council's Culture and Social Committee with public educational institutions in the area on the implementation of Resolution 04 of the People's Council and recording opinions, preparing for the meeting in July 2024, most schools proposed to increase the price of boarding meals to ensure quality and nutrition for students. The schools proposed not to limit the maximum of 35,000 VND or 32,000 VND as the fee for boarding meals per day/student as in Resolution 04...
"Last school year, although the cost of boarding meals at my school was 35,000 VND/student/day, according to Resolution 04, the school's principle was to always ensure that the students' meals were safe, hygienic, and adequate. However, it is clear that in the context of increasing prices for everything, the school and the kitchen had to weigh and measure, "headache" to calculate so that students could have safe, adequate, and nutritious meals," said Ms. Chi.
"Therefore, I think that if we increase the price of boarding meals by 15%, in line with the current rising prices, to take more care of the boarding meals for students. If we do it transparently, publicly, clearly, and get wide opinions, in accordance with regulations, parents will also support it," said Ms. Chi.
Ms. Do Ngoc Chi added that the school is still waiting for official guidance documents. However, according to her, to implement, the school must carry out many steps in sequence, such as organizing meetings with the school's parent representatives, parents in each class, the school's pedagogical council, etc. to record consensus from all parties. After that, the school will develop a revenue and expenditure budget plan, ensuring the principle of sufficient revenue to cover expenditure, and if there is an increase, it will not exceed 15% for the 2023-2024 school year, and must be approved by the management agency before applying.
In the new school year, boarding fees will be collected according to the agreement with parents but will not increase more than 15% compared to the previous school year.
FULL AND TIMELY INFORMATION
The principal of a primary school in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City said: "From the new school year, the school has agreed on meal fees with parents, ensuring an increase of no more than 15% compared to the previous school year, which is very welcome. Because the top priority is the safety and quality of the students' meals."
According to this person, to create consensus, it is necessary to provide timely and transparent information about policies, facilities, and legal documents to parents. Then, conduct surveys, organize listening sessions, and contribute parents' opinions through channels. "I believe that if parents have timely and complete information, they also go to the market themselves to know how much food prices and everything has increased, and understand that children going to school need to prioritize the quality of boarding meals, then it is not difficult to support the policy of increasing boarding meal fees, ensuring that it does not exceed 15% compared to the previous school year's collection level," this person said.
Publicize the quality of boarding meals to parents
Ms. Tran Thi Thao, a parent in Phuoc Long B Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, said that in addition to wanting to get public opinions on the cost of boarding meals for her children in the new school year, she and many other parents also hope to participate in activities to evaluate the quality of their children's meals at school. Such as being able to watch the camera from the boarding kitchen, going into the classroom to see how their children's meals are (can be announced in advance, or come unexpectedly)... That is also a way for schools to publicly announce the quality of boarding meals to parents.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tien-an-ban-tru-thu-theo-thoa-thuan-lam-sao-de-phu-huynh-ung-ho-185240818180250192.htm
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