AISVN International School Case: After 5 hours, parents contributed 15.6 billion VND to 'save' the school

Sau 5 tiếng đồng hồ, phụ huynh góp 15,6 tỉ đồng để Trường quốc tế AISVN hoạt động trở lại - Ảnh: TRẦN HUỲNH — After 5 hours, parents contributed 15.6 billion VND for AISVN International School to resume operations - Photo: TRAN HUYNH

On the evening of April 1, American International School Vietnam (AISVN) sent an email to all parents, updating the balance status of the account to receive donations to maintain school operations.

After 5 hours, parents contributed 15.6 billion VND to "save" AISVN International School

The AISVN International School Board said that as planned, a three-party co-owned bank account between the Department of Education and Training - the school - parents has been established and announced to all parents at around 12:30 this afternoon (April 1).

Immediately after the account was announced, many parents quickly contributed funds to maintain the school's operations until the end of the 2023-2024 school year, along with IB fees, facilities, etc.

By 5:00 p.m. the same day, the account balance was 15.6 billion VND. However, because the account had just been set up, the transfer could not be made on the same day and an additional day was needed to resolve the issue of paying salaries to teachers, so students will not go to school tomorrow (April 2).

"The expected return date for all students is Wednesday (April 3). The school will notify parents if there are any changes. Once again, we respectfully ask parents to rest assured and cooperate with the authorities and the school during this period," the announcement said.

Department of Education and Training approved the money transfer order from the account

Previously, at noon on April 1, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training informed parents about the contributions to support the operation of AISVN International School and sent them the account number to receive the money.

The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City also informed the co-owners of the account to receive funds from parents and the process of reviewing this account, including: Mr. Tran Khac Huy - Head of the Department of Finance and Planning of the Department of Education and Training (the first account owner approved the review of the final expenditure contents);

Mr. Ho Quang Trung (second account holder approved the first review of expenditure contents);

The representative of the parents' representative board is Ms. Tran Phuong Anh (supervising the first payment contents when the accountant of AISVN International School presents).

Regarding the expenditure control process, all parent contributions will be compiled, managed and made transparent by the interdisciplinary working group.

The contribution amount will be approved by the professional department of the interdisciplinary team for proper spending, under the supervision of the representative of the AISVN International School Parents Association.

- Step 1 : The school's chief accountant, based on the detailed plan of approved expenditure items, will create a money transfer order and submit it to the parents' representative committee for supervision and approval.

- Step 2 : The authorized person of the second account holder represents the school and agrees to approve the first time.

- Step 3 : The authorized person of the first account holder representing the Department of Education and Training approves to complete the money transfer order.

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