ASEAN school heads to meet in Bali

JAKARTA (Jakarta Post): School principals from the Southeast Asian region will hone their networking and management skills in an upcoming round table meeting, from November 26 to 28 in Bali, an official said Friday.

Director of Teaching Development at the Education Ministry, Surya Dharma, said the Second Round Table meeting of ASEAN Education Leaders was aimed at giving new perspectives to principals to boost quality of education and school management.

"We also invited foreign experts to present materials on school management improvement at discussion sessions during the three-day meeting. The experts will also share their knowledge about how to improve skills as principals," Surya told a media conference.

As many as 27 participants from eight ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam, have confirmed their participation in the event. "We're still waiting for confirmation from Timor Leste," Surya said.

After the Bali meeting, he said, the principals planned to establish a "School Principal Forum", to nurture the ASEAN school principal network.-- JP/dic