Chapter 151: Second Fire—Adjusting Division of Labor

On the morning of January 10, a piece of news spread through the entire Ningyang City like a thunderclap: the two principals of Xinjie Town Middle School and Baishu Bay Township Central Primary School were summoned by the Discipline Inspection Commission at the same time!

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and this incident triggered an unprecedented earthquake in the Ningyang education circle!

The news spread quickly, and all the principals of various schools were terrified and fell into deep panic after hearing it.

They began to worry and speculate, fearing that the next one to be summoned would be themselves.

At the same time, the leaders in the bureau could not sit still, anxious and inquiring about the situation everywhere, fearing that this storm would affect them.

The entire education system was filled with a tense atmosphere, and the originally quiet campus became no longer peaceful.

Parents worried about whether the education environment would be affected, while teachers felt confused and puzzled about the future. This sudden change caught many people off guard and left Ningyang in an uproar.

Especially Deputy Secretary Shen Jiqin, who was even more worried. He had been struggling in the education industry for more than twenty years and could be said to be deeply rooted, having a good personal relationship with the principals and having too close interest dealings. Not only did he take many "benefits" from the principals during holidays, but he also reached out many times in school uniform customization, data purchase, and teaching equipment supply, and made many benefits.

If the illegal and disciplinary behaviors of those two principals were "solidified," would they supply themselves? Placing hope on them is no different from blowing fire with farts!

For the past few days, Shen Jiqin could not eat or sleep well, always worrying that the Discipline Inspection Commission would come to the door and he would not be able to escape the disaster.

Shen Jiqin endured huge psychological torture and finally made up his mind, not daring to have a fluke mentality, and did not intend to sit and wait for death.

Having worked for twenty years, how could he have no connections? Through work, he made friends with many leaders in the municipal bureau and provincial department. So after work every day, Shen Jiqin drove his car, carrying heavy gifts, running back and forth between Chang'an and Yingjiang, looking for a way to survive.

At the same time, Shen Jiqin also visited some county-level leaders. He had helped these leaders solve problems before, and some people had also received benefits through him.

Money opens the way, and there are few things that cannot be done. After Shen Jiqin "bled heavily," he finally received "support" from higher-level leaders.

Thus, County Party Committee Secretary Gao Yuanfei received several calls from leaders of provincial and municipal education departments, speaking good words for Shen Jiqin. There were also some team members who excused Shen Jiqin.

Gao Yuanfei was very willing to give this kind of favor, so he instructed the Discipline Inspection Commission to limit the investigation circle of the two principals to themselves. If they took the initiative to explain other people's problems, that would be "don't listen, don't listen, the turtle is chanting scriptures"!

Corrupt behavior is sometimes like being naked, exposed to everyone without any concealment, but no one pays attention to it or ignores it.

It seems that these behaviors have become so common that people turn a blind eye to them or choose to remain silent, allowing this unhealthy trend to continue to spread. It damages social fairness and justice, affects the interests of the country and the people, and in the end, everyone will be the victim!

The reason for this is because people are numb to corruption? Or because they are afraid that revealing the truth will bring trouble to themselves? Perhaps there are other deeper reasons... official protecting official?

Lu Fan has no right to interfere in other aspects, but he will never sit idly by regarding the corruption existing in the education field.

Although the case is handled by the Discipline Inspection Commission, Lu Fan often takes the initiative to find Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Luo Linghai to "report work" during this period, paying attention to the progress of these two cases at all times, and never allowing the anti-corruption fire he lit to go out halfway.

Under Lu Fan's continuous attention, the illegal and disciplinary behaviors of the two principals were quickly investigated clearly.

At the County Party Committee Standing Committee meeting, the County Discipline Inspection Commission reported the case and suggested that the two principals be dismissed from both public office and party membership, and transferred to judicial organs, which can be considered as successfully completing the "hard indicators" set by the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission. Handling two principals, not high or low, not fat or thin, the size is just right!

On January 15, the County Discipline Inspection Commission issued a document, reporting the handling results of the two principals.

On the same day, the Ningyang County Education Bureau convened an assessment mobilization and training meeting for the education system, and established five assessment groups to conduct comprehensive evaluations of high schools, middle schools, primary schools, kindergartens, and bureau-affiliated units respectively.

At the meeting, the first content was to read the handling opinions of the County Discipline Inspection Commission. Once the "double dismissal" came out, it was like a sword hanging over everyone's head, and the whole audience was silent!

Second, Party Committee Deputy Secretary Shen Jiqin gave a detailed interpretation of the assessment procedures, assessment scoring tables, satisfaction survey tables, democratic evaluation tables, etc.

County Education Bureau Party Committee Secretary and Director Lu Fan made a mobilization speech. He pointed out that the assessment work is an effective way for the Education Bureau to promote development and grasp implementation, and an important starting point for improving education quality. Each assessment group must fully understand the importance of assessment work, strictly observe work discipline, fairly and justly make accurate evaluations for each primary and middle school and kindergarten, and ensure the successful completion of assessment work.

Lu Fan requested that each assessment group should improve their ideological understanding, carefully study the assessment content, do deep and detailed work according to the assessment plan, and ensure that the assessment work is clean and upright, reflecting the fairness, standardization, discipline, and seriousness of the assessment.

Finally, Lu Fan said earnestly: "Comrades, the assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of the half-year work, which is to distinguish you from me! If you don't work hard at ordinary times, and hold 'small thoughts' at critical moments, wanting to engage in fraud and improve rankings through 'running and sending,' you must resolutely resist this shameless behavior, and have zero tolerance! I put the words here, whoever dares to play tricks on the assessment work, you can report it boldly. If one case is discovered, one case will be handled. The principal will be dismissed on the spot, and it will also be the last time your assessment group leader participates in the assessment. It will also be handled seriously, and the County Party Committee will be requested to dismiss and transfer!"

Lu Fan's words were like a heavy bomb, causing a huge uproar among the assessment groups and various schools.

They couldn't help but sigh and feel that they had a deeper understanding of the current situation.

Everyone knows it well. In this case, I am afraid no one is willing to take the risk to be the first bird to go against the wind and engage in fraud.

Thus, the principals acted quickly, hurried back to their respective schools, and worked hard to ensure that there were no omissions in various tasks. Especially the last three in the assessment last semester were even more nervous. The bureau clearly stipulated that those who were at the bottom for consecutive times would be dismissed. This life is really not easy!

After the assessment group withdrew, Lu Fan stayed in the office to "close the door and build a car," and began to study the division of labor of the bureau leadership team, which is the most important and direct means for the director to control the situation.

Actually, Lu Fan is very distressed. Through this period of understanding, it can be said that the entire education system is rotten. The deputy directors all have their own interest chains, and they can be said to have ways to "make money."

Not to mention the principals, basically all of them bought houses in Yingjiang and Chang'an. There is a joke that on weekdays they play mahjong, all with chips of three hundred or five hundred, claiming that a self-touch is nothing more than a student's "funding." Whoever has more students is awesome!

Snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, and even the middle-level leaders of county schools are not clean!

What to do in this situation? Clean it all up? It's simply unrealistic. This is a problem of the system and mechanism, not something that can be solved by individuals.

Lu Fan can only reduce the occurrence of corrupt behavior within the scope of his authority and strive for a clean and upright education environment. Those "garbage" should still be used, but they need to be put on a tight spell when used.

As for the division of labor, Party Committee Deputy Secretary Shen Jiqin's problem is not small. He is in charge of a series of core businesses such as teacher team management and professional title evaluation. Power is too concentrated, and corruption will inevitably breed.

Deputy Secretary, then focus on managing party style and clean government construction, clean campus, and contact vocational middle schools.

As for other deputy directors, the division of labor should be intertwined, you have me, I have you, supervising and checking each other.

Deputy Director Feng Bo, in charge of: basic education, vocational education, adult education, school logistics management, education administrative approval, and supervision of off-campus education and training.

Deputy Director Chang Qing, in charge of: education development planning, finance, school fees, private schools, discipline inspection and supervision, auditing, enrollment examination, and other work.

Deputy Director Ren Kun, the weakest deputy director in the past, in charge of: cadre personnel, teacher management and training, county management and school employment, legal system construction, campus safety, student financial aid management, which can be considered to greatly strengthen the work in charge.

When document clerk Lu Xingzhou received the first draft of the division of labor of the bureau leadership team drafted by the director, a sense of unspeakable shock rose in his heart, lamenting that the director's courage was really great, and the Education Bureau was about to change the sky completely!

Lu Xingzhou knew the weight of this division of labor. Every name and every item of division of labor represented the redistribution of power, especially Secretary Shen being put on the shelf.

This is also Lu Fan's test for Lu Xingzhou, to see if he can keep secrets. If this document is spread out in advance, such a document clerk is absolutely unusable.

Out of respect, Lu Fan went to the County Government to report the intention of adjusting the division of labor of the bureau leadership team to Deputy County Chief Zhao Sijie.

After reading the document, Zhao Sijie said: "Director Lu, the inside of the Education Bureau is relatively complex. Will adjusting the division of labor cause everyone's resistance?"

Lu Fan smiled slightly and said: "Adjusting the division of labor is the right of my director. It is mainly based on personal ability, expertise, and work needs to make reasonable division of labor. Division of labor does not mean division of family. As members of the leadership team, they must know the overall situation, take care of the overall situation, establish the idea of the overall situation, complement each other, cooperate with each other, better form the leadership synergy, and coordinate and cooperate to fulfill the duties of various work in the bureau. I believe everyone has this awareness!"

Zhao Sijie smiled: "I won't interfere with your internal adjustments, but you must not affect the two acceptance tasks next year."

"County Chief Zhao, don't worry, I have a count in my heart." ===== CHAPTER 152 =====