Education Directorate (Austria)
The Education Directorate is an Austrian authority that has been organizing the entire school administration of a federal state since January 1, 2019 . It is a joint authority of the federal government and the respective country sui generis . The constitutional basis was created by a new fifth main section of the federal constitution . The name of the authority is "Education Directorate for ..." with the addition of the name of the federal state.
The President of the Education Directorate is the governor of each federal state or the competent member of the state government, which is set out in a state law.
It is headed by the director of education, a federal employee appointed for five years, who is appointed by the competent federal minister in agreement with the governor at his suggestion.
In February 2018, Johann Heuras was appointed Education Director of Lower Austria by Federal Minister Heinz Faßmann and thus Austria's first Education Director. In June 2018 Rudolf Mair was appointed Salzburg Education Director by Minister Faßmann . In Carinthia , Robert Klinglmair was appointed director of education from August 1, 2018 in July 2018.
The following people were appointed for the first period of the newly created education directorates:
- Vienna: Heinrich Himmer (see Education Directorate for Vienna )
- Lower Austria: Johann Heuras
- Burgenland: Heinz Josef Zitz
- Styria: Elisabeth Meixner
- Carinthia: Robert Klingmair
- Upper Austria: Alfred Klampfer
- Salzburg: Rudolf Mair
- Tyrol: Paul Gappmaier
- Vorarlberg: Evelyn Marte-Stefani
tasks
The Education Directorate is responsible for carrying out the activities of federal and state teachers, the external school organization, the federal administrative staff and school supervision. It thus exercises all the powers previously exercised by the state school board or the school departments of the states. According to state law, responsibility for other areas such as kindergartens can also be established.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ orf.at: New director of education demands sensitivity . Article dated February 15, 2018, accessed March 14, 2018.
- ↑ Rudolf Mair appointed as the new Salzburg Director of Education . Salzburger Landeskorrespondenz, June 26, 2018, accessed on June 26, 2018.
- ↑ orf.at: Robert Klinglmair new director of education . Article dated July 18, 2018, accessed July 21, 2018.
- ^ Federal Minister Faßmann: Newly created education directorates as an opportunity . OTS notification dated August 1, 2018, accessed August 1, 2018.