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On January 7th and 8th, 1995, the Annan County New South Demonstration High School (Group) will conduct a two-day personnel selection for over three hundred teachers and management staff (including logistics and finance) from the original four schools at the Annan County Education Committee. Frontline teachers will undergo a one-on-one preliminary selection, and those who qualify will enter the second round of teaching assessments. Logistics and finance management will be evaluated by professionals brought in by the assessment team, who will verify the accounts from the relevant schools over a period of time. The Annan County side will primarily cooperate and may offer suggestions.
With a glimmer of hope, Teacher Wang also made preparations for the selection process.
On January 7th, in the multimedia classroom of the Annan County Education Committee, staff from the original Annan County Eight Middle School and three other schools gathered. Li Gewei, dressed sharply in a suit, managed to secure a seat in the front row.
At 8:30 AM, Secretary Li Gaoqiang of the Annan County Committee and County Mayor Mao Weiguo led a group into the room. Huang Zonghua, director of the Annan County Office, served as the host and introduced the leaders and representatives from partner organizations seated on the podium: Secretary Li Gaoqiang of the Annan County Committee, Comrade Mao Weiguo, Director Zhi Wei of the Annan County Education Committee, Ms. Liu Ru Yan, Chairwoman of the Annan County New South Demonstration High School (Group), Comrade Deng Chaoming, former principal of Jiangcheng First High School, Comrade Jia Mingliang, former academic director of Jiangcheng Experimental High School, and Comrade Zeng Peiyan, former director of basic education at the Jiangbei Provincial Education Committee.
Following this was Secretary Li Gaoqiang's speech congratulating the establishment of the Annan County New South Demonstration High School (Group) and welcoming Ms. Liu Ru Yan and her team.
County Mayor Mao Weiguo then spoke: "We must ensure that the Annan County New South Demonstration High School (Group) operates independently and transparently in its hiring processes. Anyone who dares to create obstacles or engage in underhanded tactics during this work will be dealt with severely!"
After their speeches, both Secretary Li and Mayor Mao stood up to invite Ms. Liu Ru Yan to speak on behalf of the Annan County New South Demonstration High School (Group), leading applause in her honor.
Teacher Wang, who wore glasses and sat in the last row, felt that the voice and name of the woman speaking on stage sounded somewhat familiar but did not connect it to Ms. Liu whom Hu Ruoyun had introduced him to.
Liu Ru Yan's speech was brief: "The Annan County New South Demonstration High School (Group) will make significant efforts to transform educational concepts, changing education and teaching methods with new ideas that determine outcomes! We will alleviate all concerns for our staff! Let us work together to transform our image in three years and build the Annan County New South Demonstration High School (Group) into a high school education brand rooted in Annan South and radiating to eastern Annan County as well as surrounding areas such as Anqiu, Xin Yuan, and Kai City within five to eight years!"
After this brief meeting and information session concluded, they moved into the personnel selection phase for various positions.
Except for finance and logistics management roles being handled separately, positions in academic affairs, teaching management, student life management, and faculty were unified under a numbering system for one-on-one discussions in different offices.
Li Gewei was full of confidence but had drawn a later number. Wu Jingzhong, principal of Annan County First Vocational High School, also participated in the preliminary screening for academic management. Half an hour later, Principal Wu came out while Liu Quanyou from Qizhong entered. Li Gewei stopped Wu Jingzhong: "Old Wu, what did they ask?"
Wu Jingzhong replied: "Not much; they just asked me two questions and listened to some of my views..."
Li Gewei eagerly pressed on: "What were those questions?"
Wu Jingzhong glanced around to ensure no one was listening before quietly saying: "One question was 'It is a consensus among principals that relying on teachers is fundamental; how do you understand this?' The other was 'Teaching management is a principal's primary task; how do you think we should effectively manage teaching?'"
Li Gewei felt elated; there were benefits to being at the back of the line!
He then asked Wu Jingzhong: "What did they think of you?"
Wu Jingzhong shook his head: "They didn't say anything specific; they just mentioned that initial screening results would be announced collectively after a week."
Finally, it was Li Gewei's turn to enter. The interviewers were two elderly men whom he recognized as Deng Chaoming, former principal of Jiang City No. 1 Middle School, and Zeng Peiyan, former director of basic education at Jiangbei Provincial Education Committee.
Zeng Peiyan looked at his materials and asked Li Gewei: "Comrade Li Gewei, it appears you have been working at Annan Eight Middle School for quite some time?"
Li Gewei respectfully replied: "Yes, I have been there for over five years. I started managing general affairs before taking charge of all logistics last year..."
After listening to Li Gewei's response, Deng Chaoming wrote something on the form in his hand and then asked, “Previously, the overall situation at Annan Eight Middle School was not very good. Can you discuss what factors led to this?”
Li Gewei felt a surge of excitement, thinking to himself: Here’s my chance.
He straightened up and replied earnestly, “This is largely related to the management level and personal abilities of the previous school leadership! The former leaders had outdated ideas, extremely backward educational philosophies, and there were many issues in personnel management. For instance, they allowed some hired staff to serve as homeroom teachers and shielded individuals who maliciously slandered the county's educational work… There were significant problems with political positioning and ideological awareness…”
Once he finished speaking, Zeng Peiyan posed another question: “If you were appointed as the principal of Annan County New South Demonstration High School and given authority, how would you reasonably exercise that power?”
Li Gewei was so excited that he felt like his heart might leap out of his chest. Initially, he had only thought about becoming a Vice Principal; this question seemed to indicate that his aspirations were not too conservative!
He forced himself to suppress his inner joy and spoke confidently: “If I were made principal, I would strengthen the management of the teaching staff under the leadership of the Annan County Committee and government, with guidance and support from the Annan County Education Committee. I would resolutely dismiss those who do not meet personnel requirements to ensure the integrity of our teaching staff…”
After Li Gewei finished speaking, Deng Chaoming and Zeng Peiyan exchanged glances. The composed Deng Chaoming said, “Alright, Comrade Li Gewei, our conversation today will end here. The final results will be announced in a week.”
The two stood up and shook hands with Li Gewei.
Wang Hongjian was applying for the positions of Language Teacher and homeroom teacher. There were many teachers waiting ahead of him, and by the time it was his turn, it was almost noon.
Finally, his name was called according to the order. Our Teacher Wang suppressed his racing heart as he followed a young woman from the Education Committee to the designated room.
Sitting behind the desk were Jia Mingliang, the former Academic Director of Jiangcheng Experimental High School, and another young and capable woman. He kindly invited Teacher Wang to take a seat and picked up the form in front of him. “You are Teacher Wang Hongjian, right…”
Before he could finish speaking, the young woman beside him suddenly seemed to remember something: “Director Jia, the chairman has instructed that this doesn’t need to be done… I got so busy that I forgot about this!”
She stood up and addressed the girl who had called out names: “Please call the next person.”
Then she turned to Wang Hongjian and said, “Teacher Wang, please come with me!”
—Could it be that he wouldn’t even have a chance to participate in the selection? Teacher Wang felt despair wash over him: Surely it can’t be this unfair!
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