While during the school year the number of children in schools and preschools exceeded 13,400, it has nevertheless been steadily declining year by year, reaching 12,593 as of September 1. “We are taking every possible measure to ensure that this does not directly lead to reductions in teaching positions,” said Mirosława Dzika, Deputy Mayor of Jelenia Góra.
This range of measures includes not only additional classes that make the educational offering more attractive—which brings in students living in neighboring municipalities and also increases opportunities to employ teachers in a wide variety of specialties—but also the expansion of school workshops. As a result, even young people living in more distant towns choose Jelenia Góra as the place where they will study, knowing that education here will be attractive and effective.
Already more than 50% of students at upper-secondary schools are residents of places other than Jelenia Góra. It is worth noting that the group employed in Jelenia Góra’s education system is substantial, numbering nearly 2,000 people (approximately 1,911 positions).
Jelenia Góra City Hall/ii