Konstantinos Zacharis

Secondary Education Directorate of Karditsa prefecture, Greece

Secondary Education Directorare of Karditsa prefecture (Provincial Local Authority) is a decentralized service of the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. Secondary Education Directorate of Karditsa is mainly responsible for the operation of all secondary education institutions (lower and upper) within its area of operation, namely prefecture of Karditsa. This covers a number of about 40 institutions (Gymnasiums, lyceums and VETs) in a total of 7.000 pupils and about 1.000 tutors. Its main duties are implementation of central & regional educational policies, appointment of new or substitute personnel, educational guidance and counselling, coordination of initiatives and innovations viable in school classroom, the promotion of excellence and competence among pupils but among teachers as well. Within its area of responsibility lies a vast number of educational resources (libraries, computer labs, physics and chemistry labs, offices for sustainable, ICT or special education) along with accumulated experience of many tutors. So it is a specifically large and rather versatile organization that can achieve a very good balance between size and performance. Communication networks available include fiber optics, private nets, satellite signal reception. Collaboration with peer institutions and other educational governmental and NGO's (national and european) is also a standard characteristic. All systems in appliance are qualified. Furthermore in Secondary Education Directorate of Karditsa operate the following distinctive departments: Counseling Youth Station ICT center Laboratory of Natural Sciences Centre Guidance and Orientation Center Info & contact details: Secondary Education Directorate of Karditsa Address: Diakou 15 Tel: +302441080327 Fax: +302441080305 email: euprojects@dide.kar.sch.gr, euprojkar@sch.gr website: http://dide.kar.sch.gr/euprojkar