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II Japanese Educational Administration and Finance
The school councilor system is defined as gthe role which is newly formed as the mechanism of local peoplefs systematic commitment to school administrationh gto encourage the future school to be administered systematically and flexibly under the leadership of a Principal, in an independent and autonomous fashion, in order to be able to evolve a distinctive school program that complies with the actual conditions of students and local communitiesh. (A Notification from Administrative Vice-Minister of Education, January 21st, 2000.) The system needs to be accountable to and reflect the demands of parents and local communities for effective school administration.

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