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Tandag , Surigao del Sur
January -November 2010
-Daryl Gene D. Galela, V
Department of Education (DepEd) plans to implement the 12year “Enhanced Kindergarten-Grade 12 (K+12)” basic education program by school year 2012-2013 as presented by Education Secretary Bro. Armin A.Luistro during the World Teachers’ Day, October 5, this year. To facilitate the implementation, DepEd has to work with congress to amend the existing law, Batas Pambansa 232 or the Education Act 0f 1982,“which states that the basic formal education of the country is a 10-year program.” “DepEd is taking bold steps to enhance the basic education curriculum. The K+12 model will provide quality 12-year education that every Filipino is entitled to,” Luistro said. The K-6-4-2 Education Model which includes one year kindergarten, six years of elementary school (Grades 1-6), four years of junior high school (Grade 7-10), and two years of senior high school (Grades 11-12) will be
implemented in phases. It will start next year with the offering of a universal kindergarten program. It will be offered to Grade I and to First Year Junior High School students by June 2012, while the Senior High School education is intended to be implemented by 20162017. Students will receive diploma
after finishing junior high school and another diploma upon completing senior high school. The new education program adds two years to the existing education model in the Philippines, the only Asian country now, which is still implementing a 10-year basic education program.
COUNTRY’S FUTURE: The children are said to be the future of the nation. To make them as such, quality education is the key.
-Thrysha A. Bandoy, VI
TEACHERS’ WELFARE AND BENEFITS: This is the topic during the plenary session for teachers.
Tandag - Almost 4,000 teachers and school administrators both elementary and secondary levels from the 26 districts and 11 clusters of the DepEd Division of Surigao del Sur converged to attend the 2010 Educators’ Congress on November 10-12. The three-day event which is done every two years was opened with a costume parade by district. Each participant wore national costume of a certain country assigned to every district. Highlights of the congress were plenary sessions focusing on Quality Assurance and Accountability Framework for Elementary School Heads, on Omnibus Rules on Personnel Action for Secondary School Heads, on Teachers’ Welfare and Benefits for Secondary and Elementary Teachers, Search for
Surigao del Sur DepEd King and Queen-a beauty and brain contest, awarding of exemplary performances of the school, administrators, master teachers, teachers, school paper advisers, supervisors and division coordinators. The educators’ congress spearheaded by the School Division Superintendent Fe C. Valeroso was graced by Congressman Philip A. Pichay, DepEd Caraga Asst.Regional Director Dr. Ponciano Q. Joven, Dr. Ronald P. Espinoza-Sr. Educ. Specialist II DepEd Central Office, Mr. Raul L. Orozco-Chief Administrative Officer DepEd Caraga, Dir. Harold P. Pareja-Dir. II Civil Service Commission, the Provincial and Local Officials. Honoring Madam Valeroso who is going to retire within this month of November culminated the affair.