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Strategy 1:
Strengthen school capacity to ensure learners’ continuity to next stage

Outputs:
1) New secondary schools established in areas with less access to secondary
education.
2) SHS/SPA/SSES learning facilities provided are within standards.
3) Teachers trained on identifying learning gaps and remediation strategies.
4) Additional senior high school track and strand offering
5) One school converted to a technical-vocational school to accommodate
more learners inclined with technical-vocational skills.
6) Improved counselling services of schools to address learners’ concerns
implemented.

Pillar 2: Equity for Children, Youth, and Adults in Situations of
Disadvantage
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, learning from home using
printed modules was adopted by the Schools Division of the City of Batac. This
major change in learning delivery has widened the gap in learners’ performance
due to limitations of schools in facilitating home-based learning. During the start
of SY 2021-2022, the Schools Division has partnered with the City Government of
Batac on the implementation of community-based face-to-face learning known as
Herd Schooling/Summer Class within the 43 barangays in the City. Through a
division-research initiative, the schools division has recommended a mechanism
to address learning needs amidst school lockdowns. Likewise, the schools division
has identified that primary learners (K to 3) including learners with disability
(LWDs) are the priority groups to be addressed with focus on literacy skills such as
reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as character education.

Strategy 2:
Promote partnerships to benefit education for learners in situations of
disadvantage.

Outputs:
1) Summer classes conducted to address learning gaps.
2) Communication and advocacy plan for inclusive education are implemented.
3) Partnership with external providers of inclusive education was forged.
4) Involvement of the community in the implementation of programs focused
on literacy, numeracy, and co-curricular programs.

Pillar 3: Quality of Education Provision and Learning Outcomes

The performance of learners in the National Achievement Test for the last
three years was way below the target set in the DEDP. The onset of the COVID-19
pandemic has widened the gaps on education quality. Consistent with the national
thrust to focus on improving quality in basic education, the schools division

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