By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff reporter
Laoag
City—The city schools’ division here has new
superintendent following the retirement of Dr. Cecilia P. Aribuabo on March 3,
2016. Though still in an acting capacity, Joel Lopez assumed the post vacated
by Dr. Aribuabo on March 4, 2016.
Mr. Lopez was a former assistant
superintendent of the Ilocos Norte division office. He said his permanent
appointment to the position is dependent on the approval of both the Department
of Education central office and Malacañang.
Senior high school preparation
As the new school year beckons, Mr. Lopez said they are
currently finalizing all equipment that are needed for the senior high school.
He disclosed that it would be the regional office which will purchase them.
Buildings and classrooms,
meanwhile, are being constructed and repaired for the next school year.
As for teachers, Mr. Lopez
said the Laoag division was given 64 teacher items for the senior high school
implementation. They are still studying the hiring procedures and guidelines.
He also said the division
will offer the following specializations for senior high school: accounting,
business and management, science and technology; arts and designs, and sports
and other tracks.
He however stressed that some
schools could offer only tracks depending on the needed specialization in the
area.
He also mentioned that they
will also allow enrollees from private school provided they finished their
junior high school course.
All Grade 10 graduates of
Laoag are allowed to enroll for the senior high schools. He said they will not
limit the number of enrollees.
He also announced that
secondary schools in Laoag were granted permits to offer senior high school.
He also revealed that those
who failed to continue their college education can also enroll in the senior
high school program. Should they enroll, they would get a national
certification (NC) II needed to apply for jobs both here and abroad.
Graduation set March 29-April 1
MR. Lopez also said that the
graduation rites for the Laoag division’s elementary schools is scheduled from
March 29 to April 1.
Grade 10 students meanwhile
will have a “Moving Up Ceremony.” The said ceremony will feature the giving of
certificates for the completion of junior high school.
He however clarified that the
“Moving Up” ceremony will still depend on school officials in coordination with
students and parents. He said DepEd is only concerned with the distribution of
certificates to Grade 10 students.
As in earlier years, Mr.
Lopez underscored that no collection or contribution will be allowed.
He said that school expenses
for the graduation ceremonies should come from the school’s maintenance and
other operating expenses (MOOE).
As for the dress code, he
said it would be the students’ parents’ decision.
May elections
Mr. Lopez also mentioned that majority of the DepEd teachers
in Laoag will be serving for the coming May elections.
He said they are already set
to undergo a series of seminars for the coming election, especially on the use
of the new machine for the elections.
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