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A key objective of Senior High School (SHS) implementation planning is to ensure SHS provision for all incoming Grade 11 students in SY 2016-2017.

 

SHS implementation plans by the SDOs and ROs resulted to:

• Identification of existing junior high schools (JHS) that will offer SHS in SY 2016-2017, as well as determination of the number of stand-alone SHS that must be put up;
• Identification of program offerings per schools and number of student slots per program offering;
• Identification of classroom and non-classroom requirement per school; and
• Identification of teacher requirements

 

While the plans previously submitted by the ROs and SDOs already served as valuable inputs and bases for national-level programming, some adjustments will have to be made in consideration of:

• More definitive data on student preferences (i.e., students’ track and strands preference based on current survey among actual current Grade 10 enrollees);
• Actual number of classrooms programmed for construction;
• Availability of existing classrooms/facilities for SHS use, either excess JHS classrooms /facilities or classrooms/facilities from external partners such as the LGU, among others
• Presence/absence of non-DepEd SHS in the schools’ vicinity or within the municipality or division

 

These considerations necessitate that adjustments in the plan be made first at the school level where actual SHS implementation will take place. Plan adjustments should be geared towards maximization of resources to ensure SHS provisions for all incoming Grade 11 students and may employ any or a combination of the following strategies:

• Linking up with nearby non-DepEd SHS providers including Tech-Voc Institutions
• Making use of excess and/or maximizing under-used JHS classroom and facilities for SHS
• Engaging external partners for provision of classrooms and other facilities
• Effective scheduling of classes for optimum utilization of classroom and facilities (maxing out the number of operating hours)
• Adjusting class sizes

 

It is hoped that plan adjustments at the school level should already result to enough SHS provision for all incoming Grade 11 students in SY 2016-2017. The principal shall be primarily responsible for SHS school level plan adjustments.