By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga
The expanded nationwide pilot face-to-face classes in select elementary and secondary schools will begin today.
The schools in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City that were also selected for the expanded pilot program are the following:
- Hiyang Hiyang Elementary School in Cadiz City
- Mabini Elementary School in Escalante City
- Raymundo T. Tongson National High School in Himamaylan City
- Valladolid National High School in the town of Valladolid
- Aguntilang Elementary School in the town of Isabela
- Colinia Divina Integrated School in Sagay City
- Don Carlos Ledesma National High School in San Carlos City
- Patag Diotay Elementary School in Silay City
- Mauboy Elementary School in Sipalay City
- Victorias National High School in Victorias City.
- Alangilan National High School in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City.
DepEd also clarified that only a few selected students will be allowed to participate in the pilot program and not the entirety of the school’s student population.
A total of 177 schools were chosen by DepEd for the pilot face-to-face classes nationwide in addition to the 118 other schools which have already begun the said program last month.
According to DepEd, the assessment period for the initial run of pilot face-to-face classes will be until December 22, 2021. The pilot study is set to end on January 31, 2022.
Results of the pilot testing will be presented to President Rodrigo Duterte in February 2022 and if all goes well expansion on the program is set on March 7, 2022./DGB, WDJ