Summarized from http://www.deped.gov.ph/cpanel/uploads/i...chieve.pdf

Mean Percentage Score (MPS) from 55% in SY 2005-2006, 60% in SY 2006-2007 and 65% in SY 2007-2008 (19% improvement in two years).

Participation rate from 83% in 2007 to 85% in 2008. The remaining 15% is the target for the alternative learning systems.

Drop-out rate: 7.3% in SY 2005-2006, 6.4% in SY 2006-2007, and 5.99% in SY 2007-2008, for a total of 18% for two years.

Classroom-pupil ratio was improved from 1:50 to 1:45 through the construction of additional 9,835 classrooms in 2008. The damages caused by Typhoons Cosme and Frank were handled efficiently using Quick Response Funds - a total of 192 damaged classrooms were replaced and 1,452 classrooms were rehabilitated as of October 2008.

Teachers: teacher requirement gaps in 2007 were closed by creating more than 16,000 items. Additional 7,434 teacher items were created in 2008 in response to increase in enrolment.

Principals: 3,918 new principal items in 2008. Reduced the number of schools without principals from 47% to 40%.

Textbooks: procured and delivered 22.752 million copies of various elementary and secondary textbooks nationwide. Textbook-pupil ratio at 1:1 in 18 elementary and secondary subjects.

GASTPE: Created additional slots of 61,177 in 2008 for the Education Voucher System and Education Service Contracting Under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education. At present, there are a total of 625,083 beneficiaries - representing 48% of the private secondary school enrollment.

Computers - it was promised that by the end of the school year, 6,393 high schools will be equipped with computer laboratories.

Training and development - a total of 121,129 teaching, managerial and administrative staff underwent trainings and development.

Management improvements

• Scaling up the implementation of School Based Management
• Competency-based recruitment and deployment of teachers and principals
• Manualization of Systems and Processes for Financial Management, Records Management, Property Acquisition, Procurement, Asset Management and Disaster Risk Management Sustained Promotion of Teacher Welfare
• Renewed focus on Human Resource Development
  

Priority Thrusts for 2009

• Expand opportunities for preschool education
• Increase pupil participation by reaching those not in school
• Raise the proficiency level of those in school
• Focus on human resource development
• Improve health and nutritional condition of school children
• Address crucial resource requirements
• Provide new resources for learning
• Strengthen public-private partnership
  

Legislative Agenda

• Institutionalization of Preschool Education in the Education Cycle
• Providing Additional Support and Compensation for Educators in Basic Education
• Revision of Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (RA 4670)
• Amendments to “Roxas Law” (RA 7880)
• Amendments to Local Government Code: Special Education Fund
• Amendments to GSIS Law (RA 8291)
• National Career Assessment Exam (NCAE)
  

Hi admin! do u have a soft copy of NCAE Reviewer?

@Nieron: Sorry, I don't have.