All the 79 units of
school buildings will be ready when classes open, according to 2nd LED District
Engineer Carlos Veloso.
The Department of
Education provided PHP413 million in funds for these school buildings under its
Basic Educational Facilities Fund (BEFF) just to ensure that there will be
available and adequate classrooms when the senior high school program starts.
Veloso said that
some of the building construction took time as soil testing was first conducted
to ensure safety of the buildings.
It was learned that
some of the building are two-storeys or three-storeys high and making sure that
it is built on solid ground is a must.
Also, Veloso added
that all school buildings being constructed by the DPWH are typhoon resilient
based on a new standards jointly set by DepEd and the DPWH. With stronger
typhoons expected with the radical change in climate, the education and public
works departments made sure that schools can withstand ferocious winds and
heavy downpours.
Meanwhile, DPWH is
expected to provide half of the number of needed classrooms for the first year
implementation of SHS and the other half in 2016 in preparation for the second
year implementation in 2017.
As part of the
ongoing preparations for the full implementation of the K to 12 program
particularly the Senior High School (SHS) in school year 2016-2017, the
Department of Education continues to undertake efforts to adequately address
the needs and ensure the success of the SHS program in the region.
The completion of
two additional years is expected to equip students with skills that will
prepare them better, whether they decide to pursue higher education,
employment, middle level skills development, or entrepreneurship in the future.
FFC/SQM/AHLETTE C. REYES/EGR
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