TANDAG CITY- Around 645 peo-

ple including teachers, school heads,

GPTA Officials, LGU Officials, Media

representatives and other NGOs

gathered together to witness the

Launching of Tandag City’s division

banner Project UGMAD or Unahon

Gayud an Magtutudlo sa Ato

Dakbayan on March 29, 2016 at

Shacene Grand Ballroom, Tandag

City.

Project UGMAD aims to culti-

vate teachers’ teaching competence

and school heads’ managerial skills,

their welfare, and professional devel-

opment. It is anchored on Project

CLEAR (Caraga Leaders Empower-

ment for Advancement and Reforms)

of DepEd Caraga Region.

Dr. Gregoria T. Su, Schools

Division Superintendent, Officer-in-

Charge delivered her State of the Di-

vision Address highlighting her ac-

complishments for calendar year

2015 after she assumed into her of-

fice in January 6, 2015. She also pre-

sented the division data analysis,

challenges and her milestones for the

next six years.

Project UGMAD Coordinator

was tasked to present the program

brief description, rationale, objectives

and the phases of implementation. It

was also emphasized during the

launching the target recipients of the

project which are the teachers and

school heads.

Once, teachers and school heads

are capacitated with knowledge, skills

and values, they will be empow-

ered to address their learners need.

Hon.Roxanne C. Pimentel, City

Mayor, expressed her commitment to

support the implementation of Project

UGMAD and in the realization of its

objectives.

Launching is under the Phase

II of the Project Matrix which falls on

the Implementation Phase. Series of

activities were also presented under

Phase II that will be managed by the

division. These activities will build up

teachers’ competence, welfare, and

professional development.

This one-day gathering was

aired over TNTV 6 a day after the

event. (GBEspadero)

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Cultivating teachers’ competence,

welfare and professional develop-

ment is one of the many features that

Project UGMAD is focusing with.

This project was presented during the

launching held on March 29 2016 to

520 teachers in attendance.

Project UGMAD is a division-wide

managed project that will address the

needs of the teachers in the field par-

ticularly those who are in need of

technical assistance and supervision.

“Our teachers are the primary pro-

viders of basic knowledge, skills, and

desirable values to our clientele and

therefore, it is just imperative to help

them,” Dr. Gregoria T. Su, Schools

Division Superintendent emphasized

in her message.

Series of trainings and workshops

on pedagogical approaches, innova-

tiveness and the integration of ICT

will be provided and will be managed

by the Curriculum and Implementa-

tion Division (CID) and will be moni-

tored by the School Governance and

Operation Division (SGOD) of this

division.

Among the baby programs which

are in line with UGMAD are the Pro-

gram SHINE (Shaping and Harness-

ing Innovativeness of New Educators)

and ILOVSIM or Improve Learning

Outcome Via Strategic Intervention

Materials .

SHINE will help teachers specially

the newly-hired on varied teaching

strategies and pedagogies and boost

their innovativeness for them to ad-

dress the demand of 21st century

learning.

While SHINE is on strategies and

pedagogies, ILOVSIM will guide

teachers how to develop innovative

materials that will address the least-

learned competencies in all subject

areas. This will be done through sem-

inar and workshop on instructional

materials for the K-12 Curriculum.

UGMAD covers four phases.

These are; Analysis of data (needs

assessment), Design (project concep-

tualization), Implementation (Activities

to be provided), Evaluate (Monitoring

using M&E tool) and Feedback

(Reflective Journaling from teachers).

In order to realize the implementa-

tion phase, project UGMAD requires

budgetary allocation of P 630,000.00

to shoulder training and workshop

expenses. (GBEspadero)

TANDAG CITY - Hon. City Mayor

Roxanne C. Pimentel confirms her

support to the implementation and

realization of the objectives of project

UGMAD considering that education is

one of the seven pillars of her admin-

istration.

“I am for sure in favor for the imple-

mentation of this project knowing how

our teachers in field face difficulty in

dealing with diverse learners.” said

Pimentel.

In her three-year term as mayor, Pi-

mentel received various awards and

recognition from national, regional and

provincial levels. She was recognized

of her quick and effective response to

the “Food Poisoning” or the “Durian

Candy Havoc” last July 2015 where in

hundreds of school children were the

direct victims of the said incident.

Another recognition that was attributed

also to her leadership was the conduct

of the national immunization program

for Grades 1 and 7 learners in which

she personally managed and moni-

tored the conduct of the said event.

Public School Teachers during the presentation of Project UGMAD

City Mayor Roxanne C. Pimentel

ACCESS

100% Schools Implementing SIP

Prioritizing SBM Assess-ment

Strengthening Financial Management (MOOE Downloading & Liquida-tion)

Fast tracking of donated Land Titling

February 25, 2013 unfolded the book for ed-ucators in Tandag City. The approval of the es-tablishment of the City Schools Division Office signed by the Honorable Secretary of the Department of Education, Bro. Armin A. Luistro was the first chapter written in the book.

As we scan the pages, we could see how Tandag City Division transformed from a fetus to a baby. The hiring of employees under the Rationalization Plan in May 2015 was the beginning of infancy and that crawling was part of growing up.

To overcome the challenges behind limited resources was indeed part of the greatest limelight for DepEd Tandag City. The separation of plantilla position from the mother division clearly manifested the initiative of a true leader.

Who could have thought that in less than two years of independence, a state of the art architectural and engineering division office design will be crafted. This was made possible thru the leadership of Dr. Gregoria T. Su, whose passion for reaching beyond targets is incomparable.

Of course, everything happens for a reason. The indefatigable support of the City Government of Tandag eventually added to all of these milestone.

According to Harvey Mackay, a great accomplishment shouldn’t be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.

Since our guiding philosophy is to teach minds, touch hearts and transform the lives of Tandaganons, all targets are in place in the book of DEDP.

This metamorphosis of Tandag City Division is written with an ink of perse-verance, commitment and passion where nobody could erase but instead lingers in everyone’s heart and will continue to serve as an inspiration among Tandaganons.

Reaching beyond targets - Dr. Su

QUALITY & RELEVANCE

MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

A state of the art architectural design of DepEd Tandag City Division Office Building, is a testament to the efficacy of parallel and perpendicular lines in achiev-ing a visual spectacle. There is humble elegance to the lines in both the exterior and interior of the building, from windows, stair railings, and defined door linings. The high ceiling and energy-efficient interiors encourage a feeling of merriment and liberty, and allow for ade-quate lighting and ventilation.

This two-storey office structure will have an ambi-ance of natural lighting and will be erected on a donat-ed lot from the City Government of Tandag with an area of 1, 388 square meters. The building will cover a total floor area of 526 square meters. Architect Christo-pher Ian D. Echano of FifthDesyn Architecture and Construction completed the project in March 22, 2016.

This could be a remarkable accomplishment for Tandag City especially in the academe family.

Since its creation as the 12th division of Caraga Region, DepEd Tandag City remains to be an infant division of its mother division, the Surigao del Sur Division.

As an infant division, it wasn't easy to reach this far, considering the limited resources that the division has. A lot of challenges hinders along the way just to scope this epitome of success, and finally the possibil-ity of having our own office to dwell with.

This edifice will serve as a second home to people who transport the basic services in the realm of education.

Thrilled, excited and amazed were just few of the samples of the famous emoji that could be seen

during the virtual tour of this proposed building in a 3D presentation held

last March 29, 2016.

The journey maybe too long for our bursting-with-

excitement hearts, but we are pretty sure that the destination

will be worth it.

A paradox of tedium will remain in vain.

Proposed DepEd Tandag City division office

Location: Balilahan, Mabua

Lot Area: 1,338 sq.m.

Total Floor Area: 526 sq.m.

Design Date: February 7, 2016

Designed Finish: March 15, 2016

Building Cost: P 10M

Category: Small-Sized Division

By Gemma B. Espadero

Architect Ian D. Echano with Dr. Su

Various banner projects

from the 28 elementary and

secondary schools in the divi-

sion were presented during the

launching of Project UGMAD

on March 29, this year.

School Heads took turn in

presenting their respective

projects by emphasizing the

different phases of the imple-

mentation, its rationale and

objectives, project cost, period

covered, and the people in-

volved in this whole activity.

These projects were an-

chored on the division banner

project of DepEd Tandag City

and on the most pressing con-

cern of each school.

Every presentation was

concluded with a creative per-

formance of teachers based

on the concept of their school

banner project.

Reading comprehension of

learners was found to be the

most common concern among

schools.

Meanwhile, division office

personnel exude confidence in

their barong attire as they

showcase their creative

presentation during the

launching. (JRIsidro)

Date Designed: January 29, 2016

Project Description: Series of Training and Workshop, SLAC Session and Community of Practice on Pedagogical Approaches & Inno-

vativeness for Teachers & School Heads.

Project Timeline: March 2016-April 2019

Project Estimated Cost: P 640,000.00

Beneficiaries:

532 - Public School Teachers

28 - School Heads

Author: Dr. Gregoria T. Su

Schools Division Superintendent

A one day pre-evaluation and critiquing of project pro-

posals was conducted on March 15, 2016 at the Philkor

Room, SPED Center, Tandag City.

The activity was done to check and evaluate the con-

tent and format of the design following the template in craft-

ing a project proposal.

Design of the school project logo was one of the ele-

ments being checked in the proposal. Unique designs were

noted, however, they still need to be enhanced to better suit

the concept of the project.

Dr. Gregorio C. Labrado, Chief Education Supervisor

(SGOD), Dr. Evelyn C. Coro, Education Program Supervisor,

and Dr. Jeanette R. Isidro, Chief Education Supervisor (CID)

were the evaluators of the project proposals. (NAMendiola)

This is a good place to briefly, but effectively, describe

your product or services.

In order to capacitate the 23 ele-

mentary and five secondary school

heads, a one-day division seminar-

workshop on the crafting of project pro-

posal was held on March 11, 2016 at

PhilKor Room of SDS SPED Center.

One of the highlights discussed

during the seminar was the utilization

of the data gathered in the school im-

provement plan for SY 2016-2017.

Parts and components of a project

proposal was also emphasized by the

speaker. A sample template was given

for the participants to use during the

simulation activity.

Mrs. Gemma B. Espadero, Edu-

cation Program Supervisor and Project

UGMAD Coordinator, told the partici-

pants to focus more on the problem

found in their respective school based

on their SIP.

She also mentioned to consider

the funding sources of their project

whether possible or not.

This one-day event enabled the

school heads to come up with their own

school banner project. (PELaurente)

Select city division personnel at-

tended the three-day Seminar-

Workshop on the Implementation of Pro-

ject CLEAR on January 27-29, 2016 at

RELC II, DepEd Regional Office, Butuan

City.

Participants from the 12 divisions of

Caraga Region gathered to get oriented

with CLEAR (Caraga Leaders Empower-

ment for Advancement and Reform), a

banner project of DepEd Caraga Region.

They were tasked to craft their respec-

tive banner project of the division which

was presented and critiqued by a group

of panelist.

Series of sessions on the crafting

of a banner project was held to give the

participants a comprehensive under-

standing on the importance of coming up

such an endeavor.

UGMAD is Tandag’s project which

focuses on teachers and school heads’

welfare, competence and professional

development. (JRIsidro)

GREGORIA T. SU, Ph.D.

Publication Manager

JEANETTE R. ISIDRO, Ed.D

Managing Editor

GEMMA B. ESPADERO, MAELT

Editor-in-Chief/

Lay-out Artist

PINKY E. LAURENTE, PDO

NILDA A. MENDIOLA, EPS

Contributors

MARVELOUS ESTAL

Circulation Manager

“Every goal is achievable when it is

well-planned, best-shared and

religiously implemented”

Gemma Espadero

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