CABADIN DELIVERS FIRST SOSA AFTER 55 YEARS; vows to support DepEd’s ‘MATATAG’ agenda

By Neil Brandon D.L. Vildad

AFTER 55 years, Dominga P. Cabadin, the 24th School Principal, delivered the first State of the School Address (SOSA) that laid out her plans for Ponciano Bernardo High School. Cabadin vowed to support DepEd’s new agenda, “MATATAG: Batang Makabansa. Bansang Makabata.” It can be noted that on January 30, at the unveiling of the agency’s education agenda, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte stated that the MATATAG will include four essential components. As outlined in the report, the MATATAG, according to Duterte, “will focus on making curriculum relevant to produce competent and job-ready, active, and responsible citizens;

PBHS implements ACLDM amid sweltering heat

By Neil Brandon D.L. Vildad

AMID sweltering heat, Ponciano Bernardo High School has implemented the Adjusted Curriculum Learning Delivery Modality (ACLDM) as a measure to protect the health and well-being of teachers and learners.

With extreme temperatures in mind, school principal Dominga Cabadin has decided to shift to blended learning.

“The choice of an alternative method of instruction was determined after consultation with teachers, learners and their parents,” said Cabadin to The Hillside Chronicle.

PBHS gears up PPAs to fuel LRCP; sustainability measures underscored

By Iya Beatriz C. Perez

PONCIANO Bernardo High School unveiled its learning recovery and continuity plan (LRCP), which includes various programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) as a measure to address the learning loss from the lack of face-to-face classes for two years because of the pandemic.

The LCRP features four strategic initiatives that were conceptualized using outcomes-based and data-driven decision-making to make up for learning loss.

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Teachers empowered on assessment, competency gaps

By John Vincent M. Manatad

PONCIANO Bernardo High School recently conducted a week-long mid-year In-Service Training (INSET) participated in by teachers that highlighted the competencies needed to analyze data, bridge the gaps, and evaluate learner achievement and progress.

School Principal Dominga Cabadin ensured that the participating teachers’ and competencies were enhanced consistent with the standards set by the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST).

With the mantra, ‘’Together, We Can Recover,” resonating through the PPAs, the four-point LRCP seeks to recover learning loss through effective instruction delivery and learner performance, learning and development, budget for accelerating instruc tion, and sustainability mechanisms.

PBHS learners take new online international assessment in Mathematics

By Samantha Nicole P. Jorillo

LEARNERS in Ponciano Bernardo High School from Grades 7 to 10 took the new online international test of functional academic skills (TOFAS) last February 24.

TOFAS is a free online international mathematics academic skill assessment to help learners evaluate, compare their essential academic ability on global scale, and identify the next step towards improvement.

TOFAS was administered by the Department of Education (DepEd) in partnership with the JTB Asia Pacific Philippine Corporation and SPRIX Japan last February 20 to 24.

A total of 888 learners from Grades 7 to 10 took the TOFAS online test, consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions