ACHIEVING THE MATATAG AGENDA

GIEWELYN C. CARREON

The Department of Education (DepEd) has conveyed its commitment to achieve the agency's MATATAG Agenda. Vice President and Secretary of Education Sara Z. Duterte highlighted major accomplishments a year after the launch of the agency’s MATATAG Agenda.

These include the pilot implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum, the rollout of the National Learning Camp and Catch-Up Fridays, the expansion of School-Based Feeding Program, and the strengthening of learner protection mechanisms, among others.

The DepEd also released the policy on the removal of administrative tasks of teachers, with the aim of bringing teachers back to the classrooms.

The Department will also issue an Employee Welfare and Well-being Policy guidelines soon, while establishing a Calamity Fund for teachers and personnel is in the pipeline.

In terms of improving learning outcomes, she shared that DepEd will conduct the phased implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum next school year. A National Math Program and National Science & Technology Program will also be implemented by the agency.

In addition, the Education Secretary highlighted the agency’s aim to fully digitize all DepEd offices and schools nationwide through the DepEd Digi-Ed 2028. Further, she also assured that DepEd will provide school-wide Wi-Fi, electronic textbooks and digitized large-scale evaluation and assessment tools on the development of the learners.

DepEd will likewise aim to launch the MATATAG Portal, a one-stop-shop platform for teachers, learners, and partners to access learning materials and education information.

-oOoTHE AUTHOR IS A TEACHER III AT MAGALANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL