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Marikina City’s Stand on K to 12

The city of Marikina, headed by the division office, is now ready for the K to 12 curriculum implementation on different public schools.

Last summer of 2015, the division office, initiated by the former superintendent conducted an advocacy campaign through a parade to show the parents and students that DepEd Marikina is very cooperative and very serious in its implementation.

According to Dr. Librada M. Gazzingan, the Education Program Supervisor, Marikina public schools are very much ready for K to 12 and it is already in full swing. She also added that the lack of materials such as books and classrooms is not a problem, since Congressman Miro Quimbo and former Congressman Marcelino Teodoro make sure that there are enough buildings for senior high school in every barangay in Marikina. In addition, she confirmed that the city has enough and sufficient materials needed for K to 12 although it is not yet all complete.

Furthermore, Marikina Division office send teachers in seminars regarding the content of the particular year level from grades one to ten to train teachers and guide them in its full implementation in the classroom setting.

Moreover, the city government of Marikina shows their full support for the K to 12 by providing a fund allotted for the Department of Education (DepEd) which is called Special Education Fund that is intended to augment the materials needed for the complete implementation of the curriculum.