APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY – END OF SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021

We request that this Appreciative Inquiry shall be done by the School Management Team with
the help of teachers, parents and students. Kindly send your answers via email at
tassofficial2017@gmail.com

School: Our Lady of Piat High School

Date of Foundation: August 4, 1951
Founder: Fr. Theodulfo S. Domingo

I. On Leadership and Governance:

School Director: Rev. Fr. Fredel G. Agatep, JCD

School Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Bernice Wynn Rio
School Principal: Ernestina P. Aquino, Ph.D.
Academic Degree: BSED Years of Service as Principal 12 Age: 77
Senior High School Academic Coordinator: Divina Sto. Tomas
Academic Degree: BS Chemical Engineering Years of Service as Acad Coor. 3 Age:59
Junior High School Academic Coordinator: Irish R. Pacheco
Academic Degree: BS Mathematics Years of Service as Acad Coor. 2 Age: 28
Elementary Academic Coordinator: Fina Marie A. Malana
Academic Degree: BEED Years of Service as Acad Coor. 2 Age: 24

School Registrar: Erlinda D. Cagulada

Academic Degree: BSC Accounting Years of service as Registrar: 8 Age: 53

Total number of teaching staff: 28

Total number of non-teaching staff: 8
Number of teaching staff who signified their intention to leave: 8
Number of non-teaching staff who signified their intention to leave: 1

Number of students at the beginning of SY: 503

Number of students at the end of the SY: 501

II. Catholic Identity and Mission

1. On Catechesis or Religious Instruction

1.1 List down the programs and activities for the Religious Education (Catechesis) of the faculty
and staff done this school year 2020-2021(pandemic year – new normal).

Enhancement activities every Saturday

Bible Sharing/ caring Group
Bible Enthronement
Monitoring the Students using the Third Application

1.2 List down the programs and activities for the Religious Education (Catechesis) of the
pupils/students done this school year 2020-2021(pandemic year – new normal).

Doing all the enhancement activities every Saturday

Writing their reflection after mass

1.3 Share your best practices in the Religious Instruction program. Propose programs and
activities that would improve the Religious Instruction.

Using the third party application

Live streaming on masses and special occasion of the school/TASS
 2. On Campus Ministry (Worship or Liturgy)

2.1 Enumerate and describe the best practices of the Campus Ministry of your
school in terms of the Liturgy and religious celebrations during the pandemic.
First Friday/ Sunday Masses (virtual)
Teachers’ Recollection before the school year starts
Recitation/ Praying of the Holy Rosary at home
Joining religious celebration like Feast Day of saints (virtual)
Stations of the cross
Teachers/Students are commentators every Sunday
Holy Spirit Mass before the school years starts
2.2 Propose programs or activities for the Campus Ministry for next School Year.
Family Prayer/ Apostolate at Home/Bible Sharing of the Family
Group Sharing (messenger app)
Outreach for the less fortunate students of OLOPHS

3. On Community Engagement (Social Action Program of the school)

3.1 List down and describe the programs and activities for the Community
Engagement of your school – and specify the place, time, the persons
involved and the recipients of CE program or activity during the pandemic
(August 2020-May 2021).
Tree Planting at the back and front of OLOPHS last March 5 at 8:00 am in coordination with
Parish
Bamboo Propagation at the back of OLOPHS last March 11 at 8:00 am in coordination with
Poblacion 1 and Poblacion 2
Cash donations for typhoon victims last November 2020 through the basilica
Cash donation given to Baggao Parish last Nov. 2020 for the construction of 1 house for typhoon
recipients
Cash donation for community pantry through the Basilica
Cleaning the surroundings/brigade in OLOPHS with the students, faculty and staff, parish and
alumni

3.2 Share your best practices in this area. Propose new and improved Community Engagement
programs

Financial assistance to poor students (load for gadgets and other school supplies)

III. On the Learners’ Development

1. Share the best features of the student academic development program of your school this
school year 2020-2021 (during pandemic-new normal). What are your best practices in the
learners’ development area?
The teachers conducted lessons and monitor the performance of the learners through virtual
discussion via Third-Party Application. Recorded videos/ audios were sent to the learners for
additional learning materials. Home visitation and virtual communication is done to
communicate with the learners and the parents to check the learners learning status and to give
updates and feedbacks on the learners’ performance. With a reliable internet connection, teachers
can communicate to the learners without interruption. Enhancement activities were also given in
different learning areas.

2. Share the best features of the faculty development program of your school this school year
2020-2021 (during pandemic-new normal) – best practices.
The teachers attended virtual In-Service Training (INSET), seminar on Bamboo Propagation,
JHS Administrators Workshop, and World Teachers’ Day Celebration.
3. Evaluate the use of Quipper this school year:

3.1 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of Quipper from the part of students.
Quipper saves both time and money because you don’t need to write the lessons anymore.
Quizzes can be repeated for mastery and it allows them to know their scores immediately.
However, some of the topics are difficult to understand and the answers to the questions are not
present in the study guide and you have to rely always to the internet connectivity.

3.2 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using Quipper from the point of view of
teachers and administrators.
Quipper as being used as LMS allows us educators to consolidate administrative tasks into one
place. This system can alleviate the need for us to log in to multiple applications to review
student work, track performance, and report grades. Calculating scores and other routine tasks is
automated, freeing us to do more important work. It also provides us tools that offer data that
enables us to easily identify students who need more support in particular areas. It also engages
the parents in the learning process of the learners. However, one of the biggest drawbacks of
employing this system is that many aspects of coaching or cheating can happen.

4. Evaluate the use of modules without Learning Management System (LMS) to deliver
educational materials:

4.1 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using modules (made and delivered by
teachers) from the point of view of students.
N/A

4.2 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using modules (made and
delivered by teachers) from the point of view of the administrators and teachers.
N/A

IV. On the Learning Environment

1. List down the buildings, facilities, equipment and student services of your school that you are
proud of this school year 2020-2021.
The facility that we’re proud of this school year is the newly installed and improved internet
connection.

2. Suggest a facility, equipment and student service that should be given priority especially in
preparation for the re-certification (based on the CAI evaluation –previous re-certification).
The facilities that should be given priority are the school canteen, computer and science
laboratories, classrooms, school clinic, and library.

V. Operational Vitality

1. Share the best program or activity of your school in managing school funds this school year
2020-2021.
Centralization
2. Propose a program or activity to increase and maximize the financial resources of your school
for school year 2021-2022.
Alumni home coming, better and atrractive retirement benefit, and higher salary for teachers.

VI. Points to ponder:

1. We continue delivering educational services to our students and pupils using the blended
mode: online and modular
 2. A Learning Management System (LMS) is still needed for the online delivery of learning
materials.
3. The contents (lessons and modules created by our teachers last School Year ) can be used
next schoolyear
4. In addition, we need E-Library.
5. It would be better for the students and teachers if all the students shall be using printed
modules in compiled in a book.
6. There will be a professional development program for teachers.
7. The parents will pay practically the same as last school year.

Quipper Proposal from another book company

- LMS – Quipper
- Contents – in some subjects
- Teachers create their modules
- Amount to be paid: 2,000
- LMS (free)
- Contents – in 6 major subjects
- Teachers can modify their modules
- Printed modules in book form to be
given to all students
- With E-Library (required by PEAC)
- With professional development
program for teachers
- Amount to be paid: 2,000-2,600

Please consider well the proposal for next school year. We are still waiting for the offer of the
other book companies.

Thank you for your cooperation and collaboration. God bless your school. God bless TASS!

Fr. Adalbert R. Barut

Superintendent