Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Cagayan

School Dropout Reduction Program (S-DORP) Plan

Title: Pag-asa na Bayan, Huwag Pabayaan

Proponent: Ronald B. Gapusan, Ph.D.

Principal II

School: Sanchez Mira School of Arts and Trades

Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

Division: Cagayan

I. SITUATIONER

Of the six secondary schools in the town of Sanchez Mira, the Sanchez Mira
School of Arts and Trades situated along the Maharlika Highway and barely 2
kilometers from the town proper has been the biggest in terms of student population
and has also been recognized as a Regional ICT Technical-Vocational School.
However, most of the entrants from Sanchez Mira, lower Apayao and Pamplona, a
nearby municipality, belong to poor families who derive their survival needs through
farming, fishing and carpentry.

In addition, most of those in the lower sections exhibit poor comprehension

skills in English which can possibly affect their performance in Mathematics and lack
of interest in other academic subjects.

Having limited funds for food and transportation and lacking in

comprehension skills and academic interest, they are likely to become Students at
Risk of Dropping Out (SARDO). Moreover, serving a big number of students, the
school has a high percentage of dropouts.

Address: Santor, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

CP No./Telephone No.: 0917-576-4482
Email Address: sanchezmirasat2020@gmail.com
Website:
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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Cagayan

II. OBJECTIVES
A. To mitigate or eliminate the number of school leavers;
B. To improve rates in parts in participation, retention and achievement of
students;
C. To address the individuals’ learning needs through interventions; and
D. To intensify partnership with civic-spirited individuals in the community
specifically the alumni/ alumnae of the school.
III. DESCRIPTION AND STRATEGIES

Pag-asa ng Bayan, Huwag Pabayaan is a School Initiated Intervention (SII)

Program calling for the key players in the 21st Century Education to offer their deep
commitment to serve and to bring out the best in the youth who are called upon to
make this nation great again, especially the poor but deserving students and those
whose interest is more in the development of their vocational aptitude, they, being
enrolled at a Tech-Voc School because ‘from this group SARDO’s are likely to
surface.

The following are the major causes of high percentage of dropouts at SMSAT
and remedies to be employed:

A. Poor Comprehension Skills

Students who have poor comprehension skills in English and Math are
likely to quit schooling. The strategies that follow will be done to trim down the
number of school leavers.
1. All first-year entrants must undergo oral reading exercise to be administered
by English teachers and also Reading Comprehension Test to identify their
reading level as basis in classifying them.
2. Those who are classified in the lower sections will be beneficiaries of the
Remedial Reading Program to be scheduled at least one hour a week.
Address: Santor, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan
CP No./Telephone No.: 0917-576-4482
Email Address: sanchezmirasat2020@gmail.com
Website:
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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Cagayan

3. All teachers shall become a reading teacher.

4. Students who lack mastery in focus skills will be provided with remedial
instruction using Strategic Intervention Materials (SIM’s).
5. Peer tutoring will be likewise encouraged as students learn even better and
faster from their friends/ classmates.
B. Lack of Academic Interest
Strategies:
1. All teachers and employees will solicit an amount for the purchase of an LCD
Projector for use in the Related Subjects Department.
2. Teachers present their lessons using SIM/ following the UBD framework
through the PowerPoint.
3. Teachers evaluate learning through the Computer-based Assessment.
4. Teachers discuss with their students the usefulness of their lessons in their
day-to-day living and the effects of getting absent on their scholastic
performance.
5. Teachers are encouraged to become creative and innovative in their delivery
of instruction where students see learning as exciting and effective.
C. Poor Economic Status
Strategies:
1. SARDO’s with limited financial resources will serve as working student on
either Saturdays or Sundays.
2. Teachers/ employees will tap the services of these SARDO’s who shall
receive renumeration. They can also recommend them to work with other
individuals in the community on weekends.
3. The guidance counsellor contacts and encourages well-to-do alumni/ alumnae
to sponsor scholarship grants among poor but deserving students.

Address: Santor, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

CP No./Telephone No.: 0917-576-4482
Email Address: sanchezmirasat2020@gmail.com
Website:
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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Cagayan

4. Right at the start of the school year, each entrant is encouraged to save P1.00
each day in the SMSAT Multi-purpose Cooperative for the opening of Mag-
impok ng Piso para sa Pag-aaral Ko Program.
5. Alumni/ alumnae and other civic-minded people in the community are
encouraged to donate either in cash or in kind for SARDO’s.
*With the aforementioned strategies, the subject teachers/ advisers will meet
on a regular basis with the parents of SARDO’s to inform them of what is
happening to their child/ children in order to get their support.
IV. EXPECTED RESULTS
It is envisioned that this program will bring down the high percentage of
dropouts. It is also expected that there will be an affirmative working relationship
between and among the stakeholders of the school.
V. SUSTAINABILITY
To encourage SARDO’s not to get absent and to finish their schooling and to
captivate their academic interest, teachers must develop creativity and innovativeness
in their teaching strategies, preferably by using multi-media assisted teaching and
learning, especially now that students are global.
Through a group of well-trained computer education teachers in the school who
are even recognized as NC II passers, as well as online exam passers, other teachers
can easily be trained along the use of the computer for the teaching-learning process.
The following strategies will be carried out:
A. School
1. The school head and the department heads conduct interviews with
SARDO’s, their subject teachers, advisers and their parents.
2. The school will prepare the necessary documents and forms of SARDO’s.
3. The school will conduct close monitoring of attendance and keep record
on the progress of the beneficiaries.

Address: Santor, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

CP No./Telephone No.: 0917-576-4482
Email Address: sanchezmirasat2020@gmail.com
Website:
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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Cagayan

4. The school will prepare and submit to the Division DORP reports on the
results and status of the Pag-asa ng Bayan, Huwag Pabayaan.
B. Linkages
1. Regular Teacher-Parent Conference will be conducted.
2. Meeting with the student beneficiaries will be made to update them about
their progress.
3. Coordination with alumni/alumnae will be done to inform them of the
progress of the beneficiaries of the scholarship grants they sponsor.
4. Barangay GMAC will be furnished with a list of students residing in the
same barangay.
5. Tie-up with barangay officials where they help track the status of
SARDO’s.
C. Awards/ Recognitions
1. Awarding of recognition to alumni/alumnae for the support they offer to
the program.
2. Acknowledging the assistance of other donors on the public service
channel in the municipality.
3. Recognizing during the Closing Exercises the barangays where zero
dropout rate exists and class advisers without dropout.
VI. CONFIRMATION OF PRACTICE
Supporting Evidences:
S-DORP
Communications
Attendance of teachers and parents in meetings
Minutes of Teacher-Parent Conference
Students’ attendance and Form 138
List of students’ activities

Address: Santor, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

CP No./Telephone No.: 0917-576-4482
Email Address: sanchezmirasat2020@gmail.com
Website:
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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Cagayan

Year-end Report
Testimonies of saved SARDO’s
Pictorialss

Address: Santor, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

CP No./Telephone No.: 0917-576-4482
Email Address: sanchezmirasat2020@gmail.com
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