BACOLOD City – The Department of Education (DepEd) has proposed to the city government a budget of P125 million for distance or blended learning for this school year 2020-2021.
This was stressed by Councilor Renecito Novero, chairman of the Committee on Education, following a meeting with Mayor Evelio Leonardia and officials of DepEd-Bacolod at the New Government Center on June 21.
DepEd city schools superintendent Gladys Amylaine Sales said during the meeting the budget is for establishment of a radio tower and for the purchase of gadgets such as laptops and tablets for teachers, among others.
According to Novero, DepEd’s delivery modalities this school year include modular distance learning, online distance learning and television/radio-based instructions.
“So, we will provide audio or radio-based instruction through an FM Station frequency,” said Novero.
“We will use the radio-based instruction so we can deliver distance learning to rural areas in the city. Since we don’t have the face-to-face classes because of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, we can use this delivery mode,” he added.
Novero said the budget will be sourced from the Special Education Fund of the local government unit but might still be reduced.
Another meeting will be conducted to finalize how much fund will be provided by this city to DepEd, he added./PN
