DepEd says Cagayan de Oro has some 10 “black schools”

May 20, 2008

department of education black schools SCHOOL WOES. While pupils attending City Central Elementary School may be treading down a new road thanks to 2nd District Cong. Rufus Rodriguez, their counterparts at some other public elementary and secondary public schools are going to be holding their classes in what DepEd officials refer to as “black schools.” (Story/Photo by: Lizanilla J. Amarga)

The Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that Cagayan de Oro City still has some 10 “black schools” or those public schools that have classes under “makeshift buildings.”

DepEd-City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Myrna Motoomull said the these “makeshift schools” need the immediate attention of DepEd-CDO and City Hall officials considering that school days is drawing near.

“We will be putting these black schools as our top priority,” she told Gold Star Daily.

She added that such include those public elementary and secondary schools in the urban and hinterland barangays of this city whose teachers and students are being exposed to the elements every time they hold their classes.

Also, this DepEd-CDO top-ranking official who was just appointed to the post last March this year and now sits with Mayor Constantino Jaraula’s School Board voiced hopes that her agency and City Hall will be able to work together fast in addressing this concern.

Motoomull explained that despite this problem in public school buildings, there are still enough government teachers to make sure that quality education in public schools will not be affected ratio-wise by the growing rise of the number of pupils this coming school year.

She said the ratio of one teacher per 45 pupils in each class whether in the elementary or secondary level is still holding up.

This despite the possibility of an increase in the number of pupils brought about population and migration growth and those who are transferred from private schools due to the current economic crisis.

Nevertheless, Motoomull who earlier served as DepEd schools division superintendent in Misamis Oriental, Camiguin and Cagayan de Oro city revealed that there will be revamps and “re-shuffling” of government teachers and faculty members in the various public school in the city before the school year starts.

She said there is an ongoing evaluating on the performance of these public school faculty and staff members to make sure that they are placed where they can best serve the city public schools.

Motoomull assured that the movement will be based on the findings of this evaluation and that the reorganization to be instituted will be in a “case to case basis.”

“And this is to be expected when someone new is appointed in a top position,” she said in the dialect.

Motoomull whose educational background comes from Philippine Normal University and the University of the Philippines was recently invited to the City Council to share her vision of the basic education program for Cagayan de Oro City in the next three years. (See related story)

This as she too vowed to give her best to support all programs and project of the city government for the achievement of quality education for the city’s school children.

She hoped that with the cooperation of all stakeholders in education, her division can develop the full academic potentials of students in the city.

For his part, City Councilor Adrian Barba, chairman of the City Council’s committee on education and who also serves as dean of the Liceo de Cagayan University-College of Law, said they will be working with Motoomull to help improve the educational system in the various city elementary and secondary schools.

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One Response to “DepEd says Cagayan de Oro has some 10 “black schools””

armie danielle orge on August 31st, 2011 2:23 am

if i could get the contact details of city central school,it for my papers i need to get my school credentials…

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