Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VIII
DIVISION OF SAMAR
Catbalogan City
August 22, 2023
DIVISION MEMORANDUM
No. _____, s. 2023
DIVISION IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEARNING RECOVERY PROGRAM (LRP)
CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND CAPABILITY BUILDING FOR K TO 3 TEACHERS
To: Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Chiefs of the Functional Divisions
Education Program Supervisors
Public Schools District Supervisors/District In-Charge (DICs)
Elementary School Heads
1. To comply with Regional Memorandum No. 871, s. 2023 which spells out provisions and proposed
activities to capacitate Key Stage 1 (K-3) teachers in the implementation of the Learning Recovery
Curriculum (8-week curriculum) that will be utilized by all schools in the Schools Division of Samar
(SDO-Samar), the Curriculum Implementation Division (CID) will lead in the Division Conduct of
Teacher Trainers and Mass Training of Teachers handling kindergarten to grade 3 following this
scheme and timeline:
Activity Date Venue
Division Training of Trainers August 24-26, 2023 Sta. Rita I Central
Elementary School (with
Sta. Rita I District as host,
c/o Dr. Lauro Gacusana)
Mass Training of Key Stage 1 August 31, September 1 & 2, To be arranged/later
Teachers 2023
Orientation of Instructional September 8, 2023 To be arranged later
Leaders
2. The objectives of the capability building sessions and the LRP are as follows:
a. distinguish the nature of the 8-week curriculum and reading readiness
activities from the regular competencies in the MELCs,
b. demonstrate mastery in the use of the 8-week curriculum and reading
readiness materials,
c. develop a remedial plan for key stage 1 pupils; and
d. develop appreciation on the Learning Recovery Program (LRP) by using the
ready-made materials for the 8-week curriculum and reading readiness
materials.
3. The participants in the Training of Trainers (TOT, August 24-26, 2023) will be
chosen/determined by the Public Schools District Supervisors or District In-Charge
(PSDSs/DICs). They shall be guided by these: MTs, HTs and Teachers 1-3 who have solid
background in teaching beginning reading, have excellent knowledge in basic computer skills,
are multi-literate, have good communication skills, and outstanding facilitation and people
and other soft skills. The groupings of districts are appended in this Memorandum to guide
PSDSs/DICs in determining the selection of participants.
a. 2 for Kindergarten
b. 2 for Mother Tongue
c. 2 for English
d. 2 for Filipino
e. 2 for Numeracy
From this configuration, it could be deduced that only ten )10) participants per cluster will
be authorized to attend. All PSDSs/DICs will ensure that all participants shall be computer
literate and could make sense with online templates – google forms/drives, and the like.
5. All participants are expected to take along with them their fully charged laptops, and wi-fi
modems that will be used during the hands-on simulations for scoring and recording and
downloading of softcopies of the 8-week curriculum materials, teaching/learning
manipulatives, laptop chargers and extension cords, sleeping paraphernalia. Kindergarten
participants shall take along with them their ukuleles.
4. No registration fee shall be collected from the participants. Because of time constraints, they
shall provide for their own expenses for the time being, and later claim their reimbursement
for travel and per diems and other incidental expenses.
5. Expenses that shall be incurred by the trainers and participants in these activities including the
reproduction of the 8-week curriculum teaching and learning materials, per diems and travel
expenses trainers and participants shall be charged against school MOOE/local funds and/or
declared excess amount of the downloaded funds per DepEd Memorandum DM-CT-2023-167
or EOSY Reading Program Funds as specified in the provisions of RM No. 817 s. 2023,
subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
6. Immediate and widest dissemination of this Memorandum is required.
SHERLITA A. PALMA, EdD, CESO VI
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Officer-In-Charge
Office of the Schools Division Superintendent
Enclosure: Clustered Districts, List of Facilitators and Trainers
Reference: RM 871, s. 2023 and DM-CT-2023-167
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following titles:
ASSESSMENT EGRA MTBMLE READING
CRLA ENGLISH FILIPINO
TEACHERS
Enclosure No 1. Clustered Districts
Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4 Cluster 5 Cluster 6
Sta. Margarita I San Jorge Daram I Jiabong Calbiga I Basey I
Sta. Margarita Pagsanghan Daram II Motiong Calbiga II Basey II
II
Tagapul-an Tarangnan Zumarraga Wright I San Sebastian Sta. Rita I
Alamgro Gandara I Talalora Wright II Pinabacdao I Sta. Rita II
Sto. Nino Gandara II Matuguinao Hinabangan I Pinabacdao II Marabut
San Jose de Hinabangan II Villareal I Villareal II
Buan
Enclosure No 2. List of Trainers and Facilitators and Consultants
No. Name of Trainer Grade Level School District
1 RUSTUM D. GEONZON, PhD EPS, Division Reading and CID SDO Samar
ELLN Focal Person and
Project UKULELE Lead
Person)
2 LAURO G. GACUSANA, PhD District In-Charge DIMS Sta. Rita I
(8-week curriculum materials
Filipino Editor)
3 ARACELI L. LONTES Head Teacher Tabucan Wright I
(8-week curriculum writer, Elemementary
English) School
4 WILFREDO P. RAMIREZ, JR. Teacher III San Eduardo Sta. Rita II
(8-week curriculum materials Elementary
writer, Numeracy) School
5 MA. JANICE L. GONZALES Teacher III Solupan Wright I
(8-week curriculum materials Elementary
writer, Filipino/MT) School
6 ROMULO PACUANCUAN Teacher III Laygayon ES Pinabacdao II
(Kindergarten curriculum
materials writer and Project
UKULELE implementer)
TRAINING FACILITATORS and
TRAINING MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANTS/COORDINATOR
S
1 GINA A. CABOBOY Master Teacher I Basey I Central Basey I
Elementary
School
2 JESTONI ABUQUE Teacher III San Roque Marabut
Elementary
School
3 THERESA O. LABARENO DIC DIMS Sta. Rita II
4 CHERYL OCENAR Head Teacher San Juan Sta. Rita I
Elementary
School
5 EMILY R, AMANTE Principal Sta. Rita I Sta. Rita I
Central
Elementary
School
6 AMADO CABUS Principal Tominamos Sta. Rita II
Integrated
School
7 GERALDINE CONISE Teacher III San Pascual Sta. Rita II
Elementary
School
8 CYNTHIA JERUSALEM Master Teacher III San Ignacio Calbiga II
Elementary
School
9 MA. JOANA LOU TUBOJAN Teacher III Pequit Wright I
Integrated
School
10 MARY ANN CALUTAN Teacher III Hinabangan Hinabangan I
Central
Elementary
School
