DepEd Marawi launches Biometric Time Attendance Recorder

RIC CLET and MARIZ REVALES           Islamic City of Marawi - Marawi City School Division of the Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) launched recently its 2012 -2013 Brigade Eskwela and the distribution of Biometric Time Attendance Recorder to secondary high schools and Central Elementary schools here. These machines will prevent teachers from tardiness and absences once these will be implemented and install to different schools as their daily time recorder. City Schools Division Superintendent Mona A. Macatanong in her speech said that with financial support of Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman and Dep Ed Regional Secretary Atty. Jamar Kulayan the distribution of biometric machines, paints and brooms will not be realized.   Macatanong added that the affair is not new development in the district since it is also their 50th (Golden) founding anniversary of the division when it was separated from the Lanao del Sur division in 1962. "This year we will be implementing the biometric time attendance recorder in support to Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman educational reform agenda in the ARMM", Macatanong said. The school maintenance week or more properly known as Brigada Eskwela program of the DepEd focuses on sanitation and personal hygiene. The Brigade Eskwela mobilizes the teachers, students, parents, civic groups, Local Government Units and the residents in repairing of schools two weeks before the opening of classes on June 4, 2012. She added that with the aid of this device, she is very optimistic that the teachers can maintain and push forward in uplifting their quest to quality education through quality service of dedicated teachers of school division of Marawi City.   "Marawi City division has been provided for quality education to the people in the area and 95 percent of our successful leaders of today are products of our city division such as politicians, lawyers, directors and other government officials. She lauded the administrators and the teachers of the division in providing quality education to the pupils and the students for making us on top in the recent achievement test given by the region and national DepEd. "In fact, our elementary basketball team garnered bronze medal in the recent Palarong Pambansa, "Macatanong said. Macatanong also informed Secretary Kulayan that on June 3, 2012 district principals will be distributing their lesson plans,class records, and observation and suggestion books to all teachers in the field. Meanwhile, Kulayan in his part, said that he just came from Manila to follow up the funds for the training of teachers in the implementation of K-12 DepEd program that will start this year. He said an understanding with DepEd Central office, ARMM regional DepEd will be using the saving just to push through the training in order to implements K-12 program by June 4, 2012.  " I am very glad that Marawi City Schools Division started the biometric, making the first division to implement the biometric machines in their schools, having the first to put up this machine  in their division office",Kulayan disclosed.  The secretary also launched ARMM DepEd program dubbed as "Kulayan ang Paaralan". The program aims to paint all the schools along the national highways in the city schools division."The division wanted to implement the program under this administration and by the end of the program all schools will be colorful ",Kulayan said. The secretary before he ends his speech, he announced that clothing allowance is ready for distribution, the mid year bonus is also set for release.