Awani ES, School of Young Dreamers, Young Achievers - Principal Aslia Biston Mabaning
ROCAYA SUMNDAD OTICAL YAHYA
August 6, 2018
BACOLOD-KALAWI, Lanao del Sur: Principal Aslia Biston Mabaning delivered her State of the School Address (SOSA) last week highlighting on how she is leading her school the right direction towards achieving its main objectives with her teachers' active cooperation, giving emphasis on the school's accomplishment and the immediate needs of the school in order to provide its students quality education.
Principal Mabaning delivered her speech, along with other school heads and principals of the school district of Bacolod Tuesday, July 29, 2018 in a program held at the quadrangle of Bacolod Central Elementary School here.
Following is part of her SOSA:
SCHOOL BACKGROUND
The Awani Elementary School is one of the pioneer of 9 schools of Bacolod District, under the present supervision of District Supervisor Hadja Sohria D. Tomawis.
It is strategically located at Barangay Buadiawani, Bacolod Kalawi, Lanao Del Sur. Record shows that originally, the school made of local materials was first erected in Barangay Liawao, Bacolod Kalawi in 1975.
Two years later, in 1977, the school was transferred to Barangay Buadiawani, Bacolod Kalawi, LDS... the first temporary and makeshift building was improved from time to time by the school principals. Until a school building, the Bagong Lipunan Type, was built which provides the learners with eight conducive classrooms installed with a reading corner complete with electricity.
Principal Aslia Biston Mabaning is the 8th principal to head the school since it was established. She accepted the position in 2013.
The previous 7 principals or heads of Awani Elementary Schools are:
1. Mr. Mangorak P. Balindong,
2. Mr. Abdul Mangoda,
3. Mr. Mandao Manalao,
4. Mrs. Salma A. Amboloto,
5. Mrs. Sanatra A. Alauya,
6. Mrs. Noaima D. Metmug, and
7. Mrs. Samsia C. Salic.
Awani Elementary School has a teaching force of 16 regular Teachers I, two Teachers III, one Master Teacher I and one School Principal I.
VISION:
The Awani Elementary School entrust to provide a child friendly school, safe and motivating learning environment, nurturing passionate teachers in order to produce millennial learners equipped with 21th century whose skills, abilities and values are rooted in Islam.. This is anchored with DepEd’s Vision that is to produce Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to building the Nation.
MISSION:
Our School is adherent to the DepEd's Mission that is to to protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where:
* Students learn in a Child-friendly. gender sensitive, safe and motivating environment.
* Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner.
* Adminjistrator and staff, as stewards of this institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning to happen.
* Family and community and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life long learners.
CORE VALUES:
With our almighty guidance, we embrace the Core Values, "Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Maka-Kalikasan, Maka-Bansa."
Our School is improving with School-Based Management. We are supported by the Australian Government through BEAM-ARMM project to manage in crafting our School Improvement Plan level 3 that made us one of Lanao Del Sur II SIP Mentor... We identified and addressed... 7 priority improvement areas in our school. By continuous implementing our projects, we are helping our learners to achieve their dreams.
ACCOMPLISHMENT:
#1. Access
Our enrollment is smoothly increasing by 0.1% from year 2015 to 2017. The Data shows that the male learners were decreasing while the female learners increasing in number for the past 3 years.
In 2015 we had 101 malnourished learners. In 2016 we still have 103 malnourished. In 2017 we had 73 malnourished learners who will be our targert recipient of this year feeding program.
To further improve the learning outcome of learners, we see to it that all our teachers have complete references such as TG's and CG's, workbooks and IM's. Alhamdulillah... we have provided them except Grade 6.
In this age of technology a multimedia equipment is very important. Our school is a recipient of DCP DepEd computerization Program Batch 16 and DCP Batch 34. That we are using for learning.
In terms of professional development for the last three years, the majority training attended by our teachers were the K to 12 and Read ALLL program. Therefore we have effective teachers who trained in the new pedagogy of teaching.
In the absence our regular MOOE for more than 5 years in my administration, we are very grateful to those parents, local leaders, teachers, BDTF and LGU who shared kinds of assistance and supports for school improvement. Particularly the grills we installed in our computer room. Today, since last school year, the biggest source of our school expenditures comes from MOOE in supporting all our school learning projects, programs and activities.
It is also good to note that our dropout last school year is not so big. Only 0.02% learner’s dropped due to sickness and financial problem. Another indicator school performance is the promotion is indicator. Our DATA shows for the past 3 years that our promotion was successfully maintained 100%.
#2 Quality
Some significant improvement in terms of quality learning outcomes of our learners are:
1. Our School Achievement Test 2015-2017 was increased by 16%. It shows that we need 7% more to achieved our target 85% in the 2019.
2. Another significant is the NAT-MPS 2016. Students performed well in Filipino, English and Math. Inteervention is needed to help the students in the areas of Science and Araling Panlipunan.
3. Our Phil_IRI results show an improvement reading ability of the learners in both English and Filipino.
4. We are grateful to the Division of Lanao del Sur II and to BEAM-ARMM because they selected our school as one of the 4 schools implementing the READ-ALLL program for 2 years from SY 2015 to SY 2017.
The reading performance of our learners significantly improved. After the interention, learners who belong to below reading level decreased and increased to On Level by 60%.
Summer program was also offered in our school in SY 2017-2018 by Teacher Asima I. Alulong-Bagayan that resulted to 87% of below reading level to improve to On Level.
#3 Governance
Awani ES scored 27 points in SY 2017-2018 school survey. This school year, Awani ES got 34 points thus considered as Child-Friendly School.
Awani stakeholders have harmonious relationship with each other. Parents participated in all activities and programs of the school. PTCA members, specially 4-Ps benefeciarires actively participated in Brigada Eskwela and all other activities.
PTCA members donated cleaning materials like stick brooms, dust pans and free services like weeding of grasses, minor repairs and repainting of building and classrooms.
#4 Other Accomplishment
The school marked all its programs and activities as reflected in DepEd School Calendar either classroom-based or school-based celebrations.
We have improved some facilities.We repainted and drew murals on our school building. We cemented the hallway in front of kindergarten classroom. We installed wiring from kindergarten to Grade 6 classroom. We repaired all doors and windows. We repaired roof and ceiling in building Grade 1-4. We repaired our stage. We constructed school premises fencing. We installed movable partition of Grade 4 -5 that serve as our conference hall. We installed grills in our computer room. We installed water pump and the rehabilitation of building 4 by DepEd-ARMM during the time of former secretary Kulayan.
Our teachers' commitment and dedication to their work is evident in the awards and recognitions some of us recieved.
In 2012, teacher Noaima D. Metmug was awarded as the face of generosity by the national level. She was also awarded as an Outstanding Teacher.
In 2014, teacher Baicona Usman Alawi was chosen as an Outstanding Teacher in the division level.
In 2015, our teacher Norhattah P. Pandapatan was hailed also as one of the 5 division Outstanding Teacher awardees.
In 2017, Asima I. Alulong-Bagayan was adjudged as one of the Top 2 Bangsamoro outstanding teachers.
The input of our teachers must be the outcome of our learners. This is a manifested in the following awards, among others, garnered by our learners in both curricular and extra-curricular.
DIVISION LEVEL
We garnered the following: Filipino News Writing Contest, 2nd Runner Up; Filipino News Photo Journalism, 2nd Runner Up; Feature Writing Contest, 2nd Runner Up; Reader's Theater, 1st Runner Up; Tubad-tubad Champion; Poster-Making Contest, 1st Runner Up; Folkdance Champion during Culture and Arts Celeberation in 2010; Most Resourceful Reading Instructional; and Best in Reading Instructional Materials during the Division's Reading Festival.
DISTRICT LEVEL
In 2009 Buwan ng Wika celebration, we were the Sabayan Pagbigkas Champion, and quiz Bee Champion.
In 2015 Culture and Arts Presentation, we were the Cultural Dance Champion and Hatraw Dance Champion, Best Amazing Performer in the Field of Demo and Best Enthusiastic Performer.
We were also recipients of the following school awards: Best in Classroom Updates for Academic Performance; Sustain School Best Practices; Best in Classroom Updates for Academic Graph; Best READ ALLL Program Implementer; Best Strategical Plan and Updated Supervisory Plan; Best in Bulletin Board Output; Willingness and Voluntary Participation in the Implementation of EHCP; and Effective and Efficient Instructional Leader.
FUTURE PLAN
Our future plans in physical facilities include the following by priority:
We need to finish our unfinished compound. We need comfort room. We need an Open Gym. We need an Entrance Gate. We need drums so we can use them for parade and other programs in school. We need school sports facilities such as badminton, volybal, soft ball and tennis table.
SCHOOL COMMTMENT (SCHOOL OF DREAMERS)
Bilang isang institution of learning, kami po ay patuloy na tumutulong upang makamtan ang ating mga magaaral and kani-kanilang mga pangarap sa buhay... Ang paaralan ay siyang napakalaking impluwensya sa magandang kinabukasan ng ating mga kabataan upang sa ganon sila ay maging kapaki pakinabang na mamayan ng ating community at maging responsible, competent Filipino Muslims kahit saan sa Mundo. Tulad nyo hangarin po namin na sila ay mabigyan ng dekalidad na edukasyon dahil proud po kami kapag ang nanggaling sa aming paaralan will be one of the achievers. With our imperfection the idea can be done. With this, insha Allah, we will work together. Let us work hand in hand together. Sama sama po tayo para sa kinabukasan ng ating magaaral."
