DepEd-Sagay City tops nationwide learner information tagging

The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Sagay City in Negros Occidental topped the nationwide ranking of the Learner Information System (LIS) Learner Enrollment and Survey Form (LESF) Tagging ahead of the school year 2020-2021.

DepEd Sagay City garnered an average score of 89.8 percent to rank number one and considered “almost done”, based on the LIS LESF Progress Updating Report on the accomplishments of all schools division as of the third week of July.

Engineer Brenda Labangco, planning officer of DepEd Sagay City, said such achievement can be credited to the cooperation of the teachers themselves.
“That’s the secret of our accomplishment,” she said.

Labangco said despite low internet connectivity, the teachers have found a way to encode the required data in the LIS, and they also did their best to contact the parents, guardians, and learners through different online platforms of enrollment.

These included Facebook Messenger application, e-mail, text message, phone call, video call, and online enrollment link.

“I provided constant technical assistance to the public schools’ district supervisors, school heads, advisers, and most especially to the information and communications technology coordinators,” she added.

Labangco also acknowledged the support of Schools Division Superintendent Arlene Bermejo in motivating the schools in expediting the encoding of learners’ information.
Others included in the top 10, or also “almost done” are the schools’ divisions of Surigao del Norte, Guimaras, Siargao, Butuan City, Southern Leyte, Bayawan City Isabela Province, Batangas, and Baybay City.

Last month, the DepEd deployed the LESF module in the LIS to enable teachers to encode collected learners’ data.

The procedure requires all Grades 6 and 10 class advisers of the school year 2019-2020 to initiate contact with their former advisory class and facilitate the administration of LESF.
The information they collect through the LESF are then encoded to the LIS. This includes class advisers who have learners intending to enroll in another school.

If a previous class adviser failed to contact and administer the LESF of the incoming Grade 7 and Grade 11 learners, the parents or guardians shall initiate contact with the former adviser of the learner.

If the parents or guardians submitted LESF to the prospective Junior High School for Grade 7 and Senior High School for Grade 11, school administrators of these schools shall likewise initiate contact with the previous adviser of the learner and coordinate the administration of LESF, based on DepEd Memorandum DM-PHRODFO-2020-00192 issued by Undersecretary Jesus Mateo.