3. Q#1:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
WHAT IS
K-12?
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4. A#1:
K to 12 has kindergarten as
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base, to be followed by six
years of elementary (Grades
1 to 6), four years of junior
high school (Grades 7 to
10), and two years of senior
high school (Grades 11 and 12).
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5. A#1:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
IT IS A MAJOR REFORM IN BASIC
EDUCATION.
BUT...
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6. A#1:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
ONLY THE “k” PART OF k-12 HAS
BEEN PASSED INTO LAW.
The basic 1-12 law is pending in
congress
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7. Q#2:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
WHICH GRADE LEVELS
WILL BE AFFECTED BY
K-12?
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8. A#2:
The incoming Grade 7 this
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
school year will be the first
batch to graduate as junior
high school in 2016, and if they
decide to pursue their
studies, they would graduate
as senior high school in 2018.
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9. Q#3:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
WHO ARE EXEMPTED
FROM
K-12?
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10. A#3:
FOR THIS SY, GRADES 2-6 WILL
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FOLLOW THE OLD CURRICULUM.
THE K-12 PROGRAM WILL TAKE
EFFECT WHEN A BATCH REACHES 7TH
GRADE. THUS, CURRENT GRADES 2-6
WILL EVENTUALLY BE COVERED BY
THE NEW CURRICULUM.
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11. A#3:
Current second year, third
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year, and fourth year high
school students will not be
covered by K to 12 and will
graduate when they finish
fourth year. They can proceed
to college after graduating
from high school.
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12. Q#4:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Will veritas ADOPT
DEPED‟S K-12
CURRICULUM ?
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13. A#4:
YES, BUT ADOPTION WILL BE
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PARTIAL THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WITH
GRADUAL, PRUDENT ADOPTION BY
SY 2016-2017
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14. A#4:
We will not just follow
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
blindly, but we will undergo
consultations and feasibility
studies before adopting the
new curriculum in full.
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15. Q#5:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
WHICH K-12 FEATURES
WILL VERITAS ADOPT
THIS YEAR?
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16. A#5:
(1) Age requirement for-
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Kinder: 5 years old
Grade 1: 6 years old
+ at least one full year of
preschool
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17. A#5:
BESIDES A CHILD‟S AGE,
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
His/her developmental
readiness for kinder/grade
1 is carefully assessed by
the testing coordinator, and
recommendations are
discussed with the parents
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18. A#5:
(2) Mother tongue-based multi-
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lingual education:
If the goal of mtb-mle is to use
a language in the
classroom that learners
are comfortable with,
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19. A#5:
Then veritas shall use
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English + filipino translations
in mother tongue
instruction, w/c is basically
oral –conversational &
oral-functional.
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20. A#5:
(3) science 1 & 2 and
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english Grade 1will still be
taught in veritas. Deped did
not include these subjects in
the new k-12 curriculum.
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21. Q#6:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Which features will
not be adopted
In sy 2012-2013?
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22. A#6:
(1) Status quo on the grading
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
system
(numerical, averaging).
But...
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23. A#6:
There will be year-round
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
intensive orientations for
teachers, parents and
students on the new grading
system which will be
adopted by...
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24. A#6:
Grades 1-8 next school year
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2013-2014.
HERE‟S A PREVIEW OF THE NEW
grading system:
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25. A#6:
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a advanced 90% up
P proficient 85-90%
Ap approaching proficient 80-84%
D developing 75-79%
B beginning 74% down
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26. Q#7:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Will there be
Graduation
ceremonies at the
end of this sy ?
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28. Q#8:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Will veritas be
offering grades 11 &
12 (SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL)
beginning
Sy 2016-2017?
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29. A#8:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Veritas can definitely offer
grades 11 and 12. We have the
FACULTY (SEVERAL HAVE mASTER‟S
degrees or working towards
mASTER‟S DEGREES; ONE IS
completing PhD studies.)
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30. A#8:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
WE CAN SPECIALIZE IN
PRE-UNIVERSITY
STUDIES, PARTICULARLY IN
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, MATHEMA
TICS, LANGUAGES, SOCIOLOGY, THE
SCIENCES.
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31. A#8:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
THERE IS A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING IN
THE WORKS!
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32. A#8:
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
BUT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY
MUST HELP THE SCHOOL DECIDE.
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33. Thank you!
VERITAS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Now you may ask the
VPS panel more about
K-12, and other concerns.
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