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Some teachers spend 'more than P3K' to prepare for face-to-face classes --- survey

Published Apr 23, 2022 02:30 pm

The majority of teachers in Metro Manila and other regions said that they had to “shell out money from their own pockets” to prepare their schools and classrooms for the safe conduct of limited in-classroom instruction.

(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)

Based on the survey conducted by the Movement for Safe, Equitable, Quality, and Relevant (SEQuRe) Education, 59 percent of respondents in some NCR schools and 83 percent of teachers in the regions outside of Metro Manila said that they have to use their own money in preparation for the implementation of limited face-to-face classes.

Shows teacher expenses to prepare for face-to-face classes (Image courtesy of SEQuRe Education Movement)

“The most number said that they have spent more than P3,000 to procure supplies, materials, and services to prepare for face-to-face classes,” SEQuRe Education Movement said.

Based on the results of the survey, the top items for which teachers spend for school reopening include supplies and materials for classroom cleaning and repairs; manpower for classroom cleaning and repairs; tarpaulins and other signages for health protocols; sanitation and health essentials such as trash cans, face masks, soap, alcohol, and disinfectants; and instructional materials.

Shows the amount spent by teachers to prepare for school reopening in Metro Manila (Image courtesy of SEQuRe Education Movement)

Shows the amount spent by teachers to prepare for school reopening in Metro Manila (Image courtesy of SEQuRe Education Movement)

SEQuRe Education used its “Bantay Balik-Paaralan” (BBP) program as a survey tool to look into the situations of various public schools that have opened for limited face-to-face classes.

The survey, which ran from March 1 to 31, covered 63 public schools nationwide: 22 schools from the National Capital Region (NCR) and 41 from eleven regions outside of Metro Manila.

“To have a more balanced presentation and analysis, data from NCR schools and those from other regions were processed separately,” the group said.

The survey was able to gather samples from eleven other regions outside of NCR. “However, there are no samples from the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region II, Region IV-B, Caraga, and the Bangsamoro Administrative Region,” it added.

SEQuRe Education Movement also noted that the schools represented by the survey respondents were classified as “small, medium, large, and mega” based on the teacher population that follows the school categorization used in the “Brigada Eskwela” program of the Department of Education (DepEd).

“There were a fairly good number of schools per category, which provided a more holistic picture of the situation on the ground,” the group added.

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