ALS-San Luis, 1st Commencement Exercises

Dr. Felipe DC. Canoza, Chief-Alternative Learning System (ALS) Division, Department of Education Region 3 is guest speaker at the 1st Commencement Exercises of Alternative Learning System-San Luis, San Luis, Aurora at San Luis Sports Complex. 116 learners graduated from eight cluster barangays who are high school drop-outs, mothers and some barangay kagawad who wish to pursue their career paths.

The Local Government of San Luis through the leadership of Mayor Annabelle C. Tangson initiated this ALS program. The classes started last May 5, 2008 and ended October 15, 2008.

There are 39 LGU-staff including heads of offices trained by the Department of Education Region 3 as Instructional Managers (IMs). Likewise, school supplies like notebooks, ballpens and envelopes were provided free to the learners.

As one of the LGUs mandate towards better education, Mayor Tangson, promised during her inspirational talk that all of the graduates who passed the Accreditation and Equivalency Test (A&E) conducted by DepEd would be included in the Scholarship Program of the municipality.