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BUTUAN CITY, July 24, 2025 โ โ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.โ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช. ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐-๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (๐ฅ๐๐๐) ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ซ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐.
Speaking on the theme โDeep Dive into DepEd Management Strategies, Procurement Laws, and Data Analytics,โ Dr. Gabales challenged school leaders to shift their mindset from intuition-based management to evidence-driven decision-making. โIt's not just about using technology,โ he emphasized. โItโs about knowing how to make the right decisions based on valid and reliable data.โ
In his session, โThe Intricacies of Data Mining for School Leadership,โ Gabales walked participants through the significance of grounding educational decisions on facts rather than assumptions. His presentation covered key topics including:
a. The importance of data and evidence in educational leadership.
b. Building a valid and reliable data infrastructure.
c. Analyzing results through platforms like JASP.
Gabales pointed to the alarming truth that many learners still lack essential competencies, including basic reading skills. โThe problem doesnโt start in high school; it begins in kindergarten and escalates when left unaddressed. Blaming one grade level after another wonโt solve it. Our system needs fixing.โ
Referencing EDCOM 2, he described the current state of education as being affected not by bad policies but gaps in the implementation process. โWe have excellent DepEd Orders. The question is, why are these not translating to solutions on the ground?โ
Quoting educational expert Dylan William, Gabales reminded the audience: โThe purpose of assessment is to improve student learning, not merely to measure it.โ He added, โTeachers must use data to inform students if theyโre at risk of failing. Software and apps are meaningless if you donโt know why youโre using them.โ
Gabales emphasized that poor decisions, especially those based on assumptions, can result in wasted resources, broken trust, and missed opportunities. โWe cannot afford trial-and-error governance anymore,โ he warned.
In addressing community involvement, he posed a critical question: โWhy do so few parents join Brigada Eskwela?โ For Gabales, this too must be investigated through evidence, not guesswork.
He concluded by urging school leaders to diagnose problems, align strategies to actual needs, monitor outcomes, and be ready to adjust. โLet data guide us, not drive us,โ he said, echoing Victoria Bernhardt.
Gabales closed with a powerful reflection: โWhat kind of leader are you becoming? Have you submitted your action plan, and on what evidence was it based?โ Citing John Dewey, he reminded educators: โIf we teach todayโs students as we taught yesterdayโs, we rob them of tomorrow.โ
The message was clear: In an era of complex challenges, data and evidence must be the compass guiding every school leaderโs decisions.
For more information, contact (085) 221-1151, 0961-737-0873, or 0915-808-4734. Website:
www.caraga.deped.gov.ph; email: caraga@deped.gov.ph; pau_caraga@deped.gov.ph.
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