DepEd Catch-Up Fridays Quarterly Reports

As part of the implementation of Catch-Up Fridays, the Department of Education requires every school, division, and region to submit quarterly reports to the central office. This provision is in the DepEd Memo. 1 s. 2024 aimed to monitor the implementation of the program. The Quarterly Reports for Catch-Up Fridays will minor the successes and difficulties encountered by every teacher and learner with the program. Catch-up Fridays is a learning mechanism intended to strengthen the foundational, social, and other relevant skills necessary to actualize the intent of the basic education curriculum. This initiative is integral in the National Reading and Mathematics Programs which are critical subprograms of the NLRP stipulated in DO 013, s. 2023.

The Department of Education is now taking this matter more seriously compared to the previous administration in such they are doing the necessary revisions, enhancement, and re-evaluation of the K-12 Basic Education Curriculum. In addition, the department will continue to provide programs to address these learning gaps. Secretary Sara Duterte announced the start on January 12, 2024, of Catch Up Friday. DepEd Catch Up Friday Program aims to lessen the number of learners with numeracy and literacy difficulties.

Quarterly Reports for Catch-Up Fridays Implementation

To ensure the success of this nationwide intervention learning gaps will be attained through evaluated strategies. Quarterly reports from the regional offices shall be submitted to the DepEd Central Office. Curriculum and Teaching (CT) Strand, through the Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD) for assessment and evaluation of the program.