• It is a support teaching plan provided by the school to help the student achieve his/her potential so that he/she may effectively and successfully tackle expected competencies.
• It is a development and systematic support teaching plan that addresses the individual needs of the student and recognizes his/her unique rate and pace of learning.
• It ensures mastery of expected competencies through guided and differentiated teaching strategies with provision of pullout for individualization.
• It provides curricular modifications in order that the student may continue to get motivated and succeed in his/her studies.

VISION

Prompted by the image of the Good Shepherd (Ez 34: 14-16), the program aims to extend behavioral – educational support services to students in the regular classes so that they may continue performing to the best of their abilities and moving on toward a bright future.

MISSION

• To help students who have difficulties in academics, social relations and other areas of learning identify concerns and the need for improving themselves.
• To inspire such students to acknowledge their talents, skills and abilities that need to be polished.
• To assist such students develop good study habits and attitudes and plans of actions for implementation.
• To ensure mastery learning toward a higher sense of achievement, self-esteem and responsibility.

OBJECTIVES

The B.E.S.T. Program, consistent with the I.-P.A.N. perspeactive aims to:

1. To identify difficulties and concerns of students.
2. To simplify the curricular contents for students with academic difficulties without sacrificing quality of education.
3. To provide psychosocial support services to students with behavioral difficulties.
4. To strengthen collaboration among teachers, parents, administrators and guidance counselors in the best interest of the
5. To utilize varied strategies/ methodologies in addressing the presented concerns.
6. To monitor and follow up students’ progress even long after their difficulties have been addressed in the pullout sessions to ensure consistent and successful adjustment.

IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES

The B.E.S.T. Program utilizes the following strategies in providing needed services:

• Diagnostic Testing to identify concerns and difficulties
• Evaluation Reports of teachers for additional needed information about the student
• Teacher and Counselor Conferences to discuss how the student can be optimally assisted and to follow up his/her progress
• Pullout Sessions to enable the teachers to provide one-on-one and small-group instruction
• Individualized Planning to simplify and modify the lessons for the student based on the tests and reports of teachers
• Monitoring and follow-up Provision in the regular class to ensure positive/ successful behavioral/ academic adaptation
• Parent Conferences to report on progress and ensures active involvement of the family in the student’s welfare
• Referral System with other support- service givers whenever their specialized services are needed

The B.E.S.T. Program

• Believes that every learner has the potential for learning and growing optimally within a supportive and caring environment.
• Accentuates the positive side of every learner and transforms this into strengths that can offset his/her limitations.
• Brings out the BEST in every learner so that he/she happily and confidently socialize and learn with his/her peers.