23/10/2026
𝐒𝐒𝐆 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 | 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
The AdU-SHS SSG has received the BED Administration’s response to the concerns raised by the student body regarding academic workloads, research defense schedules, and subject requirements.
The Administration confirmed that:
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀: The schedule has been moved from 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟲 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱–𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Further extensions will not be possible due to school calendar constraints and external panelists’ availability.
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴: Manuscripts submitted beyond the original 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲–𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 deadline were accepted. Research advisers have also been reminded to provide timely and constructive guidance.
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 1: The floor plan and roof plan will not need to be resubmitted as separate outputs for the Final Term Assessment.
𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 1:
• 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻: October 20, 2026 for Monday and Tuesday (MT) classes and October 22, 2026 for Thursday and Friday (THF) classes
• 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻: October 28, 2026 for all concerned classes
• 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗲𝘀: October 20 and 23, 2026 as previously announced
𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱: Faculty members have been reminded to coordinate major assessments to help manage overlapping requirements. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
The SSG also submitted additional concerns regarding sudden task instructions, limited time to complete requirements, inconsistent deadline flexibility across sections, and student stress caused by overlapping academic demands.
In response, the Administration outlined the following measures for TechPro subjects, including Technical Drafting, Programming, Adult Caregiving, and ICT:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲:
October 15, 2026: Assessment Output 1 (A1)
October 19, 2025: Assessment Output 2 (A2)
October 22, 2026: Assessment Output 3 (A3)
• 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: October 28, 2026 is the final cutoff for all TechPro output submissions.
The SSG extends its appreciation to the Administration for considering the concerns raised by the student body. The SSG likewise thank the student body for trusting the SSG to bring their concerns forward through the proper channels.