Special Program in Sports of Col.

Ruperto Abellon National School

A Feasibility Study

I. Rationale

Col. Ruperto Abellon National School is located in the central most part of the
Division of Antique, Municipality of Laua-an. It the north, it bounded by the Municipality
of Barbaza with only two secondary schools and in the south by the Municipality of
Bugasong with five secondary schools. CRANS is known as one of the best performing
schools in the Division of Antique. It had been known for its active participation and
implementation of DepEd’s thrusts and programs. CRANS is also home to some awards
and citations as “Best Implementer of Sports in Region VI, Division Champion and entry
to Brigada Eskwela Regional Qualifier for Mega School Category, Performing School for
Campus Journalism and qualifier in various regional and national level of various
competitions per subject competency among others.
Presently it has an enrolment of about 1,700 with 74 teaching and non-teaching staff.
Its enrolment is from the 11 feeder barangays and four neighboring towns. For the
Junior High School it also offers Special Program in Journalism and in the Senior High
School it offers Special Program in Maritime Studies under STEM Track.
CRANS is also known in the Division of Antique as home of performing athletes and
team sports. Locally, it is known in sending the highest number of athletes representing
the town in Cluster Meet or equivalent to Congressional Meet. These sports being
participated in by the school are: Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Table
Tennis, Badminton, Chess, Athletics, Taekwondo, Boxing, Sepak Takraw among
others.
CRANS also hosts the annual District Meet both for Secondary and Elementary
levels because it has commendable facilities and equipment. It also hosted the local
meets such as Cluster or Congressional level.

II. Project Background/Objective

As of the academic institutions under the Department of Education, Col. Ruperto

Abellon National School is interested to respond to DO 25, s. 2015 Implementing
Guidelines on the Special Program in Sports (SPS) with statutory goals:
1. To address the needs of talented students in the different sports disciplines;
2. To implement the Special Program in Sports (SPS) in regular high schools, which
have the capacity to implement and sustain the program in terms of trained
teachers, facilities and equipment;
3. To observe the Implementing Guidelines on the Special Program in Sports
(SPS) for the information and guidance of secondary school heads who wish to
offer the SPS.

Moreover, CRANS being the center secondary school in the Municipality of Laua-an
and in the central part of the Province of Antique becomes the absorber of incoming

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Grade 7 students who excelled in their elementary days as athletes in various events
and level of competitions.

Noted also that the school, once has the special program to offer or implementing
Deped activities and projects, the entire community and stakeholders never failed to
exhibit warm support in any manner.
Thus, given that the school will offer Special Program in Sports starting School Year
2020-2021, the following objectives are hoped to meet:
a. Provide accessibility for sports-inclined learners to develop more their
potentials and skills
b. Provide continues training and exposure for leaners who excel from their
elementary days
c. Encourage experience-ripened faculty members for continuous self-
improvement as sports enthusiast and instructors
d. Encourage support from internal and external stakeholders for the provision
of additional sports facility and equipment
e. Provide access for vivid sports education thru SPS to target enrollees from
neighboring towns
f. Inclusion of curriculum in the School Improvement Plan and Annual
Implementation Plan for the assurance of continuous enhancement and
development
g. Make the school as a model implementer of SPS in the region and in the
country for its socio-cultural, socio-economic and socio-political impacts
h. Make the SPS itself a reference for research for further studies and
improvement in the Philippine educational system particularly in its Basic
Education Curriculum

III. Target Beneficiaries

The target beneficiaries and enrollees directly involved in this program are:
1. Graduating athletic pupils from Grade VI of 40 barangays (with 8 from
coastal areas and 32 from inland/upland) clustered in 12 complete
elementary schools
2. Graduating athletic pupils from Grade VI of neighboring towns roughly 2
towns in the northbound and 2 towns in the southbound
3. Incoming Grade 7 students who are transferees from other provinces or
regions

IV. Qualifications and Screening Process

The following will be the scheme in determining the official enrollees or registrants for
SPS:
a. Signify the intention to apply for the program thru an application letter duly signed
by the parents or guardians
b. Must take and pass the standard qualifying exam for incoming Grade 7 students
c. Undergo and pass the interview to be conducted to the school screening team

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 d. Submit medical certificate signed by the government physician
e. Release of the official list of SPS students
f. Follow the enrolment procedure and present necessary documents

V. Teaching Force and Subject Instructors

The Col. Ruperto Abellon National School is presently has a Master Teacher I for
MAPEH. It has also teachers who have units in Physical Education. Most of the
teachers teaching sports or P.E subjects also act as coaches and trainers for various
sports events during sports meets from lower to higher meets. Technically and
theoretically, they are equipped with knowledge to handle the subjects and teach the
learners. These teacher-instructors also attend various sports clinic and trainings at
different levels. Some serve as technical officials in different sports meet.

VI. Sports Track Record

The Col. Ruperto Abellon National School annually sends athletes to various sports
events:
For the last Five Years (2016-2020)
Sports Event Highest Level Participated in and Placement
Athletics Boys WVRAA Bronze
Athletics Girls WVRAA Semi Finals
Badminton Boys Prov. Meet Silver
Badminton Girls Prov. Meet Silver
Basketball Boys Prov. Meet Bronze
Basketball Girls Cluster Meet Bronze
Basketball 3x3 Boys WVRAA Bronze
Baseball WVRAA Semi Finals
Billiard Boys Prov. Meet Silver
Futsal Prov Meet Bronze
Chess Boys WVRAA Bronze
Chess Girls WVRAA Bronze
Softball WVRAA Semi Finals
Table Tennis Boys Prov. Meet Silver
Table Tennis Girls Prov. Meet Silver
Taekwondo Girls Cluster Meet Semi Finals
Volleyball Boys WVRAA Silver
Volleyball Girls Prov. Meet Silver

VII. Facilities and Equipment

The school has the following available facilities and equipment vital in the initial year of
implementation of the program such as:
a. Track and Filed Oval (utilizing the elementary grounds)
b. 2 gymnasiums/covered court and 4 other covered courts available within the
community proper

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 c. 1 standard size covered basketball court and 3 other courts available within
the community proper
d. 1 standard size volleyball covered court and 3 other courts available within
the community proper
e. Swimming pool available within the community proper thru resorts and private
owned property
f. Available football/baseball/softball field (utilizing the elementary grounds)
g. Spacious playing area
h. 1 standard sepak takraw court

VIII. Linkages and Support System

The school is utilizing its MOOE and allocates about P50,000.00 every year in
purchasing sports equipment like balls, gloves, and a like.
The adjacent elementary school is lending their facility, grounds and courts should be
needed in times of sports meet.
The PTA shows support for the sports program by approving the voluntary collection
of athletic fee in the amount of P20.00 per student.
The local government unit is also very active in supporting the athletes by giving food
allowance, uniforms and transportation support to the athletes bound for higher
competitions.

IX. Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation

The Office of the School Principal with the support of the Sports Coordinator
and/or School Sports Team shall implement the project. The School shall also
coordinate with the school stakeholders for other external support it may extend. The
SPS Coordinator will keep the records and other pertinent documents of the program for
the purpose of information, references and further study.

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

JOVENEL P. MAGNO BERNIE G. LOQUINARIO

TIII/School Sports Coordinator Head Teacher III

Approved:

MARLENE D. CORTEJO
School Principal II

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