Special Education Fund

The Special Education Fund (SEF) is, in actual sense and in terms of practicality, a very useful and beneficial especially for those small schools. This fund is of great help to school institution to deliver quality education to the students/pupils through conducive classrooms, updated books and other instructional materials. However, it is observed that sometimes the SEF is not utilized and maximized into its intended purpose. Sometimes only few people benefit from it.

If SEF is used or utilized well, it would really help the schools, especially those small ones and those which really need help and aid to deliver quality service to their clientele- the learners. This SEF may not be the “answer to all” financial constraints faced by public schools, but it could be “something” that can alleviate school financial problems.

All government programs and projects are all good in nature and are for the betterment of the whole citizenry, especially to uplift the economic, social, and education situation of the masses or the poor populace. However, the implementation of these said programs and projects, is where that the problems occur. To use and utilize SEF well and to avoid corruption, the following are recommended : (1) Use the fund in its intended purpose, no diversion, (2) Local School Board should survey what the schools really need and give only those needs, (3) do not allow school officials hold the money, give directly the supply or equipment to avoid corruption in “jacking up” on prices, and (4) LSB monitoring on the proper utilization of SEF should always be done.