Programs for Last Mile and GIDA Schools.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Programs for Last Mile and GIDA Schools. - The DepEd shall formulate and implement programs responsive to the unique context of Last Mile and GIDA Schools, teachers, and learners, including, among others, the following: (a) Learning delivery and intervention mechanisms, including alternative learning modalities; (b) Formula for school maintenance and other operating expenses, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management;| (c) Learning tools and equipment; (d) Learner support services, including psychological and socio-emotional support, feeding programs and other health and nutrition interventions, tutoring, mentoring, and other individualized interventions; (e) Water and sanitation facilities; (f) Access to electricity; (g) DepEd computerization; and (h) Prioritization in the Adopt-a-School Program under Republic Act No. 8525 or the "Adopt-a-School Act of 1998". For Last Mile and GIDA Schools in ancestral domains, the curriculum shall integrate Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKP), indigenous languages, and community-validated cultural narratives, in coordination with the NCIP and consistent with Republic Act No. 8371.