“Real leadership is about transforming limitations into possibilities.”- Robin Sharma

This was echoed by the newest LGU leader in Synergeia’s movement, the recently-elected Mayor of Infanta, Quezon, Lord Arnel Ruanto during the education assessment workshop conducted by Synergeia with the town’s stakeholders- public school principals, teachers, barangay leaders, parents,
DepEd officials and LGU officers.

Mayor LA, as he is fondly called, listened to the issues and concerns of his constituents which negatively affect reading literacy and performance among its students.

Based on data, Infanta’s reading literacy and performance is remarkably weak and challenged by many considerations, including: a. Lack of familiarity and knowledge about the role of Local School Boards in education governance; b. Lack of learning resources; c. Apparent lack to weak involvement of parents in effectively helping their children to read and raising their discipline and values in the use of gadgets; d. Lack to weak capability of teachers in teaching reading; and e. Need to improve community support.

To this end and considering the importance of LGU leadership and support, Mayor LA affirmed his commitment to address these challenges through well-designed programs which are aimed at delivering better data on reading literacy and performance in Infanta.

Synergeia’s partnership with the Infanta LGU innovates on models of data-driven changes in education in the country utilizing the power of LGUs to transform communities toward sustainable frontiers of learning and capacity-building.