The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, Butuan City Division, launched the Science and Technology Education Center (STEC) in Butuan Central Elementary School, Central Butuan District-I on April 2001
The STEC was the brainchild of Dr. Eden C. Omboy, then Schools Division Superintendent of Butuan City Division. It came out to realization when she found out from her study that elementary schools were not performing well due to the absence of Science laboratories and functional libraries. Thereby, after presenting such concer to Sec. Andrew Gonzales of DCES, the latter signifies his approval in the creation of such special program.
Using Butuan Central Elementary School as pilot school, the program aims to implement curricular reforms to make education relevant and responsive to the needs of modern times. It offers improvement of Science and Mathematics instructions in the elementary level. Also, computer lessons were introduced to prepare the pupils for excellence in school through Science Technology.
Dr. Eden C. Omboy saw it to that teaching staff were Master Teachers. It started with four (4) sections in grade five with Mrs. Lucita A. Carusos, Mrs. Luna C. Plaza, Miss Linda B. Butao, and Mrs. Rosela Dalaoroa as teachers. Two months later Mrs. Dalaorao was replaced by Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ysulan; and four section in grade six with Mrs. Andresa Pacon, Mrs. Linda G. Trinos, Mr. Foilan So and Miss Cleo-An B. Malicay as teachers; Mrs. Ophelia C. Balla and Mrs. Emma D. Chan as computer teachers. The implementing teachers then, were Mrs. Lolita R. Galas and Mrs. Belma Nonan.
School Year 2002-2003, grade five was reduced to two sections and Mrs. Grace Monton became one of the teachers. Two sections in grade four were opened with Mrs. Lucita A. Carusos and Mrs. Luna C. Plaza. On the same year, Mr. Froilan So was replaced by Miss Marjorie de Garcia (Managa) and Mrs. Marivic Baluat replaced Mrs. Erlinda G. Trinos. Mrs. Maritess A. Cagape joined the STEC family as music teacher.
School Year 2003-2004, Mrs Lucita A. Carusos was replaced by Mr. Restituto Navarro. That same year, two sections in grade three were opened with Mrs. Charina A. Jimenez and Mrs. Suzette Atendido (Rara) as teachers. Grade six was reduced to two sections with Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ysulan and Miss Cleo-An B. Malicay as advisers.
School Year 2004-2005, STEC became a complete elementary school. Two sections for both grades one and two were opened . Mrs. Marie Joy M. Intong and Miss Annabel M. Maagad went to grade one; Mrs. Ava Maputi and Mrs. Laurice G. Deligero went to grade two. Both grades were observing a half-day session class then.
School Year 2005-2006, Mrs. Sarah D. Acenas replaced Mrs. Laurice G. Deligero. Grades one and two started whole day session class. That same year Mrs. Leonida Bustillo replaced Mr. Restituto Navarro. Five moths later Mrs. Wendelyn Balagot replaced Mrs. Leonida Bustillo.
Mrs. Anacorita B. Balderas headed the STEC from the day it was launched until December 2005 as School Principal-I. For six moths Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ysulan acted as Officer-in-Charger of STEC.
Mr. Donald D. Orbillos, Principal-I was assigned to STEC as School Head in June 3,2006. Mrs. Rosemarie D. Olmedo, Principal II replaced Mr. Orbillos transferred to Baan Riverside.
