Abstract. The Philippines experienced a high rate of illiteracy and lack of access to primary education, resulting in a high rate of out-of-school youths and adults (OSYA). To alleviate the concerns about illiteracy, lack of access to basic education, and other barriers experienced by those struggling learners, the Department of Education established the Alternative Learning System. This is to allow the aspirant Filipinos to finish their basic education more inclusively. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the status of implementing the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program of one public island school in the City of Meycauayan and guided by a descriptive survey method as the study's research design. Moreover, the study utilized a self-developed survey questionnaire to dissect the understudied program's implementation status. The study’s findings revealed that the status of implementation to the identified key areas of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program is implemented. Thus, the school adheres to shared governance and program implementation for inclusive education. The stakeholders' view in the assessment provides a statistically significant difference. Hence, the null hypothesis of the study is rejected. The proposed inputs and management implications show how the program will be enhanced in the long run of its implementation in the locale. It is recommended that the proposed enhancement plan be utilized to improve the implementation of ALS in the school.

Keywords: Alternative Learning System; Program implementation; Public island school; Philippines.