The Kalibo Integrated Special Education Center, formerly Kalibo Elementary School II (KES II) / Kalibo Elementary School II (Aklan Special Education Center), is a public integrated school in Kalibo supervised by the Department of Education. It is located in XIX Martyrs Street, Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. History In 1999, the then Aklan Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Reynalda I. Magdaluyo, authorized the splitting of Kalibo Elementary School into two schools namely: Kalibo Elementary School I (KES I) and Kalibo Elementary School II (KES II). Remia H. Donguines, the school's founder, was appointed as the first principal of the newly instituted KES II. KES II opened the school year in June 1999 with two regular classes/sections for each level from Kinder to Grade 6 and a Special Education (SpEd) class for visually impaired pupils. The SpEd class for visually impaired pupils was pioneered by Johann C. Cawaling. The school produced 101 elementary graduates in its first school year of operations. Subsequently, the school's SpEd curriculum expanded rapidly. From one class for visually impaired students, SpEd classes were also opened for the gifted and talented, hearing impaired, mentally retarded, etc. The school became the only one in the entire province of Aklan that caters to children with special needs such as visually impaired, hearing impaired and mentally retarded. With this, the school's name was expanded to Kalibo Elementary School II (Aklan Special Education Center) to highlight its being the center of special education in the entire province. Meanwhile, its regular classes have continued producing graduates who have excelled in their secondary. By 2009, the school's 10th year, the school has produced 20 SpEd graduates who are eligible to enroll in high school. However, there is a lack of secondary education institution in the province that can accommodate them. This prompted the General Parents, Teachers and Community Association (PTCA) of KES II (Aklan Special Education Center) to initiate the ground work for the conversion of the institution from an elementary school into an integrated school by passing a resolution. The Sangguniang Barangay of Poblacion Kalibo and the Sangguniang Bayan of Kalibo endorsed a similar resolution supporting the move Finally, on July 26, 2011, Dr. Mildred L. Garay, Regional Director of the Department of Education, Region 6 acting for the Secretary of Education issued Government Recognition (RO VI) No. I-001 s. 2011 that recognizes the school as a “Public Integrated School” and the change in