JANUARY 2020 EXECON ASDS CARTESA M PERICO DEPED

JANUARY 2020 EXECON ASDS CARTESA M. PERICO

DEPED ORDER 28, S. 2018 “ POLICY GUIDELINES ON OPLAN KALUSUGAN SA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5 Flagship Health Programs 1. School –Based Feeding Program (SBFP) 2. National Drug Education Program (NDEP) 3. Adolescent Reproductive Health Education (ARH) 4. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools (Win. S) 5. Medical, Dental, and Nursing Services Added Program this School Year- Mental Health Program through Dep. Ed Memorandum No. 83, s. 2019 “ Oplan Kalusugan se Dep. Ed One Health Week

V. Strategies and Activities A. Management and Institutional Arrangements 2. OK sa Dep. Ed Technical Working Group (TWG) shall be created at the Regional, Division, and School Levels, to be in charge of planning, coordination with partners, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. The creation of the TWGs shall not be viewed as adding tasks for the members identified, but as a strategy to synergize the efforts already being done and roles currently being played by the members with regard to the implementation of school health and nutrition program C. The School TWG a. Clinic Teacher (Focal Person) b. Guidance Counselor/ Guidance Teacher c. Teacher Coordinator of the School Health and Nutrition Programs d. PTA Representative e. Representative of the Barangay f. Representative from Partner Organization

4. c. The School head shall designate a teacher as the OK sa Dep. Ed Focal Person at the school level. B. Planning and Targeting 3. Each Schoool through its TWG shall be responsible in developing its own Action Plan for OK sa Dep. Ed which shall be incorporated in the AIP/SIP with technical assistance from the SDO/RO E. Conduct of One Health Week every second week of July 3. The schools shall finalize the daily health and nutrition activities to be conducted during the week-long celebration H. Reporting and Recording 2. The Dep. Ed health cards shall be properly accomplished/signed by health practitioners in the conduct of medical and dental examination and treatment. The health cards shall be stored at the school clinic for safekeeping by the designated clinic teacher. 5. The schools shall prepare the OK sa Dep. Ed Accomplishment Report (Form B) for submission to the SDO by the fir st week of March which will be consolidated by the SDO and subsequently be submitted to RO by the first week of April.

DEPED MEMORANDUM NO. 28, S. 2007 “ IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASS DEWORMING PROGRAM IN ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE” 3. School heads of public elementary schools are instructed to provide administrative support to ensure the successful implementation of the program. 4. All school health and nutrition personnel shall take the lead in the conduct of the mass deworming in schools and to monitor the implementation of the program

DEPED MEMORANDUM NO. 80, S. 2015 “GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL V. Definition of Terms DEWORMING DAY 6. Mass Drug Administration Provider- a person who administers the deworming drugs. This can be any health personnel from Dep. Ed, DOH, LGUs or volunteer groups with prior approval from the DOH Regional Office who have the capacity and background in health, administration of deworming drugs, and management of adverse events. 2. Implementation b. All enrolled children in public elementary schools shall be simultaneously dewormed by the health personnel or teacher in the presence of a health personnel 3. Reporting Each school shall have one NSDD point person responsible for the collection of reports Records and reports of all grade levels shall be collected and submitted to the school principal. The principal shall submit the reports to the Division Office duly noted by the PSDS for consolidation. The Division Point Person shall collect reports and submit it to the RO

VII. Roles and Responsibilities F. School 1. Assigns an NSDD point person 2. Prepares the masterlist of children to be dewormed 3. Orients and coordinates with the PTA and other stakeholders in the conduct of the NSDD 4. Ensures collection of Annex D: parent’s consent before deworming 5. Administers the deworming drug through a health personnel or a teacher supervised by a health personnel 6. Prepares and submits report Annex B. Recording and Reporting Forms Form 1: Classroom Level- shall be accomplished by the class adviser Form 2: School Level Report- shall be accomplished by the school point person and must be signed by the school head Form 3: District Level Report- shall be accomplished by the district point person and must be signed by the PSDS Form 4: Division Level Report- shall be accomplished by the division point person and must be signed by the SDS

DEPED ORDER NO. 21, S. 2003 ‘ THE USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE STANDARD (IRS) IN DETERMINING THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS (NS) OF FILIPINO CHILDREN” 1. The school nurses shall be fully responsible for the conduct of the nutritional assessment of school children at the start (June-July) and end (February-March) of the school year. Teachers are enjoined to assist in the assessment, more specially on the weight and height measurement of children below 10 years of age

DEPED MEMORANDUM NO. 165, S. 2010, ” ADOPTION OF THE 2017 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONCHILD GROWTH STANDARDS (WHO-CGS) 3. The nutritional assessment of elementary and secondary students shall start in June-July and end in February-March of every school year. The school nurses and teachers are fully responsible in the conduct of such assessments while the school heads are responsible in providing the tools for height and weight-taking.

DEPED ORDER NO. 50, S. 2015“OBSERVANCE/CONDUCT OF FLAG RAISING AND LOWERING CEREMONIES AND PROPER SEQUENCE IN OFFICIAL DEPED PROGRAMS INVOLVING THE SINGING OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL 1. Pursuant to Section 18 of Republic Act (RA) No. 8491, known as the Flag ANTHEM” and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, all government offices and educational institutions are required to participate in the observance / conduct of Flag Raising Ceremonies every Monday morning and Flag Lowering Ceremonies every Friday afternoon. 2. While there is no law categorically stating the order of a public ceremony, specifically, whether the singing of the Philippine National Anthem should come before or after the invocation, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Protocol on the Observance of Commemorative Events provides that the singing of the Philippine National Anthem should come before the invocation in official government functions. However, this may be distinguished from programs or gatherings that are religious in nature or are sponsored by or conducted in private schools or in “faith-based” institutions.

3. Guidelines 1. Flag Raising Ceremonies All officials and employees from the central, regional, SDOs, and public schools nationwide, including learners who have morning classes, are required to join the conduct Flag Raising Ceremonies with the following sequence a. Singing of Lupang Hinirang b. Interfaith Prayers c. Recitation of Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat ng Pilipinas d. Recitation of Panunumpa ng Lingkod Bayan by all Department officials and employees only 3. RA 8491, Section 21 provides, All persons present shall place their right palms over their chests, those with hats shall uncover, while those in military, scouting, security guard, and citizens military training uniforms shall give salute prescribed by their regulations, which salute shall be completed upon the last note of the anthem

2. Official Programs Involving the Singing of the Philippine National Anthem a. In official Dep. Ed Programs in the central, regional, SDS, and public schools nationwide, the singing of the Lupang Hinirang should be done BEFORE the invocation at the start of the program proper. The Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat ng Pilipinas and the Panunumpa ng Lingkod Bayan need not be recited. b. In programs held in private schools, “faith-based” learning institutions, and other gatherings which are religious in nature, however, the invocation is optional or maybe done prior to the singing of the Philippine National Anthem at the start of the program proper. 3. Flag Lowering Ceremonies It shall be conducted every Friday afternoon. It shall be simple and dignified and shall include the playing or singing of the Philippine National Anthem , RA 8491 Section 22 The flag shall be lowered solemnly and slowly so that the flag shall be down the mast at the sound of the last note of the anthem. Those in the assembly shall observe the same deportment or shall observe the same behaviour as for the flag-raising ceremony.

DEPED ORDER NO. 8, S. 2015 “POLICY GUIDELINES ON CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT FOR THE K TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM

Dep. Ed Order No. 7, s. 2019 School Calendar for SY 2019 -2020 Open- June 3, 2019; Close April 3, 2020 203 School Days ( 3 days PTA conferences, 5 days INSET) March 30, 2020 - End of School Year Rites April 3, 2020 - Last day of classes April 13, 2020 - Start of Summer Classes; May 22, 2020 - end of summer classes The CID shall monitor the compliance of schools Dep. Ed Order No. 43, s. 2012 - The required number of school days for the school year must be considered esp in holding make-up classes to offset the days when classes are suspended. These make up classes shall be held on Saturdays or on weekdays beyond the originally set school calendar in both public and private schools.

EARLY REGISTRATION FROM FEBRUARY 1 TO MARCH 6, 2020 Ensure that new entrants for kindergarten, Grades 1, 7, and 11 learners in public and private elementary and secondary schools nationwide Level Eligibility Kindergarten 5 years old on or before August 31, 2020 Grade I Kinder Completer PEPT Passer for Kinder Level 6 years old and above by August 31, 2020 but not Kinder Completer who assessed Grade 1 -ready as per ECD checklist may also pre-register (DO 47, s. 2016) Grade 7 Grade 6 completer PEPT Passer for Grade 6 ALS A & E Passer Grade 11 Grade 10 completer PEPT Passer for Grade 10 ALS A & E Secondary passer

For Kindergarten and Grade 1, a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or National Statistics Authority (NSO) birth certificate must be submitted. In case of its absence, Local Civil Registrar birth certificate, baptismal, or barangay certificate can be submitted. Learners must also accomplish the Basic Education Enrolment Form during early registration

PERSONNEL SELECTION BOARD MATTERS 1. Kindly follow the timelines set in Division Memoranda for this purpose. 2. Expenses for meals for the members of the Division Sub-selection Committees and the assessors for specialized skills who are school-based shall be taken from School MOOE while the PSDS and EPS shall be charged to Division MOOE. A corrigendum will be issued for this matter. 3. MT natural vacancies- kindly submit your proposals to HR 4. Qualified applicants who are not yet validated in their actual workplacekindly approach Dr. Mary Ann Flores for scheduling. 5. Applications for transfer of teachers within the Division. Kindly instruct your teachers to submit applications direct to the different district offices as directed in the DM and not in the Division to save time, money, and effort. The DO will only accept applications from other divisions because endorsements are through proper channels.