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No.4l, s. 201i

ORDER

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GEI{ERAI, CUIDPLINSS OI{ TIIE OPENII{G OF CLASSES

To:

Undeftecretaries Assrstant Secretaries Buteau Directors Directors of Services, Centers, al1d lleads of Units Regional Direcrors Schools Divisio!/City Superintendents Heads, Public Elementary a$d Seconda.ry Schools All Others Corlcerned

PuFuant to the Constitutiona.l mandate to provide all Filipino lea.ners with free education in public clementa.ry and seconda4r schools, and to achieve the basic country's targets for th Millennium Development Goal (MDGI on universal Primary education and thls Depart$ent\ objective of E lucation for All (EFA) in 2015, thre is an urgent need to llinimize, if not to eliliinate, financial consttaints among parents/guardiails during the opening ol classes, and to implement ellective school/classroom maragement, Accordingly, the tmpleBentitg Policles oa the collectlon 3chool corHbutrors [vSCs] shal be stricdy observed.

1.

2.

of

voluntaty

a.

No fees shall bc collected tom schoolchildlefl in Kinderga:'ten up to Grade 4 anytime during the School Year {SY) 2011-20 f2. No fees shall be c,ollected flom Grade 5 pupils to Fourth Yea.r higb school students lrom June to July 2O11. However, starting August 2Ol1 until the end of tblrs SY, the contnbutions shos.ll in the table below may be collccted only or a volurtary basls.

b.

Mombetship Fec

Ar!.otnt
PhP50.00 per learner
PhPso.OO per leamer

Refetnce
DM No. 513, s. 2009 DM No. 235, s. 2009 DO No. 31, s- 2001 DO No. 54, s. 2009 DO No.l9, s. 2004 DO No. 48, s- 2009

Boy Scouts ol the

Philinbines IBSPI Girl Scouts ofthe Philiiroines IGSPI Anti-TB Fund Ddve
Parents-Teachers Associations {PTAsi School Publicatiot

PhP5.00 per

learter

Membe$hip in pupil/ student

To be determioed by the Board of DirectoB PhP60.oo fo. every elementary pupil PhP90.0O for every high school student Based on existing school policies

'EFA 2015: Karapatan ng Lahat, Pananaguln ng Lahat!'

Yar's Collectlo:rs and the SY 2Oll-2O12 Itoposed Budgt wtrtt Prog.am ofActtvttta taking into account the foltowingl

c. The Parents-Teachers Association (pTA) may colect contdbutions starting August only after presenting to their Eembers and to the school head/princips.l a Report olr ttrc UtilLatior of the kvious Achool
i. The atrount of contributions to the PfA shall be

agreed upon during the General Assernbly pursuant to DepEd Order No. 54, s. 2009; alrd shal be concurred to by the school head/principal. (?he conofifeftce oJ tt'E school head/pritEipal on the amount of ltoktri;taig being

ndndtury pagt

lf,nfs.)

PTAS are enjol.tued to teJreln J.om seff,'t tg exorblt4rtt dmountS Jof ttoluntary sctt,ol conffibllfions. Ill consideration of the many expenses that parents incur in sending theil childrcn to schoolr the FlAs aie encouraged to minimize the arnouut of contributiolrs for graduation cereioonies and extra,curaicular activities as well as minilrize rcquests for in-kind contributions.

i. The

iii The contributions to the PTA shall be on a per member basis,

regdrdlcss of the of children t}lal the mesrbe! has enrolled in the school; and ^unber

iv. The PfAs are encouraged to open and mairxtain a bsnk account to manage its collections aud budget as lnuch as possible.

d. The publication of a school newspaper, although not mandatory, is strongly encouraged io Iine with the promotion of the campus journalism program at the elementaty and secondary levels. The school publication fee shall be set at the school level. Euery elementary pupil sh,,ll not pag tuore than SirtA Pesos (PhP6O.00), at\d euery high school student, NifletA Pesos (PhP90.00)per DepED Ordei No. 19, s.200a.
No teacher, school ofr.ial nol scrtool personfiel shall collect Jees or contributiofts, nor sh4ll theg be etutrusted uith tle safekeepitg @td disbursemenl of collections md.d.e bA *te Plh pursuant to ti.e Code of Etlfca tor Prof.sslonal Tcacbe6 ias provided for in Article )(I of Republic Act No. 78361, teacheG shall not act, directly o! indiiecdy, as agent of, flor be iiaancially interested in any comEercial venture, of which they can exercise ofiicial influence. Hence, teache6, school officials and school personnel a.re prohibited flom slling or requiring the purchase of locallyproduced workbooks, instructional lnaterials, test booldets, school supplies and othe. items.

e.

f. the g.

Tbe membership iee6 for student/pupil o.ganizations shall be set by organization subject to cxisting achool policies on studeot organizations, club memberships are coursed through the PfA as requested by t]le concemd

If tlle collectlon of school publication {ees and other

organization, tfu amount coilected shall irmediately be rcmitted to the school or o.ganization on the day of collection. No service fee should be charged to the school or pupil/student orgaiization by the ptA.

h.

ta no ca3 slall of votujltary 'ton-palnaent school corHblltloas be Daale a. e bastr fot non-aatrEbsion, non_ protrotloa or lori-l33uaaca of clearancc to a atudcnt by thc school
stressd that coocerded.

It is

L 3.

Nortr-cofiUrllq'nce of tlE prouisions on thE Collection af Voluntary School Contib tions shaU be a grolt d for cd'ncell6fio^ oJ the pTA,s recog'aftio'l and./ or frling of appropi@te Charges as ttle case ftLag be.

The tdplGdentlng poUcies otr the

erroirerit to be srrictly

obsewed are as

a.

During the opening of classes, the school treads/principals shall en$tre that Grade 1 pupils snd First Year high school students wbo .egistered on Jaiuarl. 29, 2017 arc h school ln cases when therc are no schools in dle area, the mobile lcarning facilitator of the Alteinative
Learning System (ALS) shall provide educational seffices to these learners;

b.

Grade 1 pupils shouid be six (6) years old by June snd not teter ttran October 2011. The certification of birth from the loca] registrar shall be the docurDentai-y basis tor enrolment and should be submitted oo or
before December 20
1 1

c.

Children who are younger than six {6} years old by six {6) months may be adldtted to Grade 1 provided that their radiness for school has been assessed {with positive results) by the school where they are applying for adinission through tt,e Schaol Readiness Assssnrent lool in relation to
DepED Order No. 25, s. 2007.

d. All G.ade 1 pupils and First Year high school students who did not register orr Jalu4ry 29, 2011 neid to enrol before or dudng the opening ^a ^t.o---.
Those pupils or students who are promoted to the next grade or yea.r level are considered autoqratically enrolled for the coming school year rn the satne school;

e.

Those pupils or students who wish to transfer to a public school f.om another pubiic school or from s private school shall biftg tlgir Form 13A Eeporl Card) to the school wherc they intend to transGr. If this docurlent is not ava.ilable, th child can be adEitted on the condition that the Report Card shali be submitted 4ot later than the end of the First crading Period;

f.

g.

The class size should ralge fi:om a minilllum of 15 pupils/students to a maxirntrm of 60 pupils/students per class. Classes from Grades 1 to 4 should not exceed 40 pupils per class in order to keep the teaching-

lcrning process more manageable dudng these foundation years of

schooling whenever possible.

The specific provision of DepEd Orde. No 32, s. 2oo3 which Sives priority p.eference for admission to new entr'ants who are residents of tl1e locality where the school is located subject to the average a.I1d ma-{ifnum class siz stated in ltem 3 9, is retajned;

h.

heads/principals shal1 utilize altemahve delivery modes such as the modi{ied in-school, off-sclaol apProadl. e-impact, DORP fDrop-Ott Reductio/t Program) print moduies, e_modules comltufer-dssisted mstruclion
/CA4 a-mong ot}lersi

Id schools where ther are ove$lzed classes,

school

j. k.

Th. most coirpetent and/or the most experienced teachers shali

be

assigned to run the altemative delivery Eodes; a]rd

The prcvision on t:ne Adoption of Double Shifr Policg to address classloom shortages, as provided for in DepED order No 62, s 2004, subject to thc above cited avetage and maxioua ciass sizr, shall b rlraintained.

The leplemerting gutdelines o! tLe w.arhg idcnttflcatton (IDl carab are ihe foilowing:

4.

of student Elrilorm a'ld

The wea.ring of a school uniform shall not be requiled in public schools. Studeats with existing uniforms may continue uslng these unifonns, if they so de3ire, in oldt to avoid incurnng additiotral costs tor new attire; and

a.

to students 4i r.o cost on th?ir patt 'fl'e school hcad/principal shall fund these ID cards from its Maittennnca and Ot er Operatw ExPetlses (MooE).

b. 5.

lD cards

sha.ll be provided

The polictes oa thc dttdb;ttoa of lnstructional tnaterlab such as

The school head/Principal shall ensure that textbooks and leaining packages available in the schools shall be distributed to all the Pupils or R""dit.g mate.ials in t}'e librat! fuls shali be ma-dmized for "t.,d"rrt". instrlrctjon; aitd

textbooks and other leal'ning resources are as follori/s:

a.

Communication these for multiple utitiz'e sha-ll Baterials and Technolory {lCT) equipment group disalssiotrs, s'n( I delivery tormats sud! as large group workst@ps, ajr.d indiui&talized iflstaction to develop self-directed learniftg'

b.

Teachers

in scitools with Information and

Thc release of tt[ooE ln cash ailvance to schoob sha]l be guided by this policy: sclDols diuisio n/ cit! supetintenaetuts (SDSi) are ditected to rclease MOOE funds io schoots uithout fscal auto\om! in the fotu of cq,6l.' a'lvance and in adeErate are amounts proportional to the entuIment size to ensure t\nt tlLe operating funds

6.

aodilable at tlLe s@n of the school geor'

7. The guidelines on the Order arc aa follossl a. b.

donltorlag of tle lBplerreDtatlon of thls

DepEd

The schools division/city supedntendents (SDSS) arrd the school heads are directed to i&plement this Order. The rcgional director (RD) shall monitor the tnplementation of these policis; and Every school head must subBit to the respctive Division Ofice (DO) a letter of coEpliarcG together {.ith the School Monltorlag R6po.t on or befo!'e July 29, 2olf. In turn, every schools divisisn/ci9 superintendent (SDS) is required to stbmit the Dlvl3ton ConsoUdated REport or Colrpllance and l{or-compllarce of tlelt Schoob to this otaler to the Urrdc8cctctary for Reglotral oPratlotrs on or before August 15, 2O11, copy furnished the RD.

8.

Any violation of this Order by any teacher, school ofrcial ot school personnel shal be dealt with adneinistratively, pursuant to DepED Order No. 49, 3. 2006, otherwise known as the "Revised Rules of Procedure of the Department of Education in Administrative Cases.

9.

All previous issuattces which are inconsistent with the provisions of this DepEd Order are hereby repealed or modied accordingly.
Ttrese guidelines sha.ll remain school years until revised or repealed.

i0.

in fo.ce arld in

effect during the succeedi g

11.

Immediate disseminatiod of and compliance with this Order is directed.

Secretary

Referencesi

DECS Ordei

No. 31. s.2001 DepEd Order: No.32, s, 2003 DepED Otder: Nos. 62, s. 2004; 49, s. 2006; 25 and 49, s. 2oo7: 19, s- 2008; 40, 48, 54 and77, s.2OO9 No. 65, s.2o1o DepEd Orde.: DepED Memondum: Nos.235 and 513, s 2009 To be indicated in

tie

Perpetua.l

]tdex

under the folowing subjects:

POUCY PUHLS SCHOOLS

CI-ASSES CONTRIBUTIONS

ENROLMENT
F'EES
SMA/JBM/Mad.I: DO No Co[6tion

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May 25,2011 DepED Order No'41s' 2011

ON THE OIENING OF CLASSES GENERAL GUIDELINES

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Office ofthe Regional Director

District SuPervisor
D'vision

4lii-ltDluitionsuP"tint"ndunt of:
BY: RECEIVED AND DISSEMINATED

Districtof:

SchoolPrinciPal
Name of school

Te'hnologv offic lnformation and communication

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