School Governance

Council
 School Governance Council

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an act instituting a
framework of decentralization of
governance for basic authority from the
education and central government
establishing to the school level
(Caldwell, 2005)
authority and
accountability
School Governing Council 2009

It provides a forum for

school stakeholders It provides an
The role of the SGC is
and school head to opportunity to develop a
to assist in planning and
work together partnership between the
setting direction for the
towards continuously school and school
school.
improving student community for holistic
learning outcomes. development.
School Governing Council

As mentioned in the It gave the School

consultative Heads an
meetings, the term impression that the
“governing” is too council can
strong. overpower them.

SGCs are not functioning

as they were designed
 FINDINGS
(Assessing School-based Management in the Target Solutions
Philippines by the World Bank Group,
2016)

Clarify the roles and responsibilities of SGCs Roles and responsibilities of S G C is clearly
and PTAs stated on the draft policy

Establish a role for SGC in overseeing School S G C an accountability/monitoring/feedback

Discretionary Fund and PTA Funds mechanism

Increase the knowledge of SGC members on their roles A capacity building will be conducted
and responsibilities through school-level training (1 RO, 2 DO, 3 SHs)

Conduct an information campaign to increase public

Instructional videos, infographics, and manual
awareness of the roles of SGCs and PTAs, and the
will be distributed to the field to strengthen the
reporting requirements associated with School
information dissemination of SGC.
Discretionary funds.
 Summary of PTA Complaints from 2012 - 2017

In the proposed 5.66%

policy, SGC will be
5.66%
the umbrella body
governing all
organizations inside
the School where 3 3
PTA is included.With
this provision, 47
concerns on PTA 88.68%
especially regarding
Collecting Fees will
be addressed since
all activities of the
PTA shall be
synchronized and
well-coordinated
with the SGC.
Unprofessional Conduct School Based Policy Collection Fees

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
School Governance Council
It is a mechanism It shall function as the It is the umbrella
fostering community governance structure organization of all
engagement where and feedback committees,
active participation and mechanism associations, and
partnerships are at the school level. organizations inside the
fortified. school.
 School Governance Council

Governance Feedback
Structure Mechanis
m
 Governance Feedback
Structure
Mechanism

It shall be an avenue It shall be the

where the democratic feedback link/loop
process of between the school
consultation with the stakeholders and
schools’ internal and school management
external stakeholders on school
in the decision-making
performance and
will be observed.
service quality.
 School Head as
Chief Executive
Officer

Chairperson Secretary

Vice Chairperson

Members
 Composition
Core Members

• School Head
• Supreme Pupil Government/Supreme
Student Government
• Parent-Teacher Association
• Faculty Club or its equivalent
• Other SGC members shall come from
community organizations duly recognized by
government authorities.
 School Head as Chief Executive Officer

establish community
implement policies in networks and encourage refer the SGC approved
partnership with SGC the active involvement decisions to the
that are in of school stakeholders appropriate school body
accordance with in improving school for implementation
DepEd policies processes
 Chairperson

exercise general discuss with the school

call and preside all supervision over all head the direction of
meetings of the activities relative to the the School Governance
SGC functions of the Council
council;
 Vice Chairperson

assist the Chairperson in

act as the presiding perform other functions
the supervision and
officer in the absence of delegated by the
coordination of the
chairperson Chairperson.
activities of the SGC;
 Secretary

prepare quarterly
reports of the issue notice of
activities of the meetings to all
keep the minutes
SGC and publish members of the
and all other
them on the SGC at least a week
records of the SGC
school’s before the
Transparency Board scheduled time;
and School Report
Card
 Members

raise concerns and

needs of learners and
provide positive inputs
other stakeholders,
participate, promote, and balanced views on
including those outside
and support SGC issues presented during
of the school that
activities SGC meetings
have bearing on
school services and
processes
 Election

The election shall be The call for election

Candidates shall come
held on or before the shall be made publicly
from the members of
second week of July by and notice shall be
the SGC. They shall file
which the first meeting posted in public areas
their candidacy one (1)
of the SGC shall also two (2) weeks before
week before the
be conducted. the election.
election
 Tenure

Except for the school head and SGC core members, other SGC members from
the duly recognized community organizations shall hold office for only one (1)
School Year and will stay for a holdover capacity until the election of new officers.
 Removal From Office

SGC members shall be removed from the council if the member committed the following
acts:
• Misrepresentation of the SGC
• Unauthorized solicitation of financial resources
• Acts that go against the interest of the school and learners
• Gross negligence
• Fostering disunity in the school
• Commits and/or supports unlawful acts
• Other acts or omission analogous to the above-mentioned
 Limitations of the S G C

It shall always coordinate

It shall not directly and act through the
It shall act as one body
manage the school school head in the
and not individually in
because it is the conduct of its affairs and
performing its functions
responsibility of the shall not act on its own
and responsibilities.
school head. in any transactions
involving the school.
 SGC MANUAL

PART I: PART IV:

PART II: PART III:
Understanding the
School Governance Understanding
Council Setting Up Your SGCs Making SGCs Work
Your Roles in the
SGC

• Brief history
• Goals and • Steps in organizing
• Guidelines and • Important roles of
importanc SGCs
Procedures each stakeholder
e (new and existing)
in making the
• Connectio council work
n to SBM