ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY

ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Objectives
By the end of the unit/lesson, the students shall have:

1. Understood the administrative and supervisory

organization/functions of the Department of Education
(DEPED)
2. Explained the administrative and supervisory
organization/role/functions of the Bureau of Elementary
Education (BEED) and the Bureau of Secondary Education
(BSEd);
3. Discussed the administrative and supervisory
organization/role/functions of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED).
The Department of Education (DepEd) formulates, implements, and
coordinates policies, plans, programs and projects in the areas of
formal and non-formal basic education. It supervises all elementary
and secondary education institutions, including alternative learning
systems, both public and private; and provides for the establishment
and maintenance of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of
basic education relevant to the goals of national development.
Office of the Secretary Functions

OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY

•Advises the President on matters related to education.
•Establishes the policies and standards for the operation of the Department
pursuant to the approved programs of the government.
•Promulgates rules and regulations necessary to carry out the objectives,
policies, functions, plans, programs and projects of the Department.
•Promulgates issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the
offices under him and proper implementations of laws relative to
education.
•Exercises disciplinary powers over officials and employees in accordance
with existing laws.
OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY
•Formulates and enforces a management control system to measure and
evaluate performance of the Department and submits periodic reports to the
President.
•Prepares and submits to the President through the Department of Budget and
Management the budget of the Department.
•Appoints all officers and employees of the Department except those whose
appointment is vested in the President.
OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARIES / ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES
•Advise and assist the Secretary in the formulation and implementation of
Department policies, plans and programs.
•Oversee all the operational activities of the Department for which he will
be assigned and held responsible by the Secretary.
•Coordinate the programs and projects of the Department.
•On the basis of an official designation, discharge temporarily the duties of
the Secretary in case of the latter’s inability to discharge his duties or in case
of vacancy of the said office.
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OFFICE

•Develops and recommends to the Secretary the legislative agenda of the

department.
•Drafts legislation (bills, laws, etc.) for basic education.
•Prepares comments and position papers on proposed legislation for
submission to the Congress.
•Liaises with the committees on basic education in the Senate and House of
Representatives, and the offices of the Senators and Congressmen on their
concerns related to basic education.
•Coordinates with the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) in
advocating for the Executive Branch’s Legislative Agenda.
SITES TITLING OFFICE

•Develops appropriate strategies to facilitate the titling process of education

sites.
•Coordinates with the appropriate offices within the Department on the
suitability and mapping of education sites.
•Coordinates with the LRA, DENR, DAR, LMB and other appropriate
agencies for the issuance of Presidential proclamations and special patents
for untitled sites.
•Provides legal assistance to the regions regarding the transfer of ownership
of education sites in the name of the DepEd.
•Maintains an education sites database to provide needed information to the
Department and other government agencies.
INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE

The Internal Audit Service serves as the watchdog of the Department through:
(a) appraising existing procedures and related matters as to efficiency and
adequacy; and, (b) detecting and preventing frauds or dishonesty in verifying
the extent of compliance in a protective nature to the extent possible.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Management Audit Division
3.Operations Audit Division​
TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL SECRETARIAT

The Teacher Education Council (TEC) Secretariat shall be retained

in the rationalized structure as prescribed by Section 8 of RA 7784.
The Secretariat shall primarily provide technical and
administrative assistance to the Council in preparing policy
recommendations, executing its policies and programs, and
coordinating with various teacher education advisory bodies.
Curriculum and Instruction Functions

BUREAU OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

•Develops and manages the national education policy framework on

curriculum development and management for the Department.
•Develops national curriculum standards for basic education.
•Designs and develops special curriculum programs appropriate for all
types of learners.
•Formulates policies and guidelines relevant to the management,
contextualization and localization of the curriculum.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Curriculum Standards Division
3.Special Curricular Programs Division
BUREAU OF LEARNING DELIVERY

•Develops and manages the national education policy framework on

learning management and delivery for all types of learners including
those with special needs.
•Develops standards for learning management and delivery systems that
consider diversity of learners and their contexts.
•Designs learning management and delivery models for different
learning groups / types of learners in accordance with the learning
system where the learners are engaged.
BUREAU OF LEARNING DELIVERY

•Sets the policies and guidelines for co-curricular activities that are
supportive of the curricular programs.
•Develops and manages the training and development program for the
teaching personnel in coordination with the National Educators Academy of
the Philippines (NEAP).

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Teaching and Learning Division
3.Student Inclusion Division
1. Madrasah Education Office
2. Indigenous Peoples (IP) Education Offic
3. Education for Learners with Special Needs Office (ELSNO)
BUREAU OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

•Develops and manages the national education policy for educational

assessment and quality assurance (QA).
•Establishes policies, standards and guidelines relevant to assessment
and quality assurance of curriculum and learning delivery processes.
•Links with international/national agencies for networking and
benchmarking relevant to educational assessment and education
research.
BUREAU OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

•Advocates and promotes the use of assessment, QA and education

research results for policy recommendations, review and enhancement
of the curriculum and other related processes.
•Defines the focus, direction and framework of education research for
the Curriculum and Instruction Strand.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Education Assessment Division
3.Education Research Division
BUREAU OF LEARNING RESOURCES

•Develops and manages the national education policy framework on

learning resources development and management for the Department.
•Formulates policies, standards, and guidelines for the design,
development, evaluation, production, and utilization of learning resources
across all levels of the organization.
•Formulates policies, standards, and guidelines on the acquisition,
allocation, procurement, and equitable distribution of learning resources
across all levels of the organization.
•Conducts research and monitors and evaluates learning resource needs
and use for continuous improvement.
BUREAU OF LEARNING RESOURCES

•Provides learning resources aligned to the curriculum and supportive of

the various curriculum programs and modes of delivery, including those
for learners with special needs.
•Establishes and maintains systems that promote and support access to
quality learning resources online and offline.
•Ensures the sustainable and efficient operation of the Center for Learning
Resources.
•Provides access to quality assured learning resources.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Learning Resources Production Division
3.Learning Resources Quality Assurance Division
Finance and Administration
Functions

Finance and Administration ensures the efficiency to support the

organization as a whole to focus on its core business and thus attain
its targets through the provision of finance and administrative
services.
FINANCE SERVICE
•Formulates a national policy framework for the operationalization of the
Finance services in the Department.
•Provides management with technical staff assistance on fiscal matters
particularly on:
• Management of financial resources
• Determination of budgetary requirement
• Accounting of the Department’s funds

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Accounting Division
3.Budget Division
4.Employee Account Management Division
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

•Formulates a policy framework for the operationalization of the

Administrative services in the Department.
•Develops and implements administrative policies and guidelines on
material resource management.
•Provides the Department with economical, efficient and effective services
relating to personnel, information, records, delivery and receipt of
correspondence, buildings, school furniture, supplies, equipment,
collections, disbursements, security and custodial work.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Asset Management Division
3.Cash Division
4.Education Facilities Division
5.General Services Division
6.Personnel Division
7.Records Division
8.Baguio Teachers Camp
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE

•Formulates the framework to guide the operations of the

Procurement Management Service.
•Directs all activities of the Department, whether in the central
(including those of its staff bureaus) or regional level, pertaining to
procurement planning, purchasing, contract management, and
monitoring.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Procurement Planning and Management Division
3.Contract Management Division
4.Bid and Awards Committee Secretariat Division
Governance and Operations
Functions

Governance and Operations ensures the capacity of the organization to

continuously improve and be strategic in managing the environment for
which “teaching and learning” takes place.
In accordance with Republic Act (RA) 9155, the Secretary of Education
delegates the supervision of field offices (regional and schools division
offices) to the Undersecretary supervising the Governance and Operations
strand.
The Office of the Regional Director provides leadership and management
of the Department’s mandate at the regional level while the Office of the
Schools Division Superintendent provides local management and
administration of the Department’s mandate at the schools division level.
BUREAU OF LEARNER SUPPORT SERVICES

•Formulates the national framework for all learner support services and issue
policies and standards to guide the programs for the holistic development of
learners that complement the curricular offerings. The focus of these
developmental programs are on the:
• Improvement of learner readiness in terms of physical health and proper
nourishment.
• Character formation and preparation of the youth towards leadership
roles and civic service.
• Development of mental discipline, psychomotor skills and social values
through after-school sports programs.
•Provides technical and resource support to program implementers in the field.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.School Health Division
3.School Sports Division
4.Youth Formation Division
BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCE AND
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•Develops and implements an Organization Development (OD) Framework

for the Department that is responsive to aspirations of the organization to
support the delivery of basic education.
•In collaboration with the Project Development Division (PDD) of the
Project Management Service (PMS), designs Education Development
Programs and Projects (EDPPs) in the context of the organization
development framework and plan of the Department.
•Integrates and orchestrates the development of all national policy and
operational frameworks of the different offices in the Department.
•Integrates and orchestrates the implementation of the Department’s
organization development and management agenda and programs.
BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

•Manages, coordinates and implements specific EDPPs to ensure

relevance, quality, completion and sustainability of results.
•Develops and strengthens the in-house capability on the operation and
management of organization development and change initiatives.
•Generates knowledge and information derived from the implementation
and evaluation of EDPPs for future development and design initiatives.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Employee Welfare Division
3.Human Resource Development Division
4.Organization Effectiveness Division
5.School Effectiveness Division
NATIONAL EDUCATOR’S ACADEMY OF THE
PHILIPPINES (NEAP)

•Formulates a national strategic framework for the professional

development  of all DepEd personnel, including all education managers and
educators.
•Provides and manages needs-based and demand-driven professional
development programs for the continuing education of the human resources
of the Department (e.g. scholarship programs), which includes providing
technical assistance to the NEAP in the regions for the same purpose.
•Develops learning maps, training program designs and resource packages
for various human resource groups.
•Quality assures the NEAP in the regions including the
accreditation/recognition of training programs, trainers, and training service
providers.
NATIONAL EDUCATOR’S ACADEMY OF THE
PHILIPPINES (NEAP)

•Manages the Training and Development Information System

(TDIS), a component of the HRMIS, in support to the provision of
quality programs.
•Links with the CHED and teacher education institutions for the
development and recognition of NEAP training programs for credit
units at the graduate level or for specialization/certificate/degree
programs.
•Manages partners’ support to professional development.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Professional Development Division
3.Quality Assurance Division
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICE

This office generally performs functions such as (but not limited to) the
management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of capital intensive
and large scale projects that involve two or more units or agencies. Specific
functions include:
•Develops the strategic framework, guidelines and standards on
program/project development, management, monitoring and evaluation.
•Develops and installs measures, systems and structures to ensure the
continuous and sustained implementation of programs and projects which
have been/can be integrated in the regular structure.
•Provides support and mobilizes resources to the different units to ensure
efficient planning, application and optimum use of resources to program and
project operations and implementation.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICE

•Develops processes and mechanisms to assess the effectiveness of the

programs/projects/initiatives for the purpose of policy formulation, long-
and medium-term planning and (re)designing of programs and projects.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Project Development Division
3.Project Management Division
Legal and Legislative Affairs
Functions

Legal and Legislative Affairs enhances capacity of the organization to

deal with legal matters and to be proactive in moving forward its
legislative agenda.
LEGAL SERVICE

•Develops and manages the strategic framework on the provision of legal

services to guide the operations of the Legal Offices for the Department.
•Provides legal advice to the Department; interprets laws and rules affecting
the operation of the Department; prepares contracts and instruments to
which the Department is a party, and interprets provisions of contracts
covering work performed for the Department by private entities.
•Assists DepEd management in the promulgation of rules governing the
activities of the Department; prepares comments on proposed legislation
concerning the Department; answers legal queries from the public.
LEGAL SERVICE

•Assists the Solicitor General in suits involving the Department or its

officers or employees, or acts as their principal counsel in all actions taken
in their official capacity before judicial or administrative bodies, and
performs such other functions as may be provided by law.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Investigation Division
3.Legal Division
 Strategic Management
Functions

Strategic Management enables the organization to focus on long-term

directions and interface with the internal and external environment and
stakeholders.
PLANNING SERVICE

•Develops the national framework on planning, research and policy

development for the Department.
•Responsible for providing the Department with economical, efficient and
effective services relating to strategic and operational planning, program
development, policy (re)formulation and research coordination and sector
monitoring and evaluation.
Offices and divisions:
1.Office of the Director
2.Policy Research and Development  Division
3.Planning and Programming Division
4.Education Management Information System (EMIS) Division
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERVICE

•Formulates a national framework to guide the operations of the Public

Affairs Service office.
•Develops standards, policies, and guidelines on communications and
public relations for the Department.
•Develop advocacy and public affairs strategies for the Department.
•Functions as clearing house of all materials for public release in print and
non-print media.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERVICE

•Facilitates and manages the mechanism of receiving, processing and

analyzing information from internal and external parties ensuring the
Department’s accessibility to its stakeholders and the general public.
•Provides timely and appropriate responses to general queries and
concerns in behalf of the Department.
Offices and divisions:
1.Office of the Director
2.Communications Division
3.Publications Division
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SERVICE

•Enables process efficiencies and service delivery

effectiveness in education governance through the use of
ICT.
•Supports education specialists in developing ICT-enabled
solutions that enhance teaching and learning.
•Delivers quality technical support to clients and empowers
them in the use of ICT.

Offices and divisions:

1.Office of the Director
2.Solutions Development Division
3.Technology Infrastructure Division
4.User Support Division
EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS SERVICE
•Develops the national education policy framework on establishing
relations with external partners of the Department.
•Develops policies, guidelines, standards and protocols on
partnership, resource generation and mobilization, and networking
with stakeholders including but not limited to bilateral/multilateral
agreements and pledges of commitments.
•Based on strategic thrusts and direction of the Department, provides
recommendations on the creation of the international cooperation
agenda of the Department.
•Manages and coordinates with the relevant offices the compliance
and completion of DepEd commitments both local and international
including commitments entered into with the political stakeholders.
EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS SERVICE
•Provides technical assistance to the Central Office units and field
offices in engaging and maintaining partnerships with local and
international stakeholders.
•Enhances Philippine participation and cooperation in bilateral and
multilateral cooperation programs in education by serving as focal
point for DepEd in the planning and coordinating of international
and regional programs and activities of SEAMEO, APEC, ASEAN,
Australian Aid, USAID, World Bank, ADB, UNESCO, and other
international organizations.
•Serves as the clearing house for all international transactions within
the Department, including bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT (DRRM) SERVICE

•Formulates a framework for DRRM operations in the Department.

•Acts as focal point for the DepEd in planning, implementing,
coordinating and monitoring of activities related to DRRM,
Education in Emergencies (EiE) and Climate Change Adaptation
(CCA).
•Develops and recommends policy standards and actions to enhance
DepEd’s resilience and management of DRRM/EiE/CCA matters.
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT (DRRM) SERVICE

•Manages theInitiates and coordinates cooperation and collaborative

activities with national government agencies, non-government
organizations and civil society groups, inter-agency and cluster
groupings (i.e. NDRRMC Technical Working Group, Education
Cluster, Protection Group, etc) concerned with DRRM/EiE/CCA.
• monitoring and evaluation of program and project implementation
including generating information relevant to DRRM/EiE/CCA
matters for the purpose of implementation and policy formulation.
•Creates and operates (in coordination with the field offices)
Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) which will serve as the
Department’s operating and response facility during disasters.
•Serves as the clearinghouse for all DRRM/EiE/CCA-related
transactions within the department.
 REFERENCES:

https://www.deped.gov.ph/