DepEd

As the Department of Education (DepEd) “aims to inculcate a culture of excellence in its delivery of quality, accessible , relevant and liberating education for the Filipino learners,” it has developed its own Manual of Style (DMOS), 2018 Edition, that prescribes language style, format and usage based on The Chicago Manual of Style to be used by the department.

The Department of Education has just released the Service Marks and Visual Identity Manual (DSVMVIM), 2018 Edition. This contains the “guidelines on the specifications and applications of the Department’s name, seal, and logo to produce a unified look in all DepEd communications and publications.”

It’s a good start for the school teachers to be familiarized with the 2019 guidelines on promoting and retaining the learners as the school year has just started. On the Grading System, the K-12 Basic Education Program (BEP) uses a standards-based and competency-based grading system. All grades will be based on the weighted score of the learner’s summative assessments.

Regional Memorandum 18, s. 2019 – aims to protect teachers and school heads from possible abuses, harassment and complaints, and to prevent them from becoming victims by participating and tolerating illegal and unauthorized activities that were perceived to be acceptable due to prolonged practice and unbridled systems, hence this reiteration and guidance.

The Human Resource Development Division of the DepEd’s Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development releases the updated version of the Results-based Performance Management System (RPMS) Manual in reference to the implementation of the RPMS Manual and tools based on the first 12 PPST Indicators for SY 2019-2020 which you can download now.

On Prohibiting the Use of Social Media in Class Projects – A DepEd Memorandum or Order on the matter of “Prohibiting the Use of Social Media in Class Projects and Homeworks” is in order and may be released soon by the Curriculum and Instruction strand. This is in relation to the recent update given by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The DICT appeals for DepEd schools to stop the use of social media in the classroom since learners become vulnerable to different cyber threats. 

The office of the DepEd Undersecretary for Administration, Usec. Alain Del B. Pascua, recently issued a memorandum last June 11, 2019, requesting all officials and personnel of the department to assess and submit information regarding the state of every school faculty room in the country. This is a response after the central office received reports of restrooms and other spaces or facilities being converted and used as faculty rooms. 

The Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development (BHROD) of the Department of Education released the DepEd Memo number 076, series of 2019 which is about the Results of 2018 Principals’ Test. The examination was done last December 9, 2018, in 25 testing centers simultaneously. 

The Department of Education thru Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones signals the increase of Public School Teachers’ salary aside from the recently received increase for the final tranche of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL).

As the Department of Education commences the School Year 2019-2020, Brigada Eskwela 2019 from May 20 to 25, 2019 also commences. The theme for the said activity this year, “Matatag na Bayan, para sa Maunlad na Paaralan,” reflects the goal of Brigada Eskwela 2019 to bring all stakeholders together to participate and cooperate by contributing their time and effort to prepare the school facilities for the opening of the school year this June 3, 2019.