K"to"12"LEGAL"IMPLICATIONS"&"TRANSITION"

CHALLENGES""

A6y."Joseph"Noel"M."Estrada"

K"to"12"

Launched"October"5,"2010"

Signed"into"Law"May"15,"2013"

IRR"approved"September"4,"2013"

DECLARATION"OF"POLICY"

ArKcle"XIV,"SecKon"2(1)"of"the"1987"Philippine"ConsKtuKon"

The"State"shall"establish,"maintain,"and"support"a"complete,"adequate,"and"integrated"system"of"educaKon"relevant"to"the"needs"of"the"people"and"society;"

SEC."3."Basic&Educa*on.&Basic"educaKon"is"intended"to"meet"basic"learning"needs"which"provides"the"foundaKon"on"which"subsequent"learning"can"be"based."It"encompasses"kindergarten,"elementary"and"secondary"educaKon"as"well"as"alternaKve"learning"systems"for"out"of[school"learners"and"those"with"special"needs."

Culled"from"Sec."4(b)"of"REPUBLIC"ACT"NO."9155,"“GOVERNANCE"OF"BASIC"EDUCATION,"ACT”"

ENHANCED"BASIC"EDUCATION"

AT"LEAST"

one"(1)"year"of"kindergarten"educaKon"

six"(6)"years"of""elementary"educaKon"

six"(6)"years"of"secondary"educaKon"

"Secondary"educaKon"includes:"

"four"(4)"years"of"junior"high"school,"and""

"two"(2)"years"of"senior"high"school" "

"THREE"(3)"STAGES"IN"BASIC"EDUCATION"

KINDERGARTEN"EDUCATION"

ELEMENTARY"EDUCATION"

SECONDARY"EDUCATION"

ENHANCED"BASIC"EDUCAITON"

•  R.A."10157,"“Kindergarten"Act"of"2012”"–"InsKtuKonalizaKon"of"Kindergarten"EducaKon."

•  Elementary"EducaKon["compulsory;"second"stage;"fixed"at"six"years"(no"longer"usually"6"or"7);"entrants"are"typically"6"year"olds"

•  Secondary"EducaKon["compulsory"third"stage;"Junior"HS"and"Senior"HS;"14"and"16"year"old"entrants"respecKvely"

CHANGES"INTRODUCED:"•  Confirms"the"insKtuKonalizaKon"of"mandatory"Kinder"as"part"of"basic"educaKon;"

•  Fixes"Elementary"educaKon"to"6"years;"

•  Basic"EducaKon"now"includes"junior"high"school"and"senior"high"school;"and"

•  Secondary"educaKon"is"made"“compulsory”."

Compulsory"Secondary"EducaKon?"

Art."XIV,"ConsMtuMon,"SecMon"2."The"State"shall:"“Establish"and"maintain,"a"system"of"free"public"educaKon"in"the"elementary"and"high"school"levels."Without"limiKng"the"natural"rights"of"parents"to"rear"their"children,"elementary"educaMon"is"compulsory"for"all"children"of"school"age;”"

“Compulsory"Basic"EducaMon.""It"shall"be"compulsory"for"every"parent"or"guardian"or"other"persons"having"custody"of"any"child"to"enroll"such"child"in"basic"educaMon,"irrespecMve"of"learning"delivery"modes"and"systems,"unMl"its"compleMon,"as"provided"for"by"exisMng"laws,"rules,"and"regulaMons.”"(Sec."7,"IRR)"

Mandatory""

vs.""

Compulsory"

Elementary"EducaKon"Act"of"1953"

SECTION"5.It"shall"be"compulsory"for"every"parent"or"guardian"or"other"person"having"custody"of"any"child"to"enrol"such"child"in"a"public"school,"the"next"school"year"following"the"seventh"birthday"of"such"child,"and"such"child"shall"remain"in"school"unKl"the"compleKon"of"an"elementary"educaKon"SUBJECT"TO"EXCEPTIONS."

By"making"secondary"educaMon"compulsory,"it"creates"an"obligaMon"that"is"legally"demandable."

But"whose"primary"obligaMon"is"it"to"provide"elementary"and"secondary"educaMon?"

•  ""

Primary"ObligaMon"of"Parents"as"part"of"civil"obligaMon"to"send"their"children"to"school."

It"is"therefore"compulsory"for"parents"to"keep"their"children"in"school"as"long"as"the"government"can"provide"free"public"schools,"which"now"includes"secondary"educaMon."

Compulsoriness"“in"the"nature"of"moral"compulsion”"

No"Penalty"provided."

•  Revised"Penal"Code,"Art."277."Abandonment*of*minor*by*person*entrusted*with*his*custody;*indifference*of*parents."—"The"penalty"of"arresto"mayor"and"a"fine"xxx""

•  shall"be"imposed"upon"the"parents"who"shall"neglect"their"children"by"not"giving"them"the"educaMon"which"their"staMon"in"life"require"and"financial"condiMons"permit."

ImplicaKon"of"Compulsory"Secondary"EducaKon"

•  If"at"all,"the"implicaMon"of"a"compulsory"secondary"educaMon"in"the"K"to"12"Law"would&be&to&ever&highlight&the&government’s&duty&to&provide&enough&schools&and&keep&students&in&school;&and&reduce,&if&not&completely&eradicate,&student&dropouts.&&

NO"TO"MOTHER"TONGUE!"

YES"TO"MOTHER"LANGUAGE!"

Mother"Language"

Kinder"and"Grades"1[3"teaching"materials"shall"be"in"naKve"language"

Grades"4[6["DepEd"shall"introduce"mother"language"transiKon"program"introducing"Filipino"and"English."

Mother"Language"–"refers"to"the"language/s"first"learned"by"the"child,"which"he"idenKfies"with,"used"as"a"naKve"language,"knows"best"and"uses"most."Includes"sign"language"of"PWDs."

NaKve"Language["tradiKonal"speech"variety"in"the"region,"area,"or"place."

TRANSITION"ISSUES"AND"CHALLENGES"

TransiKon"Period"

•  SecMon"32."TransiMon"Period."The"transiMon"period"shall"be"reckoned"from"the"date"of"the"approval"of"this"IRR"unMl"the"end"of"2021b2022."

•  It"is"humbly"submi6ed,"however,"that"the"real"transiMon"period"should"be"up"to"the"Mme"when"the"first"batch"of"Kinder"in"SY"2012b2013"is"expected"to"finish"senior"high"school,"which"is"acer"SY"2024b2025."

•  AssumpMons:"•  1.1M"Students"from"public"Junior"HS"in"2016"

•  .4M""Students"from"private"schools"

•  No"college"freshmen"in"SY"2016b2017"and"SY"2017b2018"

•  No"college"graduate"in"SY"2021b2022""

AssumpKons"

•  Majority"of"students"from"public"HS"will"take"the"techbvoc"and"livelihood"track"in"SHS,"and"a"few"will"pursue"Higher"EducaMon"in"SY"2018b2019"

•  Majority"of"students"from"private"schools"will"take"the"academic"track"in"SHS"and"pursue"Higher"EducaMon"in"SY"2018b2019"

Kb12b16!"

I."Enhanced"Basic"EducaMon"System"

II."Teacher"EducaMon"and"Training"

III."Teacher"QualificaMons"and"Hiring"

IV."EbGASTPE"and"Other"Financial"Arrangements"

V."Other"TransiMon"Issues"

•  SEC.""4.""Enhanced"Basic"EducaMon"Program."–"The"enhanced"basic"educaMon"program"encompasses"at"least"one"(1)"year"of"kindergarten"educaMon,"six"(6)"years"of"elementary"educaMon,"and"six"(6)"years"of"secondary"educaMon,"in"that"sequence."Secondary"educaMon"includes"four"(4)"years"of"junior"high"school"and"two"(2)"years"of"senior"high"school"educaMon."

Elementary"""""" "="6"years"

High"School ""

Junior"High"School="4"years"""

Senior"high"School=""2"years"

" " " " " """"""_____________"

•  Total " "12"years"

Can&schools&adopt&a&different&dura*on&and&sequence&of&basic&educa*on?&

4b4b4="12?"

7b5=12?"

4b2b2b4=12?"

•  Number"of"Years"and"Sequence"of"Levels"Fixed"

•  PEIs"are"given"flexibility"in"the"content"and"standards"

•  Thus,"without"deviaMng"from"the"order"of"sequence"and"the"number"of"years"for"each"level"of"basic"educaMon,"private"schools"may"further"designate"such"levels"into"lower,"middle,"and"high"school"programs"depending"on"its"systems"for"monitoring"teaching"and"learning."

Teacher"EducaMon"and"Training"

•  SEC.7."Teacher"EducaMon"and"Training."–"To"ensure"that"the"enhanced"basic"educaMon"program"meets"the"demand"for"quality"teachers"and"school"leaders,"the"DepEd"and"the"CHED,"in"collaboraMon"with"relevant"partners"in"government,"academe,"industry,"and"nonbgovernmental"organizaMons,"shall"conduct"teacher"educaMon"and"training"programs,"as"specified:"

a)"Inbservice"Training"on"Content"and"Pedagogy."–"Current"DepEd"teachers"shall"be"retrained"to"meet"the"content"and"performance"standards"of"the"new"K"to"12"curriculum."

""""""""""The"DepEd"shall"ensure"that"private"educaMon"insMtuMons"shall"be"given"the"opportunity"to"avail"of"such"training."

b)"Training"of"New"Teachers."–"New"graduates"of"the"current"Teacher"EducaMon"curriculum"shall"undergo"addiMonal"training,"upon"hiring,"to"upgrade"their"skills"to"the"content"standards"of"the"new"curriculum."Furthermore,"the"CHED"in"coordinaMon"with"the"DepEd"and"relevant"stakeholders,"shall"ensure"that"the"Teacher"EducaMon"curriculum"offered"in"these"Teacher"EducaMon"InsMtutes"(TEIs)"will"meet"the"necessary"quality"standards"for"new"teachers.""

•  “Duly&recognized&organiza*ons&ac*ng&as&TEIs,&in&coordina*on&with&the&DepEd,&CHED&and&other&relevant&stakeholders,&shall&ensure&that&the&curriculum&of&these&organiza*ons&meet&the&necessary&quality&standards&for&trained&teachers.”*

•  INSET"covers"the"current"teachers"as"part"of"their"conMnuing"professional"development.""

•  Prebservice"Trainingb"new"graduates"referred"to"are"those"graduates"under"the"teacher"educaMon"standards"prescribed"under"CMO"30,"Series"of"2004"or"CMO"52,"series"of"2007,"or"earlier"versions"of"the"curriculum.""

Who"gives"the"INSET"and"PREbSET?"

" "1)"TEIs"

"2)"AcMng"TEIs"(Also"known"as" ""D.R.O.A.T.S.)"

"""""""""""""""""""""D.R.O.A.T.S."

The"term"“duly"recognized"organizaMons"acMng"as" TEIs”" refers" to" organizaMons," other" than"schools" or" HEIs," contracted" out" by" the" DepEd"during"the"transiMon"and"for"a"fixed"period," to"provide" teacher" training" for" purposes" of"retooling" the" graduates" of" the" Teacher"EducaMon" curriculum," and" only" in" such" areas"where" there" is" a" shortage" of" trained" teachers."(Sec."12.2"of"the"IRR)"

DROATs’"role"in"training"new"teachers"might"diminish"or"become"irrelevant,"once"exisMng"TEIs"or"HEIs"have"aligned"their"Teacher"EducaMon"curriculum"with"the"enhanced"basic"educaMon"curriculum"under"the"K"to"12"Law."

Teacher"QualificaMons"&"Hiring"

Who"are"qualified"to"teach?"

a)  Graduates,"with"5"year"LET"condiMon"b)  Techbvoc"graduates"c)  Faculty"of"HEIs"d)  Experts"

•  Who&are&qualified&to&teach&in&K&to&12?&1)"Graduates"of"science,"mathemaMcs,"staMsMcs,"engineering,"music"and"other"degree"courses"with"shortages"in"qualified"Licensure"ExaminaMon"for"Teachers"(LET)"applicants"to"teach"in"their"specialized"subjects"in"the"elementary"and"secondary"educaMon.""

•  Provided,"That"they"pass"the"LET"within"five"(5)"years"acer"their"date"of"hiring:"Provided,"further,"That"if"such"graduates"are"willing"to"teach"on"part[Kme"basis,"the"provisions"of"LET"shall"no"longer"be"required;"

“Qualified&LET&applicants&shall&also&include&graduates&admiQed&by&founda*ons&duly&recognized&for&their&exper*se&in&the&educa*on&sector&and&who&sa*sfactorily&complete&the&requirements&set&by&these&organiza*ons”&

FoundaMons"as"alternaMve"source"of"qualified"teachers"

"""""""""""""""""""""""""FOUNDATIONS?"

•  The"term"“foundaMons,”"as"used"in"this"secMon,"refers"to"nonbprofit"organizaMons,"which"are"not"operaMng"as"educaMonal"insMtuMons,"contracted"out"by"the"DepEd"for"a"fixed"period,"to"provide"volunteers"to"teach"in"basic"educaMon"in"areas"where"there"is"a"shortage"of"qualified"teachers.""

•  Volunteers"are"included"in"the"term"“Graduates”.&

•  5"year"period"to"pass"the"LET"shall"apply"to"them"

•  5"year"period"to"pass"the"LET;"except"for"PartbTimers"

•  Sec."8"(a)"pertain"to"“New"Hires”,"not"ExisMng"Faculty.""

• QualificaMons"of"ExisMng"Faculty"to"teach"in"Secondary"EducaMon"are"covered"by"SecMon"8[c]"of"RA"10533"

•  It’s"possible"where"a"faculty"of"HEI"transfers"to"teach"in"secondary"educaMon"acer"his"or"her"employment"as"faculty"is"terminated"by"reason"of"authorized"causes"under"the"Labor"Code."In"as"much"as"the"said"faculty"in"this"circumstance"is"considered"as"a"“new"hire”…"

…Should"the"LET"requirement"within"5"years"be"applied"to"the"faculty?""

Or"should"the"faculty"qualify"under"SecMon"8[c]?"

Technical"VocaKonal"Teachers"

•  (b)"Graduates"of"technicalbvocaMonal"courses"to"teach"in"their"specialized"subjects"in"the"secondary"educaMon:"Provided,"That"these"graduates"possess"the"necessary"cerMficaMon"issued"by"the"TESDA:"

Tech[Voc"Teachers"

•  No"Academic"Requirement."

•  CerMficate"from"TESDA"is"required."

•  Must"undergo"INSET"for"New"Teachers."

Tech[Voc"Teachers"

•  Phil."TVET"Trainers"QualificaMon"and"CerMficaMon"System"

•  PQF"under"E.O."83"must"be"harmonized"with"K"to"12"

Tech[Voc"Teachers"

•  To"amain"the"appropriate"NaKonal"TVET"Trainer"CerKficate"(NTTC)"Level"I"or"II,"the"following"are"required:"

•  1) "Acquire"the"NC"Level"of"the"qualificaKon"appropriate"in"the"training"program"being"handled"but"not"lower"than"NC"II;"

•  2) "Acquire"the"Trainers"Methodology"CerKficate"(TMC)"I"or"II.""

Faculty"of"HEIs"

•  (c)"Faculty"of"HEIs"be"allowed"to"teach"in"their"general"educaMon"or"subject"specialMes"in"the"secondary" educaMon:" Provided," That" the"faculty" must" be" a" holder" of" a" relevant"Bachelor’s" degree," and" must" have"saMsfactorily"served"as"a"fullbMme"HEI"faculty;"

Faculty"of"HEIs"

•  No&Master’s&Degree&Requirement?&

• Must"be"read"in"harmony"with"minimum"academic"requirements"of"CHED"for"faculty."

Faculty"of"HEIs"

•  CHED"has"the"power"to"administer,"supervise,"and"to"a"certain"extent"regulate"higher"educaMon"insMtuMons."The"power"to"prescribe"the"minimum"standards"for"programs"and"insMtuMons"of"higher"learning""necessarily"includes"prescribing"the"minimum"academic"qualificaMons"of"faculty"and"other"academic"personnel."

• Must"be"a"fullbMme"faculty."

•  PartbMme"faculty"may"teach:"–  if"he/she"falls"under"Sec."8"(a)"but"subject"to"LET"requirement"within"a"period"of"5"years;"or"

– He/she"qualifies"as"an"expert"under"DepEd"guidelines."

•  (d)" The" DepED" and" private" educaMon"insMtuMons" may" hire" pracMMoners," with"experMse" in" the" specialized" learning" areas"offered"by"the"Basic"EducaMon"Curriculum,"to"teach" in" the" secondary" level;" Provided," That"they" teach" on" partbMme" basis" only." For" this"purpose,"the"DepED,"in"coordinaMon"with"the"appropriate" government" agencies," shall"determine" the" necessary" qualificaMon"standards"in"hiring"these"experts."

•  DOLE[DECS[CHED[TESDA"Order"No."1,"Series"of"1996"(Joint*Order*of*1996)"provides"for"the"definiKon"of"full[Kme"and"part"Kme"academic"personnel."It"reads:"– Full?@me*academic*personnel*are*those*mee@ng*all*the*following*requirements:*"

•  1. *Who*possess*at*least*the*minimum&academic&qualifica*ons&prescribed*by*the*Department*of*Educa@on,*Culture*and*Sports*for*Basic*Educa@on,*the*Commission*on*Higher*Educa@on*for*Ter@ary*Educa@on*and*the*Technical*Educa@on*and*Skills*Development*Authority*for*Technical*and*Voca@onal*Educa@on*under*their*respec@ve*Manual*of*Regula@ons*governing*said*personnel;"

•  2.*Who*are*paid*monthly*or*hourly*based*on*the*normal*or*regular*teaching*loads*as*provided*for*in*the*policies,*rules*and*standards*of*the*agency*concerned;"

•  3.*Whose*regular*working*day*of*not*more*than*eight*(8)*hours*a*day*is&devoted&to&the&school;"

•  4. *Who*have*no*other*remunera@ve*occupa@on*elsewhere*requiring*regular*hours*of*work*that*will*conflict*with*the*working*hours*in*the*school*and;"

•  5.*Who*are*not*teaching*full?@me*in*any*other*educa@onal*ins@tu@on.*"

•  * * * * * * *All&teaching&or&academic&personnel&who&do&not&meet& the& foregoing&qualifica*ons&are&considered& part& *me* and* are* therefore* not*eligible* for* regulariza@on* regardless* of* the*number* of* years* served* in* the* educa@onal*ins@tu@on.”"

Other"Labor"ImplicaKons"

•  If&a&faculty&is&allowed&to&teach&in&the&Secondary&Educa*on&Program,&will&the&academic&status&change?&

•  Yes&if&the&Faculty&teaches&Secondary&Educa*on&Program&in&another&Educa*onal&Ins*tu*on,&he/she&is&considered&a&part]*me.&

• What&is&the&status&of&the&faculty&who&teaches&at&the&secondary&educa*on&of&the&same&educa*onal&ins*tu*on?&

• He/She"is"considered"PartbMme"under"the"definiMon"provided"in"the"Joint"Order"of"1996."

“3.*Whose*regular*working*day*of*not*more*than*eight*(8)*hours*a*day*is&devoted&to&the&school”&

•  ]SHOULD&BE&VIEWED&IN&THE&LIGHT&OF&K&TO&12.&&

•  “SCHOOL”&should&be&taken&to&mean&educa*onal&ins*tu*on."

•  Faculty"who"will"teach"in"the"Secondary"EducaMon"of"the"same"educaMonal"insMtuMon"should"be"allowed"to"keep"his/her"fullbMme"status"BUT"ONLY"DURING"THE"TRANSITION"PERIOD."

But"keeping"the"same"Academic"Rank"and"Rate:"

•  Not"automaMc."

• Must"be"subject"to"insMtuMonal"policy"on"academic"ranking"

LABOR"CODE"

ART."100."PROHIBITION"AGAINST"ELIMINATION"OR"DIMINUTION"OF"BENEFITS."

DiminuKon"in"Pay?"

•  Change"of"Assignment/New"curriculum"

• DebLoading"of"FullbMme"Faculty"

Tests"to"Apply"

Inherent"Management"PrerogaMve?"

Proprietary"Right"of"the"School?"

Vs."

EnMtlements"enforceable/demandable"obligaMon"against"the"school?"

Exodus of faculty to other industries or to public schools will likely cause many

private HEIs to close.

LET"IT"BE"KNOWN:"

HEIs need to keep their qualified faculty because it would cost them more to lay

them off.

What happens to those who don’t qualify?

OPTIONS"FOR"THE"SCHOOL"

I."PROBATIONARY"AND"PART[TIME"FACULTY:"

"Non-Renewal Of Contracts

OPTIONS"FOR"THE"SCHOOLS"

II."FOR"TENURED"FACULTY:"1.  RE[CLASSIFY"TO"ADMINISTRATIVE"OR"

ACADEMIC"SUPPORT"POSITIONS"

2.  Assign"Faculty"to"do"research"for"2"years"3.  Payroll"employment"for"2"years"

4.  FloaKng"Status"

5."Offer"Redundancy"or"Retrenchment"Programs"

6."SabbaKcal"Leave"

7."Apply"ReKrement"Plan"or"Offer"Early"ReKrement"Package"8."Offer"Voluntary"Redundancy"Program"

IMPLICATIONS"TO"RETAINED"FACULTY"

1.  Pay"rates:"Public"vs."Private;"annualized"vs."per"unit;"lower"academic"rank"

2.  Teaching"Load"

3.  DiminuKon"of"Pay?"

•  SecMon"31."Labor"and"Management"Rights."In"the"implementaMon"of"the"Act,"including"the"transiMon"period,"the"rights"of"labor"xxx"as"well"as"the"prerogaMves"of"management,"shall"be"respected."The"DOLE,"DepEd,"CHED"and"TESDA"shall"promulgate"xxx"joint"administraMve"issuance,"within"sixty"(60)"days"from"the"effecMvity"of"this"IRR"xxx."

FINANCIAL"ASSISTANCE"AND"ARRANGEMENTS"

E[GASTPE"

•  SEC."10."Expansion"of"EbGASTPE"Beneficiaries."—"The"benefits"accorded"by"Republic"Act"No."8545,"or"the"“Expanded"Government"Assistance"to"Students"and"Teachers"in"Private"EducaMon"Act”,"shall"be"extended"to"qualified"students"enrolled"under"the"enhanced"basic"educaMon."

•  SecKon"22."Criteria"for"Assistance"to"Qualified"Students."The"programs"of"assistance"shall"be"made"available"primarily"to"graduates"of"the"junior"high"school"program"in"public"schools,"Xxx."

•  The" programs" of" assistance" may& also" be"made" available" to" students" who" completed"junior" high" schools" in" private" educaMonal"insMtuMons," whether" these" students" are" EbGASTPE" beneficiaries" or" not," subject" to"compliance" with" the" qualificaMons" and"guidelines"to"be"determined"by"the"DepEd."

•  Priority"is"with"graduates"from"public"HS"who"will"enter"SHS."

•  Extension"of"Benefits"to"current"EbGASTPE"beneficiaries""is"NOT"automaMc.""

•  The"K"to"12"Law"mandates"that"the"benefits"of"EbGASTPE"be"extended"to"qualified"students"enrolled"under"the"enhanced"basic"educaMon"precisely"because"the"law"extended"secondary"educaMon"to"two"more"years"of"Senior"High"School."Clearly,"“qualified"students”"refer"to"exisMng"beneficiaries"who"have"previously"qualified"for"assistance"under"the"EbGASTPE"in"basic"educaMon.""

•  It"is"humbly"submimed"that"exisKng"E[GASTPE"beneficiaries"who"will"conKnue"with"Senior"High"School"Program"shall"automaMcally"conMnue"to"receive"the"assistance"under"the"EbGASTPE,"subject"to"the"beneficiaries’"compliance"with"guidelines"to"be"determined"by"DepEd.""

ParKcipaKng"Schools"

•  SecMon"24."Private"educaMonal"insMtuMons"and"nonbDepEd"public"schools"and"other"potenMal"providers"of"basic"learning"needs"that"may"be"authorized"to"offer"senior"high"school"are"eligible"to"parMcipate"in"programs"of"assistance"as"may"be"applicable,""under"the"EbGASTPE"program"and"other"financial"arrangements"formulated"by"the"DepEd"and"DBM"

•  It"should"be"therefore"understood"that"these"E[GASTPE"and"other"financial"arrangements"may"be"entered"only"by"the"DepEd"with"private"providers"and"NOT"with"public"insMtuMons"such"as"State"UniversiMes"and"Colleges"(SUCs)"and"Local"UniversiMes"and"Colleges"(LUCs)."As"government"educaKonal"insKtuKons,"SUCs"and"LCUs"have"their"respecKve"budgets.""

•  Can&DepEd&enter&into&other&arrangements&with&exis*ng&SUCs&and&LCUs&in&the&delivery&of&SHS?&

•  Yes,"as"long"as"the"involvement"of"SUCs"ad"LCUs"does"not"contribute"to"the"negaMve"financial"impact"to"private"educaMonal"insMtuMons.""

SecKon"12."Transitory"Provision"

To"manage"the"iniKal"implementaKon"of"the"enhanced"basic"educaKon"program"and"miMgate"the"expected"mulMbyear"low"enrolment"turnout"for"HEIs"and"Technical"VocaMonal"InsMtuMons"(TVIs)"starMng"School"Year20"16b2017,"the"DepED"shall"engage"in"partnerships"with"HEIs"and"TVIs"for"the"uKlizaKon"of"the"lamer’s"human"and"physical"resources."Xxx."

Adopt"A"School"Program"under"R.A.8252"

Other"TransiKon"Challenges"&"Issues"

•  SecKon"15."Issuance"and"RevocaKon"of"Permits"and/or"RecogniKon"of"Private"Senior"High"Schools."Xxx"Private"educaMonal"insMtuMons"may"only"offer"senior"high"school"when"so"authorized"by"the"DepEd."The"DepEd"shall"prescribe"the"guidelines"on"the"issuance"and"revocaKon"of"permits"and/or"recogniKon"of"senior"high"schools."

•  Notwithstanding"the"apparent"lack"of"legal"mandate"or"compulsion"to"offer"the"Senior"High"School"Program,"a"deep"sense"of"social"and"moral"responsibility"will"be"enough"reason"for"the"school"to"offer"it."And"besides,"it"would"be"awkward"for"a"school"to"present"itself"as"a"High"School"without"the"senior"high"school"program"from"which"students"will"finish"or"graduate"secondary"educaKon."

•  In"as"much"as"the"K"to"12"Law"fixes"the"secondary"educaMon"to"six"years,"which"includes"a"Senior"High"School,"all"exisMng"private"schools"with"basic"educaMon"must"eventually"be"able"to"offer"Senior"High"School."

College"Readiness"

•  SEC."12."Transitory"Provisions."—"The"DepED,"the"CHED"and"the"TESDA"shall"formulate"the"appropriate"strategies"and"mechanisms"needed"to"ensure"smooth"transiKon"from"the"exisKng"ten"(10)"years"basic"educaKon"cycle"to"the"enhanced"basic"educaKon"(K"to"12)"cycle."The"strategies"may"cover"xxx"bridging"models"linking"grade"10"competencies"and"the"entry"requirements"of"new"terKary"curricula,"xxx."

•  The"New"General"EducaMon"Curriculum"(GEC)"is"a"total"of"36"units"broken"down"as"follows:"

24"units"of"core"courses"

9"units"of"elecMve"courses"

3"units"of"Life"and"Works"of"Rizal"(Mandated"by"Law")"

Will&College&years&be&shortened?&

Technical"Panels"decide.""

Decision"is"discipline"based"not"across"the"board."

•  Lack"of"College"graduates"and"professionals"in"SY"2021b2022."

•  Commi6ee"to"discuss"miMgaMon"plans"of"other"implicaMons"of"SHS"to"industry"and"workforce."

•  SecKon"18."Repealing"Clause."—"PerKnent"provisions"of"Batas"Pambansa"Blg."232"or"the"“EducaKon"Act"of"1982�,"Republic"Act"No."9155"or"the"“Governance"of"Basic"EducaKon"Act"of"2001�,"Republic"Act"No."9258,"Republic"Act"No."7836,"and"all"other"laws,"decrees,"execuKve"orders"and"rules"and"regulaKons"contrary"to"or"inconsistent"with"the"provisions"of"this"Act"are"hereby"repealed"or"modified"accordingly."

•  these"specific"statutes,"as"well"as"all"other"laws,"decrees,"execuKve"orders"and"rules"and"regulaKons,"are"repealed"or"modified"only"insofar"as"their"provisions"are"contrary"to"or"inconsistent"with"the"provisions"of"the"K"to"12"Law.""Succinctly"put,"those"prior"laws"are"sMll"good"laws"as"long"as"these"are"not"in"conflict"or"do"not"run"counter"to"the"K"to"12"Law."

“Change&will&not&come& if&we&wait& for&some& other& person& or& some& other&*me.& We& are& the& ones& we've& been&wai*ng& for.& We& are& the& change& that&we&seek.”&

" " " "[Barack"Obama""

“If&you&are&not&ready&today,&you&will&be&even&less&so&tomorrow.”&

" " " " " " "[Ovid""

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