Divine Word of CollegeSan Jose, Occidental MindoroGraduate School Program

School LegislationR.A 9155 Governance of Basic Education

Submitted to:Dr. Heliodoro E. Macabata

Submitted by:Ganie Mae T. CasuncadJanuary 10, 2015R.A 9155 Governance of Basic Education

I OverviewAn Act Instituting A Framework of Governance For Basic Education, Establishing Authority and Accountability and Renaming the Department of Education, Culture and Sports as the Department of Education is also known as the Republic Act 9155 which is the Governance of Basic Education.This Act declared that the state should protect and promote the right of all citizens to have quality basic education and be more accessible to all by providing all the Filipino children a free and compulsory education in elementary and high school level. And also, Alternative Learning System for all the out-of-school youth and adult learners who want to be successful. The main goal of Basic Education is to provide all the skills, knowledge and values that every learner need to become caring, self-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens.This Republic Act 9155 - Governance of Basic Education have purposes and objectives that can be guide to achieve higher learning outcomes. These are:(a) The governance should provide framework that will be the general directions for educational policies. (b) To define all the roles, responsibilities and provide resources to the field offices. (c) To make all schools and learning centers the most important vehicle for teaching. (d) Enable the schools and learning centers to reflect the values of the community(e) To encourage local initiatives for the improvement of schools(f) To establish schools and learning centers as facilities where school children are able to learn a range of core

This is a shared governance which recognize every unit in the education bureaucracy which has a particular task, role and even responsibility inherent in the office and accountable for worth outcome. All the process of democratic consultation shall be observed in the decision making process at all levels.Every Level of the offices of the Department of education have their power, duties and functions:1. National Level:2. Regional Level3. Division Level4. School District Level5. School LevelAll this five offices of Department of Education have their own role in the department to have a better quality education. II. Implementation of this Republic ActIt shall be vested with the authority, accountability and responsibility for ensuring access, promoting equity and improving the quality of basic education.Before, Supervisors have the authority, accountability and responsibility in school management. They are the one who decide and approved such appointments which are about in the school. The one who take lead to all the personnel inside the compound. All the principal and school heads are only her/his helper to do such reports. But with this Republic act 9155, Principal or even school head have the power, authority, accountability and responsibility to decide and approved any reports and appointment inside the campus. They are the one who budget all the fund and be used to learning of pupils, teaching of all teachers, constructing and repairing all the building in the school. S/he the one who take an action and decide what shall s/he do to have a quality learning in the school. Principal / School heads need the help or the active participation of all the stakeholders to work hand in hand such as, teachers, parents and the person in the community.

III. Drawbacks/ who takes the lead? Their role and action taken?After this R.A 9155 approved by the congress. Some of the Supervisor didnt want this, because the Department of Education take away their power over the School to decide how to make the school better. School heads are the one who will make any decision-making regarding to the school compound. Example when it comes in substitute for the leave of one of her teacher, School heads now, have the authority to choose who will the one who take the position of the teacher who takes leave. And also, all the budget he takes in-charge, he is the one who have the guts to use this. Thats why, all Supervisor dont have the money for school but the School heads. According to my interviewee, Mr. Aliben Dogohoy, there are more School heads who are dependent in their supervisor. They want their supervisor to take in-charge in the school. There is a case which one of the Principal ask the supervisor what s/he will do. And s/he gave some advice and s/he did it. Evaluation comes, the decisions are wrong all the feedbacks back to the School head. Because the one who take in-charge is the School Head and with this he is the one who should make decisions.

IV. ReccomendationsMy recommendation for this is Principal or even school heads should know how to manage school and s/he should focus in learners to achieve the excellence. But this will work if s/he are working with her/his co-teachers inside the school. School heads should also have the courage and have a critical thinking to make any decision about the school.

V. References: http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9155_2001.html Interview with a School Head of Labangan North District Mr. Aliben A. Dagohoy

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