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Rhodora Angela Fernandez-Ferrer Executive Director Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) Secretariat (PEAC is the Trustee of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education)

Brief History of GASTPE

!  1980 -‐ PEAC (FAPE) piloted the ESC program •  ESC as an alterna,ve to public school expansion •  A7rac,ve economic transac,on for Government to help the private school system to survive

•  DECS-‐RO8 and EVAPS in Region 8 and DECS-‐RO12 and NDEA in Region 12

!  1986 -‐ Na=onal Expanded Pilot •  Started with 158 par,cipa,ng schools •  Php5M financed by DECS


!  1989 -‐ RA 6728 -‐ GASTPE Law enacted •  Php40M ini,al budget •  Further increased to Php100M in 1989

•  1,123 private schools •  Average private school fees: Php897.93 •  Subsidy pegged at Php1,349 per grantee

!  1990 -‐ Management was transferred to DECS •  Processing issues •  Delayed payments

•  No exis,ng reports on the program


!  1996 -‐ ESC Management back to PEAC (FAPE) •  Amount of subsidy: Php1,700 •  Slot alloca,on was based on overflow from public high schools

!  1998 -‐ RA 8545 -‐ Expanded GASTPE Law •  In-‐service Training for Teachers (INSET) •  Teacher Salary Subsidy


!  2004 -‐ ESC Cer=fica=on Program •  Requirement for school par,cipa,on in the program •  Per student subsidy increased to Php4,000

!  2013 -‐ RA 10533 or the K to 12 Law •  Expansion of GASTPE coverage to Senior High School through a Voucher Program

•  Other forms of assistance iden,fied

Schools by Region 37

54

60

63

47

83

88

112

113

122

127

84

180

185

77

194

244

2

0

1

6

0

2

2

3

1

1

3

15

0

0

103

15

50

24

18

15

9

36

13

24

18

30

31

34

96

23

27

121

133

139

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

ARMM

Region 9

CAR

Region 13

Region 4B

Region 8

Region 2

Region 5

Region 11

Region 12

Region 10

Region 7

Region 1

Region 6

NCR

Region 3

Region 4A

SCHOOL YEAR 2013-‐2014

ESC EVS ESC & EVS

61

71

75

75

84

98

112

129

149

157

160

187

204

213

225

354

422

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

ARMM

Region 13

Region 9

CAR

Region 4B

Region 8

Region 2

Region 5

Region 11

Region 12

Region 10

Region 7

Region 1

Region 6

NCR

Region 3

Region 4A


ESC

Total Schools: 2,776 Total Schools: 2,865

ESC Grantees by Region 20,651

21,479

25,822

26,880

26,913

28,850

38,080

38,257

41,997

46,405

48,424

49,879

55,619

58,258

65,142

102,348

103,410

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

Region 13

Region 9

Region 4B

CAR

ARMM

Region 8

Region 11

Region 2

Region 10

Region 5

Region 12

NCR

Region 1

Region 6

Region 7

Region 3

Region 4A


Grantees

Total Grantees: 798,414

20,900

22,171

26,237

27,137

27,278

28,514

37,991

40,704

46,070

49,211

49,572

56,954

58,414

61,431

71,114

112,997

118,677

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

Region 13

Region 9

Region 4B

CAR

ARMM

Region 8

Region 2

Region 11

Region 10

Region 5

Region 12

Region 1

Region 6

NCR

Region 7

Region 3

Region 4A


Grantees

Total Grantees: 855,372

Policy Agreements on the SHS Voucher Program

Long term program of DepEd

Greater private

par,cipa,on in SHS

Voucher over ESC scheme

Aligned to cost of public

provision

All licensed SHS

providers can

par,cipate

Nearly all Grade 10 graduates are eligible

UPDATES ON THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM

RECAP: On Voucher Recipients

"  Eligible voucher recipients: •  All Grade 10 graduates

from public schools •  All Grade 10 ESC graduates

from private schools

•  Some Grade 10 graduates from private schools, subject to applica,on

"  Vouchers must be used in the school year immediately following gradua=on.

"  Voucher recipients will receive subsidy un=l they graduate from Grade 12, regardless of transfer of school.


Public JHS Graduate

Full voucher value

Private JHS ESC Graduate

80% voucher value • Full value being considered for ESC students, who currently do not pay top ups or only top ups of up to P2,000.

Full value: P22,500

Approx 80% value: P18,000

Na=onal Capital

Region (NCR)

Full value: P20,000

Approx 80% value: P16,000

Non-‐NCR Highly

Urbanized Ci=es (HUCs)

Full value: P17,500

Approx. 80% value: P14,000

Non-‐HUCs

UPDATE: On Voucher Tiering

Average voucher value: P18,000


Highly Urbanized Cities

Region City Province

Region 3 Angeles City Pampanga

Region 3 Olongapo City Zambales

Region 4A Lucena City Quezon

Region 4B Puerto Princesa City Palawan

Region 6 Iloilo City Iloilo

Region 6 Bacolod City Negros Occidental

Region 7 Cebu City Cebu

Region 7 Lapu-‐lapu City Cebu

Region 7 Mandaue City Cebu

Region 8 Tacloban City Leyte

Region 9 Zamboanga City Zamboanga

Region 10 Iligan City Lanao del Norte

Region 10 Cagayan de Oro City Misamis Oriental

Region 11 Davao City Davao del Sur

Region 12 General Santos City South Cotabato

Region 13 Butuan City Agusan del Norte

CAR Baguio City Benguet

"  All licensed SHS providers are allowed to par=cipate.

"  Voucher amounts will vary for SUCs and LUCs.

"  Private schools are encouraged to minimize or to provide addi=onal subsidies to cover top-‐up fees.

•  An addi,onal subsidy is being considered for selected tracks and elec,ves. Accredita,on of programs may be required for this program.

•  Joint delivery of programs will be allowed.

•  DepEd/Non-‐DepEd school offers core curriculum while TVI offers tech-‐voc curriculum strand.

Licensed SHS

Providers

Private HS

Private HEIs

SUCs LUCs

TVIs

UPDATE: On SHS Providers UPDATES ON THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM

"  DepEd Learner Informa=on System rolled out in SY 2014-‐2015 with 99.8% par=cipa=on of all public elementary and secondary schools

•  Grade 9 (Gr 11 cohort in 2016): 1,519,585 •  Grade 8 (Gr 11 cohort in 2017): 1,241,254

"  FAPE ESC System:with new features for compa=bility with VMS •  Grade 9 (Gr 11 cohort in 2016): 206,757 •  Grade 8 (Gr 11 cohort in 2017): 232,826

"  Specifica=ons and func=onali=es of VMS developed in 2nd-‐3rd quarter of 2014. Pilot run of VMS targeted in June 2015

UPDATE: On Voucher Management System

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

LIS

Schools Total Par=cipated % Schools Par=cipated

Elementary Schools 38,595 99.77%

Secondary Schools 7,968 99.86%

Total Schools 46,563 99.79%


SHS Voucher Redemption Process DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

JUNE 2015 Grade 10 Students are

identified through DepEd LIS and FAPE ESC

system.

AUGUST 2015 Grade 10 students are

notified of their eligibility.

JANUARY 2016 Early Registration is conducted for SHS.

MARCH 2016 Grade 10 students

graduate:. The final list of eligible recipients is

generated.

JUNE 2016 Students enroll in public and licensed non-DepEd SHS. Some may enroll

with vouchers.

AUGUST 2016 Non-DepEd schools

submit their list of voucher recipients/billing statement

through the Voucher Management System.

Checks are made in the system to ensure there

are no errors in the billing statement (on names and

voucher values, etc).

Periodic reports on attendance may be

required.

Payments are made directly to non-DepEd

schools’ accounts.

MARCH 2017 Grade 11 completers are promoted to Grade 12.

Same process repeats for new batch of Grade 11

students in 2017.


SHS VOUCHER IMPLEMENTATION

• Jan: Issuance of policy on non-‐DepEd par,cipa,on in SHS

• Apr: Issuance of provisional SHS licenses; start development of Voucher Management System

• Second Quarter: Resolve ,ering and rider policy issues; joint delivery of prorams.

• Third Quarter: Finalize SHS voucher policy and incorporate in 2016 budget.

2014

• First Quarter: announce policy on applica,on for vouchers for non-‐public, non-‐ESC students

• Second Quarter: Voucher Management System in place

• Third Quarter: announce eligibility of beneficiaries and SHS providers database uploaded online

2015 • First Quarter: Early enrollment for SHS

• June 2016: SHS Implementation

2016




•  Sec,on 21. Expansion of E-GASTPE Beneficiaries

•  Sec,on 22. Criteria for Assistance to Qualified Students

RULE VI. E-GASTPE BENEFICIARIES AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS WITH PRIVATE EDUCATIONAINSTITUTIONS AND NON-DEPED PUBLIC SCHOOLS



•  Sec,on 23. Forms and Amount of Assistance. The forms of assistance that may be provided by the DepEd may include the following:

a)  A voucher system, where government issues a coupon directly to students to enable them to enroll in eligible private educa,onal ins,tu,ons or non-‐DepEd public schools of their choice under a full or par,al tui,on or schooling subsidy;


SHS VOUCHER REDEMPTION PROCESS



b)  Educa,on Service Contrac,ng (ESC), where the government enters into contracts with private educa,onal ins,tu,ons or non-‐DepEd public schools to shoulder the tui,on and other fees of high school students who shall enroll in private high schools under this program;

c)  Management contracts, where government enters into contract with private educa,onal ins,tu,ons or non-‐DepEd public to manage the day-‐to-‐day opera,ons of public schools under agreed performance targets;

•  Sec,on 23. Forms and Amount of Assistance

RULE VI. E-‐GASTPE BENEFICIARIES AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS WITH PRIVATE EDUCATIONAINSTITUTIONS AND NON-‐DEPED PUBLIC SCHOOLS


SHS VOUCHER REDEMPTION PROCESS



d)  Forms of assistance provided under Republic Act No. 8545; and

e)  Other forms of financial arrangement consistent with the principles of public-‐private partnership.


•  Sec,on 23. Forms and Amount of Assistance

The DepEd shall take into account the ability of program beneficiaries to cover tuition differentials, if any, in setting the amount of the voucher, ESC, or other forms of assistance. The amount of assistance to be given by the government shall not exceed the determined per student cost in public schools.




Private educational institutions, non-DepEd public schools and other potential providers of basic learning needs that may be authorized to offer senior high school are eligible to participate in programs of assistance, as may be applicable, under the E-GASTPE program and other financial arrangements formulated by the DepEd and DBM based on the principles of public-private partnership. The continued participation of said providers in the E-GASTPE program and other financial arrangements is subject to their meeting minimum requirements and standards, including student performance, as determined by the DepEd. To promote partnership and greater cooperation between public and private educational institutions, government will take into account existing and potential capacities of private educational institutions in expanding public school capacity.

•  Sec,on 24. Participating Schools




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