NQESH 2013 REVIEW MATERIAL

1. Informal Education
This refers to the lifelong process of learning by which every person acquires and
accumulates knowledge, skills, attitudes and insights from daily experiences at home, at work,
at play and from life itself.

2. Integrated Schools
Schools that offer a complete basic education in one school site and has unified
instructional program.

3. Basic Education
It covers early childhood education, elementary, high school, alternative learning system
and special needs education.

4. Operating Officers
DepEd officials who are directly involved in the implementation, evaluation and
monitoring plans, programs and projects of the department.

5. Adults Learners
These are learners who are aged 25 years old and above who are illiterates or neo-
literates who have either no access to formal education or have reverted to illiteracy.

6. Schools Division Superintendent

He/she can appoint only teachers, school heads/principals and division education
supervisors.

7. Regional Director
He/she can direct the establishment of another new district upon the recommendation
of the Schools Division Superintendent.

8. Regional Director
He/she can exercise disciplinary action over the teaching personnel only.

9. Republic Act 9155

An act that renamed the DECS into DepEd abolished the BPESS (Bureau of Physical
Education and School Sports) and the transfer of the Komisyon ng Wikang Pilipino, national
Historical Institute, Records Management and Archives to the National Commission for Culture
and Arts (NCCA).

10. Republic Act 9155

Known as the Governance of Education Act of 2001
11. Republic Act 8980
Known as the Early Childhood Care and Development Act

12. Republic Act 10157

Known as the Kindergarten Education Act

13. Republic Act 8525

Known as the Adopt-a-School Act of 1998

14. Republic Act 7836

Known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994

15. Republic Act 8190

Known as the Localization Law

16. Republic Act 4670

Known as the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers

17. Republic Act 6713

Known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees

18. Republic Act 7160

Known as the Local Government Code of 1991

19. Republic Act 7041

Known as the Publication Law

20. Republic Act 9184

Known as the Government Procurement Reform Act

21. Republic Act 7610

Known as the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination

22. Republic Act 7880

Known as the Fair and Equitable Allocation of the DECS Budget for Capital Outlay

23. Republic Act 7877

Known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995

24. Batas Pambansa 232

Known as the Education Act of 1982
25. Presidential Decree 603
Known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines

26. Community Linkages

It is the learning environments that respond to the aspirations of the community
domain of the NCBTS.

27. Career Service

It is based on merit and fitness determined as far as practicable by competitive
examinations as based on highly technical qualifications.

28. MT 1 for 3 years and MA academic requirements

Qualifications to become a Master Teacher II.

29. Transfer
It is the movement of the employee from one position to another which is of equivalent
rank level or salary without break in the service.

30. Promotion
It is the advancement of the employee from one position to another with an increase in
duties and responsibilities and usually accompanied by an increase in salary.

31. Reinstatement
It is the issuance of an appointment to a person who has been previously appointed to a
position in a career service and who has through no delinquency or misconduct, been separated
therefrom exonerating him specifies restoration to his previous position.

32. Reassignment
It is the movement of one employee from on organizational to another in the same
department or agency which does not involve a reduction in rank, status or salary.

33. Six (6) months only

An additional period given to a public employee who is already 65 years old but not
achieved 15 years in the service.

34. Eight (8) hours and five (5) working days

It is the number of hours and days a teacher should render his/her services.

35. Six (6) teaching hours and two (2) working hours
It is the complete teaching and working hours of a teacher in a day.
36. Technical Skill
This is a management skill given to employees who are unfamiliar with their job or
present assignment.

37. Strategic Planning

It is the process of setting directions for an institution to realize what it wants to achieve
and to go where he wants to go.

38. 25 points in leadership and potential

A minimum point required to a Master Teacher candidate in order to be promoted.

39. “The road to excellence starts here.”

A battle cry of every public school which means excellence is management that
orchestrates diverted at the different aspects of principal operations to achieve the instructional
goals of the school.

40. Portfolio Assessment

A diagnostic tool which provides pupil’s profile and the emerging skills that will help him
become increasingly independent learner and evaluate his possession of knowledge.

41. Fifteen (15) days

Number of days a receipt of request by the school to the issuance of official school
certificates, diplomas, transcript of records, grades, transfer credentials and similar documents
and records.

42. Civil Service Manual

It contains the basic regulations, institution and information which guide DepEd Central
Office and the field personnel in carrying out the teacher of the department.

43. DepEd Order, Memoranda and Bulletins

These are issued by the DepEd for directions and regulations for the information of or
compliance by the field.

44. Recruitment
It refers to the process of searching for and identifying job candidates in sufficient
quality and quantity.

45. Merit Promotion Plan

This provides guidelines, policies and procedures for recruitment, selection and
appointment.
46. Learning Management Plan
It is a document focused in learning composed of the Professional Development Plan of
school head, professional development plan of teachers and student development activities.

47. Community of Practice (COP)

It is a group of professionals/workers bound to one another based on common
problems and pursuit of solutions.

48. Instructional Development

It is a means of determining the extent to which the application of a new
skill/competency learned contributed to improving teaching and learning.

49. National Educators’ Academy of the Philippines (NEAP)

Formerly known as the National Education Learning Center (NELC). It provides
continuing strategic human resource development programs for school managers and leaders
within the context of emerging legitimate demands.

50. Mentoring
It is developmental, caring, sharing and helping relationships where one person invests
time, know-how and effort in enhancing another person’s growth, knowledge and skills.

51. Code of Ethical Standards

It defines the administrative disciplinary case as one wherein an official or employee of
the government is prosecuted for an act or omission punishable as a non-penal offense as
provided for in the Civil Service Law, Administrative Law and other laws.

52. Grievance Procedure

It is referred to as workable procedure for determining or providing the best way to
remedy the specific cause or causes of the grievance.

53. Property Accountability

It is the obligation imposed by law on an official for keeping accurate records of
property.

54. The Principal’s Guidelines Regarding Standard Operating Procedures for Teachers and
Accounting of Government Property
This is to enable the principal to group property management as applied to teachers in
her particular school.

55. Performance Indicators

It refers to the several key indicators that can be computed and utilized for evaluating
the educational systems performance at various levels.
56. Participation Rate
It is the ratio between the enrolments in the school age range to the total population of
that range.

57. Growth Enrolment Rate

It refers to the total enrolment in a given level of education as a percentage of a
population which according to national regulations should be enrolled at this level. It is the
measure of the capacity of a regional elementary and secondary school.

58. Cohort Survival Rate

It is the proportion of enrollees at the beginning grade or year who reach the final grade
or year at the end of the required number of years of study.

59. Completion Rate

It is the percentage of first year entrants in a level of education who completes/finishes
the level of accordance with the required number of year of study.

60. Drop-out Rate

It is the proportion of pupils who leave the school during the year as well as those who
complete the grade/year level but fail to enroll in the next grade/year following the school year
to the total number of pupils during the previous school year.

61. Transition Rate

It is the percentage of pupils who graduate from one level of education and none on the
higher next level.

62. Achievement Rate

It refers to the degree of performance in different study areas in various levels of
education.

63. Mean Performance Score (MPS)

It indicates the ratio between the number of correctly answered items and the total
number of test questions or the percentage of correctly answered item in a test.

64. Teacher-Pupil Ratio

It is the proportion of enrolment at a certain level of education in a given school year to
the number of authorized nationally-paid positions.

65. M2 (moderate) Maturity Level of Teacher

 A maturity level of teacher who does not need only direction and supervision but needs
encouragement or support and recognition for a job done.

66. Encouraging Style of Leadership

It is described as a combination of high directive (task) and high supportive behavior and
is most appropriate to be used to people who have some competence but lack of commitment.

67. DepEd Order No. 28, 2005

It recognizes the Red Cross Youth (RCY) as official co-curricular organization in the
school and encourages every elementary and secondary student to enlist as members of the
Junior Red Cross Youth (JRCY) and the Senior Red Cross Youth (SRCY).

68. Republic Act 8190

The law that provides that teachers-applicant or teachers-transferee for that matter
given priority if they are bonafide residents of the barangay, municipality or province where the
school recipient is located.

69. DepEd Order Number 22, series 2005

It includes the BSP, GSP, PNRY, and Anti-TB Education Drive as voluntary basis of
contribution.

70. Peer Supervision

It is being done to Teacher 1 and Teacher 2.

71. Intensive-Guided Supervision

It is being given to new teachers in the school.

72. Collaborative Supervision

It is given to teachers who prefer to work cooperatively with the supervisor in
developing a supervision form.

73. Registry of Qualified Applicants

It refers to the list of applicants deemed to have met the qualifications required by law
based on the evaluation and selection guidelines for teacher positions in the elementary and
secondary public schools.

74. Management
It is a way the principals use themselves to create a school climate characterized by staff
productivity, pupil productivity and creative thought.

75. Managerial Acumen

 It is the systematic application of an array of skills that provide an orderly, efficient and
effective school environment.

76. Potential
This takes into account the employee’s capability not only to perform the duties and
assume the responsibilities of the position to be filled but also to those of higher and more
responsible positions.

77. School Climate

It refers to the sum of all values, cultures, safety practices and organizational structures
within a school that cause it to function and react in particular ways.

78. Alternative Learning System (ALS)

It is a parallel learning system to provide a viable alternative to the existing formal
education.

79. Quality Education

It is an appropriateness, relevance and excellence of the education given to meet the
needs and aspirations of an individual in a society.

80. DepEd Subsidized Program

It is known as the pre-school education funded by the PTA and other organizations.

81. Principle of Shared Governance

It is the principle which recognizes that every unit in the education bureaucracy has a
particular role, task and responsibility inherent in the office.

82. Inferring
It the process of reading between the lines or drawing of implications.

83. School-Based Management

It enables and empowers stakeholders to manage their own affairs for improved
delivery of educational services in a sustainable manner.

84. Accountability Mechanism

It is the criteria and quality dimensions of the school-based management that includes
resourcing, classroom structuring and pupil/student achievement.

85. Crisis Management

It is a term generally applied to critical situation, a turning point characterized by a
sense of urgency.
86. Threat
An element of crisis management which is a potential hindrance to some state of goal
desired by an organization or individual.

87. Decision
This element of crisis management refers to time in short when the situation will be
altered in the near future after which no decision can be made only under less favorable
circumstances.

88. Surprise
The element of crisis management which refers to lack of self-awareness by those
affected by the crisis, is likely to occur, but is not equated with the lack of planned response to
the situation.

89. Brainstorming
It involves the spontaneous identification of alternatives by individuals interacting in an
unrestrained setting.

90. Synectics
This is a creativity technique that involves the identification of novel alternatives
through the joining together of different and apparently irrelevant elements.

91. Normal Grouping

It is the identification of alternatives through a highly structured procedure that
purposely attempts to restrict verbal interaction.

92. School Plant

It refers to the school facilities of the school consisting of the site, buildings and other
structures.

93. Republic Act 9155, Section 14

It refers to the implementing rules and regulations known as Authority, Responsibility
and Accountability (AuRA).

94. Technical Competencies

This refers to the development of the curriculum and supervision to ensure the full
implementation of the curriculum.
95. Human Resource Competencies
This refers to the role of the principal on the collaborative method which is complex and
it involves many variables; issues deal with human factor affecting the staff, attitudes and
perception of the staffs, climate conducive to productive work and emphasis on interpersonal
issues.

96. Political Competencies

It is a role which refers to limited resources, principals will either have to use for some
resources; the principal develops ways to collaborate and cooperate in sharing those resources.

97. Architectural Competencies

This is the process by which the administrators use to frame/construct roles and
relationships that will allow organizations to get things down.

98. Bank
It refers to World Bank (WB), the lending agency for the NPSBE Project.

99. National Program Support to Basic Education (NPSBE)

A 200 million US dollars program support loan secured by the government from the
World Bank to finance in part of the various key reform thrusts outlined in the BESRA.

100. Support to the Philippine Basic Education Reforms (SPHERE)

A grant fund from the Australian AID Trust Fund amounting to 41 million Au$.

101. School Based Management

The decentralization of decision-making authority from central, regional, and division
levels to the individual schools with the intent bringing together the school heads,
teachers, students as well as the parents, the local government units, and the community at
large in bringing improved learning outcomes through effective schools.

102. Grant
The funding facility authorized to be used by the schools in SBM operations, also known
as the SBM Support and Installation Fund or the SBM Grant.

103. School Improvement Plan

An education development plan that shows the intent and design that the schools will
undertake to introduce improvements in learning outcomes within the context of SBM in
prescribed period and at a given cost.

104. Annual Improvement Plan

It identifies the problems and objectives for one school year and the intervention
programs that include strategies and learning activities, time frame for implementing the
 activities, persons responsible, and resources needed which are appropriate to achieve the
objectives set.

105. Qualified Recipient Schools

These are public elementary and secondary schools with grant applications submitted to
their respective Division Offices and found to be eligible under the terms and conditions of this
set of guidelines.

106. Eligible Activities and Expenditure Items

These are activities and expenditure items within the parameters set out in the NPSBE
Loan Agreement and which are recognized as reimbursable by the World Bank.

107. School Grant Proposal

A school program/or project proposal that primarily focuses on the development of
ideal or educationally maximal learning environment for children based on the
accepted/approved SIP/AIP submitted to the Division Office that outlines a proposed project
and shows budgetary requirements and requests monetary assistance in the form of a grant.

108. Implementing Units

It refers to the secondary schools that maintain separate book of accounts.

109. Non-implementing Units

It refers to public elementary and secondary schools without separate book of accounts
that are under the direct supervision of the division offices.

110. High Priority Divisions

These refer to the 40 highly challenged DepEd divisions whose performance indicators
have been computed as way below standards.

111. 4Ps Program

It is a poverty reduction measure of the Philippine government that focuses on human
capital investment in the poorest of the poor households in the country.

112. 4Ps Schools

These are public elementary schools within the municipalities covered by the 4Ps
program managed by DSWD.

113. 7m x 9m classroom
The conventional design of classroom to be adopted for all public elementary and
secondary schools regardless of its location and class size.
 ACRONYMS
1. SIP
School Improvement Plan
2. GAD
Gender and Awareness Development
3. ECCD
Early Childhood Care and Development
4. NCBTS
National Competency-Based Teachers Standards
5. LIFO
Last In First Out
6. RC Y
Red Cross Youth
7. JRC
Junior Red Cross
8. SRCY
Senior Red Cross
9. HOTS
Higher Order Thinking Skills
10. SBM
School-Based Management
11. APP
Annual Procurement Plan
12. AIP
Annual Implementation Plan
13. TSNA
Teachers Strengths and Needs Assessment
14. IPPD
Individual Plan for Professional Development
15. ASSP
Adopt-A-School Program
16. BESRA
Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda
17. QAA
Quality Assurance and Accountability
18. TPS
Teacher Performance Standards
19. EFA
Education For All
20. GAA
General Appropriations Act
21. SPHERE
Support to Philippine Basic Education Reforms
22. MDG
Millennium Development Goals
23. NPSBE
National program Support to Basic Education
24. SARO
Special Allotment Release Order
25. OPS
Office of the Planning Service
26. RSBP
Regular School Building Program
27. CAF
Certificate of Availability of Funds
28. AuRA
Authority, Responsibility and Accountability

PARTS of the SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Introduction
I. Profile of the School
It includes the demography, personal profile and school performance.
a. School Profile
b. Community Profile
II. Situational Analysis
a. School Performance
*Performance Indicators
* Pupils’ Performance

b. Instructional Materials
c. Personnel
It includes the Personnel Organization Chart
 National Funded Personnel
 Local Funded Personnel
d. Physical Facilities
e. School Management
f. Problem Identification
 PARTS of the ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN
I. Pupil Development
II. Staff Development
III. Curriculum Development
IV. Physical Development
V. Data Management
VI. Conflict Management
VII. Linkage Development

HOW TO COMPUTE THE SCHOOL PEFORMANCE INDICATORS

INDICATORS FORMULA

Participation Rate Enrolment as of March (6-11 years old) x 100

Population (6-11 years old

Cohort Survival Rate Enrolment in Grade VI (particular year) x 100

Enrolment in Grade I (six years ago)

Completion Rate Grade VI Graduates (particular year) x 100

Enrolment in Grade I (six years ago)

Graduation Rate Number of Graduates (previous school year) x 100

Number of Enrolment Grade VI (previous school year)

Promotion Rate Number of Promotees /Graduates (previous school year) x 100

Number of Enrolment Grade VI (previous school year)

Retention Rate Enrolment (Grades II – VI) present school year x 100

Enrolment (Grade I – V) previous year

Drop-Out Rate Number of Drop-outs x 100

Number of Enrolment

Repetition Rate Number of Failures x 100

Number of Enrolment
 DEPED GUIDELINES

Pupil: Seat Ratio

Pupil: Seat Ratio Color Code Remarks
Less than 0.49 Blue Two seats per pupil even in one-shift
0.50 – 0.69 Sky blue Surplus seat position
0.70 -0.89 Green Generous seat position
0.90 – 1.00 Yellow Adequate in one-shift schools
1.01 – 1.99 Gold Adequate in two-shift schools
2.00 – 2.99 Orange More than 2 pupils per seat; inadequate in two-shift schools
More than 3.00 Red More than 3 pupils per seat; severe shortage in two-shift schools
No seats available Black No existing seats

Pupil: Classroom Ratio

Pupil: Classroom Ratio Color Code Remarks
Less than 46 Blue Meet Republic Act 7880 with one shift
46.00 – 50.99 Yellow Falls to meet Republic Act 7880 with one shift
51.00 – 55.99 Gold Does not meet Republic Act 7880 even with double shifting
More than 56 Red Does not meet Republic Act 7880, schools with severe shortage of classrooms

No classroom available black No existing instructional classrooms

Pupil: Teacher Ratio

Pupil: Teacher Ratio Color Code Remarks
Less than 25 Blue Excessive surplus teacher provision
25.00 -29.99 Sky blue Surplus teacher provision
30.00 – 34.99 Green Generous teacher provision
35.00 - 39.99 Yellow National mean ratio
40.00 – 44.99 Gold Manageable ratio
45.00 – 49.99 Orange Moderate teacher shortage
More than 50.00 Red Severe teacher shortage
No teacher available Black No nationally-funded teacher