Question & AnswerQ&A (IRR of Republic Act No. 11616)
The IRR is titled as the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11616 - an Act separating the Lawa National High School - Nueva Villa Extension and converting it into the independent Corona A. Cabanilla National High School.
The IRR primarily applies to the administration, organization, and procedures for the operation of Corona A. Cabanilla National High School to offer a complete secondary education program in compliance with national laws.
All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of Lawa National High School - Nueva Villa Extension are transferred to and absorbed by Corona A. Cabanilla National High School (CACNHS).
A Learning Facilitator, as per Section 3(i) of RA 9155, is the key-learning support person responsible for supervising and facilitating the learning process and activities of the learner.
The school head is appointed and compensated in accordance with RA 9155, Civil Service laws, and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines by the Department of Education.
The school head is responsible for instructional leadership, managing school operations, setting mission and goals, implementing curriculum, managing personnel and resources, encouraging innovation, fostering community participation, and performing functions assigned by authorities.
CACNHS shall be included in DepEd's program of expenditures, the Enhanced Basic Education Information System (EBEIS), Learner Information System (LIS), and other management information systems to ensure provision of necessary inputs for education.
Republic Act No. 9155, known as the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001, provides the framework for governance and vests DepEd with authority and accountability for better learning outcomes.
The funding for the operationalization of CACNHS is charged against the current year's appropriation for Lawa National High School - Nueva Villa Extension and will thereafter be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The IRR takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation and is registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register at the UP Law Center.