Title
IRR of RA 11653 establishing Sugod Senior HS
Law
Irr Of Republic Act No. 11653
Decision Date
Jun 30, 2022
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11653 separates and converts the Lydia D. Martinez Memorial High School-Sugod Senior High School Extension into an independent senior high school known as Sugod Senior High School, with the Department of Education providing necessary resources and oversight for its operation.
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Legal Basis and Constitutional Policy

  • The IRR is issued pursuant to Section 4 of Republic Act No. 11652, approved on March 11, 2022, titled “AN ACT SEPARATING THE LYDIA D. MARTINEZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL - SUGOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION … AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.”
  • The IRR implements the State mandate under Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution on education.
  • The IRR is consistent with Republic Act No. 9155 which provides the governance framework for basic education, and vests authority and responsibility on DepEd for higher learning outcomes (Section 2).
  • The IRR is compliant with Republic Act No. 10533, which strengthens the basic education system by strengthening curriculum and increasing years for basic education and sets standards for educational programs (Section 2).
  • The IRR is applicable to achieving a complete secondary education through the administration, organization, and procedures for operating Sugod Senior High School (SSHS) (Section 2).

Separation and Conversion into Independent School

  • The Lydia D. Martinez Memorial High School - Sugod Senior High School Extension in Barangay Sugod, Bacon District, Sorsogon City, Province of Sorsogon is separated from the Lydia D. Martinez Memorial High School (Section 3).
  • The extension is converted into an independent senior high school to be known as Sugod Senior High School (Section 3).
  • All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the extension are transferred to and absorbed by SSHS (Section 4).

Core Definitions Used in Operations

  • “Act” refers to RA 11653 titled “AN ACT SEPARATING THE … CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL … AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.” (Section 5.1)
  • “Learning Facilitator” has the meaning under Section 3(i) of RA 9155, as a key-learning support person responsible for supervising/facilitating the learner’s learning process and activities (Section 5.2).
  • “Learning Support Aide (LSA)” has the meaning under Department Order (DO) No. 32, s. 2020, as a person working with a teacher to provide learning opportunities that promote learner achievement and progression (Section 5.3).
  • “Non-Teaching Personnel” has the meaning under Section 1.4(q) of the IRR of RA 9155, as an employee not actually involved in classroom teaching but indirectly and indispensably assisting delivery of educational services, including specified administrative and support roles (Section 5.4).
  • “RA 9155” refers to “AN ACT INSTITUTING A FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNANCE FOR BASIC EDUCATION, ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS AS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” (Section 5.5).
  • “RA 10533” refers to “AN ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BY STRENGTHENING ITS CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YEARS FOR BASIC EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” (Section 5.6).
  • “RA 11713” refers to “AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES … AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7784 …” (Section 5.7).
  • “School-Based Management (SBM)” has the meaning under DepEd Order (DO) 45, s. 2015, as decentralization of decision-making authority from central/regional/division levels to individual schools to produce improved learning outcomes through the participation of school heads, teachers, students, parents, LGUs, and the community (Section 5.8).
  • “Teacher/Teaching Personnel” has the meaning under Section 3(k) of RA 11713 as a qualified person practicing teaching and engaged in teaching at the basic education level in public or private basic education institutions; for purposes of the IRR, “teacher” may also refer to “teaching personnel.” (Section 5.9)

Inclusion in DepEd Budget and Systems

  • DepEd must immediately include SSHS in its program of expenditures consistent with Section 3 of the Act (Section 6).
  • DepEd must ensure the provision of basic education inputs needed for SSHS operations that comply with minimum service standards and match learners’ and teachers’ needs (Section 6).
  • Basic education inputs include instructional rooms such as academic classrooms, computer room, science laboratory, and workshop room (Section 6).
  • Basic education inputs include ancillary facilities such as multi-purpose rooms, library, and clinic (Section 6).
  • DepEd must include other inputs for public secondary education services such as instructional materials, tools, equipment, furniture, and water and sanitation facilities (Section 6).
  • DepEd must include SSHS in its Enhanced Basic Education Information System (EBEIS), Learner Information System (LIS), and other DepEd management information systems (Section 6).

School Head Authority and Responsibilities

  • The school head of SSHS is appointed and compensated in accordance with RA 9155, Civil Service laws, and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and guidelines (Section 7).
  • The school head serves as both an instructional leader and an administrative manager (Section 7).
  • The school head forms a team with school teachers/learning facilitators for delivering quality educational programs, projects, and services (Section 7).
  • The school head leads a core of non-teaching personnel handling the school’s administrative fiscal and auxiliary services (Section 7).
  • Under SBM and national educational policies, the school head has authority, accountability, and responsibility for:
    • setting mission, vision, goals, and objectives (Section 7.1);
    • creating a teaching-learning conducive environment (Section 7.2);
    • implementing the school curriculum and being accountable for higher learning outcomes (Section 7.3);
    • developing the school education program and school improvement plan (Section 7.4);
    • offering educational programs, projects, and services providing equitable opportunities for all learners in the community (Section 7.5);
    • introducing new and innovative modes of instruction to achieve higher learning outcomes (Section 7.6);
    • administering and managing personnel and physical and fiscal resources (Section 7.7);
    • recommending the school’s staffing complement based on needs (Section 7.8);
    • encouraging staff development (Section 7.9);
    • establishing school and community networks and encouraging participation of teachers organizations, non-academic personnel of public schools, and parent-teachers community associations (Section 7.10);
    • accepting donations, gifts, bequests, and grants for upgrading teachers’/learning facilitators’ competencies, improving/expanding facilities, and providing instructional materials and equipment, with reporting to the appropriate district supervisors and division superintendents (Section 7.11);
    • performing other functions assigned by proper authorities (Section 7.12).

Staffing Creation, Recruitment, and Deployment

  • DepEd shall create items and recruit/deploy the necessary teaching and non-teaching personnel in SSHS (Section 8).
  • Recruitment and deployment must be consistent with DepEd guidelines and standards on:
    • the authorized manpower and staffing complement of public schools and/or establishment of organizational structures and staffing patterns for small, medium, large, and extra-large public schools (Section 8);
    • existing guidelines on the hiring of teachers and LSA (Section 8).
  • The teaching and non-teaching personnel team must be consistent with DBM, CSC, and other relevant government agencies’ guidelines and standards on staffing (Section 8).

Curriculum Implementation and School Monitoring

  • SSHS shall implement the basic education curriculum formulated and designed by DepEd (Section 9).
  • Curriculum implementation must follow the standards and principles under Section 10, Rule II of the IRR of RA 10533 and other pertinent DepEd issuances (Section 9).
  • SSHS must endeavor to produce high learning outcomes through school-based management operationalization (Section 10).
  • SSHS performance is to be closely monitored and reported by the concerned DepEd division and regional offices (Section 10).

Appropriations and Funding Responsibility

  • The Secretary of Education must immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of SSHS (Section 11).
  • The initial funding is charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Lydia D. Martinez Memorial High School - Sugod Senior High School Extension (Section 11).
  • Thereafter, amounts necessary for continued operation of SSHS are included in the annual General Appropriations Act (Section 11).

Amendments, Repeal, Separability, and Effectivity

  • Amendments to the IRR are promulgated by the Secretary of DepEd, and where applicable, in consultation with SSHS (Section 13).
  • Inconsistent DepEd orders and other related issuances, rules and regulations, and provisions are repealed, rescinded, or modified accordingly (Section 14).
  • If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of the IRR is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect (Section 12).
  • The IRR becomes effective after publication and ONAR registration, taking effect fifteen (15) days after publication and completing registration with ONAR as required (Section 15).

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