October 2, 2012 DO 78, s. 2012 – Amendment To DepEd Order No. 51, s. 2012 (Guidelines on the Utilization of Support Funds for the Implementation of the Accreditation Program for Public Elementary School (APPES))

October 2, 2012
DO 78, s. 2012
Amendment To DepEd Order No. 51, s. 2012 (Guidelines on the Utilization of Support Funds for the Implementation of the Accreditation Program for Public Elementary School (APPES))

To: Regional Directors
Schools Division/City Superintendents
Heads, Public Elementary Schools
All Others Concerned

  1. Paragraph No. 4 of the DepEd Order No. 51, s. 2012 entitled Guidelines on the Utilization of Support Funds for the Implementation of the Accreditation Program for Public Elementary Schools (APPES)states that…“4. The support funds shall be utilized by the regions for the following purposes subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations:
    • a. orientation and training of APPES-qualified schools;
    • b. travel allowance for the provision of technical assistance to and conduct of actual evaluation of the schools; and
    • c. incentives like monetary incentives, bronze/silver marker, plaque of recognition for the principal, certificate of commendation to teachers and instructional materials of levels 1 and 2 accredited schools and other incentives/benefits stipulated in the APPES Manual.”

    This item no. 4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    “4. The support funds shall be utilized by the regions for the following purposes subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations:

    • a. provisions of technical assistance to accredited schools;
    • b. incentives like monetary incentives, bronze/silver marker for the school, plaque of recognition for the principal, certificate of commendation to teachers and provision of instructional materials to Levels 1 and 2 accredited schools and other incentives/benefits stipulated in the APPES Manual; and
    • c. transition support funds for accredited schools with accreditation validity beyond SY2012-2013.”
  2. This amendment is made due to the on-going changes in the School-Based Management (SBM) Program in which accreditation is linked with the SBM Level of Practice and the Inception of the Accreditation System.
  3. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

Reference:
DepEd Order: (No. 51, s. 2012)

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
AMENDMENTS
CHANGE
FUNDS
POLICY
PROGRAMS
SCHOOLS

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