DepEd Order 26 s 2022 IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COUNCIL

DepEd Order 26 s 2022 IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COUNCIL – Alapan 1 Elementary School

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Minister of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, BARMM
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned

Pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 9155 known as the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001, the Department of Education issues the Implementing Guidelines on the Establishment of School Governance Council (SGC). This policy aims to recognize and strengthen the role of school stakeholders, alongside Local Government Units (LGUs), as partners in providing learners accessible and quality education, upholding children’s rights, and promoting respect and well-being in the learning environment to ensure effective education service delivery. The SGC shall function as a structure for shared governance and a feedback mechanism at the school level.

Procedures and processes stipulated in this DepEd Order shall assist all public elementary and secondary schools in establishing their respective School Governance Councils. The SGC shall be the overall coordinating body of all committees, associations, and organizations in their schools that shall translate the principle of shared governance enshrined in RA 9155 and contribute to strengthening the implementation of School-Based Management.
All existing Orders, Memoranda, and other related issuances, rules and regulations, and provisions inconsistent with this Order are repealed, rescinded, and modified accordingly.

This Order shall take effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation. This shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
For more information, queries, and concerns on this matter, kindly course through the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development-School Effectiveness Division (BHROD-SEDL 4th Floor, Mabini Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, through email at bhrod.sed@deped.gov.ph or telephone number (02) 8633-5397.
Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

(Source: DepEd Order 26 s 2022 IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COUNCIL, click here)

Read: DEPED ORDER No. 21 s 2022 “EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVITY OF DEPED ORDER No. 18, s. 2021”