"Let us make it more harmonized and not an additional burden." Dir. Wilfredo Cabral, OIC of the Office of the Undersecretary for Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development explained the necessity of changes in the policy of the School-Based Management (SBM) implementation. In the 4th Regional Management Committee meeting of DepEd Region XII held today in Libungan, North Cotabato, Cabral said that the SBM should not just be a collection of MOVs. "It must be felt," he said. "We are revising the SBM so we can revitalize the intent of RA 9155" he added. The intent, according to him, is decentralization. Cabral also explained that to make this happen, there needs to be a strengthening of the School Governance Council (SGC). In addition, Cabral announced that there also policy changes in the recruitment, selection, and   placement process, which involves changing the DepEd Merit Selection Plan to make it more responsive to the changing needs

The flame of volunteerism keeps on blazing for the Read-at-Home program as DepEd Sarangani and Mindanao State University College of Education sign a memorandum of understanding for the deployment of 41 Bachelor in Elementary Education students as volunteer tutors. Said students shall be serving Malungon Central Elementary School, Alabel Central Integrated SPED Center, Policarpio H. Millona Integrated School, Jose Ah Young Integrated School, Maasim Central Elementary School and Fermin Fuster Elementary School.        Photos by Jonathan Agreda Here are the roles and responsibilities of the volunteer tutor as well as the conditions that they must meet: Living in the Municipality or the community where the school is located Cooperate with the assigned teacher facilitator Handle maximum of 5 learners only. Submit reports needed to the Facilitating Teacher. Prepare daily journal on the experiences of being a student-teacher. Prepare and assist cooperating teacher in the preparation of materi