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Search for the 2017 Guro ng Pag-asa

October 23, 2017

DepEd Memorandum No. 170, s. 2017

SEARCH FOR THE 2017 GURO NG PAG-ASA

(Gantimpala Para sa Ulirang PagtutuRO ng PAG-iimpok at Araling PanSalapi)

To:

Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary School Heads
All Others Concerned

1. The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD), and the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD), in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), announces the Search for the 2017 GURO ng PAG-ASA (Gantimpala para sa Ulirang PagtutuRO ng PAG-iimpok at Araling PanSalapi).

2. Since School Year 2012-2013, the Search has been conducted every year to reward outstanding teachers who exhibited exemplary dedication in teaching the habit of saving money among schoolchildren using teaching guides, which integrate financial literacy in Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP), Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP), and Araling Panlipunan (AP).

3. Along with this Search is the implementation of the Bida Sa Pag-iimpok at Pangkabuhayan (BSP) Award, an award for sustained savings and entrepreneurial program either by a teacher/pupil/class or by a school implementing the program. The BSP Award is open to those who have guided and implemented sustained savings and entrepreneurial programs for at least two years.

4. As part of the criteria for both Awards (GURO ng PAG-ASA and the BSP), nominees are enjoined to initiate/conduct and encourage participation of their class/school in savings activities such as breaking or opening of coin banks and depositing the amount in a bank or any financial institution that provides ample protection to their deposits such as deposit insurance. The schools are encouraged to invite representatives from DepEd, BSP, and Banking Institutions to witness said savings/deposit activities during the National Savings Consciousness Week and other related special events (i.e. school foundation, Global Money Week, among other events).

5. All nominations to the GURO ng PAG-ASA and the BSP Award should be submitted to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas c/o The Corporate Affairs Office, Room 412 5-Storey Building, BSP Complex, Manila 1004, or to the Regional Director/Branch Head of any of the regional offices or branches of the BSP, from November 27 to December 15, 2017.

6. The Search will culminate with the awarding ceremony in 2018. Below is the schedule of activities:

ActivityDate
Deadline for Submission of Nominations to the 2017 Guro ng Pag-asa and BSP AwardsDecember 15, 2017
National Level Screening2nd week of January 2018
Documentation of the Finalists’ Accomplishments and Interview of Pupils/Partners (by members of the National Screening Committee and BSP representatives)4th week of January 2018
Final Judging and Selection of Winners4th week of February 2018
Awarding CeremonyMarch 2018, depending on the schedule of the DepEd Secretary and the BSP Governor

7. The 2015-2016 winners, guidelines, criteria and documentary requirements needed for the nomination to the 2017 GURO ng PAG-ASA and the BSP Awards are enclosed as follows:

Enclosure No. 1 – 2015-2016 GURO ng PAG-ASA National Winners and Area Finalists, and Winner for the BSP Award;

Enclosure No. 2A – Guidelines for the Search for the 2017 GURO ng PAG-ASA;

Enclosure No. 2B – Guidelines for the BSP Award;

Enclosure No. 3 – Nomination Form – 2017 GURO ng PAG-ASA;

Enclosure No. 4 – Nomination Form – BSP Award;

Enclosure No. 5 – Criteria for the Evaluation of Nominees for the 2017 Search for GURO ng PAG-ASA, and BSP Award;

Enclosure No. 6 – Composition, Duties and Responsibilities of the National Screening Committees and Board of Judges;

Enclosure No. 7 – Awards and Prizes; and

Enclosure No. 8 – Directory of BSP Regional Offices and Branches.

8. Teachers and schools interested to join the Search can download the Teaching Guides from the BSP Website at http://www.bsp.gov.ph/ publications/teaching.asp. These are also available in e-copies from the Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD), DepEd.8. Teachers and schools interested to join the Search can download the Teaching Guides from the BSP Website at http://www.bsp.gov.ph/ publications/teaching.asp. These are also available in e-copies from the Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD), DepEd.

9. For more information, contact Mr. Jetzer M. Tan, Acting Manager, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas at telephone no. (02) 708-7140, Ms. Joselita B. Gulapa, Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD) at telephone no. (02) 638-4799 and/or Dr. Rogelio O. Dories, Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD) at telephone nos. (02) 632-7746/(02) 635-9822 or send a message through any of the e-mail addresses: jmtan@bsp.gov.ph; joselita.gulapa@deped.gov.ph and/or rogelio.dones@yahoo.com.ph or through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ gurongpagasa; http://www.facebook.com/bidasapagiimpok.

10. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES
Secretary


A. GUIDELINES FOR THE SEARCH FOR THE 2017 GURO NG PAG-ASA

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION?

1. Public elementary school teachers handling any one of the three learning areas, namely, Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP), Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP), and Araling Panlipunan (AP), and have been using the Teaching Guides on Financial Education in any of the said three learning areas during the duration of the search period and the previous school year.

2. Public elementary school teachers who must not be on leave or on official travel for more than 1 week during the search period.

3. Previous National Winners can be nominated in a category other than the one which they were declared winners, only after two (2) years to give them time to prepare and develop good lessons, credentials and relevant activities in the new chosen category.

4. Former Area finalists can vie for the same category twice and can vie for another category only after two (2) years to give them time to prepare and develop good lessons, credentials and relevant activities in the new chosen category.

5. Materials used in previous nomination (e.g. coin banks, instructional aids like poems, songs, stories, etc.), cannot be used for the current search. {Note: Coins collected from previous periods should be opened and deposited in banks to promote coin recirculation and should form part of the Savings/Deposit activity done during the search period.)

6. Teachers must have at least Very Satisfactory (VS) Performance Rating for the last two (2) rating periods.

WHO CAN NOMINATE?

Principal and/or Head teacher or Public School District Supervisor (PSDS) can nominate and, must be endorsed by the Schools Division Superintendent (SDS)

B. GUIDELINES FOR BIDA SA PAG-IIMPOK AT PANGKABUHAYAN (BSP) AWARD

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION?

1. All public elementary school teacher(s) who are teaching other subjects aside from EsP, AP, and EPP, student(s), class or school, implementing a sustained saving and entrepreneurial program(s) in school. Teacher(s) who are being nominated for Guro ng Pag-Asa are ineligible to join the Bida Sa Pag-iimpok at Pangkabuhayan (BSP) Award.

2. All sustained saving and entrepreneurial program(s) that has been running for the last two (2) years, certified by the school principal and with documentation (e.g. project proposal, documentary evidence, financial reports, savings habit through bank deposit, entrepreneurial activities and programs, etc.)

3. All nomination materials should be created and conceptualized during the Search Period and the previous school year(s). Materials used in previous nomination (e.g. coin banks, instructional aids like poems, songs, stories, etc.), cannot be used for the current search. (Note: Coins collected from previous periods should be opened and deposited in banks to promote coin recirculation and should form part of the Savings/Deposit activity done during the search period.)

4. Previous BSP Award winners shall be ineligible to vie for the same award; however previous nominees can still join.

WHO CAN NOMINATE?

Adviser (Teacher and/or co-Teacher), Principal and/or Head Teacher, or Public School District Supervisor (PSDS).

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