The Department of Education (DepEd) releases DepEd Order No. 11, s. 2020 entitled Revised Guidelines on Alternative Work Arrangements in the Department of Education During the Period of State of National Emergency due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated June 15, 2020. For information and guidance.
The status quo on work arrangements for officials, teaching and non-teaching personnel in the entire DepEd nationwide is extended until June 21, 2020. All teachers in DepEd schools nationwide shall continue to work from home until June 21, 2020, except those authorized by the Regional Directors to render work in field or school in light of the ongoing enrollment, subject to strict observance of COVID-19 health and safety precautions.
June 15, 2020
DepEd Order No. 11, s. 2020
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REVISED GUIDELINES ON ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING THE PERIOD OF STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned
1. The Department of Education (DepEd) adopts the enclosed Revised Guidelines on Alternative Work Arrangements in the Department of Education during the Period of State of National Emergency due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
2. These guidelines take into consideration the policies set forth by the Office of the President and by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF). and are consistent with the applicable guidelines of the Civil Sendee Commission. They provide for the work arrangements and support mechanisms for teaching and non-teaching personnel, including Job Order (JO) and Contract of Service (COS) personnel, and officials in all DepEd offices in all governance levels, public elementary and secondary schools, and community learning centers (CLCs) during the period of State of National Emergency due to COVID-19.
3. The Department is ever ready to make informed, coordinated, and proportionate response, and shall continue to issue policies in light of the pandemic. As one DepEd family, we protect the health, safety, and well-being of all learners, teaching and non-teaching personnel, and support the overall effort of the Philippine government to prevent the further transmission of COVID-19. while ensuring that we continue the delivery of quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education.
4. Undersecretaries. Assistant Secretaries and Regional Directors are directed to implement appropriate work arrangements in their respective jurisdiction or area of responsibility, based on the prevailing community quarantine classification in their locality, and to facilitate the safe return of teaching and non-teaching personnel to workplaces and schools/CLCs.
5. All DepEd teaching and non-teaching personnel are expected to make themselves available during working hours and to maximize the time spent in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities. They are expected to observe honesty, integrity, and professionalism in the conduct of their duties so that government time, money, and resources are employed and used efficiently, honestly, and economically, to avoid wastage of public funds and resources.
6. For more information, please contact the following:
DepEd Task Force COVID-19
Bureau of Learner Support Services-School Health Division (BLSS-SHD)
3rd Floor, Mabini Building
Department of Education Central Office
DepEd Complex. Meralco Avenue, Pasig City
Telephone No.: (02) 8-632-9935
Email Address: medical.nursing@deped.gov.ph
Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development
4th Floor, Mabini Building
Department of Education Central Office
DepEd Complex. Meralco Avenue, Pasig City
Telephone No. (02) 8-633-7237
Email Address: bhrod.od@deped.gov.ph
7. This Order shall take effect immediately upon issuance and shall remain in force until the State of National Emergency has been lifted by the President. However, to avoid risks of exposure, and to allow for the proper determination and understanding of alternative work arrangements under these guidelines, the status quo on work arrangements for officials, teaching and non-teaching personnel in the entire DepEd nationwide is extended until June 21, 2020. All teachers in DepEd schools nationwide shall continue to work from home until June 21, 2020, except those authorized by the Regional Directors to render work in field or school in light of the ongoing enrollment, subject to strict observance of COVID-19 health and safety precautions.
8. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order are directed.
LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES
Secretary
