2021 Oplan Balik Eskwela starts on Sept. 6

2021 Oplan Balik Eskwela starts on Sept. 6

The Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 with the theme: OBE 2021: Bayanihan Para sa Ligtas na Balik Eskwela from September 6 to September 17, 2021. The OBE is a DepEd annual initiative to engage agencies, organizations, and other stakeholders in preparation for the opening of the SY 2021-2022.

The OBE is part of the Department's effort to ensure that learners are properly enrolled. It aims to address problems, queries and other concerns commonly encountered by the public at the start of the school year.

All DepEd personnel are enjoined to support this activity to ensure the smooth opening of classes.

For complete details about this activity please read the full text of DepEd Memorandum No. 057 s. 2021 titled 2021 Oplan Balik Eskwela below:

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education

20 AUG 2021
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 058, s. 2021

2021 Oplan Balik Eskwela


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

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 with the theme: OBE 2021: Bayanihan Para sa Ligtas na Balik Eskwela from September 6 to September 17, 2021 at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Central Office (CO), DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City. The OBE is a DepEd annual initiative to engage agencies, organizations, and other stakeholders in preparation for the opening of the SY 2021-2022.

2. The OBE is part of the Department's effort to ensure that learners are properly enrolled. It aims to address problems, queries and other concerns commonly encountered by the public at the start of the school year.

3. This year, OBE has the following components:

a. Convergence. Members of the OBE-Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) shall focus on the COVID-19 pandemic situation in relation to the delivery of basic education. Given the current health situation, the Department will be guided by the decisions of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infections Diseases (IATF-MEID) affecting the operations of basic education. The member agencies will perform a critical role by providing guidelines in health and safety, peace and order, transportation, and other forms of support when the school year opens. The members of the OBE-IATF are the following:

i.Department of Energy (DOE);
ii. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG);
iii. Department of Health (DOH);
iv. Department of National Defense (DND);
v. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);
vi. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);
vii. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
viii. Department of Transportation (DOTr);
ix. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT);
x. Manila Electric Company (MERALCO);
xi. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS);
xii. Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA);
xiii. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA);
xiv. Philippine National Police (PNP);
xv. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC):
xvi. National Telecommunications Commission (NTC); and
xvii. Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO).

b. Command Conference. A Command Conference among the DepEd officials, partner agencies from the public and private sectors, media, and other stakeholders will be held at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd CO on September 13, 2021.

c. Communication. DepEd shall provide the public with important information through press releases, media interviews, website posting, updates on the official DepEd Facebook and Twitter accounts, and other available media.

d. Client Assistance. An OBE Public Assistance Command Center (PACC) shall be set up at the central, regional, and schools division offices through its Public Affairs Unit (PAU).

i. Functions of the OBE-PACC


The OBE-PACC shall serve as an information and complaints processing and routing mechanism. It shall perform the following functions:

(1) Receive, process, and respond to simple queries, information requests, and complaints from the general public, including those forwarded by other DepEd offices;

(2) Assist in the dissemination and clarification of DepEd policies, programs, projects, and processes, particularly those relevant to the opening of classes;

(3) Correctly identify and coordinate with the concerned DepEd offices on complex concerns that will require the specific offices' appropriate action; and (4) Monitor, document, and submit reports on all issues and concerns received by the OBE-PACC, including the action taken.

ii. Services of the OBE-PACC


Each OBE-PACC shall ensure that the following are available to the public for the duration of OBE:
(1) Hotlines;
(2) emails (Hotline 8888, CSC, PCC, PMS, FOI, ARTA, depedaction);
(3) text messaging service (Smart and Globe);
(4) social media (Facebook); and
(5) letters and indorsements.

iii. Composition of OBE-PACC at the Central Office


The OBE implementation shall be under the general supervision of the Undersecretary and Chief of Staff, Nepomuceno A. Malaluan, and Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo, Field Operations as hairs, and PAS Director June Arvin C. Gudoy, as vice-chair of the Oplan Balik Eskwela 2021. This will be in coordination with all offices in the Central Office.

iv. Composition of OBE-PACC at the regions, schools divisions and school levels


The composition of OBE committees at the region, schools division and school levels shall be:
(1) Regional Office
Chair: Regional Director
Co-Chair: Assistant Regional Director
Vice-Chair: Regional Information Officer
Public Affairs Unit
Members:
Regional Legal Office
Regional Administrative Office
Curriculum Division
*(Other relevant offices may be included)

(2) Schools Division Office
Chair: Schools Division/City Superintendent
Co-Chair: Assistant Schools Division/City Superintendent
Vice-Chair: Designated Division Information Officer
Members:
Legal Unit
Administrative Office
Information or Public Affairs Office
Curriculum Division
*(Other relevant offices may be included)

(3) Schools Division Office
Chair: Principal or Assistant Principal or Head Teacher
Vice-Chair: School Information Coordinator
Members:
School Admin and other staff

4. The OBE shall ensure the implementation of necessary health and safety protocols as topmost priority of the Department. These include the required health standards, social distancing measures and practicing proper hygiene, DOH health standards, local and national quarantine rules, and all other relevant protocols.

5. The Term of Reference for the different Committees is enclosed.

6. All expenses incurred during this activity shall be charged to General Administrative Support Services (GASS) Funds, including the payment for the services of the concerned personnel during the OBE, and to local funds for regional and schools division personnel, subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

7. All DepEd personnel are enjoined to support this activity to ensure the smooth opening of classes.

8. For more information, please contact:

The Office of the Secretary-Public Affairs Service

Department of Education Central Office Telephone Numbers: (02) 8636-1663; (02) 8635-9817; (02) 8638-7529 Telefax Numbers: (02) 8634-0222; (02) 8638-8641 Mobile Phone Numbers: 0919-456-0027; 0995-921-8461
Email Addresses: depedaction@deped.gov.ph: pas.cd@deped.gov.ph; pas.od@deped.gov.ph

9. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES
Secretary


DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 058, s. 2021
2021 Oplan Balik Eskwela

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