Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of Homeroom Guidance during Crisis Situation

DepEd Memorandum: Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of Homeroom Guidance during Crisis Situation

DEPED MEMORANDUM: POLICY GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOMEROOM GUIDANCE DURING CRISIS SITUATION

TO : Bureau and Service Directors

Regional Directors

Minister, Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, BARMM

Schools Division Superintendents

Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Heads

All Others Concerned

FROM : DIOSDADO M. SAN ANTONIO

Undersecretary

SUBJECT : Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of the Homeroom Guidance (HG) during Crisis Situation

DATE : June 22, 2020

The Office of Curriculum and Instruction (CI), through the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD) issues these guidelines as basis for the Implementation of the Homeroom Guidance (HG) during Crisis Situation for SY 2020-2021.

The current pandemic has clearly affected the teaching and learning process that usually takes place in school. Certainly, our learners cannot avoid its impact in terms of their domains of development. While the Department has been responsive thru its Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan, it is crucial to cater to the life skills development of learners which will empower them to overcome the different challenges and adapt to the “new normal” brought about by the current crisis.

Though the plan was to have the complete implementation of the Homeroom Guidance in school year 2021-2022 accounting the needed preparations such as orientation, capacity- building, learning materials development and the like, the Department deemed it necessary to offer the new program to learners from Kindergarten to Senior High School with select competencies that are lifted directly from Homeroom Guidance Curriculum. However, its full implementation which includes the complete curriculum, policy and learning materials will be made available at the start of school year 2021-2022.

Homeroom Guidance is a comprehensive, developmental and proactive program designed toequip K to 12 learners with life skills on three domains:

a. Academic Development,

b. Personal and Social Development, and

c. Career Development.

Homeroom Guidance shall complement the Department’s goal, which is to produce holistically developed Filipinos who are able to understand themselves, have problem- solving skills, make informed decisions, achieve academic success, plan for their future, and respect individual differences. It envisions learners who can work for the common good of society and love for our country while upholding the rights and responsibilities of global citizens.

This issuance sets the basic standards for an efficient and effective implementation of the

Homeroom Guidance public and private schools nationwide. The Homeroom Guidance

Observation Form and Program Monitoring and Evaluation Tool are also enclosed for

reference.

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