Legal Basis of School

Administration and
Supervision

LAWS RELATED TO
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
AND CONTROL

 The Philippine
Constitution
The most important legal basis of the
administration and supervision is
found in certain provision of the
Philippine Constitution. Section 8 of
Article XV state that all educational
institutions shall be under the
supervision of and subject regulation
by the states.

 Act No. 74 of the

Philippine Commission

The administration of the Philippine Government

during the early part of the American occupation
was in the hands of the Philippine commission
whose members were appointed by the President
of the United States. The commission on January
21, 1901, passed Act No. 74, Section 1 of which
established a Department of Public Instruction,
which has executive control and general
supervision of all schools already established by
the Military authorities

 Commonwealth Act No. 180

This Act is the present basic law

governing private education in
this country. It amended act No.
2706 which provided for the
government regulation and
supervision of private schools,
colleges and universities.

 Commonwealth Act No. 586

This Act is known as the Educational
Act of 1940 which provides the legal
basis of the present six-year
elementary course, the doublesingle session, the school entrance
ages, and national support of
elementary education.

Republic Act No. 896

This Act is known as the
Elementary School Act of
1953. This new law restore
Grade 7 VII which was
abolished by the Education
Act 1940.

Executive Order No. 94

(Based on upon the Reorganization
Act of 1947). This law gives the
Secretary of Education executive
supervision over the Bureau of Public
School and the Bureau of Private
Schools, the Bureau of Public libraries,
the Institute of national language, and
the Philippine Historical Committee.

Republic Act No. 1124

This Act created by the Board of Education,

According to this law, the Board of the National
Education is a policy making body. 8. Republic Act
No. 4272 This Act reduced the number of
members of the Board under Republic Act No.
1124 from 15 members to 8 members. The old
Board of National Education of 15 members has
been inoperative for several years. It was only July
1967 that the new board of eight members under
the new law (R.A 4572) was reconstituted.
.

 Republic Act No. 5447

This law is otherwise known
as Special Education Fund
Act. This law provides an
annual additional tax of one
percent of the assessed
value of real property tax.

Presidential Decree No. 1

This decree made a thorough

going revamp of the executive
branch of the government.

Presidential Decree No. 176

This control and administration of all
educational institutions already established or
here after to be established in the Philippines
shall be vested in the citizens of the
Philippines. Membership in governing bodies
or boards of such educational institutions
shall be vested in the citizens of the
Philippines.
.

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Laws Related to
Teaching Personnel

Commonwealth Act No. 117

This Act places the public school
teachers under Civil Rules and
Regulations as to their
examination, appointment,
transfer, separation, suspension,
and reinstatement. This Act also
protects tenure of office.

Commonwealth Act No. 578

This law recognizes

supervisors, teachers, and
professors of public and
recognized private schools as
person in authority.

 Republic Act No. 660

This Act amended Section 12 of the
Commonwealth Act 186. This Act provides
for automatic retirement at the age of sixtyfive years, if the teacher has completed
fifteen years of service, and if he is not, he
shall allowed tp continue service until he
has completed fifteen years unless is
otherwise eligible for disability retirement.

 Republic Act No. 842

This Salary Act of 1953 (Republic
Act No. 842) provides for a revised
salary scale and automatic salary
increases for public school
officials, teachers and other school
personnel at the government.

 Republic Act No. 1079

This law provides that civil
service eligibility shall be
permanent and shall have no
limit.

Republic Act No. 1080

This Act states that the bar examination
and the board examination which review
the candidates to have four years of
college training and two years for
experience are considered equivalent to
the first grade regular examination.

Republic Act No. 1147

This Act that regular and

promotional teacher civil
service examinations be
given at least once two years.

Republic Act No. 4461

This Act is known as the Teachers

Meeting Law. This law provides that
the teachers meeting shall not be
called on Saturdays. This concept is
based on the contention of teachers
that Saturdays is not a working day as
observed by the government
employees.

Republic Act No. 447

This Act is known as the Provincial Salary

Act. This law raised the salaries of field
school superintendents above the level
of the salaries of Division Chiefs in the
Central Office who had served in the
field as superintendent of schools and
who are supposed to have higher
category than the field superintendents.

Republic Act No. 5168

This is known as the public school

teacher salary standardized act

Republic Act No. 6040

This act amended section 24 of
civil service act 1959.

Republic Act No. 6110

This is called the Omnibus Tax Law. .

Republic Act No. 6111

This is act is otherwise known as

Philippine Medical Care Act of 1969,
was approved on August 4, 1969.
Primarily to extend medical care to
all resident in an evolutionary way
within our economic means and
capability as a nation.

Other Laws Affecting School

Administration and Supervision

This act amended R.A 5168

otherwise known as the Public
School Teacher Salary
Standardization Act and
Appropriating Fund therefore.

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Other Laws Affecting School

Administration and Supervision

 Executive Order no. 56

This act authorizes the Director
of the Bureau of the private
schools to call upon the members
of the government examination
boards for technical advice.

 Republic Act no 139

This act authorizes the Director
of the Bureau of the private
schools to call upon the members
of the government examination
boards for technical advice.

 Republic Act no. 1147

This act provides for holding of
regular and promotional teachers,
civil service examination at least
once every two years.

 Republic Act no. 1265

This act makes flag ceremony
compulsory in all educational
institutions.

 Republic Act no. 1880

An act amending section 562 and 564 of the
Revised Administrative which prescribes the
legal hours of labor, eight hours a day, five
days a week or forty hours a week.

 Republic Act no. 416

The law converted the present Philippine
Normal School into Philippine Normal
College conferring the Degree of Bachelor
Science in Elementary Education and
Master of Arts in Education.

 Department Order 1, 1957

This program is otherwise known has the 2-2
plan.

 Department Order 27, 1972

This order gives the heads of the Institution
Authority to expels, dismiss, suspend
indefinitely, or cause the expulsion, dismissal, or
suspension of any faculty members, employees
and student, who after investigation were found
to have been engaged or were engaged in
supervision or similar illegal activities or were
known to be active member subversive
organizations and activities.

 Department Order no. 30, 1972

This prescribed the use of

identification cards by all
students, faculty and staff
members in each institution.

 Department Order no. 33, 1972

The standard operating procedure
screening university personnel were
spelled out in this order.

 Department Order no. 32, 1972

This order granted academic freedom to
faculty members under certain
conditions.

 Department Oder no. 1972

The major point this order is to
stimulates students and faculty
members of colleges and universities to
have build a New Society within the
context of the Decree issue in the
proclamation of 1081. Circulars Which
Affects Administration and Supervision .

 B.P.S. Circular no. 1, 1946

Discharged Filipino veterans who had been
active in service with the US and Military
forces and who meet certain requirements
prescribed by law are eligible for education
or training under Public Law 348 in any
approved school, colleges, universities or
other institution of learning.

 B.P.S. Circular no. 32, 1952

This circular states that a public school
teacher must have rendered at least 2
years of satisfactory service before he
can teach in private schools.

 B.P.S Circular no. 4, 1956

Requiring Mathematics Subjects and
Physics in the secondary course)

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INTEGRATING THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY
FUNCTION

The Principle of leadershipis the keynote toschoolcommunity relations

Good School-community relations call for democratic
leadership which function in a group situation
through cooperative action. Democratic leadership
belongs to the group but leadership must be placed
on those who have already demonstrated leadership
ability. A democratic leader must understand the
subtle interactions of individuals and groups.

The Principle of cooperation is

basic to the development of good
school-community relations.
School-community relations can
best developed through
cooperative group action.

The school should plan and

work cooperatively with the
community on projects of direct
service to the community.

The B.P.S Bulletin No. 1, s. 1959, was

issued with the aim to advertise the
school in order to gain the support
and cooperation of the public through
a well-planned and continous program
under leadership of the division
superintendent or his representative.

philantropic, humanitarian, and charitable work.

b. Meetings called by the government officials which
are official or semi- official in nature.
c. Holding of athletic meets, games and folk dances of
educational value
d. The Principle of objectivity is fundamental to the
development of close school-community relations
The school-community relations program must be
objective and tenable. Facts necessary to the
development of close school-community life should be
made known to the teachers. Explaining the basic facts
of the school-community relations should precede and
determine all other phases of public relations.

community relations.
The cultivation of friendliness should
be made one of the objectives of the
Parent- Teacher Association.
Friendliness between teachers and
parents be gets close schoolcommunity relations.

Principles of Good School - Community Relations

School-Community relations depend upon the following
1.principles:
The Principle of leadership is the keynote to school-community
relations.
2. The Principle of cooperation is basic to the development of good
school-community relations.
3. The Principle of participation is essential in developing close schoolcommunity relations.
4. The Principle of coordination promotes close school-community
relations.
5. The Principle of friendliness is a dynamic source of good schoolcommunity relations.
6. The Principle of objectivity is fundamental to the development of
close school-community relations
7. The Principle of evaluation is an integral part of good schoolcommunity relations.

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