Q1: PTAs officials are prohibited from doing the

following except for one?

a. Interfering in the academic and administrative
management and operation of the school, and of the
DepEd, in general;
b. Participating in the school’s inspection and
acceptance committee and as an observer in the
school’s procurement activities subject to the provision
of RA No. 9184
c. Operating a canteen/school supplies store, or being
a concessionaire inside the school or nearby
premises, or offering these services to the school as
its client either directly or indirectly;
d. Selling insurance, pre-need plans or similar
schemes or program to students and.pr their parents
Q2: There is a playground
demonstration in your school, you, as
the principal, feel that parents should
be given the opportunity to see
teachers and their children at work.
Such an activity will provide the
chance to talk to the teachers
regarding their children's
development in school. What can the
school provide to meet this important
consideration?
a. Athletic b. Cooperative Meeting
c. PTA Meeting d. School-Visiting Day
Q3: A parent is complaining about your
teacher having an affair with her husband,
which based on your observation is true.
As school head, what will you do to solve
the problem?
a. Talk to the parent and tell her to sue your
teacher
b. Talk to your teacher and tell her to resign.
c. Talk to your teacher’s lover and tell him
about the consequences of their affair
d. Talk to your teacher and discuss with her
the consequences if the allegations
were true
Q4: This is a DepEd program that
engages school community
stakeholders to contribute their time,
efforts and resources to ensure that
schools are ready at the opening of
school year.

a. Brigada Eskwela
b. Adopt a school Program
c. Feeding program
d. d. Family day
Q5: The Principal received a complaint from
parents about their children’s field trip and the fee
that was collected. Accordingly, in the waiver they
signed the itineraries were historical places and
museum but they found out from students that the
half day of the trip was spent in swimming resort
owned by the Principal’s cousin. The teachers also
assigned so many projects to the students who did
not join the field trip. What was the complaint of
the parents regarding the Principal?
a. The fee that was collected is too expensive
b. The itineraries that was assigned was not followed
c. The given projects to those who did not attend the
field trip
d. Spending half day of the field trip in the resort
owned by the principal’s cousin
Q6: When will Parent-Teacher conference l
be held and what particular week?

a. Second Friday after the quarterly

examination
b. Second or third Saturday after the quarterly
examination
c. Third Friday after the quarterly examination
d. Third or fourth Saturday after the quarterly
examination
Q7: To ensure quality in the school
operation and actual teaching-learning, a
____days non-negotiable contact time for
teachers, and the physical presence of
school heads is expected every day. Even
during attending official business, the
_______ days will be enforced.

a. 179, 220
b. 180, 201
c. 185, 210
d. 180,200
Q8: All schools are expected to
conduct a general assembly for the
purpose of orienting the stakeholder
on the following except for one?

a. Curriculum
b. Co-curricular program
c. Ancillary services
d. School Improvement
Q9: In preparation for the opening of
classes for SY 2018-2019, The school
shall conduct the following activities
except for one?
a. Early registration on Saturday January
30, 2018
b. Brigada Eskwela from May 16 to 21,
2018
c. In-Service Training (INSET) for
teachers a week before the opening of
classes
d. GAD training on the last week of April
2018
Q10: A parent complained that his
daughter was a victim of child abuse.
In the circumstance, what does child
abuse constitute?
A. Acts by deeds or words which debases, degrades
the worth and dignity of the child as a human being.
B. Unreasonable deprivation of the child's basic needs
for survival.
C. Protection given to the child against maltreatment of
other people
D. Inability to perform the role of special parental
authority upon any child

a) C, B c) C, D
b) A, B d) A, D
Q11: Which of the following statements is
NOT TRUE in the PTA Board of Directors
and officers?

a. The Board of Directors shall be composed

of 15 members.
b. b. Parent-members shall comprise two-
thirds of the Board of Directors.
c. c. A teacher-member cannot hold any
position in the PTA except as a member of
the Board of Director as a Secretary.
d. d. The school head shall serve as a
member of the Board of Directors at the
same time adviser of the PTA.
Q12: The School M&E System is a
mechanism for __________, processing,
analyzing, interpreting and storing data
and information about the learners
progress, ’ school's programs and
projects and school stakeholders’
performance.
a. Collecting
b. Organizing
c. Delegating
d. gathering
Q13: You received a letter from the PTA
President, a strong supporter of your
projects, requesting you to join him in a
parade of his political party. What will you
do?
a. Write to inform him that you cannot attend
because of a previous appointment.
b. Call him up and tell him you will be there
with your male teachers.
c. Tell him that you will be joining another
party.
d. See him personally to explain your situation
e. None of the above.
Q14. When shall the designated
investigator(s) commence the fact-finding
investigation?
A. within five (5) days from receipt of the
appointment of an officer(s)
B. within three (3) days from receipt of the
appointment of an officer(s)
C. immediately from receipt of the
appointment of an officer(s)
D. within ten (10) days from receipt of the
appointment of an officer(s)...
Q.15. What are the prohibitions against the
PTA?
A. Interfering in the academic and administrative
management and operations of the school, and of
the DepEd in general;
B. Engaging in any partisan political activity within
school premises;
C. Operating a canteen/school supplies store, or
being a concessionaire thereof inside the school or
nearby premises, or offering these services to the
school as its client whether directly or indirectly;
D. Selling insurance, pre-need plans or similar
schemes or programs to students and/or their
parents; and
E. All of the above
Q16. What shall be done with the collected
contribution?
A. All collections of contributions or proceeds of
fund-raising activities shall be deposited in a
reputable banking institution as determined by the
Board of Directors.
B. The PTA president shall be entrusted with the
safekeeping and disbursement of collections
made by the PTA
C. All disbursement of funds shall be in accordance
with generally accepted accounting and auditing
rules and regulation
D. The collected contributions shall serve as the
school revolving fund of the school
E. Part of the fund shall be used to finance the
School Head’s training
Q.17. Do PTAs or any of its officers or
members of the Board of Directors have
authority to undertake investigation or
disciplinary actions involving students or
teachers?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes and No
D. Yes or No
E. Uncertain applicable
Q.18. Do PTAs have the right to disburse
or charge any fees as service fees or
percentages?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes and No
D. Yes or No
E. Uncertain
Q19. Which of the following is less evil?
A teacher had to collect money from
parents to defray expenses of an
elaborate Graduation Program.
A. request rich parents to start the
collection and serve as model for the poor
parents
B. teach children to find means and ways to
get the amount of money needed
C. ask children to deposit half of their
money for recess to the teacher
D. present simple program to cut down on
expenses
Q20. What are the other privileges of a duly
recognized PTA?

A. The use of any available space within the

school premises as its office or headquarters
B. Representation in the School Governing
Council
C. Authorization to undertake fund-raising
activities to support the school’s academic and
co curricular programs, project and activities
subject to pertinent DepEd guidelines
D. Participation in the school’s inspection and
acceptance committee and as an observer in the
school’s procurement activities subject to the
provisions of R.A. No. 9184
PART II - Discussion
Q1. What are the guidelines to field trips and other
forms of outing?
a. Educational field trips can supplement classroom instruction,
but this depends on the place visited, i.e., cultural, historical
and scientific interest such as the National Museum, Museo
Pambata, provincial/local museums, Science Centrum,
Planetarium, zoological, botanical gardens, historical
sites/shrines, model manufacturing or technological firms or
scientific sites.
b. Recognizing, however that such trips involve certain
monetary cost which may be affordable to students coming
from poor families and who therefore are not able to join,
teachers should refrain from conducting tests based on these
field trips. Should it be decided that tests will be held based on
these field trips, students who were unable to join such trips
should not be penalized; they shall be given special tests or
assignments as substitute for not joining the field trip.
c. Those responsible for organizing the field trips
should secure the consent of parents for their children
to join the field trip since the children are under the
stewardship of the school.

d. Educational field trips should never be used to

generate income for the school or for school
officials/teachers organizing them. Student should only
be charged for actual costs for transportation, entrance
fees and related expenses.

e. School teachers should always accompany the

school children from the time they leave for their field
trip up to the time they leave for their respective
homes. Parent volunteers should also be encouraged
to join the field trip to help in looking after the school
children.
f. The principal or teacher responsible for organizing the
field trip should select the safest means of transportation.
Passengers should be loaded into the vehicle in
accordance with the maximum passenger capacity.
School children should not be allowed to ride on the roof
of motor vehicles or on the boarding platform (sabit).

g. Drivers should be advised to drive with extreme care

considering the number of school children-passengers.
Furthermore they should be advised against taking any
alcoholic drinks for the entire duration of field trip.

h. If the field trip involves swimming or some other

recreational activity or sport after the visit to the places of
interest, teachers (or lifeguards in the case of swimming)
should be strategically stationed to watch over the school
children.
i. To the extent that resources would allow the school
principals or teachers should arrange for optional
accident insurance coverage for the schoolchildren
who will join the fieldtrip.

j. No field trip shall be undertaken without the written

consent of the parents, or student’s guardians;

k. When a majority joins the field trips, there should be

no punitive measures or activities such as tests related
to the trip that will put the students who could not join
the field trip at a disadvantage. They should be given
activities in school to compensate for their inability to
join the field trip.
l. The field trip should be well planned ahead of time
with the students, so that they know exactly what to
look for in the field trip. Safety measures should be
discussed before the field trip;

m. Places to visit should be educational places, such

as cultural and historical sites or science exhibits in
museums which complement or supplement
classroom lessons;

n. Trips to mall and attendance at noon time TV shows

especially during classes hours are discouraged;
o. As much as possible, field trips should not put an
additional financial burden on the parents. Possible
sponsors or other sources can be tapped for the
purpose; and

p. Attention is called to the other provisions of the

previous DepEd Orders on field trips which still hold
true.

Legal basis: DepEd Order No. 52, s.2003; DepEd

Order No. 56, s. 2001; DepEd Order No. 51, s. 2002
Q2: What are the rights of a Public School
Teacher?
1. No probationary period preceding regular
appointment. When recruitment takes place after
adequate training and professional preparation in
any school recognized by the government, no
probationary period preceding regular appointment
shall be imposed upon a teacher who possesses
the appropriate civil service eligibility.

2. Consent for transfer. Except for cause and as

herein otherwise provided no teacher shall be
transferred without his consent from one station to
another.
3. Safeguard in disciplinary procedures. Every teacher
shall enjoy equitable safeguards at each stage of any
disciplinary procedure and shall have;
a. The right to be informed, in writing, of the charges.
b. The right to full access to the evidence in the case
c. The right to defend himself and to be defended by the
representative of his choice and/or by his
organization, adequate time being given to the
teacher for the preparation of his defense; and
d. The right to appeal to clearly designated authorities.

4. Administrative charges shall be heard by the

committee. Administrative charges against a teacher
shall be heard initially by the committee composed of the
corresponding School Division Superintendent of the
Division or a duly authorized representative who should
at least have the rank of a division supervisor, where the
teacher belongs.
5. Teacher shall not be required to render more than six
(6) hours of actual classroom teaching.
6. Additional compensation. Notwithstanding any
provision of existing law to the contrary, co-curriculum
and out of school activities and any other activities
outside of what is defined as normal duties of any
teacher shall be paid an additional compensation of at
least twenty-five percent of his regular six hours of actual
classroom teaching a day. Any work performed in excess
of eight hours a day shall be paid an additional
compensation of at least twenty-five percent of their
regular remuneration.
7. Salary scales. Salary scales of teachers shall be
provided for a gradual progression from a minimum to a
maximum salary be means of regular increments,
granted automatically after three years; provided, that the
efficiency rating of the teacher concerned is at least
satisfactory.
8. Equality in salary scales. The salary scales of teachers
whose salaries are appropriated by a city, municipal,
district, or provincial government, shall not be less than
those provided for teacher of the national government.
9. Special hardship allowance. In areas in which teachers
are exposed to hardship such as difficulty in commuting
to the place of work or other hazards peculiar to the
place of employment, as determined by the secretary of
education.
10. Deduction prohibited. No person shall make any
deduction whatsoever from the salaries of teachers
except under specific authority of law authorizing such
deductions: provided however, that upon written authority
executed by the teacher concerned, (1) lawful dues and
fees owing to the Philippine Public School Teacher
association and (2) premiums properly due on insurance
policies, shall be considered deductible.
11. Compensation for injuries. Teachers shall be
protected against the consequences of employment
injuries in accordance with existing laws.

12. Study leave. Teachers who have at least seven years

of continuous service are entitled to a study leave
Q3: What are the rules regarding advanced subject
and back subject?
A: As a general rule, a student shall not be permitted to
take any advance subject until he has satisfactory
passed the prerequisite subject or subjects. However, in
the case of students in the secondary level, the following
rules shall apply;
a. A student who has failed in any subject must enroll in
the subject again, either during summer or in a
succeeding school year. A student who has passed a
subject need not repeat the subject.
b. A student may enroll in not more than two subjects
during the summer, either for the purpose of making
up for subjects previously failed, or for earning
advanced credits in other subjects.
c. A student shall not be allowed to take any new subject
unless he takes at the same time the prerequisite subject
in which he failed.

d. A student will be permitted an overload of not more

than one subject during the regular school year, inclusive
of subject previously failed. The above restrictions will
not apply where the student concerned has reduced or
eliminated his back subjects during the summer term.

Gifted or honor students in all levels may be permitted to

take such additional advanced subjects or overload,
including the summer session, as the appropriate school
official may determine, based upon the previous
academic performance of the student and other evidence
of educational measurement.
Q4: Is sub-leasing of school canteen premises or
sub-contracting the operation of the school canteen
to concessionaires prohibited?

A: Sub-leasing the whole or part of the school canteen

premises or subcontracting the operation of the school
canteen to concessionaires is prohibited.

Q5: Shall vendors be allowed to bring in food items

inside the school canteen premises?
A: vendors shall not be allowed to bring in food inside the
school canteen/premises. Teachers and school personnel
are likewise prohibited from selling food items within the
school premises, except through the school canteen and
unless authorized and covered by a written agreement
with the school head/principal and/or the teachers’
cooperative.
Q6: What are the Functions of the School Governing
Council?

A: The School Governing Council determines the general

policies of the school on: • Student welfare, discipline and
well-being • Development and Implementation of the
School Improvement Plan • Monitoring and Evaluation of
the SIP implementation Management of Council
resources

The authority of the School Governing Council is

exercised in accordance with the government legislation,
administrative instructions and the council’s constitution
and by-laws.
Q7: what are the Functions of the School Head in the
School Governing Council?

A: The Functions of the School Head in the School

Governing Council are the following; • Establish school
and community networks • Encourage the active
involvement of school community stakeholders in school
improvement process. • Serve as the Chief Executive
Officer of the council.
Q8: Who shall be members in a PTA?
A: Membership in a PTA is limited to parents, or in their
absence the guardian, of duly enrolled students, and
teachers in a given school.

For this purpose, a guardian is hereby defined as any of

the following: a) an individual authorized by the
biological parent/s to whom the care and custody of the
student has been entrusted; b) a relative of the student
within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity
provided that said relative has the care and custody over
the child; c) an individual appointed by a competent court
as the legal guardian of the student; or d) in case of an
orphan, the individual / institution who has the care and
custody of the students.
Q9: What are the privileges of recognized PTAs?
A: A PTA is authorized to collect voluntary contributions
from parents/guardian members once it has been duly
recognized and given a Certificate of Recognition by the
School Head. Such collections, however , shall be subject
to pertinent issuance of the DepEd and /or existing
pertinent ordinances of the local government unit
concerned, if any.
1. The use of any available space within school premises
as its officer or headquarters, provided that cost pertinent to
electricity, water and other utilities shall be for the account
of the PTA 2. Representation in the School governing
council 3. Authorization to undertake fund-raising activities
to support the school’s academic and co-curricular
programs, projects and activities subject to pertinent DepEd
guidelines. 4. Participation in the school’s inspection and
acceptance committee and as an observer in the school’s
procurement activities subject to the provision of RA No.
9184 and 5. collaboration in relevant school activities.
Q10: What are the prohibited activities and sanctions of
PTAs?
A: PTAs are prohibited from:
1. Interfering in the academic and administrative
management and operation of the school, and of the
DepEd, in general; 2. Engaging in any partisan political
activity within school premises 3. Operating a
canteen/school supplies store, or being a concessionaire
inside the school or nearby premises, or offering these
services to the school as its client either directly or
indirectly; 4. Selling insurance, pre-need plans or similar
schemes or program to students and.pr their parents and;
5. Such other acts or circumstances analogous to the
foregoing.

PTA Officers and members of the board of directors are

prohibited from collecting salaries, honoraria, emoluments
or other forms of compensation from any of the funds
collected or received by the PTA.
PTAs shall have no right to disburse, or charge any fees as
service fee or percentages against the amount collected
pertinent to the school publication fee. Supreme Students
Government (SSG) Development fund and other club
membership fees and contributions.

In no case shall a PTA or any of its officer or members of

the Board of director’s call upon students and teachers for
purposes of investigation or disciplinary action.

The recognition of any PTA shall be cancelled by the

division PTA affairs committee upon the recommendation of
the School Head concerned for any violation of the above
mentioned prohibited activities and these guidelines.
Q11: What are the policies that shall be strictly
observed on collection of school contributions,?

I. Collection of school contribution

a. No fees shall be collected from school children enrolling
to preschool up to grade 4 during the enrollment period
and at any time during the school year. This prohibition
shall cover the authorized but voluntary contributions
such as Boy Scout of the Philippines (BSP),Girl Scout
of the Philippines(GSP),Red Cross, anti-Tuberculosis
(TB) fund and Parent-Teachers Association(PTA),
among others;
b. For grade and year levels beyond grade 4, no collection
of any type shall be undertaken during the enrolment
period and the first month of classes. Starting on the
second month of every school year. Contributions may
be collected by the duly authorized representative of
said organizations. But only on a voluntary basis.
c. PTAs may start their collection only after presenting a
report on the utilization of the previous school year’s
collection to their members and to the school
administration.

d. The school publication fee shall be set by the secretary.

The publication of a school paper, while not mandatory is
strong encouraged in line with the campus journalism
program both at elementary and secondary levels; and

e. The membership fees for student organizations shall be

set by the organization subject to existing school policies on
student organizations.
Q12. What are the roles of the School Head as the
Chief Executive Officer in the School Governing
Council?
• Implement the School improvement Plan
Once the School Improvement Plan is approved by
the Schools Division Superintendent, upon the joint
endorsement of the SGC and the School Head, the school
head’s responsibility is to ensure that it is implemented
properly. This involves delegating responsibilities to other
staff and setting up processes to monitor progress, collect
and analyse data and document relevant information in the
School Annual Report.
• Implement policies.
Policies are developed in partnership with the
School governing Council. The school head’s role is to
inform students, parents, staff and to set up processes
and procedures to ensure the policy is followed.
• Provide accurate and timely information.
The school head works with the staff to provide
progress reports about the School Improvement Plan
to the council at each meeting.
The school head must also inform and help
the council understand government requirements and
initiatives.
Financial reports are provided to the financial
committee as needed to ensure expenditure is being
appropriately managed.
 Participates in the development of the School
Improvement Plan.
The SIP is a document that outlines the vision,
values, goals, targets, strategies and resources in
school improvement.
It is developed in a participatory manner by the
School Planning Team and representative from group
of of school community stakeholders. (The SGC
decides on the membership of the School Planning
Team) The SGC takes an active part in the
development of the SIP.
It is also the council that co-endorses with the
School Head the SIP to the Schools Division
Superintendent for review and acceptance. •
Q13: What are the Role of the School Governing
Council?

It is also the council that co-endorses with the

School Head the SIP to the Schools Division
Superintendent for review and acceptance. • Assist the
school in installing the Monitoring and Evaluation
System for school performance based on SIP, report
accomplishments to the community and the
Department.
This requires the school council to participate
in collecting information about the school’s
performance and report it to the Department and local
community through a self assessment process. •
Generate resources to support the school head
and staff in the implementation of the SIP.
 It is also the council that co-endorses with the
School Head the SIP to the Schools Division
Superintendent for review and acceptance. • Assist the
school in installing the Monitoring and Evaluation System
for school performance based on SIP, report
accomplishments to the community and the Department.
This requires the school council to participate in
collecting information about the school’s performance
and report it to the Department and local community
through a self assessment process. •
Generate resources to support the school head
and staff in the implementation of the SIP.
Relevant committees may be organized to
support the school in implementing the SIP.
The council has to ensure that committees are
clear with their roles and tasks.
Q14: What are the Responsibilities of the School
Governing Council?
• The SGC can make representation to Local Government
Units and other stakeholder groups to get the resources
needed in the implementation of the SIP.
• The SGC and the school staff must exist with mutual
trust and respect and share responsibilities in the
continuous improvement of learning outcomes.
• The willingness of school heads to involve parents and
community members for school tasks and decision making
provides a necessary foundation for all school-family-
community partnerships.
• SGC provide an opportunity to develop a partnership
between the school and school community to improve
learning and wellbeing of all students.
• The role of the SGC is to assist in planning and setting
direction for the school.
• The role of the school head is to provide the day to day
management of the school.
Q15. What is the procedure in organizing SGC from
Philippine schools?
The School Head should organize a planning team from the
internal stakeholders of the school.

The School Head with the school planning team identify

community members who can provide support to school
improvement.

The School Head prepares and sends letters of invitation to

the identified stakeholders to invite them to a preliminary
orientation on school council aspects & their role in school
improvement and local school management or governance.

After the preliminary orientation, school stakeholders in

attendance manifest willingness or desire to be council
members or turn down the invitation.
 School planning team goes through the process
until SGC desired composition is completed. Be sure
that the chosen members are the committed ones.

As the SGC membership is realized, the school

planning team conducts a more comprehensive SGC
orientation workshop which culminates in an election
of its officers first planning meeting.

The council elects its first set of officers based on

the agreed process. Subsequent election shall follow
election procedure prescribed in the SGC Constitution
and Bylaws.
Community stakeholders
identified include representatives
from the following:
a. retirees
b. business sector
c. NGOs
d. religious sector
e. civic organizations
f. private companies
g. alumni
h. Farmers & fishermen
i. other people’s group interested in school practices
Thank You!