January 20, 2015 DIVISION MEMORANDUM No.\¥s. 2015 ac To DIVISION ORIENTATION ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL HIEVEMENT TEST (NAT) FOR FOURTH YEAR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Heads, Public and Private Secondary Schools Pursuant to DepEd MEMORANDUM No. 127, s. 2014 the Department of Education (DepEd) through the National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC) in coordination with the officials/personnel from public and private secondary schools shall administer the National Achievement Test (NAT) for fourth year high school students nationwide as stated in the enclosure of DepED ORDER No. 18, s. 2014 entitled School Calendar for School Year (SY) 2014-2015 dated March 28, 2014. Relative to this, the Division office shall conduct the Division Orientation on the Standardized Administration of the National Achievement Test (NAT) for Year 4 to all School Heads by cluster on the following dates and venue: Date yong, | Wrest | time Venue | Participants Feb. 16, 2015 i Public 9:00 am. Ouans'’ 2 Public 2:00 pm | Worth Farm Feb, 17, 2015 [3] Public] 9:00am —] and Resort, | School 4] Public_[ 2:00 pm] Kenlurang | Heads Feb. 18, 2015 Mayao, 14 | Private | s00am | tava city Meal Allowance shall be charged to National Educational Testing and Research Center (NETRC) amounting to Two Hundred Fifty Pesos (Php 250.00), 1 snack and lunch for those who will attend the am session and 1 snack and early dinner for those who will attend the pm session. This will be deducted in the Orientation Meal Allowance Attendance is a MUST, to further intensify the importance of the duties and functions of the Chief Examiner (Schoo! Head) on the administration of NAT, 2014 - 2015 observing JUAN TIME POLICY, NO PROXY. School Heads with two (2) or three (3) handled schools will assign teacher (with experience in the conduct of the test) who will act as Chief Examiner during the examination day, they will attend the orientation as scheduled UFPED @NTZON ICI UPLOADED By:_G@lan _ cere: S2E IS pine: B3tem6. The following topics shall be discussed in the orientation Proper conduct/administration of the tes b. Security of test materials, delivery and retrieval scheme; and ¢. Utilization and dissemination of findings (NAT SY 2013-2014) d. Schedule of Distribution and Retrieval of Test Materials 7. Education Program Supervisors, School Heads, Teachers, Non-Teaching Personne! and Support staff from Public Schools who will be involved in the administration of the test will be given a two (2) day local service credits. 8. Full cooperation in the administration of NAT Year 4 is enjoined. 9, Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance of this Memorandum is desired, TOLENTINO G, AQUINO, CESO VI Schools Division Superintendent Laalemad