fs . REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 2 B ® DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SS Regional Office No. 02 (Cagayan Valley) REGIONAL MEMORANDUM To: Schools Division Superintendents Division Senior High School Focal Persons Senior High School Principals All Others Concerned From: ESTELA'l, CARINO, EdD, CESO IV Director I Officer In-Charge Office of the Regional Director Date: May 4, 2018 Subject: Harmonization of Senior High School (SHS) Subject Offerings per Track/Strand Cognizant of the need to harmonize subject offerings per Track/Strand across the region and to address conflict implementation of policies and guidelines in the Senior High School (SHS), this Office provides additional guidelines to ensure a focused and uniform implementation of all concerned schools effective school year 2018-2019. ‘The policy on the harmonization of Subject offerings per track/strand will be implemented for incoming Grade 11 learners. Learners of the TVL Track may take their Work Immersion and their National Certification during summer or semestral break provided that the required competencies are completed. Enclosed are the guidelines and the class programs for all tracks which will serve as the bases for implementation. For your guidance and compliance. “Bp ¥Resional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, 3500 (078) 304-3855 =Qregion2@depedgovph _ [.fDepEDRO2Za Pc REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ‘Regional Office No. 02 (Cagayan Valley) Enclosure 1 to Regional Memorandum HARMONIZATION OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SHS) SUBJECT OFFERINGS PER TRACK/STRAND IN CORE AND APPLIED SUBJECTS ACROSS THE REGION I. RATIONALE ‘The different schedules of subject offering per semester for the Senior High School resulted to various issues and concerns. The results of the monitoring and evaluation showed that for the first two years of the Senior High School Program, students from public and private SHS who transferred into another school experienced delay or difficulty to finish all the prescribed subjects within the allotted time frame. Catch up program was introduced as an intervention to address this issue but this also entailed additional and extended teaching time for the teachers - without compensation. It was also noted that since subjects are lumped at the same time, learners faced difficulty to accomplish prescribed requirements. Hence, the Department of Education R02 intends to harmonize subject offerings in core and applied subjects across the region beginning SY 2018- 2019. SCOPE SHS implementing schools across the region both public and private will have unified subject offerings in every semester except for required specialized subjects in GAS and TVL. Il. DEFINITION OF TERMS 1, Harmonization The process of bringing into consonance alll the Senior High School subject offerings 2. Intervention- A scries of activities aimed at addressing identified gaps encountered due to different subject offerings per school Fons coast Ga Gov sr Tgnaesancay som tl ord oot ses | Da gud al teem"gee REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Bw * DepaRTMENT OF EDUCATION “re” ‘Regional Office No. 02 (Cagayan Valley) 3. E-tool- an electronic device designed by the IT expert to facilitate in the determination of teacher needs across track, strand, and specialization offerings. The tool also helps SHS implementers in crafting SHS class program. 4. Core Subjects- These are the 15 Senior High School subjects with same content and competencies to be taken by all Senior High School learners regardless of specialization. 5. Applied Subjects- These are the seven Senior High School subjects with same competencies but with different content. 6. Specialized Subjects- These are the seven Senior High School subjects with absolute different competencies and content IV. POLICY STATEMENT ‘The Sustainable Development Goal Number 4 provides that the State should ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. It adds “Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development”. Senate Bill Number 5 or An Act to Ensure the Full Realization of the Constitutional Right of All Citizens to Quality Education Ordaining for the Purpose “No Filipino Child left Behind”. Furthermore, the Department of Education provided subsidy to Senior High School students who enrolled in the private schools through the voucher program. All these strong policies and orders affirmed the needs to prioritize basic education. DepED Order No. 8 series of 2015 on K-12 Assessment gives the Department of Education guidelines on the requirements prior to assessment. This DepED Order is applicable to all learners from Kindergarten to Senior High School to ensure that assessment process is observed and applied appropriately. Moreover, DepED Order No. 30. series of 2017 provides guidelines on the implementation of the Work Immersion of Senior High School learners. "Gefesional Goverment Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegaroo iy, 3500 §9\(078) 304-3855 (=Rregionz@depedgovph (evenroz