CULTURE OF

TRANSPARENCY
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
IN SCHOOLS
BRIGADA ESKWELA
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IN MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS

• What is TRANPARENCY?
• What is ACCOUNTABILITY?
 TRANSPARENCY
• Transparency refers to the availability of information to the
general public and clarity about government rules,
regulations and decisions.
• Transparency is built on the free flow of information.
Processes, institutions and information are directly
accessible to those concerned with them, and enough
information is provided to understand and monitor them.
Transparency means that decisions taken and their
enforcement are done in a manner that follows rules and
regulations.
• It also means that information is freely available and
directly accessible to those who will be affected by such
decisions and their enforcement. It also means that
enough information is provided and that it is provided in
easily understandable forms and media.
 ACCOUNTABILITY
• Accountability means making public
officials answerable for government
behavior and responsive to the entity from
which they derive authority.
• Accountability is a key requirement of good
governance. Not only governmental
institutions but also the private sector and
civil society organizations must be
accountable to the public and to their
institutional stakeholders.
• Accountability cannot be enforced without
transparency and the rule of law.
 LAWS/POLICIES ON TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS

• Section 1. Public office is a public trust. Public officers

and employees must, at all times, be accountable to
the people, serve them with utmost responsibility,
integrity, loyalty, and efficiency; act with patriotism and
justice, and lead modest lives.
REPUBLIC ACT 9485 OR THE ANTI-RED
TAPE ACT OF 2007

• The Anti-Red Tape Act, was enacted to improve

efficiency in the delivery of government service
to the public by reducing bureaucratic red tape
and preventing graft and corruption.
RA 11032 or Ease of Doing Business
and Efficient Government Service
Delivery Act of 2018
• An act that aims to streamline the current
systems and procedures of government
services.
RA 9485 was limited to frontline services in all government offices,
agencies, local government units (LGUs), and government-owned and
controlled corporations (GOCCs). RA 11032 now includes every single
office, agency, or GOCC the government has power over (looking at
you, consular offices and Philippine embassies)
 RA 9155 OR GOVERNANCE OF
BASIC EDUCATION

• Stated in Rule VI that the school Head shall form an

instructional leader and administrative manager.
... The school head has an authority, accountability
and responsibility to lead the national educational
policies, plans and standards
SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT
 If all these
laws/policies/mechanisms are in
place, then WHY are there
schools (school heads) that are
not transparent and
accountable?
• Personal Values
• Goals or ambitions
• Inaccessibility of
data/information
• Trust issue
• Indifference
• Greed
• CORRUPTION!!!
 CORRUPTION
• The systematic use of public office for
private benefit that results in a reduction
in the quality or availability of public
goods and services.
• Corruption increases transaction costs, reduces
the efficiency of public services, distorts the
decision-making process, and undermines social
values. There is a strong correlation between
corruption and poverty
• Moreover, corruption tends to contribute to the
reinforcement of inequities by placing a
disproportionate economic burden on the poor
and limiting their access to public service.
• As a consequence, fighting corruption has
become a major concern for policy-makers and
actors involved in development. Fighting
corruption is now regarded as a major priority on
the agendas of countries and international
agencies of development cooperation.
• Corruption is a major drain on the effective
use of resources for education and should be
drastically curbed (UNESCO, 2000). To ensure
inclusive and quality education for all and
promote lifelong learning – the fourth of the
2015 Sustainable Development Goals – the
issue of corruption must be properly
addressed.
HOW TO CREATE/SUSTAIN A
CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY?
H
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 OPEN SCHOOL DATA
• Open school data can foster accountability and
combat corruption in education, but only when it is
used effectively and any malpractice is addressed
with clear consequence.
• Public access to information is one of the most
efficient means of improving transparency and
accountability in the education sector. It gives
education authorities the possibility not only of
better monitoring educational progress and
outcomes, but also of detecting bottlenecks in
the system and taking adequate measures to
address them
 TRANSPARENCY BOARD

• Public elementary and secondary schools are

required to post information on the sources,
intended use and actual utilization of school
funds in the Transparency Board that must be
publicly accessible and updated every three
months as mandated by Republic Act 9485 (Anti-
Red Tape Act of 2007).
• Transparency Board which shall display the
liquidation report of school funds should be
posted in conspicuous places within the school
premises. This report should be clear, easy-to-
read, accessible and up to date
 ALL DONATIONS MUST BE
RECORDED AND REPORTED IN
THE BE FORM/TEMPLATE AND
IN THE TRANSPARENCY
BOARD!
 SCHOOL REPORT CARDS
• Public access to information is widely accepted as a
key to greater transparency and accountability in
education. With open data, education officials – and
the public-at-large – can monitor educational progress
and identify any bottlenecks and malpractices in the
system
• Many countries are sharing school-level data through
school report cards. They can cover many aspects of
the school environment from student enrolment and
achievement, funding, teacher qualifications and
pupil-teacher ratios, school facility conditions, to
materials such as textbooks. The information can
enable the school community – and specifically
parents – to verify that the school has received all of
the services and resources it was entitled to
• Simplify the presentation of data while maintaining
their technical accuracy;
• Create a range of avenues (both online and offline)
for citizens to access data;
• Train school management committees, teachers,
parents and selected community groups on how data
can be used to demand accountability
• Increase the occurrence and number of dialogues
with school stakeholders.
• Practice participatory school management
• Introduce a grievance redressal mechanism for
parents and communities.
Thank You!!!