CHAPTER 6

Risk Management Plan

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Risk Management Plan
H
These must include the registry of identified risks, its description and the strategic solutions to mitigate the impact of each identified A
risk.
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Severity T
Identified Risk Probability Impact Over-all Mitigation Strategies
(High/Medium/Low) (High/Medium/Low) Rate E
A. INSTITUTIONAL RISKS R
a. ACCESS
 Lack of professional MEDIUM HIGH HIGH Continue to build teacher 6
development opportunities capacity in the use of
for staff learning technologies
 High absentee rates HIGH HIGH HIGH Evaluation of school
 Decreasing enrolments performance data and
(further impacting funding research to identify needs
and creating cyclic issues and implement best practice
education strategies
 Inadequate or obsolete ICT HIGH HIGH HIGH Continue to develop and
hardware / software / implement literacy
networks strategies
 Data Security
Continue to build teacher
capacity in the use of
learning technologies

Provide ongoing
professional learning for all
staff to ensure a base level
 of understanding of literacy
and numeracy

Develop information
security awareness
campaign

Develop a school ICT

strategy / implementation
plan
 Failure to engage learners in MEDIUM HIGH HIGH Develop tailored strategies
curriculum for individual learners
including specific
educational outcomes
targets for learners
 Ongoing organizational LOW MEDIUM MEDIUM Induct new teachers and
renewal may impact service provide professional
delivery learning
 Lack of casual relief teachers HIGH HIGH HIGH Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at School Council
meetings
 Inability to deliver on school HIGH HIGH HIGH Work with SPTs to review,
goals, targets and key improve and implement
improvement strategies strategies to improve
student learning
b. EQUITY
 Ineffective communication HIGH HIGH HIGH Develop a strategy for
strategies enhancing communication
and the quality of
information for parents
 Inability to recruit, train and HIGH HIGH HIGH Create an Active Teacher
retain appropriately skilled Professional Leave program
 teachers
 Lack of Departmental /
regional support
 Not equal opportunities to
develop learners’ skills
c. QUALITY
 Learners do not reach
competent numeracy and
literacy levels
 Not equal opportunities to
for professional
development
Continue to build teacher
capacity in the use of
learning technologies
Induct new teachers and
provide professional
learnings
HIGH HIGH HIGH Work with the District,
Division, and Regional
personnel to review,
improve and implement
strategies to improve
student learning
HIGH HIGH HIGH Broaden range of strategies
which give learner’s the
opportunity to lead
learner’s and contribute to
the cultural life of the
school, such as; sport,
music, drama, debating,
public speaking, learner
council etc.
HIGH HIGH HIGH Develop tailored strategies
for individual students
including specific
educational outcomes
targets for learners
HIGH HIGH HIGH Broaden range of strategies
 develop learners’ skills
d. RESILIENCY AND
WELL-BEING
 Learners and Teachers’ HIGH
Mental Health
 Failure to demonstrate
sustained improvement in
student engagement and
wellbeing
 Work-related stress
 Diversity and Inclusion HIGH
which give learners the
opportunity to lead learners
and contribute to the
cultural life of the school,
such as; sport, music,
drama, debating, public
speaking, student council
etc.
HIGH HIGH Initiate and develop
programs, projects, and
activities to promote mental
health awareness among
Learners and school
personnel
Create programs, projects,
and activities that
revitalizes the energy and
passion of Learners and
school personnel
HIGH HIGH Learners exit data to
determine that student
destination is a meaningful
pathway or level of school
accountability for exit
Create a conducive learning
environment that is
inclusive, caring, and
accepting to different
ethnicity and self-

 Learners do not reach
competent numeracy and
literacy levels
e. ENABLING MECHANISM
GOVERNANCE
 Storage, handling and
transport of materials and
equipment
 Parents not totally engaged
with the school activities
 Difficult communication with
partners
identification.
Review student wellbeing
arrangements to ensure
each student is ‘known and
valued’ by a significant
adult at school.
HIGH HIGH HIGH Develop tailored strategies
for individual learners
including specific
educational outcomes
targets for learners
MEDIUM HIGH HIGH Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the feeder barangays
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at School Council
meetings
Develop and implement
engagement plan with local
community
Support more productive
partnerships, through

B. OPERATIONAL RISKS
a. ACCESS
 Employee Conduct
 Technological Risk
 Education Delivery
 Lack of professional
development opportunities
for staff
school partnerships
MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM Conduct trainings and
seminars regarding the
proper conduct of
employees
HIGH HIGH HIGH Continue to build teacher
capacity in the use of
learning technologies
Develop a school ICT
strategy / implementation
plan
MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM Continued development,
implementation and
evaluation of school
programs
HIGH HIGH HIGH Provide ongoing
professional learning for all
staff to ensure a base level
of understanding of literacy
and numeracy
Continue to develop and
implement literacy
strategies
Continue to build teacher
capacity in the use of
learning technologies
Create an Active Teacher

 Inability to deliver on school
goals, targets and key
improvement strategies
b. EQUITY
 Underemployment
 Lack of trainings for teachers
 Unfunded training and
trainings for professional
development
c. QUALITY
 Local stakeholders not
effectively engaged
 Storage, handling and
transport of materials and
equipment
 Inconvenience to every day
routine
Professional Leave program
for professional
development
HIGH HIGH HIGH Continue to work towards
the personalizing of
learning for all students
HIGH HIGH HIGH Create more opportunities
for qualifies teachers
HIGH HIGH HIGH Provide ongoing
professional learning for all
staff to ensure a base level
of understanding of literacy
and numeracy
A lot budget for teachers
training and seminars
MEDIUM HIGH HIGH Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the feeder barangays
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at School Council
meetings
Develop and implement
engagement plan with local
community

 Poor student attendance
 Stress event requiring
professional help
 See overseas travel risk
d. RESILIENCY AND
WELL-BEING
 Child Protection
 Learners Bullying/
discrimination
 Workplace Safety
 Failure to demonstrate
Support more productive
partnerships, through
school partnerships
HIGH HIGH HIGH Review student wellbeing
arrangements to ensure
each student is ‘known and
valued’ by a significant
adult at school.
Make special arrangements
for learners with special
cases for them to continue
learning
HIGH HIGH HIGH Initiate and develop
programs, projects, and
activities to promote mental
health awareness among
learners and school
personnel
Create programs, projects,
and activities that
revitalizes the energy and
passion of students and
school personnel
HIGH HIGH HIGH Initiate and develop
programs, projects, and
activities to promote mental
health awareness among
learners and school
 sustained improvement in
learners’ engagement and
wellbeing
 Conflict/bullying/intimidating
and/or threatening behavior
or harassment of staff,
students or visitors and/or
accompanying individuals
 Learners violence towards
other learners
 Self-harm
 Accident or misadventure e.g.
infectious disease outbreak,
electrocution (faulty
equipment), chemical spill,
gas leak etc.
 Injury sustained as a result of
Community use of school
facility afterhours (sports
injury
personnel
Create programs, projects,
and activities that
revitalizes the energy and
passion of learners and
school personnel
Lead teacher following
briefing with responsible
authority/person to brief
teaching staff of any
updates
Lead teacher to conduct an
end day (each day) debrief
to identify any issues
arising and to lead the
development of treatment
solutions
MEDIUM HIGH HIGH Adopt and apply risk
management policy and
procedures to identify,
assess, evaluate, treat,
monitor, review and report
risks for the duration of the
activity
Appointment of lead
teacher as decision maker
and point of contact
between learners, teachers,
school head and parents for

e. ENABLING MECHANISM
GOVERNANCE
 Legal and regulatory
compliance
 Transitions not understood by
parents
 Conflict/bullying/intimidating
and/or threatening behavior
or harassment of staff,
learners or visitors and/or
accompanying individuals
 Stress event requiring
professional help
the duration of the activity
Ensure safety equipment is
provided / required it is to
be worn / used
Activate a communication
plan for emergency
LOW MEDIUM MEDIUM Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at School Council
meetings
LOW LOW LOW Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the feeder barangays
HIGH HIGH HIGH Lead teacher following
briefing with responsible
authority/person to brief
teaching staff of any
updates
HIGH HIGH HIGH Initiate and develop
programs, projects, and
activities to promote mental
health awareness among
students and school
personnel

C. FINANCIAL RISKS
a. ACCESS
 Insufficient funding to
support strategic objectives
 Lack of budget
 Lack of planning
b. EQUITY
 Insufficient funding to
support strategic objectives
Create programs, projects,
and activities that
revitalizes the energy and
passion of learners and
school personnel
HIGH HIGH HIGH Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings
Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
barangay people.
Develop and implement
engagement plan with local
community
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings
HIGH HIGH HIGH Develop tailored strategies
for individual students
including specific
educational outcomes
targets for learners
Provide ongoing

 Underpromotion
c. QUALITY
 Budget / resource constraints
 Lack of budget
 Lack of planning
 Accident or misadventure e.g.
infectious disease outbreak,
electrocution (faulty
equipment), chemical spill,
gas leak etc.
professional learning for all
staff to ensure a base level
of understanding of literacy
and numeracy
HIGH HIGH HIGH Create more opportunities
for qualifies teachers
HIGH HIGH HIGH Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the barangay people
Develop and implement
engagement plan with local
community
MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM Adopt and apply risk
management policy and
procedures to identify,
assess, evaluate, treat,
monitor, review and report
risks for the duration of the
activity
Appointment of lead
teacher as decision maker
and point of contact
between learners, teachers,
school head and parents for
the duration of the activity
 Ensure safety equipment is
provided / required it is to
be worn / used

Activate a communication
plan for emergency
d. RESILIENCY AND
WELL-BEING
 Health Issue HIGH HIGH HIGH Initiate and develop
programs, projects, and
activities to promote mental
health awareness among
learners and school
personnel

Create programs, projects,

 Natural Calamities
 Lack of quality facilities and
equipment
 Storage, handling and
transport of materials and
equipment
and activities that
revitalizes the energy and
passion of learners and
school personnel
HIGH HIGH HIGH Communicate with the
Local Government Unit and
the barangay council
HIGH HIGH HIGH Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the people of the
barangay

Monitor and review this


e. ENABLING MECHANISM
GOVERNANCE
 Higher and unexpected
expenses
 Decreasing enrolments
(further impacting funding
and creating cyclic issues)
D. CAPACITY RISKS
a. ACCESS
 Lack of classroom
 Lack of chairs
 Lack of toilets
 Lack of books
 Lack of computers
 Lack of laboratory equipment
 Storage, handling and
transport of materials and
equipment
risk as a regular agenda
item at school council
meetings
HIGH HIGH HIGH Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school council
meetings
HIGH HIGH HIGH Evaluation of school
performance data and
research to identify needs
and implement best practice
education strategies
HIGH HIGH HIGH Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the people of the
barangay
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings
Continue to have an
inventory list of school
equipment and facilities
regularly
Monitoring and evaluation

b. EQUITY
 Failure to maintain pathways
and transitions through the
education system
 Failure to engage students in
curriculum
c. QUALITY
 Loss or damage due to
vandalism / storm damage /
natural disaster
 No proper segregation
 Disruption to learning
programs
d. RESILIENCY AND
WELL-BEING
of schools’ equipment and
facilities regularly
HIGH HIGH HIGH Continue to develop
knowledge and skills of
those who counsel students
in making course and
pathways choices
Review and analyze the
demographics of all learner
exit data to determine that
learner’s destination is a
meaningful pathway or
level of school
accountability for exit
Continue to develop
knowledge and skills of
those who counsel learners
in making course and
pathways choices
MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM Secure rubbish bins
Develop funding
application strategy to
enhance success of
infrastructure funding bids
  Inadequate maintenance
increases vulnerability e.g.
blocked gutters lead to storm
damage
e. ENABLING MECHANISM
GOVERNANCE
 Under promotion
E. ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
a. ACCESS
 Lack of quality facilities and
equipment
b. EQUITY
 Loss of facilities without
replacement (if over
entitlement)
MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM Establish liaison with local
police, fire, ambulance
emergency response
personal and develop
positive ongoing
relationship as preparation
for any contact situations
HIGH HIGH HIGH Create more opportunities
for qualified teachers
HIGH HIGH HIGH Communicate with the
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the people of barangay
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings
MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM Develop funding
application strategy to
enhance success of
infrastructure funding bids

c. QUALITY
 Slip, trip or fall hazards
d. RESILIENCY AND
WELL-BEING
 General Waste Management
 Food Waste
 Water Management
 Energy Use
 Slip, trip or fall hazards
 Accident or misadventure e.g.
infectious disease outbreak,
electrocution (faulty
equipment), chemical spill,
gas leak etc.
 Pedestrian / traffic accident
Continue to have an
inventory list of school
equipment and facilities
regularly
Monitoring and evaluation
of schools’ equipment and
facilities regularly
MEDIUM HIGH HIGH Create programs, projects,
and activities that promotes
safety and security inside
and outside the school
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings
HIGH HIGH HIGH Create programs, projects,
and activities that promotes
safety and security inside
and outside the school
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings
Develop Communications
Plan / Strategy and
activate / implement
depending upon situation
MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM Communicate with the
 on school grounds associated
with set down / pick up of
students
e. ENABLING MECHANISM
GOVERNANCE
 Using of Cellphone
 Regulation on Waste
Management
different stakeholders for
support.
Continue to develop
meaningful relationships
with the feeder barangays
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings
HIGH HIGH HIGH Develop review strategy -
including review of
procurement actions -
monthly by school head -
then quarterly by School
Council
Monitor and review this
risk as a regular agenda
item at school meetings