Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Cavite
District of Tagaytay
MENDEZ CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN FOR BLENDED LEARNING

SY 2022-2023

o Location

Mendez Crossing Elementary School is located in Barangay Mendez Crossing East,

Tagaytay City. The school serves the community with 2 barangays namely
Mendez Crossing East and Mendez Crossing West but is also a choice school
of some learners residing in the nearby barangays due to its proximity to
the school. Means of transportation is accessible using all types, several
learners walk in going to school since they live in the vicinity of the area.
Mendez Crossing Elementary School has a total land area of 1,272 square

meter. o Demographics

Mendez Crossing Elementary School population averages to 900 learners in the

past years up to the present that is handled by 29 nationally funded
teachers.

Grade 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Kinder 61 55 116 61 61 122
66 64 130
I 84 49 133 66 57 123
59 64 123
II 87 64 151 90 50 140
70 57 127
III 65 58 123 88 67 155
87 48 135
IV 51 40 91 65 62 127
82 71 153
V 71 66 137 57 42 99
61 62 123
VI 79 68 147 72 69 141
57 56 103
TOTAL 498 400 898 499 408 907
482 412 894

The school has 1 Guidance Counselor, 1 Clinic Teacher and 2 DRRM focal person.
DRRM focal persons and school Clinic teacher have been capacitated on various
safety and health trainings.

o Geophysical

Geographically, the school is situated 2 kilometres away from the city

proper and about 5 kilometres away from the District Office.

The climate of Tagaytay City has two (2) pronounced seasons: dry from November
to April and wet during the rest of the year. Tagaytay City is also known as little
Baguio because of its cold weather specially when Christmas season is coming.
o DRRM memberships/councils

Mendez Crossing Elementary School has a well-established School Disaster Risk

Reduction Management Team with support and guidance from the Office of the
City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, headed by Sir Clyde Yayong.
AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION CAUSED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURE INDEX
RESPONDENTS Nose Cold Cough Shortness of Fever Dehydration Asthma
Bleeding Breathing
Teaching 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personnel
Non-Teaching 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personnel
Learners 907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 894 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

I. OBJECTIVES

This Contingency Plan was developed in response to DepEd Order No.37, s.

2022 on the Guidelines on the Cancellation or Suspension of Classes and Work in
Schools in the Event of Natural Disasters, Power Outages/Power Interruptions,
and Other Calamities.

The main objectives of this plan are the following:

1. Ensure learning continuity

2. Establish public service continuity
3. Ensure health and safety among learners, teachers and personnel

Specific objectives:
1. To p r o m o t e t h e s a f e t y a n d p r o t e ct i o n o f l e a rn e r s a n d p e r s o n n e l f r o m
u n n e ce s s a ry p h y s i ca l d a n g e rs t h a t m a y b e e x p o s e d d u ri n g n a t u ra l
d i s a s t e rs a n d ca l a m i t i e s .
2. To recognize the need to suspend or cancel classes and work in school during emergencies
brought about by natural disasters and calamities.
3. To provide interventions needed to ensure learning continuity.
II. THE NATURAL DISASTER AND CALAMITIES AND ITS IMPACTS

Situation Bad Scenario Worse Scenario Worst Scenario

Education
31-40% of school
10-20% of school 21-30% of school teaching/non-
teaching/non- teaching/non- teaching
teaching personnel teaching personnel personnel and
and learners are and learners are learners are
affected and affected and needed affected and
needed immediate immediate attention need immediate
attention caused by caused by high attention caused
high temperature temperature index by high
index temperature
index.

10-20% of teaching/non- 21-30% of teaching/non- 31-40% of

teaching personnel and teaching personnel and teaching/non-
Impact on learners got sick learners got sick teaching personnel
Human Lives and learners got sick

Schools are Schools are No face-to-face

Facilities, open for open for classes
and students for a students for 2-3
Environment half-day class days half-day
class only

Procurement of
stand fan/ceiling
fan

Implementation of Implementation of Implementation of Full

Response blended learning blended learning Modular Distance
Learning

Capabilities Face to face 2-3 days face to face

classes in the classes in the morning
morning and MDL in afternoon

Modular 3-2 days pure MDL

distance
learning
(MDL) in the
afternoon

Alternative Work
Arrangement/

Table 1. Estimated number of Affected and Needed Immediate Attention

 School Affected and Needed Immediate Remarks
Attention

Mendez Crossing ES 0 Actual Data (as of May 8,

2023)

Table 2. Affected Public and Private Schools, Learners, and Personnel

School Teaching Non- Learners
Personnel Teaching
Personnel
Mendez Crossing 0 0 0
Elementary School

NOTE: The succeeding attached Documentation and Memorandums serves as our school’s basis
from Executive Offices of the President and the City Government of Tagaytay released last
September 01, 2022 regarding the health protocols.
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III. ACTIVATION, DEACTIVATION, AND NON-ACTIVATION OF CONTINGENCY PLAN

These safety measures are guided in coordination with the relevant DepEd Central (CO)
offices and affected regions, divisions, and schools, shall continue leading the
implementation of existing mechanisms for monitoring, reporting, and responding to the
impacts of calamities. This includes the suspension of face-to-face classes and work in
schools, the activation of SDDRM teams, and the implementation of other learning delivery
modes.
A. Activation - This safety plan shall be activated and implemented based on the
risk situation caused by warmer temperatures due to prevailing warm and dry
season as announced by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on March 21, 2023. The
school implements face to face classes in the morning and Modular Distance
Learning in the afternoon from May 2 to May 31, 2023.

B. Deactivation- In case that the high temperature becomes normal and upon the
declaration of the PAGASA, RD’s, SDS’s and school heads and the recommendation
of other authorized agencies and government officials. The S c h o o l through
Regional DRRMC if it approves recommendation for demobilization and
deactivation of the CPs and Normal Alert Status.

C. Non-activation – Sufficient support and prepared response coming from the

School and other government agencies and when the response plan is enough
for the needs of the affected individual of all the LGU’s, theSafety Plan will not be
activated.

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 IV. COORDINATION, COMMAND, AND CONTROL

A. Coordination

Table 3. School Task Force for COVID-19 MENDEZ CROSSING Elementary

School

Name Designation DepEd email address Contact No.

Ana Marie D. Reyes School Head anna.reyes003@deped.gov.ph 0919-8414356

Albert John M. Amestoso SDRRMO albertjohn.amestoso@deped.gov.ph 0907-0820813

School Safety
Kevin T. Espinosa Officer kevin.espinosa001@deped.gov.ph 0930-2274192

School Clinic
Princess L. Umandal Teacher princess.umandal@deped.gov.ph 0977-7042247

Mayette P. Enriquez LCP Coordinator mayette.payaban@deped.gov.ph 0918-4919957

B. Command and Control – Formulation of a new set of Team/s who will be actively
engaged in the protocol and response operation of the plan Incident Command
System (ICS)

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

School Head
Responsible Official

Clinic Teacher
Incident Commander

DRRM Coordinator LCP Coordinator DRRM Coordinator

Safety Officer Safety Officer Safety Officer

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V. INVENTORY OF DRRM EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS FOR RESPONSE
OPERATIONS (ONLY SCHOOL PROPERTIES)
Table 4.
DRRM EQUIPMENT
SUPPLIES AND DESCRIPTION QUANTITY REMARKS
MATERIALS
Fire Extinguisher small 2 pcs. Functional, ready for use

Thermal scanner Battery operated 2pcs Stockpile, Ready for use

Alcohol Dispenser Heavy duty 1pc Stockpile, Ready for use
Gloves Latex 100 pcs. Stockpile, Ready for use
Lightweight,
Face shield breathable 350 pcs Stockpile, Ready for use

w/ear
Disposable Face Mask loop,3ply, 350pcs Stockpile, Ready for use
adjustable nose clip
Sphygmomanometer electronic 1 set Functional, ready for use

VI. IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

TABLE 5: COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS

PREPAREDNESS MEASURES PARTNERS INVOLVED SPECIFIC ROLES OF/

SUPPORT FROM PARTNERS

RISK UNDERSTANDING Brgy. Health Officers Health Safety Dissemination

/School DRRM units

COORDINATION/ Brgy. Health Officers Systems and Protocols/ Technology/

PARTNERSHIP PTA Officers Supplies and Equipment
School DRRM teams
Other stakeholders and
partners

MONITORING City Health Office Manpower/ Systems and

CDRRMO Protocols
School DRRM team

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING LGU Funding/Manpower/Supplementary

Other Stakeholders and
CONTINUITY Partners Learning Materials

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MENDEZ CROSSING Elementary School has taken the following Preparedness
measures with the intention of attaining the above stated objectives:

Unit Preparedness Measures

Organized/Implemented the DRRM structure from City to District level
down to school level

Attended webinar for the implementation of the Information and

Coordination
Management. Protocol
Strengthened the coordination and cooperation with the Local
DRRM units/councils.
SDRRM Ensured that school have posted their
Safety Preparedness measures against COVID-19 (IEC materials) in
strategic
places of the school.
Policy issuances on Safety and Health Protocol (DRRM and School
Clinic)

Remote PFA/MHPSS in collaboration w/Guidance

counselors/Nurses/School
DRRM
Technical Assistance

Attended of Awareness campaign and webinars (MHPSS/Contact

Tracing/COVID-
19 related information and updates)
Coordination PHO and LGU in terms of COVID-19 updates and
response
Crafted COVID-19 Health Standards and Safety Protocol Monitoring
MEDICAL Tool/
Daily monitoring and reporting of health status
Health Risk assessment for SDO personnel
Policy issuances on Safety and Health Protocol (DRRM and School
Clinic)
Coordination and Referral to BHERT
Technical Assistance

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 Unit Preparedness Measures
SGOD- Brigada Eskwela (Disinfection of schools/Handwashing Facilities/PPE)
SOCMOB

SGOD- Improvement and Provision of Handwashing Facilities

FACILITIES
Policy issuances on the Alternative Work Arrangement
Adjustment on the physical set-up of offices to conform with Minimum
Health
OSDS Standards in coordination with DRRM/Medical
Facilitate the prompt dissemination of official
announcements/communications
Proper endorsement of request for use of schools as quarantine/isolation
area and
other COVID-19 purposes in coordination with DRRM.
Webinars/Coordination meetings/Awareness campaigns/IEC materials
on the
CID Implementation of the Division Learning Continuity Plan
Technical Assistance

Prepared by:
ALBERT JOHN M. AMESTOSO MAYETTE P. ENRIQUEZ KEVIN T. ESPINOSA
SDRRM Coordinator LCP Coordinator Safety Officer

PRINCESS L. UMANDAL
School Clinic Coordinator

Noted: Approved:

ANA MARIE D. REYES MERCELITA P. SALAZAR, Ed. D

School Head District Supervisor

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