MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)

Between
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUTUAN CITY
and
BASAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT

This document constitutes an agreement between the Department of Education Butuan

City, an agency delivering basic education services located at Rosal Street, Butuan City and
MARY LYN H. ACEDO, a resident of Basag, Butuan City.

1. Objective

The objective of this MOU is to express the willingness of both parties to engage in an
effort to bring together all education champions and supporters to contribute to nation building
by helping all Filipino children learn how to read in the context of partnership.

Specific activities under this MOU will be identified through consultation between the two
parties.

MARY LYN H. ACEDO, agrees to partner with of DepEd Butuan City schools (elementary or
secondary) in the implementation of Brigada Pagbasa Program.

DepEd Butuan agrees that Schools Division Offices or public schools (elementary or secondary)
partner with Mary Lyn H. Acedo, in the implementation of the Brigada Pagbasa Program.

General Terms of MOU

1.1 Duration of MOU: This MOU shall be operational upon signing and will have an
initial duration of the entire School Year 2021-2022 (September 2021-August 2022).
All activities conducted before this date within the vision of collaboration related to
Brigada Pagbasa Program will be deemed to fall under this MOU.

1.2 Termination of MOU: The partnership covered by this MOU shall terminate upon
completion of the agreed upon period. The agreement may also be terminated with a
written one month notice from either side. In the event of non-compliance by one of
the parties of the obligations binding upon it, the other party may terminate the
agreement with immediate effect.

1.3 Extension of Agreement: The MOU may be extended provided the parties agree upon
and can provide the necessary resources.

2. Mutual Understanding

2.1 In order to carry out and fulfill the aims of this agreement, each party will designate
an appropriate person(s) to represent its organization and to coordinate the
implementation of activities. DepEd Butuan City along with division ASP/Brigada and
reading coordinators, school heads, and school reading coordinators and the
Barangay Basag SK Officials will meet regularly (preferably quarterly and virtually) to
discuss progress and plan activities.
2.2 All notice and other communication under this agreement in connection herewith
shall be sent to the last known email or fax of the concerned party. Any notice shall
be effective from the date on which it reaches the other party.

2.3 The Brigada Pagbasa Program Roll out shall be 30 minutes to 2 hours reading
remediation session per learner (Story Telling, Teaching Beginning Reading, Drills).
 2.4 Parties understand that there shall be no monetary compensation given to student-
volunteers, professional volunteers, and other involved personnel in activities related
to Brigada Pagbasa Program.

2.5 Parties understand that the implementation of the reading remediation program shall
be conducted virtually/limited face to face (Considering the IATF/City LGU EO in
Covid19 Pandemic Current Protocols).

3. Responsibilities of DepEd Butuan City

3.1 Ensures that Schools Division Office (SDO) or public schools (elementary or
secondary) have identified, mapped the struggling or non-reader learners who would
be recipients of Brigada Pagbasa Program. The accurate profile of struggling and non-
reader learners (grade level, specific location/address, and number of struggling and
non-reader learners per barangay/location) shall be communicated to the Barangay
De Oro SK Officials

3.2 Ensures that Schools Division Offices (SDOs) or public schools (elementary or
secondary) utilize DepEd prescribed Reading Remediation Toolkit and/or quality-
assured locally developed reading materials.

3.3 Ensures that Schools Division Offices (SDOs) or public schools (elementary or
secondary) arrange the online conduct of remediation program with the Barangay
Basag SK Officials
3.4 Ensures that Schools Division Office (SDO) or public schools (elementary or
secondary) utilize standardized pretest and posttest reading assessment tools.

3.5 Ensures that student volunteers and/or professional volunteers undergo orientation
and training (virtual/limited face to face) related to the methods and techniques of
handling reading remediations prior to deployment for Brigada Pagbasa.

3.6 Ensures that Schools Division Office (SDO) or public schools (elementary or
secondary) coordinate and formalize partnership with Barangay De Oro SK Officials
regarding the details and agreements of Brigada Pagbasa Program implementation.
3.7 Ensures that Schools Division Office (SDO) or public schools (elementary or
secondary) monitor the actual conduct of reading remediations with student
volunteers and/or professional volunteers.

3.8 Requires SDOs or public schools to issue Certificates of Completion and Recognition
to student-volunteers and/or professional volunteers.

3.9 Recognizes all SUCs/Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)/Barangay LGU with active
MOU during the Pasidungog sa mga Kabulig, an annual recognition to partners and
stakeholders that contributed to DepEd’s programs, projects, and activities.

4. Responsibilities of (identified partner/s -SUC/HEI/Barangay LGU)

4.1 Coordinates and formalizes partnership with Schools Division Office (SDO) or public
schools (elementary or secondary) regarding the details and agreements of Brigada
Pagbasa Program implementation.

4.2 Identifies and endorses a list of student volunteers (officially enrolled) and/or
professional volunteers (active in the service) to Schools Division Offices (SDOs) or
public schools (elementary or secondary) for the implementation of Brigada Pagbasa
Program. These volunteers should be living within the same purok, barangay, sitio,
community or locality with the target struggling and non-reader learners.

4.3 Ensures that student volunteers and/or professional volunteers participate in the
training and orientation (virtual/face to face) prior to deployment for Brigada Pagbasa
Program implementation.
 4.4 In the absence or insufficiency of reading materials for specific grade levels in the
schools or SDOs, Barangay Basag SK Officials utilizes their reading materials that are
appropriate to the learners.
4.5 Monitors the attendance of student volunteers and/or professional volunteers in the
entire duration of Brigada Pagbasa Program implementation.

5. Other Provisions

5.1 This agreement will be administered in accordance with prevailing standard

provisions and policies such as but not limited to Child Protection Policy (Policy and
Guidelines on Protecting Children from Abuse, Violence, Exploitation, Discrimination,
Bullying and other forms of Abuse), and Republic Act 7877, an Act Declaring Sexual
Harassment Unlawful in the Employment, Education and Training Environment and
for other purposes.

5.2 The implementation of activities related to Brigada Pagbasa Program shall be

compliant with the: (a) required health protocols and health monitoring system; (b)
stringent social distancing measures; (c) quarantine rules and regulations; and (d)
related issuances from the IATF, Local Government Units, DepEd, CHED, subsequent
DepEd and CHED Task Force, Department of Health, and national government
issuances on COVID-19.

6. Liability

Students’ volunteers and/or professional volunteers and the SUC/HEI/Barangay

LGU renounce or waive any claim against the Schools Division Offices, public schools
(elementary or secondary) for any injury or loss that the volunteers may sustain or may
suffer, personal or pecuniary, in the performance of their duties, functions and
responsibilities under the Brigada Pagbasa Program.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this MOU on the 4 th day of February,
2022.

ANGEL A. PITOGO JOAN M. PATAYON

Schools Principal II Brgy. Basag Volunteer
Department of Education
Signature and Date: Signature and Date:

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