Legal Bases for Parents and Community

Involvement
Republic Act No. 9155
(Governance of Basic Education Act)

• Section E
“establishing school and community networks and
encouraging the active participation of teachers
organizations, non- academic personnel of public
school, and parents-teacher-community associations.”
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232

• Section 7. Community Participation. - Every

educational institution shall provide for the
establishment of appropriate bodies through
which the members of the educational
community may discuss relevant issues, and
communicate information and suggestions
for assistance and support of the school and
for the promotion of their common interest.
Republic Act No. 8525    
("ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PROGRAM”)

• Section 3. Adopt-a-School Program. – There is

hereby established the "Adopt-a-School
Program" which will allow private entities to assist a
public school, whether elementary, secondary, or
tertiary,…in, but not limited to the following : staff
and faculty development for training and further
education.
The Philippine EFA 2015 Plan
• The Philippine EFA 2015 Plan is a vision and
a holistic program of reforms of the country
to achieve an improved quality of basic
education for every Filipino by 2015. likewise
states: “School shall continue to harness
local resources and facilitate involvement of
every sector of the community in the school
improvement process.”
THANK YOU!
 Republic Act No. 9155
SEC. 3. Purposes and Objectives. – The purposes and objectives of this Act are:

• (d)   To ensure that schools and learning centers receive

the kind of focused attention they deserve and that
educational programs, projects and services take into
account the interests of all members of the community;
• (f)    To encourage local initiatives for the improvement
of schools and learning centers and to provide the
means by which these improvements may be achieved
and sustained