Chapter 11: School Policies and Their Functions PDF

CHAPTER 11 SCHOOL POLICIES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS LEARNING OUTCOME: At the end of this Chapter, you should be able to explain the importance of school policies in school operation. INTRODUCTION Schools are institutions motivated by a shared vision. Necessarily ,schools must have policies for the...

CHAPTER 11 SCHOOL POLICIES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS LEARNING OUTCOME: At the end of this Chapter, you should be able to explain the importance of school policies in school operation. INTRODUCTION Schools are institutions motivated by a shared vision. Necessarily ,schools must have policies for them to realize their vision and mission. These policies are a reflection of the values of the values of the people who created them. Whatever policies are formulated must redound to the improved teaching – learning of learners which is the very reason of the existence of schools. 3  DepEd Order 54, s. 2009 ACTIVITIES - All PTA activities within school premises or which involve the school, its personnel or students shall be with prior consultation and approval of the School Head. FINANCIAL MATTERS - Such collections shall be made by the PTA subject to the following conditions: If collection of the school Publications Fee, Supreme Student Government ( SSG) Development Fund and the other club membership fees and contributions is coursed through the PTA as requested by the concerned organization. The amount collected shall be remitted immediately to the school, SSG or other student organizations concerned on the day it was collected. 4 The pertinent organization shall deposit the Non-compliance or any violation of the aforementioned funds with a reputable bank on the next conditions shall be ground for the cancellation of the banking day under the organization’s PTA’s recognition and/or the filing of appropriate account. No service fee shall be charge charges as the case may be. against any organization by the PTA. 5  POLICY ON COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS Cognizant of the need of an organization for adequate funds to sustain its operations, a duly recognized PTA may collect voluntary financial contributions from members and outside sources to enable it to fund and sustain its operation and the implementation of its programs and projects inclusively for the benefit of the students and the school where it operates. The PTA’s programs and projects shall be in line with the School Improvement Plan (SIP). 6 THE CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE A REASONABLE AMOUNT AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE PTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Non-payment of the contribution by the parent-member shall not be a basis for non-admission or non-issuance of clearance(s) to the child by the school concerned; The contributions shall be collected by the PTA Treasurer on a per parent-member basis regardless of the number of their children in school; No collection of PTA contributions shall be done during the enrollment period; and No teacher or any school personnel shall be involved in such collection activities. PTA’S ARE PROHIBITED FROM: Interfering in the academic and administrative management and operations of the school, of the DepEd, in general; Engaging in any partisan political activity within school premises; Operating a canteen/school supplies store, or being a concessionaire thereof inside the school or nearby premises, or offering these services to the school as its client either directly or indirectly; Selling insurance, pre-need plans or similar schemes or programs to students and/or their parents; and Such other acts or circumstances analogous to the foregoing. 8 PTA’S ARE PROHIBITED FROM: PTA Officers and members of the Board of Directors are prohibited from collecting salaries, honoraria, emoluments or other forms of compensation from any of the funds collected or received by the PTA. PTA’s shall have no right to disburse, or charge any fees as service fees or percentages against the amount collected pertinent to the School Publication Fee, Supreme Student Government (SSG) Developmental Fund and other club membership fees contributions. In no case a PTA or any of its officers or members of the Board of Directors call upon students and teachers for purposes of investigation or disciplinary action. 9  IMPORTANCE OF POLICIES Schools in partnership with their community have their own picture of what they want they want to be (vision statement) and so must offer services and must do what they are supposed to do ( mission statement) in order to realize what they envisioned themselves to be. For these to happen, policies musts be in in place. Observance of these policies ensures everyone in the school community to tow the line. If conditions are ideal like when all members of the school community are perfect-school heads teachers’ students , parents, non-teaching personnel and other members of the outside community –there may be no need for a policy. The truth is conditions in the school community and in this world are far from ideal and persons that make the school community are far from perfect and so the need for policies. 10  Why the Department of Education has issued very stringent policies and guidelines for PTAs in matters of collecting contributions? Why School’s policy on the grading system is important? For everyone concerned to know how grades are computed. Both students and parents know how grades are derived objectively. Percentages weights for each component are clear. Teachers are guided in their assessment practices. The grading policy ensures objective assessment practice. Without the grading policy, grading may become highly subjective. Similarly, if there are no policies on students’ tardiness and absenteeism, students may just come in late or absent. The policies on students’ tardiness and absenteeism certainly will curb tardiness and absenteeism11 to ensure learning. Effective Policy Formulation and Implementation in a School Community Partnership. The policies on grading, student tardiness an absenteeism cam from above, DepEd Central Office. At times there is need for policies from above. But policies do not need to come from above all the time. The School Head must lead in the policy formulation process. the word “lead” implies that an effective policy formulation process must be participatory. Two good heads are better then one. Besides participation of school and community develops a sense of ownerships of such formulated policy which ensures a more effective implementation. 12  Policies are intended to ensure that schools perform and realize what they have T envisioned for themselves. A There are policies that come from authorities above the school since the school is a member of a bigger organization or system. K But schools are also empowered to formulate their own policies to address their E concerns speedily provided they are not contrary to policies that come from above. A School policies are effective when they are formulated with the participation of W the members of the school and community as this develops of ownership which ensures implementation of the family. A Policies must also be widely disseminated for the information of the entire Y system-school and community – and must be understood correctly and clearly. S Policies set order in schools. The absence of clear-cut policies may court chaos. 13 THANK YOU GROUP 5 ANNA LEAH C. GABARDA ANGELICA C. PIADOZO ERICA JANE M. VILLANUEVA ARCELINE GARCIA RICA MARIE CODELAN