The Department of Education (DepEd) issued DepEd Order No. 17, s. 2020 titled “ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO DEPED ORDER NO. 013, S. 2020 (Readiness Assessment Checklist for Learning Delivery Modalities in the Learning Continuity Plan of Private Schools),” issued to clarify DO No. 013, s. 2020.
DepEd Order No. 17, s. 2020 – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO DEPED ORDER NO. 013, S. 2020 (Readiness Assessment Checklist for Learning Delivery Modalities in the Learning Continuity Plan of Private Schools)
DepEd Order (DO) No. 013, s. 2020 ensures that private schools undertake adequate preparations for School Year (SY) 2020-2021. Cognizant of the challenges that private schools are confronted with as articulated by different private school associations on specific portions of said DO, these additional provisions are issued to clarify DO No. 013, s. 2020 as follows:
a. Except for Item Nos. 7, 8, and 10 (under letter A on page 5); Item Nos. 5, 6, and 8 (under letter B on page 6); and Item Nos. 5, 6, and 8 (under letter C on page 7) of DO No. 013, s. 2020, compliance of private schools with the minimum requirements stipulated in said DO is extended to December 29, 2020
b. Private schools are required to submit the following documents at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the issuance of a provisional compliance certificate to offer alternative learning modalities:
i. School Calendar for SY 2020-2021;
ii. School plan for compliance with minimum health standards issued by DepEd, consistent with the guidelines of the Department of Health, Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Office of the President;
iii. School Recovery and Readiness Plan (for schools accredited by DepEd under the Education Service Contracting Program) or School Learning Continuity Plan (for other private schools) showing the alternative delivery modalities that the applicant private schools intend to offer until such time that face-to-face learning is allowed; and
iv. Depending on the alternative learning delivery modality to be implemented by the private school – Item Nos. 7, 8, and 10 (under lettter A on page 5); Item Nos. 5, 6, and 8 (under letter B on page 6); and Item Nos. 5, 6, and 8 (under letter C on page 7) of DO 013, s. 2020.