Domain 1 - Leading Strategically Part 1

The Secretary of the Department of Education shall exercise overall authority and supervision over the operations of the Department. National level in addition to his/her powers under existing laws, the Secretary of Education shall have the authority, accountability and responsibility for the following EXCEPT:

(1) Formulating the national educational policies;

(2) Formulating a national basic education plan;

(3) Promulgating national educational standards;

(4) Monitoring and assessing national learning outcomes;

(5) Undertaking national educational research and studies;

(6) Defining regional educational policy framework which reflects the values, needs, and expectations of the communities they serve;

(7) Enhancing the employment status, professional competence, welfare, and working conditions of all personnel of the Department; and

(8) Enhancing the total development of learners through local and national programs and/or projects.

• 4

• 6

• 1,3

• None of these

The Secretary of Education shall be assisted by not more than _____ undersecretaries and not more than ____ assistant secretaries whose assignments, duties and responsibilities shall be governed by the law. There shall be at least ____ undersecretary and ____ assistant secretary who shall ____ chosen from among the staff of the Department.

• 4,4,1,1, Career Executive Service Officer

• 3,4,2,1, Career Executive Manager Officer

• 2,2,1,2, Career Executive Deputy Officer

• 4,3,2,2, Career Executive Undersecretary Officer

There shall be as many regional offices as may be provided by law. Each regional office shall have a director, an assistant director, and an office staff for program promotion and support, ____, administrative and ____.

• Planning, Fiscal Service

• Development, Research Services

• Implementing, Extension Services

• Organizing, Educational Services

Consistent with the national educational policies, plans, and standards, the regional director shall have authority, accountability, and responsibility for the following, EXCEPT:

(1) Defining a regional educational policy framework which reflects the values, needs, and expectations of the communities they serve;

(2) Developing a regional basic education plan;

(3) Developing regional educational standards with a view towards benchmarking for international competitiveness;

(4) Monitoring, evaluating and assessing regional learning outcomes;

(5) Undertaking research project and developing region wide projects which may be funded through official development assistance and/or other funding agencies;

(6) Ensuring strict compliance with prescribed national criteria for the recruitment, selection, and training of all staff in the region and divisions;

(7) Formulating, in coordination with the regional development council, the budget to support the regional educational plan which shall take into account the educational plans of the divisions and districts;

(8)Determining the organization component of the divisions and districts and approving proposed staffing pattern of all employees in the divisions and districts;

(9) Hiring, placing, evaluating all employees in the regional office, except for the position of assistant director;

(10) Evaluating all schools division superintendents and assistant schools division superintendents in the region;

(11) Planning and managing the effective and efficient use of all personnel, physical and fiscal resources of the regional office, including professional staff development;

(12) Managing the database and management information system of the region;

(13) Approving the establishment of public and private elementary and high schools and learning centers; and

(14) Performing such other functions as may be assigned by proper authorities.

• 3,7,9

• 4,8,9

• 1,7,9

• None of these

Consistent with the national educational policies, plans and standards the schools division superintendents shall have the authority, accountability and responsibility for the following, EXCEPT:

(1) Developing and implementing division education development plans;

(2) Planning and managing the effective and efficient use of all personnel, physical and fiscal resources of the division, including professional staff development;

(3) Hiring, placing and evaluating all division supervisors and schools district supervisors as well as all employees in the division, both teaching and non-teaching personnel, including school heads, except for the assistant division superintendent;

(4) Monitoring and utilization of funds provided by the national government and the local government units to the schools and learning centers;

(5) Ensuring compliance of quality standards for basic education programs and for this purpose strengthening the role of division supervisors as subject area specialists;

(6) Promoting awareness of and adherence by all schools and learning centers to accreditation standards prescribed by the Secretary of Education;

(7) Supervising the operations of all public and private elementary, secondary and integrated schools and learning centers; and

(8) Performing such other functions as may be assigned by proper authorities.

• 1,3,6

• 2,3,8

• 3 only

• None of these

The schools district supervisor shall be responsible for:

(1) Providing professional and instructional advice and support to the school heads and teachers/facilitators of schools and learning centers in the district or cluster thereof;

(2) Monitoring the utilization of funds provided by the national government and the local government units to the schools and learning centers;

(3) Curricula Supervision; and

(4) Performing such other functions as may be assigned by proper authorities.

• 1,2,3

• 1,2,4

• 2,3,4

• 1,3,4

The school head, who may be assisted by an assistant school head, shall be both an instructional leader and ____. The school head shall form a team with the school teachers/learning facilitators for delivery of ____, project and services. A core of nonteaching staff shall handle the school's administrative, ____ and auxiliary services.

• Administrative manager, school based management program, Legal

• Administrative manager, Quality Educational Programs, Fiscal

• Transformational Leader, Relevant Educational Programs, Educational

• Transformational Leader, Total Quality Management, Fiscal

Consistent with the national educational policies, plans and standards, the school heads shall have authority, accountability and responsibility for the following EXCEPT:

(1) Setting the mission, vision, goals and objectives of the school;

(2) Creating an environment within the school that is conducive to teaching and learning;

(3) Implementing the school curriculum and being accountable for higher learning outcomes;

(4) Developing the school education program and school improvement plan;

(5) Offering educational programs, projects and services which provides equitable opportunities for all learners in the community;

(6) Introducing new and innovative modes of instruction to achieve higher learning outcomes;

(7) Administering and managing all personnel, physical and fiscal resources of the school;

(8) Recommending the staffing complement of the school based on its needs;

(9) Encouraging staff development;

(10) Establishing school and community networks and encouraging the active participation of teachers' organizations, non-academic personnel of public schools, and parents-teachers-community association;

(11) Accepting donations, gifts, bequests and grants for the purpose of upgrading teachers' learning facilitators' competence, improving and expanding school facilities and providing instructional materials and equipment. Such donations or grants must be reported to the appropriate district supervisors and division superintendents; and

(12) Performing such other functions as may be assigned by proper authorities.

• All of these

• None of these

• 3,7,9

• 4,7,12

The Secretary of the Department of Education shall ensure that resources appropriated for the field offices are adequate and that resources for school personnel, school desks and textbooks and other instructional materials intended are allocated directly and released immediately by the Department of Budget and Management to said offices.

• True

• Partly True

• False

• Partly False

The Secretary of the Department of Education, subject to civil service laws and regulations, shall issue appropriate personnel policy rules and regulations that will best meet the requirements of the teaching profession taking into consideration the uniqueness of the working conditions of the teaching service.

• Yes

• Partly Yes

• No

• Partly No