DO No. 10, s. 2017

1. During the regular meeting of Laguna Association of School Heads (LASH), Sir Fidel, the president, is discussing with the other school heads and the Local School Board (LSB) members, almost everything about the Special Education Fund (SEF). In the schedule of activities on the preparation and approval of the SEF budget for the ensuing school year, when is the indicative timeline of submission of the SDS to the Central Office of the report covering the period of January 1 to December 31 of the preceding year?

• A. not later than March 31 of the current year

•   B. not later than April 30 of the current year

•   C. not later than May 31 of the current year

•   D. not later than June 30 of the current year

2. According to Sir Fidel, the SDSs shall submit to the Central Office the approved SEF budgets to the Budget and Performance Monitoring (BPM) Division of the Office of the Undersecretary for Finance. When is the indicative timeline for submission of the approved SEF budgets?

• A. not later than March 31 of the current year

•   B. not later than May 31 of the current year

•   C. not later than November 30 of the current year

•   D. not later than December 31 of the current year

3. As regards the  quarterly reports on utilization, it is the Local School Board (LSB)that shall submit it to the DepEd Central Office. When is the indicative timeline of submission for SEF quarterly reports?

• A. not later than the 15th day after the end of the quarter

•   B. not later than the 20th day after the end of the quarter

•   C. not later than the 25th day after the end of the quarter

•   D. not later than the 30th day after the end of the quarter

4. The annual report on SEF utilization is also to be prepared and submitted by the LSB to the Office of the Undersecretary for Finance-Budget and Performance Monitoring in the Central Office. When is the indicative timeline of submission of the annual report on SEF utilization?

• A. not later than the 15th day of January of the following year

•   B. not later than the 15th day of February of the following year

•   C. not later than the 15th day of March of the following year

•   D. not later than the 15th day of April of the following year

5. Sir Fidel stressed in his discussion that RA 7160 An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991 provides that SEF shall be allocated to the following:

   i. operation and maintenance of public schools

  ii. construction and repair of public school buildings

  iii. facilities and equipment

  iv. educational research

  v. purchase of books and periodicals

  vi. sports development

• A. all excerpt iv 

•   B. all except v 

• C. all except vi

• D. all of the above

6. The SEF allocations were stated in the RA but it also stressed the items that shall be given priority as stated by Sir Fidel. Which of the following are the priorities for the SEF?

  i.  Construction, repair, and maintenance of school buildings and other facilities of public elementary and secondary schools

  ii. Establishment and maintenance of extension classes where  necessary

  iii. Sports activities at the division, district, municipal, and  barangay levels

  iv. Educational research

• A. all except iii 

•   B. all except iv 

• C. all except iii and iv

• D. all of the above

7. Sir Fidel stressed and clarified in his discussions the allowable expenses chargeable against the SEF, as stated in the DepEd-DBM-DILG JC No. 1, s. 2017, so that there will be no more school heads charged with misappropriation. What are the allowable expenses chargeable against the SEF?

  i. operation and maintenance of public schools

  ii. construction and repair of school buildings

  iii. facilities and equipment

  iv. educational research

  v. purchase of books and periodicals

  vi. sports development

  vii. funding for the ECCD program

  viii. laptops for teachers

• A. all except vi 

•   B. all except viii

• C. all except vi and viii

• D. all of the above

8. . A new school head asked Sir Fidel where the funds for the SEF comes from. Sir Fidel explained that under RA 7160, a province or city, or a municipality within the Metropolitan Manila Area, may levy and collect an annual tax on the assessed value of the real property in addition to the basic property tax. This additional tax on real property collected shall be shared equally by the province and the municipality within its territorial jurisdiction. The cities keep all their collection. What percentage on the assessed value of real property in addition to the basic real property tax goes to the SEF?

• A. 1%

•   B. 2% 

•   C. 3%

• D. 4%

9. It was also pointed out who shall be responsible for the preparation and approval  of the annual budgetary

requirements of public schools, chargeable to the SEFs. Who shall be responsible?

•   A. the LGU

•   B. the LSB

•   C. the Mayor himself

•   D. the SDS

10. The following requirements in the LSB’s preparation of the SEF Budget was also discussed by Sir Fidel, EXCEPT which?

•   A. recommendation of the PSDS and SDS as well as  priorities indicated in the SIPs

   

• B. the relevant expenditures, program, activity, and project  (P/A/Ps) of the current Local Development Investment   Program (LDIP) and Annual Investment Program of the  LGU

•   C. the recommendation of the DepEd Regional Director

•   D. the report of the school heads on the state of education  at the start of every school year