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ORDER
. s.2012

No.

2l

l,rAR ? 0 101?

POLICIES A$D GUID5I,TNSS ON THE IMPLEMENTA?ION OI. XINDERGARTEII' 3D'CATION PROARA.III

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I'N:VERSAL

Undt,rsecaelaies Assista$1 Sccrclaries Burcau Directors Dircclo! s of Scryiccs. Ccnters and llcads of Ul1its Schools llivision /Cily Superiniendents ALI Othcrs Concerncd

Thc llepartmeni of Edx.atio. (De?Ed) sball cottinue with its. co$miimilnt to the Millennium Dcielopmcnt Coals (\aDGs) pa$iculatly MDG No 2, which ls lo attain urilersal p.i*ow .a""otio"'ly 2015, anC Dducatio:r Ior AII {EFA} cbjecL;\'es, panicularly Crilical Task 'io. z, io tl" colerage ot ihe g:rr1j' childttood Care and Development {EccD} Program "*pr"a OFA tcncfits ;iling prionty to those rvho ale in rlllnerabie' disadvantag'd and t,iti.ra -ni" unde6e.icd ar_eas.

l.

Seginning School Yeltr (SYl 2O112012, this Depanmenl has intcnsilicd ctlo'is to coordinauon with altarn universal Kindergartcn covarage:hrough difierent modalities and in Provjd;ng yeat old.c:Tildren' ."""".r"a agencies onleailh, rvetfare, and ealucation ot f:re {5) for mentally a$d universai Kindergartcr 1vill prepare chilclren physically, emolionally, socially elementary crade I currieulum which incrcases their chances ot surviving and completing edLLc:rtiolr, re.lucing dropoul and ensuring ])etter school lerfo'mance'

2.

\!jth lhe 3. For SY 2Ol2 2073, tle schecir-lle {or lhe opening of classes shall conform 20' on Januan' ..g"r". g-i".7r""4. Pursuar,t lo the Republic Act t{o'- 1ols7-approled Elucatlor:tto
20"12 otiienvise kno\,\'n as

"An Ac: Institltionaltzing the X1n'letgatten Pollcis and Flr:rds TherefoJ"'the the Basic rducation System a:|d APPro?tiating jn \o 1 \L111 be guidcd by lhe Enclosure provicted as iioia"fitt." on its Impletnentatton
following componenls:

a. Overa:i Principle; b. Objeclives ol lhq P.ogrami c. unrolm(rnlRequiremeni; d. (indergarlenEducatioa Prograni (r- Curriculum and Tiainirg; I T :.1 pr Depl,,rm-r. ur'd D Iisi'n
of Classrooms;

g- lnslruciional

h.

i.

SrlPPorl lo Kindergarln; Conliogency Meas[les; aod Moniioring and Evalnalion {}4 & E).

for Al1 The annual funding a1locatio11 is chargable lo the ]{indergarten Educa:ion lo rlownloaded bc sha11 cnila..n--p". d"l"i"f apptop;uLior-rs Acl (GA-\), which tation of varjous a'ti!'ities thc ;rrlplemc ,"*1""*7arj;"i"". nationn'iie. This will suppolt p.vme.ri ior c..rnpensriron of Kindergarlen compon.niic.i .,ir"ai"a;" rhe abore indicated i.r.r..r./un:r.,"t""t", orientalions/tr:Jrlirr!!5' moni!nrrng' 'r'ld orher relited aciivities $ubjcct lo the usual rccounting ancl auCiling iulcs and reg!lations

4.

5,Tofacililate'eleaseoffunds'al]'egionsanddivjsionsarercqulledtosLrbmrtphyslcal oi the Rcpo't o11 ihe utilization of i'la fr,rar-r.lJ ..put,. I]iclosurc \o. ? con-:ains ihe lotmat schools ii* 1."";t.a.i Kitderga.len lutrds, dulv certited t!'ue aljl- c:rc:t bv the
to the n'"1"1"" 1,r,., suoerrntcndcrrfs ISDSS) ancl the regio:ral d'recta's (RDs) :o b foiwardd futnishec Burea! of Slementarf' attention: Budget Division and

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Edltcatjon (BEE).

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policies are herebY A1l prelious policies ard issuances inconsistent with the herein rescinCcd or modilied accordingly.
Thcsc guidelines shatl rcmaln in torce and in unlii revised or tepealcd.

67.

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dunng the succeedisg school years

is lrdmediate diss.minalioll of and sl'ict compliance $ith this O:der 'lirected-

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DepED Order No.21 s.2012

March 20,2012 EDUCAT]ON PROGRAM

POLIC

S AND GUIDELINES ON THE INNPLEI!'IENTATION OF THE UNIVERSAL KINDERGARTEN

ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT
RECEIVED-BY:

LORNA OIG DINO

Di/ector lll Officer-ln-Charge office of the Regional Director

District Supervisor

Schook Division Superintendent Division of:

RECEIVED

Districtof:
AND DISSEMINAIED BY:

Schoo Principal
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iEtrclosure No.1 to DelEd order

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POLIC:'S AI.ID EUID'LIIIES ON THE IMP'E:T'ENTAT]ON OT .rgE UNI\,ERSAI,

KINDEROARTEN EDUCATION PROGNAM

A. B.

Overell Prl4cillle is promoting inclusive education ir reaching all liye year old
children.

Plograjl: The following objeclives of this p.ogram s.1 forth in DcpEC Order 37, s. 2011 $,ill still be pursned in School Yc. (SYl 2012-2013: l. to reach out all five-yea. o1d child.en p?r.licularly lhosc in the poorcst housebold, n1l,lc.able, d]sad!antaged and un.icrs.rved areas; alld 2. to improve their readiness and foundalional skills to be rerLdv aor prima,-v-' grades.
Objctives oa tLe

C.

Er:iolmentReq:lltemerrt 1. Tbis Departmcnt has issued DepEd Order No.4, s.2012 entitled Declarirg Jaruary 28, 2012 as the Early Reglstration Day for SY 2012-13 to Achieve the Millet:*lrm Development Goa:s lMDes] and the Objectlves of Edreation fo. An: {EFA} i& or.ler ro strcngtheo advocacl: and likc\(,isc address thc abovcrr1eniioned objeclives; and

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regional diroctors (RDs), schools ditision/cil-y superintendcrts (SDSsl and school grincit;r1s/heads oi all public elemelrlarJ schools :1re djrected to accept children in accordan.,- witb the fol1ou'ing guidelines: a Onlv children \\'ho are s-ycars old by J!.. and unail October 2012 will be cliilible for enrolment; b. A certificate ol Live tsirth q.ill be reqlired tor submission until December of the saole SChOo: t{jar; c. Si-\ (6) fcar old children s'ho ivere nol able !o atterd the Kirdergarten Surnmcr Prograrn {KSp} shai! bc enrollcd ix C.adc 1and \,i11 urrdergo the Eiglr {81 week Curricuhrrx on rcadiness and lourd.tional skills. ri Il is stressed thar no tlve yeai old ciild slall be refuseal enrolment; and c. ,{11 school princip.rls and school hcads shall submit to the Division Office {DO) tllc oficiil lisl of cnrolmcnl in the different ldndertarten programs using thc encloscd requirccl Iorms. The duly cerlfied true and corr'ct cnrolmenl report shall be fo.wardcd to rhe Regional Oifice (RO] which in luln shal1 indorse lhc same to the Cenlral Officc {C0), adclresscd 1.o lhc Btreau ol Elemcdtary Dducation, Attention.; Curriculu:n Dc',:elop:ne1l1 L)ivislon, no: later than :he fo:lowing dates of every year: ' March 16 Di1rly Rcgislr.ation - l\'larch 16 KilCargartea Summer P.ogram , Augusr 15 I{i.ldergaft e.l Regular/ Volunleer KindergartenunderLGU/DCCS/Privatc August30 The se-id repo.a 1rlst bc sub.ri:tcd ilr hard a1rd elect.onic copies ahrough eraail addrcssi k jiC.rpa{cpproiec(llvahoo.con1.q5.

D.

Di{Ieren: Xindelgarten ?rograms l. Kindorg.rter Regular Progmm (RRP), This is a lelr (l0l nlonlh program provided fdr regular ahildrerl ard lhosc {ith sprcia] iecds; lhe g,fled dnd lhose wilh disabilities handl.d by Leachcrs with pcrmanent ilcms. ?he KRP to! .eF}lia.

.hildrcn lollows rhri sraidards lor

Kindcrgirlen Curricu1l]m Ctlicle

year old children and thc

Nalional

(NKCG).

Tir maximize il-re 1ltillzatioil of pcrm.tnent reacic:s handting these classrs. school :rcads lsHsl shall ensrrc lh:rt each :(in.lergarten reachcr handtes two (2] ct:lsses \.vilh tr\,c11ry-fi\t ro thjrty {25 30) enroltccs pcr class.

2. Kilde.ga:ten Volunteet Plogram {KVP). This isl]lso a lrn {tOl mon1.h program $hich shall bc organlzcd lcr tv. isJ._vear old .hitclren \rho cannot bc
accommodated in t]!e KRP following the sanc slallCrrds ancl

lJllcc:

: L Thc K\'P clilsscs sh.tll

b.- handlcd bv rl)J1lr'rlec. rcachers who Nill m.rt 1L. qualifications mentioncd in DepED Orde. \o. 37, s. 2011 reiterati:d belowi . llachelof's degr.e hold.r h cducatic:1 or education r:.latcd coursos; . Preterabll resident oi the cor!..muniry vr'herc iiie schooL is l.rcated. and . R.gislcr.d as voluitc.. ir thc school anct/or.ti!.isior office.

':1.2 A volunteer teacher shall be allo$ed lo han.lle two 12) classcs of twenq fivc !hj(y {25-30} pupils per class/session and shall be paid an hororariurr Thrcc Tro.rsard Pesos lPlrP3,OO0.00J per nonih lbr cacb class.
2

3 ]n cases r\'hcn

loluniee. \Vho h;rndles ahc class shall be l)aid an honorariur,-r of T$o

cnrolmcnt is ren (10) or iess or i]r mulrigrade {MC} schools, tbc

Thousand Pesos (PhP2,000.00) pe. month. Ho\vcver, wltefl enrolment is onty fi!,e (5) or l.rss, lhe childrcn should be madc lo allcncl thc KSP class.

2:l Dav

Care Worlers s-ho meet lhe qualjficatior rcqu:remnts can srrve as voluntccr le:1cher alter iheir classs for lhe lhree to forr 13 .+) vcefs old children. Thcy shal! bc paid a:r hofiorarjuin ol Tlirc. Thousand Pesos {PhP3,COo.O0l per- monih lor handl}rg scparerc scssion wjih ele\.en to rhi.rv {l l'3Cl pr.riils or a)j]ir T1}ousand l.i!c I'uiCred Pesos {PhP1.500.001 for h.1ldling tcn (10) o. lcss bLLt not less than f;vr {aJ pupils.

Kinderga*e:l Srmmet Ptog:am {KSP). This is an eighr {u)-$,eek program fo. lire, year olC chjldrer \rho have 11ot availcd of Jllc tcn {10)-month proq.anl rither th.oullh the (RP or thc KVP. This is for prospecr-ive Grade I enrolecs \r'io a].e
supposed to be providcd wirh rcadincss and loundation.il skills Io. lhcm lo ac ablc lo racklc formal ()rade I rvo!k. For Summcr 20i2. ciasses rvili bc on April 9,2012 uBtil June 1, 2012. a. A permaneni and a volunlcer tcacher shall hanclle onc (1) or l\yo {21 class.s ancl shall be paid Six Thousand Pesos {Php6,000.00) per mon'lh io. t..'o {2) dasses or T]rree Thousand Pesos (PhP3.000.00J for a single class.

A KSP class shali havc a11 enrolm.jrr ol t\\'.nt\ tD rh:ri] I /3 hours daily using the Eigha Week Curricullrm.

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.hildren tor'3

4. Kindergarten Education

Progiam fo. Children qrith Speclal Needs 4.1 Headstart Prograe tor the Gifted 4.1.1A11 Spe.ial Llducatioo Ccnters are cncouragcd !o organiz.: Headstar'l Progrrm fo: ihe Gifted an{1 'l'alcntcd cbjldrcll. Inrplerncnration of this program shall fol!o,\'the policres and g!i.ielines set lorth in DepED Order \o oo. ". .)00..

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.+.1.2 Rcgular schools are:ilso encour:m8cd :o orgqnize Fast Lea.i:ters class. 1.3 These classcs rhall use *re Learnine Continuum lor ihe Giftcd.

+.2 Early Intereerrtior Plogta:n for Childrcrr wtth ttsabiliaies .1.2.1 trpon regislriition childre. '.rith disabilities shall be i.llrtified ancl en.oiled in an Earl], Inten'ention Prograrn shall be give. to any age child as soon as disabilily is dclccled in any of the followirg: a- nea.e$l school wilh sp{;clal cducation .1rs$i b. kindergarten class in lhe SPED Center: and c. regular class with inclusire educaiiol: selting. "+.2.2 lhe Implcmentation ot thc Early Intenentioa P.og.am shall follow the policies and guidelines issued by the Central Office.

Curdculum anal T:ai[lng l The Ktnderga.ter Edlcation Progr3m {KPP} shall continu. to r$e lhc folo\\,-ing curriculum materials: L I Standards and Cotnpetencies fo! Five-Year Old Children Thls material contaiis standards and competencies expected oi s-yrar old children along &e differcnr domains {or g:owth ard developmentThis should served as guide lo. leaahe.s in traclting the development of childrcn along each oi lhe seven domains. 1.2 fatio:ral Ki.derga*en Cgrricuiua Guide {NItCGl. This contains daily Iearnirlg aclivities developeC ir thematic integrated manner for all lhe fo1]r {4J grading periods. Teachers should familiarize thcmselves $ith lhc learning acti,"'ities lo ensure that they are able to use them to develop the competencies. Although therc are ,cr.ling materials such as sto.ies and gamcs, included in NKCG, teachers ar:e cn.ouraged to add or localize the activities they believe can !e besl laught usi11g lo.al tsolrrces. 1.3 Etght {8}.Weeh summer Cat culum {Ewsc}. This curliculum nlalerial contains lcarnio( aclivitics in waich the childrcn will dcvclop confidence:rnd Fiain readiness for tomal Gradc I curriculu.|- ?ltis wili be used duting sufimer ilnd during the litsl 8 \iek$ j, crade l for children \\,ho lvcrc nol accommodaied in the KRP or KVP.

2. Medium of hs:rrction (MOII, Tcachat sllall

use the lvlother Tongue as MOI in dcveloping the coixpetencies for Kindc.gailat leafners.

3. Trainhg and Orientation. Tcachers shall be plovided \\'ith training au:dlor orientalion on lhe use of lle various cllrl iculum materials alld the mother_tonguc
based by traired trainers desllpaled by the divisio! a.nd region. F

Teacher Deployment ard Provisia:r of Classroo&s 1. Schools Division/City Superintcnde.rts {SDSSJ shall cnsure the follolr'ing: 1. l. slricr adherence lo the policy on the dcploymenl ol teacher itefis idenljlied lor (:nde-gd_teu t(r'"hersl 1.2 exploral:on of a1l possible oplions to prolide classrooms ior Kindcriarlen equipped r!'ith app.optiate tacilities such as the school libr.lry, homc , economics buil.ling, lealring resourcd center, and other arajlablc space:; .rrld , 1.3 ptompt action on the bidding lor thc construction ol Kitdergarter cllrssroon allocated for the division and ensure thal the specjfications for srid building

,re :rChcred to.

2. ln

cases lvheae classrooms and allefiative spaces-are noa avri:ab1e' SHs ara encouragedlurged to link lvilh the LGUS f.l use of exisring facil;lies as K

G.

Itrstroctioral SuPPort to Ki:laelgalaen 1. To suppoI.t rhe delivery of lhe diftcrent lhematic-learning acliviaies' the Depanment of Educalion (DepE.:tl sha1l Provide thc Basic lostructional Package ibr \.nd"rga:l rr c dssti( 414 ( hildrcn Package 1: Ins:tuelioral Materials fot TeacLers Use {one per teacherl
Contents:

a. Statdrrds aod Competencles tor Five Year Old Children b. Nalional lc.dcrgadcn Cu.riculrm Guide {liKCG)
Eight Week Curriculum Packagc 2r Insttuctional Mateliats fot Children Contents: Readiless Sk:lls worhbook (Activiiy Sheets bl' Quafier) (1 per pupil) Package 3: ::rstruetiolal ]t'atedals fot the Class
Cun Len I s

c.

a. manipulatives {rabte blocks. lacing bcads. langrams, coulting framc' piclure dominoes, puzzles, eLc. {al lcast 1 set per class col'lposed of tlvcniy_fn'e to lhirty i25-30) l.arners) b. suppimenta:y reading materials (story bools of al leasl 6fty 150) titles pet

c- songs, rhvrnesj in CD/DVD lvith Plal'er (a! least 1 cd/dvd of 25 tiiles with 2. The Btldget aocl Finance Office shall download funds for the constmclion of slandard Kinderga{e! c1|rssrooms, training oI leachers' volunteers, and
allowances of volunteer leachers, iBcentives tot tea'hers and othef xpenses which maybc authotized by Deped }lanagement teachers guide pc. class)

classl

H.

Cortlngency Meaattes: in cases *here thcre arc no voiunteers io' l(indcrgatten classes, Grade I teachers shall be utilized without jeopardizing their functions s Gra.l. I teachers. Their i:lcenlile pay lollows the rlumber of pupils indicated in 2 2 2

I.

Mo[itoring and grrallratlon: Re8]onal direclors (RDs] and schools division/city superintendents (SDSs) sliall elsure that: 'all schoois iha1l contil*ously administer the School Readiness Assessment {SRA) 1. ard use the rcsulls as aasis tor planning and forfiulating appropriale

2.
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inlervenLions of lhc children's needcd educaiional development; .lose moniloting shall be utdettaken !o asceriaill cornpliarrce to the herein policies ancl guidelines; ,!d \r'ithin three (3) months frofi the issuance of this Order' all DepED regi{};la} and

'i'asig City or at e mail address: l<incerearretDroiccfi'lvahoo com'pL'

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