The Teaching Profession

Lesson 5

A Module Presented to the

Faculty of the College of Arts, Science and Education

Republic Central Colleges

Angeles City

By

Jennilyn Rose Laxamana

Sarah Lineth Manalili

October 2017

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FIELD OFFICES

I. INTRODUCTION

The rationalized organizational structures and staffing patterns

were a result of the thorough study of the DepEd Change Management Team
(CMT) on the current structures, functions and staffing complement of the DepEd
offices vis--vis the long-term education reforms, requirements of the learners
and the changing environment, and national government policies.

The approved organizational structures are consistent with the provisions of

RA 9155 in applying the principles of decentralization and shared governance to
ensure accountability and relevance to the context, and development needs of
the learners and stakeholders of the various organizational levels.

II. LEARNING OUTCOMES

To define the types of organizational structure in education.

To analyze the role and responsibilities of the head in the field offices.
To differentiate organizational structure in education to other field.

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III. PRE- ASSESSMENT

Answer the following questions.

1. What is R.A no. 9155?

2. Under the R. A No. 9155 what are the roles and

responsibilities of the principal/school heads and the
superintendent?

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IV. DISCUSSION

To carry out the mandate, vision, and mission of Teaching

Profession

the Department, structural components are in place. It

is important for a young and beginning teacher like you

to know the structure and hierarchical levels in the Department so you

will understand the governance and communication flow in the system.

Governance of basic education begins at the national level. Section 2 RA

No. 9155 stipulates that it is at the regions, divisions, schools, and
learning centers, referred to as field offices where the policy and principle
for the governance in the Department are translated into programs,
projects, and services developed, adapted and offered to fit local needs.

Below are the locations and number of school division in each region.

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The ARMM has a Regional Secretary of Education and staff. Although the
Office is district from the Department of Education, national programs and
projects involve the ARMM.

The Secretary of the Department of Education exercises supervision and

control over the entire department. Republic Act. 232 provides for four

Undersecretaries and four Assistant Secretaries. Assisting the Secretary in

the formulation of policies, standards and programs are three Bureau of
Elementary Education, Bureau of Secondary Education and the Bureau of
Alternative Learning System.

At the present, the Department operates with:

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4(four) Undersecretaries 4 (four)Assistant Secretaries

(1) Programs and Projects (1) Programs and Projects

(2) Regional Operations (2) Planning and Development

(3)Finance and Administrations; (3) Budget and Financial Affairs

(4) Legal Affairs (4) Legal Affairs

At the sub-national level, the Field Offices consist of the following:

Sixteen(16) Regional Offices, including the Autonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao(ARMM), each headed by a Regional Director (a Regional Secretary in
the case of ARMM);

One hundred fifty- seven(157) Provincial and City Schools Divisions, each
headed by a School Division Superintendent, Assisting the School Division
Offices are 2,227 School Districts, each headed by a District Supervisor;

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Figure 1 shows the organizational structure of the provincial and city

school division.

A school division is located in each province or city. The provincial school

division may include a city or cities within its geographical unit. The Schools
Division Superintendent has authority over all elementary and secondary public
and private schools in the division.

Figure 2 shows a typical structure of an elementary school.

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Figure 3 shows the organizational structure of a secondary

school.

V. POST- ASSESSMENT

Test I. Fill the box below who are the personnel assign in the
organizational chart.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. What organizational
structure is this?

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References:

The Teaching Profession

Purita P. Bilbao, Ed. D., Brenda . Corpuz,Ph.D., Avelina T.

Llagas, Ed.D, Gloria G. Salandanan, Ph.D

http://www.deped.gov.ph/orders/do-52-s-2015

https://www.slideshare.net/ricajoypontilar/teaching-profession-43932226

https://www.academia.edu/21671545/DEPED_ORGANIZATIONAL_STRUCTURE_UPDAT
ED_

http://www.deped.gov.ph/regions/region-viii/offices

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