The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the implementing guidelines for the upcoming school year 2020-2021. This will be the first time the school year opens under community quarantine due to COVID-19, and the school calendar is not as full as it used to be.
The Education Department earlier said that it's considering a simpler currilucum and will be using other modes of teaching and learning, such as radio, tv, and online avenues such as DepEd Commons. Teachers would also have to rely heavily on the parents as students may need to do a lot of the tasks at home.
The implementing guidelines for school year 2020-2021
As earlier announced, the school year 2020-2021 officially starts on August 24, 2020, and will end on April 30, 2021. Students will have a total of 203 class days, and these may include Saturday classes, if necessary, via distance learning. Classes for students using the Alternative Learning System (ALS) will start on the same day, but the duration of the program would depend on the learner's pace.
Private schools and state local universities and colleges may start online classes as early as the first Monday of June. No face-to-face classes can start earlier than August 24.
Face-to-face class should only have a maximum of 15 to 20 students per class
Schools that are allowed to conduct face-to-face classes must comply with the minimum health standards set by the guidelines of the Department of Health (DOH), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), and the Office of The President. They need to submit plans on how they can comply with the minimum health standards and a learning continuity plan in case face-to-face classes are not allowed.
ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOWWhen face-to-face classes are allowed and conducted, each class should only have a maximum of 15 to 20 students, who shall properly practice social and physical distancing measures by the DOH.
All school activities that involve mass gatherings are cancelled
According to DepEd Order No.007 series of 2020, enrollment for the school year 2020 to 2021 will be conducted on June 1 to 30. This includes students who participated in the early registration for incoming Kindergarten, Grades 1, 7, and 11 students.
Due to the COVID-19 situation, school activities that involve mass gatherings will not push through. These include science fairs, school sports, campus journalism, job fairs, career orientation, and other similar activities. A lot of the other tests that students need to take also depends on whether it will be allowed under IATF rules.
Parent-teacher conferences may be done online or face-to-face but subject to social and physical distancing rules. Report cards may also be given in person, when possible. Grades may also be uploaded online or sent to students, parents, and guardians in consideration of school records confidentiality.
DepEd School Calendar for 2020-2021
June 2020
June 1 - Start of Brigada Eskwwla and Oplan Balik Eskwela
June 12 - Independence Day
TBA - Special administration of Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT), if allowed under IATF rules
June 1 to 30 - EnrollmentJuly 2020
TBA - Eid-ul-Adha
August 2020
August 3 to 15 - Orientation of learners on the utilization of alternative modalities and materials
August 17 o 22 - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
August 21 - Ninoy Aquino Day
TBA - Career Assessment of Grade 9 students
August 24 - Start of teaching and learning activities
August 31 - National Heroes Day
August 29 - End of Brigada Eskwwla and Oplan Balik EskwelaCONTINUE READING BELOWwatch nowSeptember 2020
TBA - Oplan Kalusugan sa DepEd
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October 2020
October 5 - World Teacher's Day
October 15 to 16 - First Quarter ExaminationNovember 2020
November 1 - All Saints' Day
November 2 - All Souls' Day
November 7 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 27 - Araw ng Pagbasa
November 30 - Bonifacio DayDecember 2020
December 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
December 10-11 - Second Quarter Examination
December 19 - Start of Christmas break
December 24 - Christmas Eve
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 30 - Rizal Day
December 31 - New Year's EveJanuary 2021
January 1 - New Year's Day
January 4 - Resumption of classes
January 9 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
3rd Week of January - NCAE, if allowed under IATF rules
4th Week of January - NAT, if allowed under IATF rules
January 30 - Start of early registration for the school year 2021-2022February 2021
1st week of February - PEPT, if allowed under IATF rules
1st to 2nd week of February - Supreme Pupil Government (SPG)/Supreme Student Government (SSG) Election
February 12 - Chinese New year
February 24 and 26 - Thrid Quarter Examination
February 25 - EDSA People Power AnniversaryMarch 2021
March 13 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
TBA - NAT for Grade 6 and Grade 10, if allowed under IATF rules
TBA - Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (ELLNA), if allowed under IATF rulesApril 2021
April 1 - Maundy Thursday
April 2 - Good Friday
April 9 - Araw ng Kagitingan
April 15-16 - Fourth Quarter Examination for Grade 6, 10, and 12
April 22-23 - Fourth Quarter Examination for Grades 1-5, and 7 to 11
April 26-30 - End of School Year Rites
3rd week of April - Administration of accreditation and equivalency (A&E) test, if allowed under IATF rules
April 30 - Last Day of Classes/Parent-Teacher ConferencesADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOWMay 2021
May 1 - Labor Day TBA - Eid-ul-Fitr
May 3 - Start of Remedial/Enrichment Summer Classes
TBA - National Schools Press Conference (NSPC)/ National Festival of Talents (NFOT) (Online)
TBA - Palarong Pambasa, where possible
TBA - Brigada Eskwela, Oplan Balik EskwelaJune 2021
June 11 - End of Remedial/Enrichment Summer Classes
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