1. Amidst the challenges brought forth by COVID-19, the Department of Education (DepEd) is dedicated to its commitment in ensuring safe educational continuity among learners. Learning opportunities must be provided to give courage and to aid them for their development in this time of pandemic. In the delivery of these opportunities, the health and safety continue reading : DM NO. 131, S. 2020 | REITERATION OF DEPED ORDER NO. 14, S. 2020 RE: GUIDELINES ON THE REQUIRED HEALTH STANDARDS IN BASIC EDUCATION OFFICES AND SCHOOLS

1. Relative to Regional Memorandum dated 19 June 2020, this Office disseminates the development of PIVOT 4A Learners’ Packets for all key stages. 2. Consistent with the mandate of the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating education even in the new normal, the Office of the Curriculum and Learning Management continue reading : DM NO. 130, S. 2020 | DEVELOPMENT OF PIVOT 4A LEARNERS’ PACKETS FOR ALL KEY STAGES

1. Relative to DepEd Advisory re: Accreditation & Equivalency Readiness Test (AERT) and temporary enrollment of ALS learners SY 2019 — 2020, the field is hereby informed of the following information: a. The Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA) announces that the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) test scheduled this year for ALS program completers of SY continue reading : DM NO. 129, S. 2020 | ADVISORY ON THE A&E READINESS TEST AND TEMPORARY ENROLLMENT OF ALS LEARNERS SY 2020-2021

The field is hereby informed of the issuance of Memorandum DM-PHROD-2020-00203 by Undersecretary Jesus L.R. Mateo dated June 24, 2020 declaring, among others, that waivers issued through a directive authorizing DepEd personnel, including public school teachers, to report to workvoluntarily and physically in their respective schools or offices produces no legal effect. It was also continue reading : UM | INVALID STATUS OF WAIVERS ISSUED THROUGH DIRECTIVES AUTHORIZING DEPED PERSONNEL TO VOLUNTARILY AND PHYSICALLY REPORT TO WORK

0874 Division Memorandum No. 127 s. 2020 DEPED NO. 0199 S. 2020

0873 Division Memorandum No. 128 s. 2020 RM NO. 312 S. 2020 RO NO. 10 S 2020 RM No. 296, s.2020 RM No. 306 S. 2020

0875 Division Memorandum No. 126 s. 2020

1. DepEd Order No. 011, s. 2020 or the Revised Guidelines on Alternative Work Arrangements in the Department of Education During the Period of State of National Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic was issued on June 15, 2020. On June 24, 2020, the Division Office received Memorandum DM-PHRODFO-2020-000198 dated June 22, 2020 titled Clarification on DepEd Order continue reading : DM NO. 125, S. 2020 | CLARIFICATION ON DEPED ORDER NO. 011 OR THE REVISED GUIDELINES ON ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING THE PERIOD OF STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In view of the release of the updated PIVOT 4A Budget of Work (BOW) indicated in Regional Memorandum No.306 s.2020, the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD) through the Curriculum Implementation Division (CID) clarifies and issues certain revisions indicated in the enclosure. In this light, all school principals are hereby directed to disseminate the information continue reading : UM | CLARIFICATIONS ON THE UPDATED PIVOT 4A BUDGET OF WORK

This office directs all schools to adopt the new template for the Recommendation of Appointee effective immediately. The new recommendation template shall be used in the submission of the school’s prospective appointee prior to the issuance of the Notice of Document Submission. The said recommendation shall likewise be used as part of the documentary requirements continue reading : UM | NEW TEMPLATE FOR RECOMMENDATION OF APPOINTEE