1. Relative to the Division Memorandum No. 494 s. 2024 re: 2024 Division Brigada Eskwela Kick-Off featuring the 4th Tayo-Tayo Summit, this office informs the field that the Brigada Eskwela Maintenance Week and Monitoring and Evaluation will be on July 22-26, 2024.
2. School-Based Brigada Eskwela Kick-Off is upon the discretion of the schools on or before July 19, 2024.
3. Teachers participating in the MATATAG curriculum cluster rollout are granted the flexibility to render their services voluntarily in the Brigada Eskwela before July 22-26, 2024. They are advised to communicate with their school heads for possible arrangement.
4. Kindly submit to the SGOD Office the list of teachers who will voluntarily contribute their services. The list shall be signed by the School Head. Only participants for MATATAG curriculum rollout are allowed to flexible schedule arrangement.
5. For the provision of service credits to both teaching and non-teaching personnel during the Brigada Eskwela week, please refer to the guidelines outlined in DepEd Order No. 21, s. 2023. This office shall allow teaching and non-teaching personnel to render voluntarily services in a staggard days not more than six (6) days.
6. All other provisions of DM No. 494, s. 2024 remains in effect unless otherwise stated.
7. For inquiries, please feel free to contact Mr. Miguel R. Melendres, OIC-Senior Education Program Specialist of Social Mobilization and Networking Section (SMNS) at 09185015504/09942239283 or via email at miguel.melendres@deped.gov.ph.
8. For your guidance and strict compliance.