1. Pursuant to DepEd Memorandum – CT2024- 22, titled Recipients and Priority Expenditures of the 2024 Special Needs Education Program Support Fund, and DepEd Order No. 42, s. 2021, Guidelines on the Utilization of Support Funds for Special Education (SPED) Program as amended by DO 018, s. 2022, this Office announces the submission of Project Proposals of the recipient schools on the Utilization of Program Support Fund based on the eligible expenditures.

2. Recipient schools shall prioritize the formal assessment of LWDs by Medical or Allied Specialist and the acquisition of specialized materials and devices for instructional purposes of learners with disability/ difficulty.

3. All recipient schools are advised to submit the hardcopy of the Project Proposals on or before September 30, 2024, through SDO-Dasmarinas City Records Unit using the attached template.

4. For clarification and further inquiries, you may contact Dr. Jessie A. Layugan, PSDS/Division SNED Coordinator, at jessie.layugan@deped.gov.ph.

5. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance of this Memorandum is directed.

0296 Division Memorandum No. 705 s. 2024