September 28, 2012 DO 77, s. 2012 – Amended Guidelines for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Unified Contracting Scheme

September 28, 2012
DO 77, s. 2012
Amended Guidelines for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Unified Contracting Scheme

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division/City Superintendents
Heads, Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

  1. Towards the goal of a full integration of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Unified Contracting Scheme into the Department of Education (DepEd) Accreditation Program, the specific provisions in the existing Guidelines for the ALS Unified Contracting Scheme are hereby amended as follows:
    • a. On the Contract Amount for Service Providers
      • The contract amount for Service Providers shall now be PhPl10,000.00 per contract for 10 months.
      • The contract amount for the Balik Paaralan Para sa Out-of-School Adults (BP-OSA) Schools as Service Providers shall now be PhP125,000.00 per contract for 10 months.
    • b. On the qualifications required of Literacy Facilitators/Instructional Managers (IMs) hired by Service Providers
      • Literacy Facilitators/Instructional Managers (IMs) hired by the Service Providers must be professionally licensed teachers or passers of the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).
    • c. ALS Service Providers shall submit the following ALS Management Information System (MIS) Form Nos. 1 to 3, through channels on a quarterly basis:
      • MIS 001 – Profile of Prospective Learners in the Household
      • MIS 002 A – Non Formal Education (NFE) Learners’ Profile
      • MIS 002 B – Informal Education (InfEd) Learners’ Profile
      • MIS 003 – Community Learning Centers (CLC)/Service Providers (SP) Profile
  2. Except for the above amendments, all other provisions in the existing Guidelines on the Implementation of the ALS Unified Contracting Scheme shall remain in force unless sooner repealed, amended or rescinded.
  3. The Amended Guidelines on the implementation of the ALS Unified Contracting Scheme are enclosed for reference.
  4. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

Encl.:
As stated
Reference:
DepED Memorandum: No. 443, s. 2007

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
ACCREDITATION
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
CHANGE
FUNDS
POLICY
RULES & REGULATIONS

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