To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Directors of Services, Centers and Heads of Units
Regional Directors
Chiefs of Divisions
All Others Concerned

1. To ensure the effective and efficient operationalization of the structures and mechanisms adopted for the implementation of BESRA, the Technical Coordinating Team and Technical Working Groups created through DepED Order No. 69, s. 2007 (copy enclosed) are hereby re-constituted, as follows:
   A. Technical Coordinating Team
   Chair : Undersecretary Ramon C. Bacani
   Co-Chairs : Undersecretary Vilma L. Labrador
   Undersecretary Teodosio C. Sangil, Jr.
   Members : Assistant Secretary Teresita G. Inciong
   Assistant Secretary Jesus LR. Mateo Assistant Secretary Jesus G. Galvan Assistant Secretary Jonathan E. Malaya Chairs, BESRA TWGs Director Psyche Vetta Olayvar, EDPITAF
   B. Technical Working Groups

   1. School-Based Management	2. Teacher Education and Development
   Chair: Dir. Yolanda Quijano, BEE	Chair: Dir. Lolita Andrada, BSE
   Co-Chair: President of PESPA	Co-Chair: Dir. Beatriz Tomo, TEC Secretariat
   Members: Directors or permanent	Members: Directors or permanent alternates
   alternates of BSE, NEAP,	of BEE, BALS, NEAP, OPS and
   OPS and EDPITAF	EDPITAF
   Dir. Soledad Matugas, ADD	Chief or permanent alternate of Personnel
   Presidents or permanent alternates of	Division
   NASSPHIL, NAPSSHI, PASS,	Dir. Paraluman Giron, ADD
   PAES and PSDSA	Representatives from PASS, PAES, PESPA,
   Representatives from NEDA, DBM and	NASSPHIL and NAPSSHI
   LCF	Representatives from CHED, CSC, PRC,
   President, League of City Mayors	NEDA, TEC and (1) TEI
   SGC Chair in NCR	Representatives from PAFTE and SUCTEA
   ‘Secretariat: BEE	Secretariat: BSE and TEC Secretariat
   3. Quality Assurance and Accountability	4. Resource Mobilization and Management
   Chair: Dir. Lolita Andrada, BSE	Chair: Asec. Jesus Galvan
   Co-Chairs: Dir. Nelia Benito, NETRC	Co-Chair: Asec Jesus Mateo
   Dir. Milagros Talinio, OPS	Members: Directors or permanent alternates of BEE,
   Members: Directors or permanent	BSE, BALS, OPS and EDPITAF
   alternates of BEE, BALS,	Division Chiefs of permanent alternates of PPD-
   IMCS, EDPITAF, and NEAP	OPS, Accounting, Budget,
   Chiefs of PDED and PPD-OPS	Management, Personnel, and Staff
   Representatives from ADD (1 each	Development
   from Luzon, Visayas and	Regional Finance Officer, NCR
   Mindanao), PASS, PAES,	Regional Finance Officer, IV-B
   PESPA, NASSPHIL and	Division Accountant, Manila
   NAPSSHI	Accountant of 1 High School in NCR
   Representatives from NEDA and DBM	Representatives from DBM, NEDA and LCF
   Representatives from UP-NISMED
   and PNU
   Secretariat: BSE and OPS	Secretariat: PPD-OPS
   5. Monitoring and Evaluation
   Chair: Dir. Milagros Talinio, OPS
   Co-Chair: Dir. Psyche Vetta Olayvar,
   EDPITAF
   Members: Directors or permanent alternates
   of BEE, BSE, BALS,
   NETRC and TSD
   Chiefs of PPD, PDED and RSD of OPS
   Representatives from ADD, PASS and
   PAES
   Representatives from NEDA, DBM,
   SEAMEO-INNOTECH,
   Council for the Welfare of
   Children (CWC) and LCF
   Secretariat: PDED-OPS

2. With regard to the implementation of other components of BESRA, the following TWGs shall be created and be responsible for the development and/or review of policy recommendations in relation to National Learning Strategies (part of the BESRA KRT3), Alternative Learning System (part of BESRA KRT 4) and IP/Muslim Education:
   

   1. National Learning Strategies	2. Alternative Learning System	2. IP/Muslim Education
   Chair: Dir. Yolanda Quijano,	Chair: Dir. Carolina	Chair: Usee Manaros Boransing
   BEE	Guerrero, BALS	Co-Chairs: Dir. Benito Tumamao,
   Co-Chair: Dir. Lolita Andrada,	Co-Chair: Dir. Paraluman	CAR OIC-ARD Luisa
   BSE	Giron, IV-A	B. Yu, IV-B
   Members: Directors or permanent	Members: Directors or	Members: Dir. Susan Estigoy, XI
   alternates of BALS,	permanent	Dir. Estrella Babano, X
   OPS, IMCS, HNC,	alternates of	Directors or permanent
   NEAP and TEC	BEE, BSE, OPS,	alternates of BEE,
   Secretariat	IMCS, TEC	BSE, BALS, IMCS, OPS, EDPITAF and TEC Secretariat Representative from NEDA
   Representatives from ADD,	Secretariat and LCC
   PASS, PAES, PSDSA,	Secretariat
   PESPA, NASSPHIL	Representatives from
   and NAPSSHI	NSO,DSWD,
   Representatives from NEDA	TESDA, NEDA,
   and TEC	DILG, CHED, NGO, SEAMEO- INNOTECH and Congress
   Secretariat: BEE	Secretariat: BALS	Secretariat: Office of Usec Boransing

3. The TCT and TWGs shall perform the functions stipulated in said DepED Order. The earlier created TWGs are expected to submit the final Work and Financial Plans of their assigned components for the period 2008-2010 and to the TCT Chair by February 8, 2008. The newly created TWGs on the other hand, are expected to immediately convene their respective members to start the discussion on tasks at hand and submit their Action Plans by March 7, 2008. The TCT through the PROGCOM and FINCOM shall ensure that corresponding resources are allocated for the implementation of the approved TWG Action Plans.
4. All concerned offices/organizations are requested to submit the name(s) of their official representatives and/or permanent alternates to the assigned TWGs to EDPITAF, c/o Ms. Merlita M. Dery at tel. no. 631-83-80.
5. Immediate dissemination of and compliance with this Order is directed.

Encl.: As stated
Reference:
DepED Order: (No. 69, s. 2007)
Allotment: 1—(D.O. 50-97)

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
BUREAUS & OFFICES
COMMITTEES
OFFICIALS
PROGRAMS

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