Select private schools that offer basic education will be allowed to hold limited in-person classes as part of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes spearheaded by the Department of Education (DepEd).
Education Assistant Secretary Malcolm Garma confirmed to the Manila Bulletin that chosen private schools will begin the implementation of limited face-to-face classes on Nov. 22 --- a week after public schools start holding pilot face-to-face classes on Nov. 15.
During the Laging Handa briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 3, Garma said that currently, there “57 private schools are up for evaluation.”
“The list of 20 private schools joining the pilot run of face-to-face classes will be released by Nov. 12,” he explained in a mix of English and Filipino.
READ:
https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/03/final-list-of-private-schools-to-join-pilot-face-to-face-classes-out-by-next-week-deped/
Overall, there are 120 schools offering basic education included in the pilot run of face-to-face classes. A total of 100 public schools (95 elementary and five Senior High Schools) and 20 private schools.
This will be conducted for two months in select public and private schools that have passed the assessment and and evaluation of both DepEd and the Department of Health (DOH).
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https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/06/deped-releases-timeline-of-pilot-face-to-face-classes-for-school-year-2021-2022/
As previously discussed by DepEd, there will also be a selection process for private schools just like in public schools.
DepEd said that it has already completed consultations with private school associations and they have agreed on the selection process.
When it comes to the selection of private schools to join the pilot face-to-face classes, DepEd said that each region was asked to nominate three private schools to the Central Office.
Nominated private schools need to be evaluated by DOH and DepEd-Private Education Office (PEO) to select the 20 pilot schools.
“Private schools who submitted proposals to Central office were referred to Regional offices for inclusion in the evaluation,” DepEd said.
Meanwhile, International Schools were recommended by DepEd to be allowed to implement face-to-face on top of the 120 given that they “shall take full responsibility.”
However, DepEd said that the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is “required” for these International Schools.