The Strand under the Office of the Undersecretary for Administration (OUA)

has envisioned for the Department its vision for the Public Schools of the Future,.

The Public School of the future is not only adequate, conducive of learning,
and resilient, but is fully-supported by the necessary support services for both
teacher and learner.
All public schools have adequate physical facilities – sustainable infrastructure that is
safe, secure, and provides a conducive teaching-learning environment, to wit:

 Classrooms compliant with the standards and parameters set by the

Curriculum and Instruction and Field Operations Strands

 Classrooms with enough table and chairs that provide comfort and ease to
learners in their daily tasks of reading, writing and listening; adequate supply
of books and portable computers that encourage creative thinking,
collaboration, and exchange of ideas; lockers and cabinets fo
 There are Science and Technology, Vocational and Livelihood laboratories,
complete with essential equipment, supplies, materials, and provision for
storage, as well as a library and/or learning resource center with books,
tablets, and necessary teaching and learning tools and items.
 Aside from instructional rooms, each public school has the necessary support
structures to sustain its operation; administrative building with principal’s
office, faculty room; canteen and feeding room; student center, dormitory, a
fully-equipped disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) office and
stockroom.
 There is a Multipurpose Hall, with stage, that serves as a gymnasium,
assembly area, activity center, and facility for the arts. There is also an open
space for playgrounds and for after-class sports and other extra-curricular
activities of learners, with enough playground and sports equipment.
 There is a Parents’ Hub where parents and guardians can comfortably stay
while waiting for their children or wards.

 The public school is enclosed by a perimeter fence and guilt built for the
security and safety of learners, teachers, administrators, and employees.

 Two-storey Administration and Climate Change Emergency Storage and

Shelter (ACCESS) Buildings are constructed in public schools which only have
one floor facilities and are prone to floods.
 The public schools and its facilities are painted in standard DepEd colors, with
variations allowed in certain areas to conform with local culture and tradition.

 All public schools are provided with potable water and powered using
renewable energy (installed with solar panels)

 Central Offices, the Regional Offices, and the Division Offices are provided with
adequate office and working spaces, together with wellness areas, and all
supplies, materials, and equipment needed to efficiently perform their duties
and responsibilities.
 Decent quarters are made available to RDs, ARDs, SDSs, ASDSs, EPS and other
officials deployed away from home on official business.

 Every five years, public schools and offices are repaired and rehabilitated
under the “Repair All Policy” framework, with new construction projects to
address increases in enrollment and the expanding workforce.

 Gabaldon and heritage public school buildings are identified and properly
restored.
 Congress has legislated and the President has approved the law giving the
lands where public schools have been constructed and existing for at least
five years to DepEd. Dispute with owners and claimants have been settled.
 Classroom teaching is digitalized

 Connectivity of office and school

 Facebook workplace rolls out

 Vehicles, laptops, drones, mobile phones and apps are procured

 Improve life and health protection

 Benefits and welfare

 Last-mile schools developed

 Full connectivity program

 Replacement of furniture and fixtures

 Construct 2 storey classrooms in areas where there are only one storey

classrooms
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

 Strengthen procurement system

 Increase of procurement compliment and capabilities

 Rationalization and strengthening of Procurement functions

Plan review thru Organization Alignment Review (BHROD)

 Creation of new administrative division

 Creation of General Services

 Review of staffing compliment

 Harmonization of Operation Manual

 ICT for governance (cloud server)

 Problems on excess enrollment

 NQESH

 Policy of hiring 3rd level applicants

 Private schools
Finance and Budget

 Continue operating budget of 2018

 Quick Respond Fund increase to 400M

 Annual Medical Exam

 TVL materials procurement of 2018 is still utilized until 2019.

 First takers of TVL NC exam is funded by DepEd.

 Additional IMs for SBFP.

 More IUs for secondary schools.

 Monitoring and evaluation of the use of MOOE.

 2019 salary increase (4th tranche)