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Chapter 11

The document discusses several school policies related to school and community partnerships, including policies on collecting contributions from parents and prohibiting certain political or commercial activities by parent-teacher associations. It explains that such policies aim to provide clear guidelines for activities involving school funds and partnerships while protecting schools from undue interference. The policies are intended to help schools and communities work together effectively to support students' education.

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Chapter 11

The document discusses several school policies related to school and community partnerships, including policies on collecting contributions from parents and prohibiting certain political or commercial activities by parent-teacher associations. It explains that such policies aim to provide clear guidelines for activities involving school funds and partnerships while protecting schools from undue interference. The policies are intended to help schools and communities work together effectively to support students' education.

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School Policies and

their Functions
INTRODUCTION
Schools are institutions motivated by a shared vision.
Necessarily, schools must have policies for them to realize their
vision and mission. These policies are a reflection of the values
of the people who created them. Whatever policies are
formulated must redound to the improved teaching-learning of
learners which is the very reason of the existence of schools. In
this Chapter, we will focus on school policies that govern school
and community partnership.
Policy on Collection of
Contributions
Cognizant of the need of an organization for adequate
funds to sustain its operations, a duly recognized PTA
may collect voluntary financial contributions from
members and outside sources to enable it to fund and
sustain its operation and implementation of its
programs and projects exclusively for the benefit the
students and the school where it operates. The PTA 's
programs and projects shall be in line with the School
Improvement Plan (SIP) projects (SIP)
The contributions should be a reasonable amount as may be determined by
the PTA Board of Directors;

Non-payment of the contributions by the parent-member shall not be a basis


for non-admission or non-issuance of clearances to the child by the school
concerned;

The contributions shall be collected by the PTA Treasurer on a per parent-


member basis regardless of the number of their children in school

No collection of PTA contributions shall be done during enrollment period; and

No teacher or any school personnel shall be involved in collection activities.


Safe keeping of Funds All collections of contributions or
proceeds of fundraising activities shall be deposited in a
reputable banking institution as determined by the Board of
Directors. The PTA's Treasurer or a duly authorized
representative shall undertake the collection and shall issue
official receipts/acknowledgement receipts. In no case shall any
school official or personnel be entrusted with the safekeeping
and disbursement of collections made by the PTA. All
disbursements of funds shall be in accordance with generally
accepted accounting and auditing rules and regulations
PTAs are prohibited from:
•Interfering in the academic and administrative management and
operations of the school, and of the DepED, in general;

•Engaging in any partisan political activity within school


premises,

• Operating a canteen/school supplies store, or being a


concessionaire thereof inside the school or nearby premises,
offering these services to the school as its client either directly or
indirectly
•Selling insurance, pre-need plans or similar schemes or
programs to students and/or their parents; and Such Other
acts circumstances analogous to the foregoing:

•PTA officers and members of the Board of Directors are


prohibited from collecting salaries, honoraria , emoluments
of other forms of compensation from any of the funds
collected or received by the PTA.
• PTAs shall have no right to disburse, or charge any fee as
service fees or percentage against the amount collected
pertinent to the School Publication Fee, Supreme Student
Government (SSG) Developmental Fund and other club
membership fees and contributions.

•In no case shall a PTA or any of its officer or members of


the Board of Directors call upon students and teachers for
purposes of investigation and disciplinary action.
•The recognition of any PTA shall be cancelled by the
division PTA Affairs Committee upon the recommendation
of the school head concerned for any violation of the above
- mentioned prohibited activities and these guidelines.
Thereafter, the school head may call for special election to
replace the Board of Directors of the PTA whose recognition
was cancelled.
Importance of Policies
•Schools in partnership with their community have their own picture of what
they want to be (vision statement) and so must offer services and must do
what they are supposed to do (mission statement) in order to realize what
they envisioned themselves to be. If condition is ideal like when all
members of the school community are perfect-school heads, teachers,
students, parents, non- teaching personnel and other members of the
community there may be no need for a policy.

•One may wonder as to why the Department of Education has issued very
stringent policies and guidelines for PTAs in matters of collecting
contributions. Even engaging in any partisan political activity.
•School's policy in grading system is important for everyone concerned
to know how grades are computed. Both students and parents know
how grades are derived objectively. Percentage weights for each
component are clear.

•Teachers are guided in their assessment practices. The grading


policy ensures objectives assessment practices. Without the grading
policy, grading may become highly subjective.

• Similarly, if there are no policies on student tardiness and


absenteeism certainly will curb tardiness and absenteeism to ensure
learning.
Effective policy formulation and implementation in a school
community partnership

• What is school and community partnership?


• The policies on grading, student’s tardiness an absenteeism
came from above, DepEd Central office. At times there is need
for policies from above. But policies do not need to come from
above all the time.
• The word "lead" implies that an effective policy formulation
process must be participatory.
• Two goods heads are better than one.
• School empowerment in action

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