DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Partnerships for Senior High School

Undersecretary Mario A. Deriquito
Partnerships and External Linkages
Why partnerships are important

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OF OUR
SUPPORTERS LEARNERS

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 Steps in partnership-building

1 2 3 4

Know what the Take stock of what Know our Know how to
problems and we can put into stakeholders and engage our
needs are and the partnership. how they can stakeholders and
make our help us. how to sustain this
stakeholders see engagement.
these as their
own.

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Partnerships for Senior High School

1 WHAT WE NEED
Assumptions:
1. There is already a Division SHS strategic
plan which shows the gaps or areas
where DepEd needs additional help.
2. Level of engagement is the Division,
although there are times when provincial
and city divisions might need to
collaborate.
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 Partnerships for Senior High School

1 WHAT WE NEED
More SHS Internships Sports, tech-
providers or on-the-job voc and other
training facilities

More teacher Scholarships/

Inputs to our exposure to student
curriculum the workplace financial aid

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Partnerships for Senior High School

2 WHAT WE BRING
OUR OWN TAX
RESOURCES INCENTIVES

A KEY REFORM
VOUCHERS INITIATIVE

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 Analyzing the Potential Partners

3 The www.how Method

1.Who are the potential partners?
2.What resources do they have? What can
they contribute?
3.Why will they be interested to support
SHS? What benefits can they derive?
4.How do we engage them?
4
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 Potential Partners
NEEDS POTENTIAL PARTNERS
Additional SHS providers Private HS, Private HEIs,
LUCs, SUCs, TVTIs
Inputs on how to make our curriculum Private Sector/ Companies,
offerings more relevant LGUs

Opportunities and/or facilities for Private Sector/Companies

internships or on-the-job training
Opportunities for more teacher exposure
in the workplace
Enhancement of sports and tech-voc
facilities
Private Sector/Companies
Private Sector/Companies,
LGUs, NGOs

Scholarships to cover top-up of SHS LGUs, NGOs

students who will enrol in private schools Private Sector
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Partnerships for Senior High School
Who What Why How

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 Partnerships for Senior High School
Who What Why How
Private HS Available Availability of Inform them of the
classrooms, vouchers which availability of SHS
other facilities can contribute to vouchers
their financial
Teachers viability Offer training for
the private school
Opportunity to be teachers to prepare
part of this key for SHS.
reform initiative in
education

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 Partnerships for Senior High School
Who What Why How
Private Available Need to stay in business Inform them of the
HEIs and classrooms, with the implementation availability of SHS vouchers
SUCs, and other of K to 12
TVTIs Engage them in helping the
facilities,
division develop a good
teachers Availability of vouchers/
implementation and M & E
Financial viability plan.
Planning
and Need to ensure quality of Engage them in the
research Grade 12 graduates who provision of teacher
expertise will move to college training

Teacher Opportunity to be part of

training this key reform initiative
expertise in education

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 Partnerships for Senior High School
Who What Why How
Business Information on Need for steady Get their inputs re: localization of
sector/ available jobs supply of the curriculum
industry now and in the qualified human
future/ inputs resources Work on internship arrangements
to curriculum Challenge them to invest CSR
Opportunity to resources in preparatory work
be part of this such as teacher training, facilities
Opportunities key reform improvement
for internships/ initiative in
teacher education Get them to offer scholarships for
exposure to the students who cannot afford the
workplace Education as one top-up, if needed
CSR priority
Open ASP window
CSR funds Tax incentives

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 Partnerships for Senior High School
Who What Why How
LGU Local development Mandate to serve Recognize them as a
plans its constituents key player in this.

SEF and local Need to be seen as If there are no risks,

development funds instrumental in request them to help
accessing national convene the
Physical facilities government different
which may be put to resources to benefit stakeholders (use of
use by the schools its citizens clout)

Power to enact Need to be Get them to commit

ordinances, issue identified as part of, local resources for
licenses and permits if not a key player the program.
in, a major
Influence on other education reform
stakeholders
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 Partnerships for Senior High School
Who What Why How
NGOs Resources To pursue its Find alignment
mission and between their
Programs that can mandate to serve programs and the
support schools, the community needs of SHS
teachers and students
Need to be
identified as part
of, if not a key
player in, a major
education reform

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 Putting it all together
Partner What we put in What we get Outcome
Private HS Vouchers More SHS providers Less pressure on govt
Teacher training resources
Private HEIs, Vouchers More SHS providers Less pressure on govt
SUCs, LUCs, Sharing ownership Expertise/ technical assistance resources
TVTIs of K to 12 reform
Private Sharing ownership Inputs into the curriculum More relevant
sector/ of K to 12 reform Internship opportunities curriculum
companies Exposure Teacher exposure to workplace Enhanced learning
Tax incentives CSR funds for facilities facilities
improvement, scholarships Better student access
LGUs Sharing ownership Info on development plans More relevant
of K to 12 reform More resources curriculum
Exposure LGU clout More resources
NGOs Sharing ownership Benefits of NGO programs More resources
of K to 12 reform supportive of SHS Better student access

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 Additional reminders

1. Partnership building on the level of the

division or, in some cases, a cluster of
divisions within a province
2. Relationship-building
3. Due diligence on potential partners
4. Relevant laws/policies/regulations
5. Politics
6. Memorandum of Agreement

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 More reminders

1. Presentation not comprehensive, just a

guide

2. Needs a lot of common sense

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Blessed are the partnership-
builders, for they make many
things possible.

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