Republic ofthe Philippines Department of Education Region X — Northern Mindanao DIVISION OF OZAMIZ CITY. IBIT Compound, Carangan, Ozamiz. City Tel. No. (088)545-0988/Fax No, (088) 543-0990 ‘Website: www tinyurl.com/ozamiz / Email: deped_ozamiz<@ yahoo.com DIVISION MEMORANDUM No. 022, —s.2016 To : School Heads (Public Elementary & Secondary) All Concemed Personnel This Division Subject! _- REITERATING THE STANDARDS FOR CLASSROOM STRUCTURING Date January 21, 2016 1 Relative to the approved agenda of the 1 Regional MANCOM Meeting held last January 20, 2016 at Bethany Gardens, Ozamiz. City and with reference to Regional Memorandum No. 15, s. 2013 Posted last January 22, 2013, re: Classroom Structuring, this Office hereby intensifies the implementation of the ideal classroom structuring of all schools in this Division 2. “ All schools are directed to comply with the requirements for classroom structuring as stated in the Regional Memorandum. 3 Refer to the attached Regional Memorandum No. 15, s. 2013 and the Division Monitoring Tool for more information. 4 Queries on this matter can be relayed to Rosalyn M. Lato, Senior Education Program Specialist ~ School Management Monitoring and Evaluation through 09266194629 or Engr. Eric Paul M. Catulong, Education Facilities Coordinator through 09399037680, REBONFAMIL R. BAGUIO,A Schools marineRepublic ofthe Philippines Department of Education ED REGION X - NORTHERN MINDANAO. ‘hoi A Ples Mem prs Csr seuamaes horace “ee Suet Cop de Oey Telephone an: 2265 are ASSN na dept eye a January 21, 2013, REGIONAL MEMORANDUM No. (Sy, 8.2013, CLASSROOM STRUCTURING To: Schools Division Superintendents ‘Schoo! Heads a Educational Facilities Manual 2010 (Revised Edition of the 2007 Handbook on Educational Facilities ~ Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction in School Construction) Chapter 4, G. Regular Classroom Facilities, # 3 provided for the basis for Classroom Structuring. To reiterate: Every classroom shall be suitably structured and decorated to make the surroundings of pupils/students conducive to learning. The materials for structuring and decorating shall be selected on the basis of their educational value providing ‘opportunities for class discussions. Likewise, its cleanliness and orderliness must be maintained, the fact that this is vital aspect contributing to the educational growth of the pupils/students, ‘The regular classroom may be ideally structured in the following manner: a, At the entrance to the room, a signboard is posted showing the following identification: ‘Grade/Year and Section occupying the room) ‘(Name of teacher handling the class) b. A framed copy of the class program is displayed on the door to the classroom at adult-eye-level. ¢. On the front wall (that is, the wall facing the class), the classroom ‘chalkboards, properly framed and provided with chalk ledge and curtains, are installed at a height which is in accordance with the maximum comfortable reach of the children to the top of the board. (The proper height of the chalkboard from the floor to its top-edge is determined by multiplying the mean standing height of the class by the constant 1.2.) This ‘constant is the result of studies conducted on the portion of the standing height to the normal reach of the hand over the head of the individual.) 4. Above the chalkboard, a framed portrait of the President of the Philippines shall be displayed prominently at the center, flanked on one side at a lower level by a framed motto (for the month or week) and on the other side by a framed picture preferably relevant to the motto. In Grades ] and I], framed Perception strips are displayed along the top edge (or frame) of the chalkboard, while framed conceptualizing strips are displayed along thebottom-edge of the chalk ledge. The bulletin boards and tack boards, as well as charts, may be placed on the walls at the sides or at the back of the room. They shail be placed at the same height as the chalkboards. e. The attendance chart and the DepED forms rack are placed near the door. £ The teacher's table, chair and cabinet are located at the rear of the room. 8 One comer of the room is set up as a reading comer. Another comer of the room is set up as @ health comer and provided with a first aid or medicine cabinet with mirror, soap dish, towel rack, and hand washing and drinking facil ‘bh. The seat arrangement of the pupils/students shall be flexible, depending upon the needs or activities of the class. DepED Order 118, s. 2009 (dated December 15, 2009) contains the Prescribed List of Science and Mathematics Equipment, laboratory Glassware and Consumables for All Year Levels of Elementary and ‘Secondary Subjects. a In addition, this Office requires the fotlowit a Above the chalkboard, a framed copy of the National Anthem shall be displayed at the upper left hand comer and on the other side, a framed copy of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag. , A classroom-based data on the Basic Education Information System to be placed on the walls at the sides or at the back of the room which contains the following modules: ‘Module A — Students’ EIS (Profile of Students) Module B — Teachers (Organizational Chart of DepED Officials, School Officials, Profile of Adviser & Subject Teachers) Module C — Curriculum Development (K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum) ‘Module D — Legislative (Rights of a Child & School & Classroom Policies) Module E — Physical Facilities (Inventory of Classroom Property) ‘Module F — Finance (HRPTA Proposed Projects) Module G ~ Community Involvement (HRPTA, SGC, Brigada Eskwela) Module H— Research & Evaluation (Proficiency Level per subject Area) 3, Pursuant to the Child-Friendly School System, the attached Checklist and Rating Sheet on Organizing The Classroom as a Learning Environment shall be considered by all intemal stakeholders in the school.