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The DepEd memorandum designates a School Information Coordinator (SIC) in every public school to act as the point of contact for media inquiries and issues concerning their school. The SIC will verify information, facilitate communication of incidents to DepEd, and support responses to media queries. Schools must recommend a teacher to the division superintendent for approval by May 15 to submit their SIC's name and contact details. The memorandum aims to strengthen information convergence from schools to the national level.

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The DepEd memorandum designates a School Information Coordinator (SIC) in every public school to act as the point of contact for media inquiries and issues concerning their school. The SIC will verify information, facilitate communication of incidents to DepEd, and support responses to media queries. Schools must recommend a teacher to the division superintendent for approval by May 15 to submit their SIC's name and contact details. The memorandum aims to strengthen information convergence from schools to the national level.

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MEMORANDUM No.

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DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL INFORMATION COORDINATORS To: Regional Directors Schools Division
Superintendents4 Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads All Others Concerned The Department
of Education .(DepEd) issues this DepEd Memorandum titled Designation of School Information
Coordinators (SICs). An SIC shall be designated in every public elementary, secondary, and senior high
school nationwide as counterparts of the Division and Regional Information Officers. The Department fully
recognizes the importance of SICs in ensuring that communications convergence are coordinated and
strengthened from the schools to the national level. The designated SICs shall be tasked to: Assist and act as
focal persons in verifying and addressing issues and concerns raised by the public and the media involving their
school or area; Facilitate the conduct of verification of information based on protocols, data privacy, integrity and
confidentiality; Facilitate the communication of any untoward incidents in their respective areas, and submit a
detailed report within 24 hours to DepEd Central Office (CO) Public Affairs Service (PAS) copy furnished their
respective regional and schools division offices; Provide updates to the schools division, region or CO that
may be referred to in media releases to national media; Support their respective schools, schools division, and
regional offices in responding to media queries on local issues; Coordinate with the schools division, regional
or CO to request for official statements on existing issues; Perform duties and responsibilities related to DepEd
Public Affairs programs, projects, and activities; and Perform other tasks related to the efficient
communication, documentation and dissemination of information to DepEd CO and vice versa. I The
designated SICs should be: Holding a teaching or non-teaching position in the school; At least two or three
years employed in DepEd; Able to communicate and write well, and have good public relations skills; and
Able to respond to issues and concerns requested by the schools division, regional, Of the Central Office.

DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City 1600 fJ 8633-7208/8633-7228/8632-1361 ti 8636-4876/8637-6209 4 www.deped.gov.ph
5. The designation of a teacher to perform as School Information Coordinator shall

be recommended by the school head to the Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) for
approval. h. The SDS, through the Division Information Officer, is requested to submit
the enclosed form with the name of the designated School Information Coordinator to the
Regional Information Officer, copy furnished the DepEd Public Affairs Service through email
at [email protected] not later than Hey 15, 0O21. 7. Immediate and wide
dissemination of this Memorandum is desired. Secretary Encl.: As stated References:
DepEd Order No. 99, s. 2010 DepEd Memorandum Nos.: 145, s. 2005; 219, s. 2012; and
72, s. 2013} To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
BUREAUS AND OFFICES OFFICIALS MEDIA POLICY PROGRAMS PROJECTS SERWCE
TEACHERS JDMC/SMMA/APA/MPC, DM Deeignation of School Information Coordinators 0059 — February 24/March
22, 2021
(Enclosure to DepEd Memorandum No.17 , s. 2021)

Designation of School Information Coordinator (SIC)

Name: JERSON A. SALE Position: Teacher III

School and District: Catalino G. Tampipi Elementary School

Contact details (mobile, email, FB account): 09 FB-Jerson A. Sale

SIGNATURE:

RECOMMENDED BY: DAHLIA V. RELAMPAGO


Principal 1

APPROVED by: SUSAN M. OBENZA


Public Schools District Supervisor

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