Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Agusan del Norte
Las Nieves District

LAS NIEVES CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOMEROOM GUIDANCE SERVICES

Table of Contents
 Revised Implementation of Homeroom Guidance (HG) During Crisis Situation for School
Year 2021-2022
 Rationale
 Definition of Terms
 Homeroom Guidance’s Philosophy, Vision and Mission
o Philosophy
o Vision
o Mission
o Homeroom Guidance Framework
o Homeroom Guidance’s Domains
o Academic Development Domain
o Personal and Social Development Domain
o Career Development Domain
o Roles of School, Home, and Community and other Institutions
o Homeroom Guidance Most Essential Learning Competencies
 Procedure
 Roles and Responsibilities of DepEd Offices
o School
o Schools Division Office
o Regional Office
o Central Office
 Assessment of Learner’s Development and Monitoring of the Program
 Monitoring and Evaluation
o School Level
o Schools Division Level
o Regional Level
o National Level
 Effectivity
 References
 Annexes
Attached is DepEd Memorandum DM-OUCI-2021-346 from the Office of the
Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction, dated August 25, 2021,
announcing the Revised Implementation of Homeroom Guidance (HG) During
Crisis Situation for School Year 2021-2022.

Other details relative to the implementation of Homeroom Guidance Program are

stipulated in the above-mentioned DepEd issuance.

Homeroom Guidance should be considered as an information component of

mental health in the K to 12 Curriculum. It is a part of the Information Services
that is primarily under the Guidance and Counseling Program. Due to the
pandemic, with no other available mechanisms to deliver these services,
Homeroom Guidance shall serve as a tool that would promote proactive,
preventive, and educative methods to promote the learner’s development of life
skills.

Homeroom Guidance is a comprehensive, developmental, and proactive program

designed to equip K to 12 learners with life skills on three domains:

a. Academic Development,

b. Personal and Social Development, and

c. Career Development.

Homeroom Guidance shall complement the Department’s goal, which is to

produce holistically developed Filipinos who are able to understand themselves,
have problem-solving skills, make informed decisions, achieve academic success,
plan for their future, and respect individual differences. It envisions learners who
can work for the common good of society and love for our country while
upholding the rights and responsibilities of global citizens.

This issuance sets the basic standards for an efficient and effective
implementation of the Homeroom Guidance in public and private schools
nationwide. The Homeroom Guidance Observation Form and Program
Monitoring and Evaluation Tool are also enclosed for reference.
Rationale
The introduction and implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Program
necessitated changes and revisions on existing DepEd programs to align them
with the new curriculum. The K to 12 curriculum puts emphasis on capacitating
learners with skills in doing their tasks and enriching these as they progress up to
Grade 12. The curriculum takes into account societal factors and the learner’s
developmental needs. They need to perform different tasks, confront personal
and social issues, and eventually decide for their curriculum exit. A responsive
and proactive program in addition to the existing academic programs must
address these needs.

In 1998, Revitalized Homeroom Guidance (RHG) for secondary learners was

created to answer the learners’ needs. However, certain considerations to make it
more comprehensive, developmental, and proactive are deemed necessary.

Contemplating on the above-mentioned concerns, the Department of Education

launches the Homeroom Guidance (HG). The program is relevant as it promotes
rational thinking, healthy behavior, and positive disposition. Issues like academic
failures, school dropouts, bullying, unhealthy sexual behavior, teenage pregnancy,
drug addiction, online and social media addiction, and confusion in and/or poor
career choice, and other challenges that beset our learners today were
considered in developing the program.

These provisions were formulated based on relevant current literature, and in

consultation with teachers, School Heads, and Guidance and Counseling experts.
This will provide clear and functional understanding about the important
processes in the implementation and the proper monitoring and evaluation of
the program, which is an important component for its sustainability and continual
improvement.

Based on the relevant literature and the practice in other countries, Homeroom
Guidance is equivalent to Guidance Class, which is just a part of the Information
Services of Guidance and Counseling Office (Villar, 2007; Mendoza, 2003). Aquino
and Razon (1993) defined Homeroom Guidance as “an organized segment of the
school’s guidance services, which is given to a homeroom group usually a section
or a class with a teacher-adviser as facilitator. ” Hence, the term Guidance Class
Curriculum or Guidance Class is the most common nomenclature.

Homeroom Guidance is a responsive program that equips learners with

competencies to address issues not included in the formal learning areas but is
very essential to their development. Learners who go through Homeroom
Guidance have been found to have significantly decreased inappropriate
behaviors and demonstrated positive attitudes toward school as compared to
those learners who were not part of the School Counseling Program (Baker and
Gerler, 2001). The study of Brigman and Campbell (2003) also showed that
elementary and middle school learners who were part of the school counseling
curriculum and group interventions that emphasized cognitive, social and self-
management skills have consistently exhibited good performance in Mathematics
and Reading. Furthermore, the study of Schlossberg et.al (2001) supported the
effectiveness of Homeroom Guidance. They showed that there is a significant
improvement in terms of learners’ behavior, attitude and knowledge in the areas
of goal-setting, problem-solving, career exploration, and school resources.
Further, the study of Carey and Dimmitt (2012) found that student’s success in
school, academically and behaviorally, can be attributed to the student’s access
to school counselor and comprehensive guidance programs and this is
particularly true for students in high-poverty schools.

Based on the consultations conducted with the regional representatives and

Guidance and Counseling experts, there is a great need for a program that
advocates the development of skills along academic, personal and social, and
career aspects. At present, Homeroom period is part of the class program,
however, there is a need to update and improve its implementation. Some
schools reported that Homeroom period is being used for classroom cleaning,
extension of breaks, collection of reply slips, and the like. Clearly, the current
practices do not aid the realization of the program objectives. More so, the
consultation with different stakeholders, reiterated the significance of
collaboration among home, school, and community to ensure the holistic
development of learners. It has been raised that there should be a systematic and
consistent monitoring and evaluation of the program to achieve its proper
implementation.
To obtain the vision of the Homeroom Guidance, this document serves to guide
the schools in:

a. implementing the program properly to support the learners’ development;

b. providing systematic process in the overall conduct of Homeroom Guidance;

c. organizing resources needed in the program such as budget, manpower,

facilities, learning materials, and other logistical needs; and

d. articulating the scope and limits of the program including its monitoring and
evaluation.

Definition of Terms
This document will use the following terms and their corresponding definition as
spelled out below:

Homeroom Guidance
Homeroom Guidance is a comprehensive, developmental and proactive program
designed to equip K to 12 learners with life skills on three domains: Academic
Development, Personal and Social Development, and Career Development.

Academic Development Domain

Academic Development Domain pertains to all academic related needs or
concerns of learners. This serves as a guide to implement strategies and activities
to support and maximize each learner’s ability to leant which include but not
limited to creative and critical thinking, communication skills and problem-
solving skills.

Personal and Social Development Domain

Personal and Social Development Domain pertains to concerns or issues affecting
learners1 individuality (self), relationship with others, and their interaction in
community. It equips the learners with foundation for personal and social growth
as they progress through school and into adulthood. This includes but not limited
to intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, self-awareness, coping with emotions
and stress, and resilience.

Career Development Domain

Career Development Domain pertains to all occupational and world of work-
related concerns and issues of learners. This involves the acquisition of skills,
attitudes, and knowledge that enable them to make successful transition from
school to the world of work, and from job to job across the life span. This
includes but not limited to learners’ discovery of their interests, talents and skills,
decision-making, problem-solving, planning, and in exploring their career options
and opportunities.

Portfolio
Portfolio is a collection of learner’s works showing his/her progress in terms of
the three domains. This may include journals, reflection papers, reaction papers,
and activity outputs based on self-learning modules.

Performance Task
Performance Task focuses on the completion and submission of self-learning
modules or activities that show mastery of competencies and standards.

Class Adviser
Class Adviser refers to the teacher-facilitator in charge of a class.

Guidance Designate
Guidance Designate refers to teachers who are officially designated by the School
Head/Schools Division Superintendent/Regional Director to perform duties
related to the implementation of guidance services excluding counseling.

Homeroom Guidance’s Philosophy,

Vision and Mission
The Homeroom Guidance’s Philosophy, Vision and Mission were rooted on the
Department of Education’s Vision, Mission, and Core Values.
Philosophy
Homeroom Guidance believes that every learner is unique and has the ability to
develop him/herself using his or her own learning and experiences from family,
community, school and society. This shall be realized through the collaborative
efforts of family, school, community, government, and other institutions.

Vision
Homeroom Guidance shall complement the Department’s goal which is to
produce holistically developed Filipinos who are able to achieve academic
success, demonstrate healthy behavior, exemplify positive disposition, and
systematically plan their future. It shall produce learners who can work for the
common good of society while upholding the international standards.

Mission
Homeroom Guidance is dedicated to address the academic, personal/social, and
career development needs of the learners in a developmental, comprehensive,
and proactive manner. This shall be realized through the collaborative efforts of
family, school, community, government, and other institutions.
 Homeroom Guidance Framework

The Homeroom Guidance (HG) is guided by the American School Counseling

Association (ASCA) Model which is comprised of the three domains such as
Academic Development, Personal and Social Development, and Career
Development. The standards and competencies of HG are anchored on certain
theories since each domain has its own peculiarities in consideration to the needs
of Filipino learners and society.

The Academic Development is guided by Jerome Bruner’s Scaffolding Theory that

espouses that children will become independent learners as they mature if they
are given the support and active help from their parents and teachers at the
onset of their learning. The said theory states that the ‘scaffold’, reminiscent of a
building scaffolding, of the growing child in their learning process is the
knowledgeable person within their proximity, that is, their parents at home and
teachers in school (rely to more knowledgeable people than them). Gradually,
parental and teachers’ support can be removed as the learners develop
independence in thinking and knowledge and skills acquisition.

Some concepts from the Learner-Centered Theory of Jean Jacque Rousseau were
derived for the Academic Development domain. The theory stipulates that
learner’s cultural capital or life experiences should be tapped in designing the
learning process. In this way, a participative classroom interaction will be in place.
Learners are not viewed as tabula rasa and they are assumed to possess cultural
kit or accumulated experiences which serve as a significant factor in the learning
process. If learners’ experiences are ignored, thinking will be limited and
meaning-making of lessons will be hardly attained.

Cognitive Learning Theory of Jean Piaget has its share in this domain. It believes
that cognitive development is a continuous process as the biological maturation
and environmental influence take place. Learners gain knowledge and go
through the differences between what they learned and what the existing realities
are. Furthermore, it claims that learning and new knowledge can be stored if
there are effective cognitive processes while learners encounter learning
difficulties with ineffective cognitive processes. The theory tries to illustrate the
processes and mechanisms of how reasoning skills and thinking using
hypotheses develop by an infant as he/she becomes an adult later on. Piaget
included the concept of schema which refers to “a cohesive, repeatable action
sequence processing component actions that are tightly interconnected and
governed by a core meaning.” It is a set of linked mental representations of the
world which people used to make meaning and act on different situations.
During the development of mental processes, schema/schemata increase in
number including its complexities.

Another concept in this theory that HG embraced is the adaptation process that
includes assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration. Assimilation occurs
when a person uses his/her schema to understand the new situation or things
while accommodation happens when the previous knowledge is irrelevant and
needs to be changed to understand the new situation or things. Moreover,
equilibration directs the learner to attain equilibrium which happens when learner
assimilates or accommodates new information.

The Personal and Social Development Domain in Homeroom Guidance got

inspiration from the theory of Eric Ericson’s Psychosocial Development. Its
descriptive overview of social and emotional development was taken as one of
the considerations in crafting the standards and competencies. His view on
mastering the attitudes, ideas, and skills at each stage of development to help
learners to be successful and contributing members of society is highly evident in
the program.

The Career Development domain is influenced by the career development

theories of John Krumboltz, Donald Super, and Eli Ginzberg. Krumboltz’s theory
of career development claims that genetic endowment that includes sex, race,
developmental disabilities, and innate talents affect the career choice of a person.
Furthermore, the environment, life events, and learning experiences also shape
one’s career decisions. People’s changing roles and priorities create great impact
to their career direction.

Super’s Developmental theory of career choice is also a great influence in this

domain. As a person’s career advances, it undergoes five ‘life-stages’ that include
growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and decline. His concept of
establishing a ‘self-concept’ as a person grows plays an important role in
identifying occupation. The concept of vocational maturity which may be
attributed to person’s age undergoes a cycle as manifested in his/her career
transitions.

The concept of career development as a lifelong process including its early

development of Ginzberg is clearly reflected in the Career Development domain
of the program. HG advocates the early inclusion of career concept in the lives of
learners and guide them as they discover the path that they want to take.

Homeroom Guidance’s Domains

Homeroom Guidance is a developmental and proactive program that has
standards and competencies that cut across all grade levels. The competency
indicators are arranged from simple to complex and focuses on the development
of higher order thinking such as analyzing and evaluating concepts, processes,
procedures, and principles rather than just remembering.

Academic Development Domain

Academic Development Domain pertains to all academic related needs or
concerns of learners. This serves as a guide to implement strategies and activities
to support and maximize each learner’s ability to learn which include but not
limited to creative and critical thinking, communication skills and problem-
solving skills.
Personal and Social Development Domain
Personal and Social Development Domain pertains to concerns or issues affecting
learners’ individuality (self), relationship with others, and their interaction in
community. It equips the learners with foundation for personal and social growth
as they progress through school and into adulthood. This includes but not limited
to intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, self-awareness, coping with emotions
and stress, and resilience.
Career Development Domain
Career Development Domain pertains to all occupational and world of work-
related concerns and issues of learners. This involves the acquisition of skills,
attitudes, and knowledge that enable them to make successful transition from
school to the world of work, and from job to job across the life span. This
includes but not limited to learners’ discovery of their interests, talents and skills,
decision-making, problem-solving, planning and in exploring their career options
and opportunities.

Roles of School, Home, and Community and

other Institutions
1. School ensures the proper implementation of Homeroom Guidance
that leads to the development of the learners’ life skills in the three
domains. It convenes both home and community for the realization
of Homeroom Guidance’s vision.
2. Home plays vital role in the learners’ life skills development through
its consistent support, involvement, and collaboration with the
school and community. It provides guided opportunities that
complement the school activities of learners in Homeroom Guidance.
3. Community and other institutions reinforce the development of
learners’ life skills through its engagement in the school programs
and activities. It also serves as a support system of the school as they
 craft policies, programs, and projects that are relevant to the vision,
mission, and philosophy of Homeroom Guidance.

Homeroom Guidance Most Essential Learning

Competencies
Homeroom Guidance Curriculum is essential to ensure access to quality guidance
and counseling services for all types of learners. Hence, different learning
modalities will be made available in the implementation of the Homeroom
Guidance program.

Seventy-five percent (75%) of the HG MELCs are from the Personal-Social

Development Domain. These competencies pertain to concerns or issues
affecting learners’ individuality (self), relationship with others and their interaction
in community. It equips the learners with foundation for personal and social
growth as they progress through school and into adulthood. This includes but
not limited to intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, self-awareness, coping with
emotions and stress, and resilience.

The remaining HG MELCs are composed of twenty percent (20%) Academic

Development Domain and five percent (5 %) from the Career Development
Domain.

Since this is not a formal learning area, Homeroom Guidance should not be part
of the computation of grades by the end of each quarter. For S.Y. 2021-2022, it
shall serve as enrichment activity that can be performed at home and in school or
through other platforms with the help of guidance counselors /guidance
designates, teachers, and parents.

In the process of choosing the MELCs the following criteria were also considered:

a. applicability to real life situations;

b. needs of the learners; and

c. complements learning competencies developed in other academic subjects.

Procedure
Implementation of the program shall be governed and guided by the following
principles and policies:

1. Nomenclature – Homeroom Guidance shall be reflected in the class

program of every school and other school documents such SF-9
(Form-138; Report Card) and SF-10 (Form-137; Permanent Student
Record) as Homeroom Guidance. However, its details (Learner’s
Assessment Tool Annex 5) shall be attached to SF-9 and SF-10
whenever being issued to requesting party.
2. Homeroom Guidance shall not be viewed as a formal learning area
like Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) and the like. It shall be treated
as a program that will help learners develop the competencies
needed in the three domains. Hence, its delivery in class is quite
informal but still follows the Structured Learning Experience flow.
3. Class Advisers shall be assigned to implement the program with the
technical assistance of the Guidance Counselor. If the school does
not have a Guidance Counselor, the School Head may assign a
Guidance Designate but he/she should be provided with proper
training specific to the implementation of Homeroom Guidance.
4. Teaching Load – Teaching Homeroom Guidance shall be equivalent
to one (1) teaching load on top of the teacher’s advisory and
subject’s load.
5. Class Program – The Homeroom Guidance shall be scheduled once
a week.
6. Time Allotment:
Grade Level No. of Minutes per Session

Kindergarten *included in the blocks of time

Grade 1 – Grade 12 60 minutes

 7. Learning Modality – The Homeroom Guidance shall be delivered in
different learning modalities depending on the needs of the learners
and the school’s capability.
8. Learning Materials – The Homeroom Guidance self-learning
modules will be issued by the Department of Education, through the
Bureau of Learning Resources. This will be posted in the DepEd
Learning Resource Portal.
9. Medium of Instruction – The self-learning modules are written in
English, but the regions may opt to translate the learning material in
their mother tongue or any language convenient to the learners to
ensure participation and interaction during the session and better
understanding of the concepts.
10.Collaboration with the family and community is also encouraged
in order to create a venue for the learners in developing such life
skills. Parents may refer to the Gabay sa Magulang found in the SLM
in order to guide their children in accomplishing the activities.
11.Orientation and Capacity Building. The Central Office, through the
Bureau of Curriculum Development, shall conduct orientation and
capacity building to Region and Division Supervisors In-Charge of
Guidance and Counseling.
Regions, schools’ divisions, and schools shall conduct trainings for the program
implemented to capacitate and prepare them for the implementation of
Homeroom Guidance MELCs.

Schedule Activity Audience Platform

September National Level Orientation on the Regional Supervisors in- Via Microsoft
3, 2021 Implementation of Homeroom charge of Homeroom Teams
 Schedule Activity Audience Platform

Guidance Program for S.Y. 2021 -

Guidance
2022

Division Supervisors and

Regional Orientation on the
September Division
Implementation of Homeroom Via Google Meet/
8, Guidance Designates, SDS,
Guidance Program for S.Y. 2021 - Microsoft Teams
2021 ASDS and PSDS, School
2022
Heads

Division Orientation on the

Guidance Counselors / Depending on the
September Implementation of Homeroom
Guidance Designates/ Division’s
10, 2021 Guidance
Teachers/Class Advisers preferred platform
Program for S.Y. 2021-2022

School Orientation on the

September Depending on the
Implementation of Homeroom
13- Parents and learners School’s preferred
Guidance Program for S.Y. 2021 -
17, 2021 platform
2022

12.Learner’s Development Assessment Tool – Homeroom Guidance

assessment results shall be distributed and discussed by the class
adviser during the Parent-Teacher Conference. This shall be issued as
an attachment to the learner’s Report CardfSF-9).
13.DepEd schools shall include all expenses relative to Homeroom
Guidance in their Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) and School
Improvement Plan (SIP).
14.Non-implementation or improper implementation of Homeroom
Guidance shall be subject to existing applicable administrative
actions.

Roles and Responsibilities of DepEd

Offices
School
1. School Head supervises and monitors the implementation of
Homeroom Guidance and ensures that proper intervention for each
learner will be provided. Specifically, the school head shall ensure the
following:
a. planning for the annual HG implementation and monitoring;

b. preparing of timelines/calendar of activities, monitoring plan for the entire

duration of the program, and inclusion of HG in the school forms (SF-9 and SF-
10);

c. allocating budget for Homeroom Guidance that is included in the School

Improvement Plan (SIP) and Annual Implementation Plan (AIP);

d. adhering to the stipulated loading of teachers and class programming for S.Y.
2021-2022;

e. providing the necessary equipment (computer, printer, photocopier, risograph,

etc.) and supplies (printing materials, office supplies etc.);

f. strengthening partnership with stakeholders;

g. orienting the teachers, parents, learners, and other stakeholders;

h. creating mechanisms that would ensure efficient distribution and retrieval

Homeroom Guidance modules and outputs;

i. preparing and conducting of Homeroom Guidance Class Observation (Annex

1); and

j. submitting the Homeroom Guidance School Implementation Report (Annex 2).

2. Guidance Counselor or Guidance Designate serves as the program

manager and ensures the correct content and pedagogy’ of
 Homeroom Guidance in school. Specifically, the Guidance Counselor
or Guidance Designate shall ensure the following:
a. assist the School Head in the planning for the annual HG implementation and
monitoring;

b. prepare the annual budget proposal on Homeroom Guidance implementation;

c. conduct the orientation of teachers, parents, learners and other stakeholders;

d. coordinate with the Class Advisers on the implementation of Homeroom

Guidance;

e. provide technical assistance to class advisers and other guidance services or

interventions to learners without violating the provisions stipulated in the RA
9258 The Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004.

3. Class Adviser serves as Homeroom Guidance implementer in the

class. Specifically, the class adviser shall ensure the following:
a. distribution, facilitation, and retrieval of Homeroom Guidance SLMs and
outputs in different learning modalities;

b. evaluation and discussion of Learner’s Development Assessment results to the

learners and parents quarterly;

c. accomplishment of SF-9 and SF-10 in accordance to the Learner’s Development

Assessment results;

d. referral of learner to the Guidance Counselor only if counseling intervention or

other guidance services are needed; and

e. collaboration with co-teachers and parents in developing the competencies of

the learners at home.

Schools Division Office

Curriculum Implementation Division (CID), through the EsP Supervisor in
coordination with School Governance and Operations Division (SGOD) through
its Designated Guidance and Counseling focal person, serves as the division
program manager of the Homeroom Guidance and coordinates with the
Guidance Counselor/Guidance Designate of schools. Specifically, Schools Division
Program Managers shall ensure the following:

a. Curriculum Implementation Division – EsP Supervisor

al. localize and indigenize the content and pedagogy (translation of SLMs to
Mother tongue, creation of instructional videos, radio-based instruction and
other blended learning materials)

a2. conduct orientation to the School Program Managers (School Head, Guidance
Counselors /Designates and Class advisers) on HG Curriculum and Guidelines

a3. conduct monitoring of Homeroom Guidance (checking of school’s class

program, teacher’s loading, school’s monitoring plan, school’s
implementation/observation)

a4. consolidate and submit the Annual Division Accomplishment Report on HG

Implementation;

b. School Governance and Operations Division (SGOD) – Division Guidance

Counselor/ Designate (preferably a Registered Guidance Counselor)

b1. provide technical assistance in the conduct of Homeroom Guidance Program;

and

b2. conduct capacity-building to school Guidance Counselors /Designates and

Class Advisers, in coordination with the Division EsP Supervisor.

Regional Office
The Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD), EsP Supervisor in
coordination with Education Support Services Division (ESSD), through its
Designated Guidance and Counseling focal person, serves as the program
manager in the region.

a. Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD) – EsP Supervisor

al. conduct orientation of Division Program Managers (SDS, ASDS, Division EsP
Supervisors, Division Guidance Counselor/ Designate, PSDS, School Heads)

a2. monitor the conduct of Homeroom Guidance;

a3. consolidate and submit the Regional Accomplishment Report on HG

Implementation;

b. Education Support Services Division (ESSD) – Regional Guidance

Counselor/Designate (preferably a Registered Guidance Counselor) b.l. provide
technical assistance in the conduct of Homeroom Guidance; and b2. conduct
capacity-building to Division Program Managers in coordination with Regional
EsP Supervisor.

Central Office
1. The Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD) serves as the program
manager in the Central Office. The focal person ensures the correct
curriculum articulation and consolidates annual report on the
conduct of Homeroom Guidance.
2. The Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD) ensures that appropriate
pedagogical approaches are employed on how to deliver the
curriculum content.
3. The Bureau of Learning Resources ensures the availability’ of
learning resources to the field units.

Assessment of Learner’s Development

and Monitoring of the Program
Though the intent of HG is to help learners develop competencies that will aid
them in facing different issues and tasks, it is important to still track their level of
development. Homeroom Guidance implemented must always keep in mind that
the program shall capacitate learners towards success, hence, compared to the
formal learning areas that are being measured following the DO No. 8, s. 2015,
Homeroom Guidance shall utilize Learner’s Development Assessment Tool
(Annex 3), guided by the verbal descriptions below:

Verbal Descriptions

No Chance to N The learner did not submit outputs or has not shown any of the target
Observe O competency in a particular quarter.

Needs The learner accomplished and submitted 30% of the output in a particular
NI
Improvement quarter or has not acquired the target competencies.

The learner accomplished and submitted 60% of the output in a particular

Developing D
quarter or has acquired some of the target competency.

Sufficiently The learner accomplished and submitted 90% of the output in a particular
SD
Developed quarter or has acquired the target competency.

The learner accomplished and submitted 100% of the output in a particular

Developed and
DC quarter and has acquired the target competency and showed commendable
Commendable
application in real life situations.

Learner’s development shall be assessed through their portfolio and performance

task.

Conduct of Homeroom Guidance is mandatory but this is not part of the

academic rating. Grades arc just descriptive. “Needs Improvement” description
shall not be treated as failed but shall indicate the need for intervention from
school and home. In the event that the learner remains at the “Needs
Improvement” at the end of each quarter, the Adviser, Guidance Counselor, and
Parents need to work together to provide intervention. Disciplinary’ cases of
learners must not affect their HG grades.

Homeroom Guidance grades must be reflected in the SF-9 and SF-10 using the
following descriptions:

No Chance to Observe NO

Needs Improvement NI

Developing D

Sufficiently Developed SD

Developed and Commendable DC

The details of the Learner’s Development Assessment results shall be attached to

the said forms. There is no need to put equivalent ratings or computations for
each description.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Success and sustainability of the program will only be ensured if there is a
systematic and adequate monitoring and evaluation. Monitoring and evaluation
shall be done from September 2020 to July 2021 or as scheduled by the
Department. Reports on the results of the monitoring and evaluation shall be
submitted at the end of SY 2020-2021. The following are the offices and units,
directly involved in the implementation and monitoring of this program:

School Level
The School Head leads the monitoring in coordination with the Guidance
Counselor/Guidance Designate using the Homeroom Guidance School
Observation

Tool and Homeroom Guidance School Implementation Tool (See Annex 1 and
Annex 2).

Schools Division Level

The Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) Supervisor under the Curriculum
Implementation Division (CID) in coordination with the Guidance
Counselor/Designate in the Division office leads the monitoring using the
Homeroom Guidance Division Monitoring and Evaluation Tool (See Annex 3).
Division monitoring results shall be submitted to the Regional EsP Supervisor.

Regional Level
EsP Supervisor under the CLMD in coordination with the ESSD Focal Person for
Guidance and Counseling leads the monitoring in the Regional Level, focusing on
the entire implementation of the Homeroom Guidance. They shall submit the
Homeroom Guidance Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Tool (See Annex4) to
the Bureau of Curriculum Development on or before July 12, 2022.

National Level
The Bureau of Curriculum Development leads the overall monitoring and
evaluation of Homeroom Guidance. The Bureau representative shall consolidate
the Homeroom Guidance Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Reports and
coordinate the results to other bureaus of the Central Office that which may serve
as reference for future enhancements of the program and related policies.

Effectivity
This shall take effect in SY 2021-2022 and succeeding years immediately upon
publication in the DepEd website.

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