The Why and How of School and

Community Partnership
Medylove Trulan
 Opportunities for School-Community
Partnership
Partnership implies two parties helping each
other. Both parties benefit.
This means that if a school - community
partnership exists, both parties benefit from
the relationship.
What can the community do for
schools?
1. Brigada Eskwela - This program engages all
education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort and
resources in ensuring that public school facilities are set in
time for the forthcoming school opening.
-It takes place more or less two weeks before classes
begin in June.
-This is a school maintenance program that has been
institutionalized since 2009 when DepEd issued DepEd
Order # 100.
2. Curriculum Development - This can mean
use of community resources for learning. e.g.
museum, elders of the community as key
informants in research or resource persons in
the study of local history.
3. Work Experience Programs - Business
establishments and offices in the community can serve
as training ground for learners.
-A concrete example is the Work Immersion required of
Senior High School students.
-Some schools call this service learning since it actively
involves students in a wide range of experiences which
benefits students and the community at the same time
fulfilling the requirement of a curriculum.
4. Remediation and Enrichment Classes -
Parents and retired teachers may be involved
in the School Reading remediation and
Learning Enrichment Programs.
5. Youth Development Programs - The
young may involve themselves in youth
development programs and develop their
skills and talents, learn how to deal positively
with peers and adults and serve as
resources in their communities.
6. Community Service - Examples of community
service are students participating in tutorial
programs, community reforestation programs,
clean up drive for a river, assisting in medical
mission; school head involved in planning local
celebrations, teachers managing programs,
projects, activities; school band playing in fiesta
parade
What can schools do for
communities in return?
Schools may allow the community to use school resources. Here are
concrete examples enumerated by the DepEd Primer on School-
Community Partnership:

• Classroom used by community organizations for

meetings
• School used as a polling place and venue for medical
mission which it may co-sponsor with the Rural Health
unit
• School used as an evacuation center
Schools may allow the community to use school resources. Here are
concrete examples enumerated by the DepEd Primer on School-
Community Partnership:

• School facilities used for community assemblies

• School basketball court used for local celebrations and
barangay sports league
• Schools conduct livelihood skills-training programs for parents
and out-of-school youths by using school resources
• Livelihood skills-training for parents and out-of-school youth
teacher themselves
Learning from the Experiences of
Schools and Community Partners
Here are concrete examples:
I. Dumingaga Central School, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur

Strong school community partnership - Feeding program was

maintained by community donors - Mother Butler Mission Guild, barangay
councils, office of the mayor, parents who budgeted, cooked, purchased.

"Kiddie Cop" classes - Cops lectures on good manners and right

conduct, drug addiction, child abuse, child welfare. Municipal Welfare and
Development Office - Municipal Health Office conducted special classes on
health and nutrition, rights of the child.
2. Angels Magic Spot and Project REACH, etc. – Pembo
Elementary School, Makati

_ Pembo Angels Magic Spot (PAMS) were the volunteer

environmental steward-students of Pembo Elementary School
while magic spots were the small dumpsites or empty lots in the
barangay which were converted by the students into vegetable
gardens from which members of the barangay could harvest for
home supply, the school for their feeding program or sold them for
cash for the purchase of seedlings and planting of more
vegetables.
Another effective practice was Project Revitalized Enthusiasm
for Assistance to Children of Humanity (REACH) where each
teacher adopted one student and acted as his/ her mentor for
the entire school year.

Urbanidad Kids were ideal students who acted were ideaI

students who acted as role models for the students and the
PEMBO community. They were the cleanest, most well-
mannered and most diligent in class.
BOWLS means Brain Operates Well on Loaded
Stomach. Every recess, children who were selected by
the BOWLS beneficiaries due to malnutrition were
provided and bowl of lugaw.

Pera sa Panapon was a weekly trash market where

students, their parents and other members of the
community were invited to bring their recyclable
garbage.
Sociological Basis of School-
Community Partnership
• The functionalist theory states that institutions
must perform their respective functions for the
stability of society. Other institutions must come
in if one institution fails to do its part for the
sake of society.

The school cannot do it all. "It takes a village to

educate child"
• The rearing and education of the child is
the primary obligation of parents. The
school, the Church and other social
institutions come in to assist parents and
families to fulfill their irreplaceable
obligation.
Legal Bases for Parents and
Community Involvement
RA 9155, Governance of Basic Education Act, Section E (10)
explicitly states that one of the responsibilities of school heads is
"establishing school and community networks and encouraging
the active participation of teachers organizations, nonacademic
personnel of public schools, and parents-teachers-community
associations.“

Section 3 (f) of the same Act encourages "local initiatives for the
improvement of schools and learning centers and to provide the
means by which... improvements may be achieved and sustained."
Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, otherwise known as the Education Act of 1982, Section 7
states that:

Every educational institution shall provide for the establishment of

appropriate bodies through which the members of the educational
community may discuss relevant issues and communicate
information and suggestions for assistance and support of the
school and for the promotion of their common interest.
Representatives from each subgroup of the educational
community shall sit and participate in
these bodies, the rules and procedures of which must be
approved by them and duly published.
Another law, RA. 8525 , adopt A School Program Act
provides for school-community partnership. It
allows private entities to assist a public school,
whether elementary, secondary or tertiary… in but
not limited to, the following faculty development for
training and further educ of facilities; upgrading of
exiting facilities, publications and other instructional
materials; and modernization of instructional
technologies.”
RA 9155, states that partnership between school and
community also ensures that:

1. educational programs, projects and services take into account the

interests of all members of the community (Sec 3, d)

2. the schools and learning centers reflect the values of the community
by allowing teachers/learning facilitators and other staff to have the
flexibility to serve the needs of all learners (Sec 3, e)

3. local initiatives for the improvement of schools and learning centers

are encourage and the means by which these improvements may be
achieved and sustained are provided (sec 3, f) so school and
communities function better when they work as a team.
Output #3
Answer the questions briefly:
1. What is the common challenge facing the by
the school system recently? Cite an example
to elaborate your answer?
2. Why partnership of school and community is
vital? How would it be?
3. Granting that you are a school head, what are
the program(s) that you can propose to
intensify relationship to the stakeholders?
LET Clinchers

1. Which is TRUE of a school and community

partnership?
A. Community helps school.
B. School is recipient of assistance from community.
C. Both school and community benefit.
D. Both school and community lose.
LET Clinchers

1. Which is TRUE of a school and community

partnership?
A. Community helps school.
B. School is recipient of assistance from community.
C. Both school and community benefit.
D. Both school and community lose.
LET Clinchers
2. Which program is a proof of school and community
partnership where every month of May education
stakeholders contribute their time, talent and treasure to
ensure that school facilities are set in time for the school
opening?
A. Parents and Teachers Association Assembly
B. School Governing Council Annual Assembly
C. Brigada Eskwela
D. Palarong Pambansa
LET Clinchers
2. Which program is a proof of school and community
partnership where every month of May education
stakeholders contribute their time, talent and treasure to
ensure that school facilities are set in time for the school
opening?
A. Parents and Teachers Association Assembly
B. School Governing Council Annual Assembly
C. Brigada Eskwela
D. Palarong Pambansa
LET Clinchers
3. Which statement is TRUE of school and community
partnership?
A. Elders in the community can be key informants of a
research in local history.
B. Parents can help school only in terms of school
facilities.
C. Donations from politicians are not accepted to
prevent electioneering.
D. Only school benefits from the partnership
LET Clinchers
3. Which statement is TRUE of school and community
partnership?
A. Elders in the community can be key informants of a
research in local history.
B. Parents can help school only in terms of school
facilities.
C. Donations from politicians are not accepted to
prevent electioneering.
D. Only school benefits from the partnership
LET Clinchers
4. “ It takes a village to educate a child.” Which does
this statement imply?
A. PTA is more than enough partnership.
B. Institutionalize school-community partnership.
C. School can substitute for absentee parents.
D. Children need more models.
LET Clinchers
4. “ It takes a village to educate a child.” Which does
this statement imply?
A. PTA is more than enough partnership.
B. Institutionalize school-community partnership.
C. School can substitute for absentee parents.
D. Children need more models.
LET Clinchers
5. Adopt –A – School Program allows private entities
to assist which school?
A. Public elementary schools
B. Public secondary schools
C. Public tertiary schools
D. Public schools in all levels
LET Clinchers
5. Adopt –A – School Program allows private entities
to assist which school?
A. Public elementary schools
B. Public secondary schools
C. Public tertiary schools
D. Public schools in all levels
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