REPUBL[KA NG PELIPINASREpuBuc OF THE FHILlppINes

KAGAWARAN NG EDUKASYONDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REHIYON VII, GITNANG VISAYASREGION VII, CENTRAL VISAYAS

Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City

May 23, 2019

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No.rio 2_fl, Series of 2019I

DISSEMINATloN 0F DEPED ORDER NO. 009, SERIES OF 2019 ENTITLED``AMENDMENTS/ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO DEPED ORDER NO. 19, S. 2017

(GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATloN OF THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLVOUCHER PROGRAM EFFECTIVE SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018)"

To: Schools Division superintendents

Public and Private Secondary School HeadsAll Others Concerned

1. This Office disseminates DepEd Order No. 009, s. 2019 dated May 21, 2019 entitled``Amendments/Additional Provisions to DepEd Order No. 19, S. 2017 (Guidelines on the

lmplementation of the Senior High School Voucher Program Effective School Year 2017-2018) " forthe information and guidance of all concerned.

2, Attached herewith is a copy of the said DepEd order for your reference.

3 lmmediateandwidedlsseminationofthisMemo&misdirected

JULIET A. JERUTA, PhD.,

Enclosures as statedJAJ/STJ/EBEJ/JKSB

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AMENDMENrs/ADDITIORTAL pROvlsloNs TO DEPED ORDER HO. 19, s. 2oi7{,Guidelines on t`he lmplementation of the Senior I [igh School Vouc.her Program

Effe.cti`'e School Year 201,7`2018}

To: underscc`retariesAstsistant Sc`{?rct`al`i{?sBureau aild S€3I`;.ice Dii.ect()rsRegional DirectorsSchools Division Supcrintend€ntsPublic F,1c`mentary and Secondary Schot}l HeadsAll Others Concerned

1. The Department Qf Education {DepEd) issues the Amendmeants/AdditionalProvisions to DepEd Order {DQ) No. 19, s. 2017 €ntitlecl Guidelines on thelmplementation of the Senior High School Voucher Program Effective SchoolYear |SY} Z017-2018, \\Jhich amends rele`'ant provisions in the sand Dr+ for moi.aeifec`ti`<7c` ancl cj`fficient program opc`rat,ion`5`

a. Amendments

T¢ ad{1 a SpecL`ific category ror the Altcrn€`live L€€iming System !ALS}Acc`reditation anci Equivalency {AzbE) Test and Philippim€Edui`ali{)iial Placement `Test (PERT) passers as a Vouch€:r Pr{)gramBeneficiary (VPB} type and indicat`c its documcnt&ry rcquirem€nt¢und corresponcling vouc.her amount, in I(ems VI.'2 a,nd VIE,rLtsp€,C.tit,Cl`+,.

- QVR Cat€3gor}t ancl clocumeiits needed are amended as fo11o`*-S:

• Categ{)ry. E: Studeiit8 who took and passc3d €ht3 Alt€rnat`i``'eLe€irning SystL`m {ALS) Accrcditation ancl Equivalericy (A8&`E}Test ancl the Philippine Education Placement` T€`Sl (PEryr) in lh€current SY &nd have been certified for aclmission to Grade 11iri SY 2018-2019,

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• Category. A: All Gi.€idcb l{) completei.s ju public.JHS8(au l{>maticall`y eligible) ,

• Categor}f 8: All Gradcg 10 {:omplct`,era in SUCs .and LUCs(antttmatit`ally eligible) ,

• C€`tcg{`!ry. a.. All Crad€: 10 c.omplelers in pr£`7at€ Siih(}(}ls th€``tare F<duc.ati(in Serviee a(`>r`tr{,icling, (F,SC} grantee`q{€iu tomalically eligible) ,

• Category D: All Gr€rde 10 c`ompleters in private school$3 whogirc` {io[ ESC graritees ancl wish to avail of vouchersubsidy in ()rdcr t(1 cnrol] in a non~DcpEd SHS,and

• Category f£; Al,S A&,E 1`{.``5t fln{1 Philippii'ie Eclui=ationalPl€ii`€mei`it 1`est {PEryr) passer6 who ar€` Suc{:€:ssfu}voucher applicaiits.

ii. Ir} c`onsid{:r&`{.toll of t`b€ limitecl pft)gran fumls an()c&ted foi-SHS~VP, baseclCan the appli(:fiblc Gcnctr&1 Appropria{,ions Act (CgAA}, 1tem {C} {3!,

paragr{*phs 4 and 5 of Section XI of DO hT{}.19, s, 201? are a,menc!ed andshall re€`d fi`s fol1{]\+.!S:

• The Vouchci- ^V1&nagi`:ment, Syste.in {VMS`i allows t:he c:reali{m of theBilling St€ltemeri{`s a mont,h aft,er the sL&rt of the sc.hoot y€ae'. Tha€not.wilhst`,anding, VP~part.icipating SHS must crcatt` the BillirigStatement from July I to i\{Qvc`mbL`r 30, with the amount du8 equalto the total applicable voucher for the VPBs cnrt>llccl for {bc Sch{3cil`},.ear (SY) I

a Whi]c` th€! cr{?i-ition nf Billing St`atcments sh€-lil bL` done {'}rre{3 for theSY, dist>ur`fs€ments S}ia}l be rmqd€ in t,wQ t,raiich(3s. The rirsl paym€tntShall be rcleas€cl cluring the t,bird and fourth quar.{€rs of lhc curt.enLr!scfil }'t`a`r (FY}, ancl the balance s}iall P€ 1-eleas€ct/palcl durin# thefrono``ring, FY.

• Any refund anct cleduc`tion shall be settled in thc` succe€c¥jiig bil]ingpcriod`

iii. S€ct`i{.?{1 }1 -Sco[)a (}f D() No.19` s. J2017.` which pru`+id€s thiil tiae guiclelinesshalt h&`J€ Iiational applicabilit5r for SY 2017-2018t is revisecl t¢ extend theeffecti`)`it},r t!f the seed guideliiii`s to SY 2018~2019 €{nd SYs rhct-a.Oftt`r.

b. Additional Provisions

To facilit,€}tL` thc' taggintg and creation a,f billing statcmcnts for the VPBsfan &c}dition&l it.{>m in St?ctit)n X} for the Rcgistrat`ion of VPBs in thc3 Viv'{Ssliall b€ in{,`1u{lc.d bet,w€€n Items {8) am] (C) and re.ricl zis f{ilfows:

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Register VPBs in the VMS

i. VP~participziting 5c:hoots are r€quir€d to ericrjde all i.h{`;ir vpB§ it`i the\''MS. This niay be clofle on a p€:r VPB basis ()i-llir(.ugh upl{)€tdingtheir list of VPBs in thL` VM8. The follo``'ing dat€` €ir€ required whenrt'.`gis{L`ring the Vr'Bs in the. VMS:

• `P`ult lvamc> of the VPB• Lc^Eirnc`r R€fer€nce Number• Birthdate• Gender* Track aiid Strand• ESC Student ID or OVAP CL'rtificat€ Number

for Private Grade to Completers

ii. [t shall be the responsibility cjf tbc VP-participalilig SH$ 1Ci €nstit.€that the VPB data encoded in the VMS matc`hes the student dataLrt:gist€?red by the VP-participating Sl`IS in the L}S.

iii. Tli(i PEAC NS shall co{iduc`t a post-billilig audit Qf all VPBs billed b}ra VP-participating Slls by comparing the dale of billed VPBs iri theVMS `vith the student data fn the LIS, .

iv. 1`h€| VP-par{`icipatjng School shall be helcl liable if a VPB biued im t.heVMS do£8 not exist or has mismat`ched details in th€= us< Thesc'VPBs shall be c.ctnsideribd as unaccountec{ V{'Bs €ind penalties shallappl}. {-is providc`d in Section Xil 8.

2, All provisionsoi`DO 19, a. 2017` as anendedb}r DC} 54, §+ '2S17, and b}'th€provi`5{ons he`rein, Shall r€maln in full force and cffecl, unless {}Lhcrwise amended orresciilclec{.

3. AII orclel.s alid ntlier !`elated issuarict3s, rules and regultilions` &ricl pr{*z-isi{)ns`\``''hiL`h arcs inc(}nsisteii{ with these ai:n€nclments are r€p€aled, rescilided, or modifieda{:cQrdingly.

4. Immediate disseminatictn of and strict c:t>mplicriric€ w}{`h this cjrd€r its ciirectg€t

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s€?cret{|l-yt,r

Refe}^€nces:Dc*pEcl 0rc}c'r: (Nos.19, a, 2017 €r`nd I+4` s. 2017)

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