The management of educational facilities is an aspects of school administration. It shall assume both leadership and service functions. Proper management develops leadership, stimulates and appreciates creative or innovative efforts and facilitates service for its clientele.

To be effective, educational facilities management shall be democratic in terms of relationship with the teachers; the pupils/ students and the communities since these educational facilities are also venues for neighborhood- scaled community- activities, meaningful civic participation and engagement at the local level.

Management &Administrative ControlThe management & administrative

control of educational facilities in the Department of Education are incumbent upon the Secretary of Education, through the Physical Facilities and School Engineering Division (PPSED)

Concerned primarily with such staff functions as the formulation of policies, the setting up of standards, and the issuance of regulations and guidelines governing school facilities all over the country.

FUNCTIONS:FUNCTIONS: PHYSICAL FACILITIES & SCHOOLS ENGINEERING DIVISION (PPSED)1.Formulate policies, plans, guidelines and

standards relative to the school building program(SBP) school building repair and maintenance (SBRM) school furniture and school mapping exercise (SME)

2.Prepare design, plans and cost estimated for all facilities, including school furniture;

3.Conduct researches and studies on new technologies for school building construction and furniture.

4. Monitor the implementation of 4. Monitor the implementation of infrastructure infrastructure projects as well as the repair or projects as well as the repair or maintenance maintenance of educational facilities. of educational facilities.5.Evaluate request for repair, 5.Evaluate request for repair, rehabilitation rehabilitation and maintenance of educational and maintenance of educational facilities and submit appropriate facilities and submit appropriate recommendations. recommendations.

6 Give technical specifications of materials to be used in the construction, repair, maintenance to the Procurement Service. 7. Provide assistance in the conduct of technical evaluation of bids for infrastructure projects and school furniture;8. Inspect delivered infrastructure projects and school furniture;

9. Develop & maintain an information 9. Develop & maintain an information system which will system which will include data about physical facilities and include data about physical facilities and structures structures and geographical information concerning and geographical information concerning the location the location of the school and its access to services. of the school and its access to services.10. Provide information to government 10. Provide information to government

and private and private

sectors on matters pertaining to sectors on matters pertaining to educational facilities;educational facilities;

11. Perform other related functions11. Perform other related functions

Dr. Paraluman R. GironREGIONAL DIRECTORREGIONAL DIRECTOR

1. Plans and manages the effective and efficient use of all physical and fiscal resources of the regional office, development and establishment of procedures in monitoring and supervision

of divisions/ schools;2. Exercises overall administrative control over all elementary and secondary school

facilities throughout the region;3. Provides guidelines to the administrations

of each school with regards to the care and maintenance of the educational;

4. Prescribes rules of hygiene and orderliness to be observed in all public elementary and secondary school facilities in the region.

SCHOOLS DIVISION SCHOOLS DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTSUPERINTENDENT

Dr. LILIA T. REYES

11. Plans and manages the effective . Plans and manages the effective and efficient performance of all and efficient performance of all physical and fiscal resources of the physical and fiscal resources of the division including professional staff division including professional staff development;development;

2. Exercises general superintendence over all public elementary and secondary school facilities within the division;

3. Examines the school buildings occupied for public instruction within the division with a view to determining their suitability and hygiene condition;

4. Exercises control over the use of all provincial and municipal school buildings and grounds in the division.

Dr. MATILDE R. DELA Dr. MATILDE R. DELA CRUZCRUZ

District SupervisorDistrict Supervisor

1.Providing professional and instructional advice and support to the School Heads and teachers/ facilitators of schools

and learning centers in the district or cluster thereof;2. Curricular supervision3. Performing such other functions as

may be assigned by proper authorities.

PRINCIPAL /SCHOOL HEADPRINCIPAL /SCHOOL HEAD

Mrs. LUCIA FERNANDEZ PAGALANAN

1.1. Defines the educational objectives Defines the educational objectives and and physical resources; physical resources;2. Plans and supervises over the 2. Plans and supervises over the construction of school buildings; construction of school buildings;3. Works out the acquisition, survey and

registration/ titling of school sites;4. Inspects the public elementary and

secondary schools under his/ her charge, evaluates/ assesses their condition and makes appropriate reports and recommendations to the schools division superintendent;

5.Plans and carries out rationalized acquisition program to meet standard requirements’

6. Oversees the maintenance, beautification 6. Oversees the maintenance, beautification and sanitation of the educational facilities and sanitation of the educational facilities of the school; of the school;

7. Recommends opening of new schools and annexes, renaming of schools as well as closure of schools in accordance with respective guidelines set for the purpose;

8. Creates an environment within the school that is conducive to teaching and learning;

9. Develops the school education program and school improvement plan;

10. Administers physical and fiscal resources of the school.

The Regional/Division Physical The Regional/Division Physical Facilities Coordinators (DECS Order Facilities Coordinators (DECS Order No. 41,s. 1997No. 41,s. 19971. Prepares an integral plan relative to

physical facilities;2. Monitors the implementation of school

facilities programs and projects;3. Prepares periodic reports relative to the

status of implementation of programs and projects on physical facilities;

4. Provides technical assistance to regional/ division and school levels and liaising with other

offices and agencies at the sub-regional level;

5. Programs and conducts training 5. Programs and conducts training programs programs as may be necessary on the as may be necessary on the management of management of physical facilities; physical facilities;6. Maintains an updated and 6. Maintains an updated and workable MIS in workable MIS in the formulation of programs and the formulation of programs and projects in projects in decision making. decision making.OTHER GROUPS INVOLVED: School Governing CouncilParent- Teachers’ AssociationLocal School BoardOther stakeholders

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