DepEd Memorandum 014, s. 2024 - Corrections and Clarifications to DepEd Memorandum No. 013, s. 2024 (Administration of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads)

DepEd Memorandum 014, s. 2024

Corrections and Clarifications to DepEd Memorandum No. 013, s. 2024

(Administration of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads)

 

DepEd Memorandum No. 014, s. 2024, addresses corrections and clarifications to DepEd Memorandum No. 013, s. 2024, which pertains to the Administration of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads. The memorandum rectifies errors in qualification criteria, specifically regarding the eligibility of Assistant School Principals without NQESH eligibility and the exclusion of certain categories of Fiscal Year 2021 NQESH takers from this year's examination. Additionally, it revises the link to the NQESH Online Application System (NQESH-OAS) Applicant User Guide for improved accessibility. The directive emphasizes the importance of disseminating these corrections promptly to ensure compliance and clarity among concerned education stakeholders.

 

 

Summary of Contents:

1. Correction to Item 5 (Qualification Requirements)

2. Correction to Item 6.b (Priority of Consideration for Asst. School Principal)

3. Correction to Item 7 (Exemption & Professional Development)

4. Revision of the NQESH Online Application System (NQESH-OAS) Applicant User Guide Link

5. Full copy of DepEd Memorandum No. 014, s. 2024

 

 

MAR 04 2024

 

DepEd MEMORANDUM

No. 014, s. 2024

 

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO DEPED MEMORANDUM NO. 013, S. 2024

(Administration of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads)

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors

Regional Directors

Schools Division Superintendents

Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads

All Others Concerned

 

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issued DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 013, s. 2024, titled Administration of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads, dated February 26, 2024, which covered the schedule of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads, including the specific guidelines, qualifications, and online application process.

 

2. However, the following items of the said Memorandum are corrected and clarified: 

 

a. Item5

 

5.         Aspiring school heads, regardless of their current positions, are qualified ot apply as takers of NQESH, provided that the applicants meet the qualification requirements and have acquired any o f hte following requirements as of February 29, 2024, consistent with DO 39, s. 2007, titled Modified Qualification Standards for the Positions of Head Teachers and Principals, and DO 41, s. 2016:

 

a. One year as Head Teacher, or

b. Two years as Master Teacher, or

c. Two years as Teacher-in-Charge (TIC), or

d. Teaching experience for five years as follows:

 

i. Teacher III or other teacher positions with same salary grade; or

ii. Incumbent public school teacher who has managerial and supervisory experience in a DepEd-recognized private institution or Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-recognized higher education institution; or

iii. Aggregate experience as Head Teacher, TIC, Master Teacher, and Teacher III.

 

e. Assistant School Principal with issued appointment without NQESH eligibility.

 

b. Item6. b

 

6. b Assistant School Principal with issued appointment without NQESH eligibility.

 

c. Item7

7.         FY 2021 NQESH takers who belong to Category B shall no longer take the examination. Upon completion of their coaching and mentoring sessions, they will undergo an evaluation and certification process by the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP), while FY 2021 NQESH takers who belong to Category C shall NOT be allowed to take the test this year and are encouraged to undergo professional development intervention. A separate guideline from the NEAP will be issued for this purpose.

 

3. For more accessibility, the link of the NQESH Online Application System (NQESH-OAS) Applicant User Guide is revised. The file shall now be accessed through this link:

 

https://bit.ly/FY2023NQESHApplicantResources

 

4. For more information, please contact the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development-Human Resource Development Division, 4th Floor, Mabini Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email at bhrod.hrdd@deped.gov.ph.

 

5. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired

 

 

By Authority of the Secretary:

 

 

(SGD) WILFREDO E. CABRAL

Regional Director

Officer-in-Charge, Office of the Undersecretary

For Human Resource and Organizational Development

 

 

Reference:

DepEd Order Nos. 97, s. 2011, 41, s. 2016, 19, s. 2016, and 007, s. 2003

DepEd Memorandum Nos. (013, s. 2024) 100, s. 2022 and 025, s. 2023

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

BASIC EDUCATION

BUREAUS AND OFFICES

CHANGE

EXAMINATIONS

OFFICIALS

PROMOTION

QUALIFICATIONS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TEACHERS

 

A full copy of DepEd Memorandum No. 014, s. 2024 below: