April 7, 2017
DO 17, s. 2017
Guidelines on the Provision of Science and Mathematics Equipment for Grades 4–6 Pupils in Public Elementary Schools and Grades 11–12 Students in Public Senior High Schools
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads
All Others Concerned
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads
All Others Concerned
- The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau Learning Resources (BLR), in coordination with the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD), and the Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD), shall distribute packages of basic Science and Mathematics Equipment (SME) for Grades 4–6 pupils in Public Elementary Schools and Grades 11–12 students in Public Senior High Schools.
- This is to ensure the effectiveness of teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in basic education.
- The appropriated funds in the General Appropriations Act under DepEd Operations Major Final Output (MFO2) Basic Education Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2015 and 2016 will be utilized to procure the Science and Mathematics Equipment.
- The guidelines cover the following projects which will be implemented by the BLR:
- Mass Production, Supply and Delivery of 3,236 Science and Mathematics Equipment for Grades 4-6 to 3,236 pupils in Public Elementary Schools (savings);
- Mass Production, Supply, and Delivery of 3,948 Science and Mathematics Equipment Packages for Grades 11-12 to 3,490 students in Public Senior High Schools; and
- Mass Production, Supply, and Delivery of Science and Mathematics Equipment for Grades 4-6 to 33,070 pupils in Public Elementary Schools (Rebid and Negotiated Procurement).
- The distribution rate is as follows:
- For Grades 4-6: one package of SMEs per recipient school; and
- For Grades 11-12:
- STEM Schools–One package of Core and Stem SMEs per recipient school. However, for schools which already received Core SMEs, only STEM SMEs will be provided; and
- Core (Non-STEM) schools–One package of Core SMEs per school.