SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS TO DECS, DBM AND DILG JOINT CIRCULAR NO. 01, S. 1998 DATED 14 APRIL 1998

This Circular is being issued to provide supplemental provisions to
DECS, DBM and DILG Joint Circular No. 01 s. 1998 dated 14 April 1998
entitled: “Prescribing the Rules and Regulations on the Utilization of
the Special Education Funds (SEF) by the Local School Boards (LSB) for
the Operation and Maintenance of Elementary and Secondary Public
Schools”.

2.0       PRIORITIZATION OF EXPENSES CHARGEABLE TO SEF

2.1    The SEF may be used to fund the establishment of new
classes as extensions of existing public elementary or secondary schools
as approved by the DECS Secretary upon the recommendation of the DECS
Regional Director and the certification of the Division Superintendent
concerned of the necessity and urgency of establishing extension classes
in the province, city or municipality as the case may be, provided that
no extension class shall be established unless the number of
pupils/students in such extension class shall at least be fifteen (15).

2.2    DECS shall be responsible for the assignment of teaching personnel to handle newly established extension classes.

2.3    In instances where there are no teaching positions
available in DECS to handle these classes, a portion of the SEF may be
utilized for the payment of compensation of those teaching personnel who
will be hired to temporarily handle such DECS — approved extension
classes, provided that such hiring shall only be for the period covered
by a particular SEF budget.

2.4    To temporarily handle these extension classes, as provided
for in the SEF budget, only those who have successfully passed the
Licensure Examination for Teachers shall be hired. Such hiring shall be
approved by the Local Chief Executive in accordance with pertinent CSC
and DBM guidelines on hiring and compensation.

2.5    Nothing in this provision shall be construed to mean an
obligation on the part of the national government to convert such
positions chargeable against SEF into regular positions to be funded
from the national funds.

2.6    Subsequently, should new/additional positions be provided
for DECS in a budget year, DECS shall give priority in the
deployment/assignment of such teaching positions or items to these
extension classes.

2.7    It is, however, understood that qualified personnel
handling these classes temporarily, may be considered by DECS to fill
vacant teaching positions as authorized in the DECS staffing pattern and
funded in its budget.

3.0       REPORTING REQUIREMENT

The SEF Budget and a quarterly report of its utilization (using
the form as per Annex “A”) shall be prepared and submitted by the Local
School Board to the DECS ROs, copy furnished the DBM ROs and DILG ROs.
The aforesaid quarterly report shall be submitted one week after the end
of the quarter.

4.0       EFFECTIVITY

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 14 March 2000