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School Policies and Their Functions

School policies are necessary for schools to achieve their vision and mission by reflecting the values of their creators and improving teaching and learning. Key policies discussed in the document include those from DepEd Order 8 and 54 regarding parental-teacher associations, political activities on school premises, grading systems, and student tardiness and absenteeism. Such policies provide guidance, ensure objectives are met, and prevent potential abuses while creating ideal conditions for students and teachers.

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School Policies and Their Functions

School policies are necessary for schools to achieve their vision and mission by reflecting the values of their creators and improving teaching and learning. Key policies discussed in the document include those from DepEd Order 8 and 54 regarding parental-teacher associations, political activities on school premises, grading systems, and student tardiness and absenteeism. Such policies provide guidance, ensure objectives are met, and prevent potential abuses while creating ideal conditions for students and teachers.

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SCHOOL POLICIES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS


Schools are institutions motivated by a shared vision. Necessarily, schools must have policies
for them to realize their vision and mission. These policies are a reflection of the values of the
people who created them. Whatever polices are formulated must redound to the improved
teaching-learning of learners which is the very reason of the existence of schools.

Read the following policies from DepEd Order 8, s. 2015

Also, read these policies from DepEd Order 54, s.2009

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Importance of Policies
Schools in partnership with their community have their own picture of what to be
(vision statement) and so must of what they want to be (vision statement) and so must offer
services and must do what they are supposed to do (mission statement) in order to realize what
they envisioned themselves to be. For these to happen, policies must be in place. Observance
of these policies ensures everyone in the school community to tow the line. If conditions are
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ideal like when all members of the school community are perfect-school heads, teachers,
students, parents, non-teaching personnel and other members of the outside community-there
may be no need for a policy. The truth is conditions in the school community and in this world
are far from ideal and persons that make the school community are far from perfect and so the
need for policies.
One may wonder as to why the department of Education has issued very stringent policies and
guidelines for PTAs in matters of collecting contributions. Even engaging in any partisan
political activity within school premises is written as one prohibited activity. There must a
history to that. Perhaps malversation of funds and other forms of abuse happened in the past.
School’s policy on the grading system is important for everyone concerned to know how grades
are computed. Both students and parents know how grades are derived objectively. Percentage
weights for each component are clear.
Teachers are guided in their assessment practices. The grading policy ensures objective
assessment practice. Without the grading policy, grading may become highly subjective.
Similarly, if there are no policies on students’ tardiness and absenteeism, students may just
come in late or absent. The policies on students’ tardiness and absenteeism certainly will curb
tardiness and absenteeism to ensure learning.

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