CPC FUNCTIONALITY TOOL

Name of School: Date of School Visit:

INDICATORS
Work Areas and Indicators 1 2 3 4 5 SCORE
Not in place/Absent Planning Stage In early stages of development Partially functional Fully functional
1. Organization &
0.000
Coordination

· CPC has a strategic goal or VMG and

plan (3 years; and an annual plan with
tasking based on a CP situation
analysis);
· CPC has a clear organizational chart;
· 90-100% of planned meetings of the
· CPC members have reviewed its
· Has organized and convened the CPC; CPC are conducted;
functions; analyzed the CP situation in
· CPC members are identified and their · 80-100% of annual objectives and
school;
names posted in school; plans accomplished;
a) Establishment or · Has scheduled meetings with possible · CPC holds monthly meetings to
· Turnover of reports and other CPC · CPC has explicit mechanisms for
Reorganization of the · None or has not convened the CPC CPC members; discuss appropriate interventions
documents to the new CPC was done; ensuring protection of Children with
Child Protection · Has a list of CPC members · Has scheduled orientations for and/or responses to school problems
· New CPC members oriented on the disabilities;
Committee (CPC) identified CPC members on bullying and child abuse cases and
functions and work of CPC; · CPC has integrated the
other related concerns;
· Members have identified and divided responsibilities of CPC from DO 55
· CPC has written orientation
the tasks among themselves 2013 (anti-bullying) and DO 18, 2015
material/guidebook for CPC members;
restorative justice panel (RJP re CICL)
each member has a copy.
and other child protection [policies of
DepEd;
· Has plans for strengthening the child
protection system in school

· Has mapped out available resources · Has MOA or formal coordination

· Has informal or initial coordination · Has implemented collaborative work;
in their community for possible mechanism with the local health office,
arrangements for referral system with · Coordination mechanism for
linkages or networking for cases WCPD, LSWD, private practice
b) Coordination · No coordination mechanism on child WCPD, LSWD, LHO, other agencies or planning, implementation, monitoring
needing referral etc.; counselling (Psychiatrist, Psychologist)
mechanisms protection non-government organizations; and assessments have been formalized
· Has identified specific areas of work for the referral services;
· Actively coordinates with the and functioning of this mechanism is
for coordination or collaboration with · Actively coordinates with the
District/Division Office reviewed and disseminated.
other agencies or service providers District/Division Office.
2. Policies and guidelines 0.000
· Has drafted the school-based child
· School has a written school-based · School has a clear policy on the use
protection policy (based on DO 40);
child protection and anti-bullying of positive and non-violent discipline
· Has identified the policy and program · Includes cod; of conduct for learners,
policy with a code of conduct; for children;
gaps and challenges that need to be school administrators, non-teaching
a) Child Protection Policy · School has a conflict resolution · School has specific guidelines that
· No school-based child protection addressed; personnel, teachers, visitors, and off
and organizational mechanism; ensure child protection for children
policy drafted. · Has initiated meetings to review and campus activities;
guidelines · There are written procedures to guide with disabilities;
craft the school-based child protection · Code of conduct may have specific
in conducting disciplinary proceedings · Integrates other Child protection
policy and code of conduct provisions to address potential risks to
in cases of offenses committed by policy related orders in the school-
students;
pupils, students or learners based policy.
· Conflict resolution may be in practice.

3. Capacities and resources 0.000

· CPC has identified capacity needs for

· Capacity building plan is fully
its members;
· CPC has received training based on implemented and participated in by all
· Initiated plans for capacity building
their capacity needs which may CPC members;
needs which includes: Child’s Rights;
include: Child’s Rights; DepEd child · Trainor’s training conducted for CPC
DepEd child protection training
· At least one CPC member participated protection training module/s; First members;
module/s; First responder training;
a) Orientation and capacity in training for CPC conducted by the responder training; Training on 4Rs of · CPC members capable of rolling out
· CPC has no annual capacity building Training on 4Rs of VAC (Recognizing,
building activities for the School District/Division Office/ Central VAC (Recognizing, Recording, Reporting the training modules among teachers,
activities for its members. Recording, Reporting & Referring VAC
members of the CPC Office for roll out to other CPC & Referring VAC cases); Positive administrators and non-teaching
cases); Positive Discipline; Monitoring
members Discipline; Monitoring & Evaluation of personnel;
& Evaluation of policy and plan;
policy and plan; · CPC has secured budget allocation for
· Initiated plans and request for
· Capacity building plan is partially its Strategic and annual plans in
technical assistance or capacity
implemented. implementing child protection policy
building activities from DepEd, LGU, or
based on its investment programming
CSOs
 · Budgets allocated and utilized for:
· Guidance counsellors are hired and
· CPC plan and budget included in the
trained for CPC work or in lieu of
School improvement plan and the
guidance counsellors, teacher-guidance
· There is minimal allocation from the Annual work and financial plan;
· Has identified budgetary (graduates of psychology);
b) Budget allocation for · There is no budget allocation for the school MOOE; · The School, PTA, LGU, and LSB are
requirements; · Establishment of Room or
CPC operations and its CPC from the school or department for · LGU and/or LSB allocates some coordinating to ensure budget
· Has initiated plans or requests for Infrastructure for the CPC and a
financial sustainability its operations amount for the planned activities of the allocation for the strategic and annual
budget from LGU private interview/counselling room;
CPC investment program of the CPC;
· Partial allocation for:
· School is able to generate funds from
· Capability building activities;
external sources.
· Information Dissemination;
· Operations for service delivery
4. Service delivery #DIV/0!
· CPC able to roll out and implement
the capability building program on
a) Preventive programs
· CPC conducts orientation sessions on child protection for learners, teachers,
· Information · CPC conducts orientation of learners
the school’s child protection policy for administrators, non-teaching staff;
dissemination on on the school’s child protection and
· There is no information dissemination learners, teachers, non-teaching staff; · CPC has IEC materials (Handbook,
programs; · Has conducted meetings to flesh out anti-bullying policy once during the
on programs or some information on · CPC conducts training among Guidebook) on the child protection
· Organize activities for the the details and schedules of orientation school-year;
Child protection or CP policy posted on teachers and non-teaching staff on policy and disseminated these to the
protection of children from on CPP and awareness raising activities · CPC organizes activity/s on child
the bulletin board in school First Responder system and referral learners, teachers, parents, non-
abuse, exploitation, protection during children’s month
system for VAC incidents within the teaching staff;
violence, discrimination celebration
school · CPC monitors and evaluates the
and bullying or peer abuse
impact of the trainings and awareness
raising activities

· In practice, witnesses call on the

· There is a written quick response
school principal or guidance counsellor · Quick response system is
b) Existence of quick system which is a substantially
· Meetings are conducted to develop the for immediate response to an ongoing implemented. Teachers, administrators
response system for child · No quick response system implemented;
quick response system case; and non-teaching staff, are able to act
protection · All learners are oriented on the quick
· All school personnel are oriented on as first responders.
response system
the quick response system

· 100% of incidents/cases of bullying

· CPC has developed and is
and child abuse were managed
implementing a school-based referral
according to quick response and
and monitoring system to address child
referral system;
abuse and bullying cases;
· 100% of bullying and VAC cases are
· System is substantially implemented;
documented;
· Informal referral in practice; · At least 50% of incidents/cases of
c) Referral system, case · 100% of cases/complaints can be
· There is no referral system · The CPC is drafting a school-based · Meetings with other agencies or bullying and child abuse were managed
management and tracked and immediate feedbacking on
established; referral and monitoring system to service providers are conducted to according to quick response and
monitoring and status provided to concerned parties;
· No case conference conducted address child abuse and bullying cases discuss the referral system and case referral system;
documentation of cases · Documents are well kept and 0%
management · At least 50% of bullying and VAC
violation of confidentiality;
cases are documented;
· Assistance provided to parents or
· At least 50% of cases/complaints can
guardians, whenever necessary in
be tracked and immediate feedbacking
securing expert guidance counselling
on status of case provided to concerned
from the appropriate offices or
parties
institutions

· Teachers, administrators, guidance · 90-100% of unreported cases of child

· The CPC is drafting a system for
· There is no system for identifying counsellors and non-teaching staff are abuse among learners are being
d) Proactive identification identifying students who may be · Teachers, administrators, guidance
students who may be suffering from able to recognize and identify signs of identified and addressed or referred to
and reporting of VAC cases suffering from significant harm based counsellors and non-teaching staff are
significant harm based on physical, abuse; appropriate offices;
(Early detection) on physical, emotional, or behavioral trained
emotional, or behavioral signs · Identified cases are referred for · All identified cases are provided with
signs
appropriate action appropriate intervention
5. Accountability &
#DIV/0!
Performance
 · CPC is able to document VAC cases
and responses, and presents a
· CPC fills up intake sheets, and other
situational analysis of VAC in school-
monitoring and reporting forms on
· Substantial documentation and based on statistical report on VAC
VAC;
· CPC finalizes intake sheets, other implementation of statistical reporting cases handled by the CPC. Situation on
· Submits consolidated reports on
a) Availability and · There is no Data or Statistical reports monitoring and reporting forms on on VAC cases handled; always VAC is discussed among teachers,
bullying and child abuse cases to the
accessibility of statistical on VAC cases handled by the VAC; updated; guidance, administrators and non-
Divis;
report on cases handled CPC/School · CPC sets schedules for the · Regularly submits updated teaching staff and parents of learners;
ion Office;
submission and consolidation reports consolidated reports on bullying and · Situational analysis with statistical
· Data may be incomplete; Partial
child abuse cases to the Division Office report is regularly submitted and
implementation of statistical reporting
discussed with the Division Office;
on VAC cases
· Situational analysis is also made
available and accessible to the public

· Plans on how children can

meaningfully participate in the
planning, implementation, and
evaluation of CPC activities are
finalized; · Learners actively participate in the
· CPC provides information to all · CPC provides regular venue for planning, including investment
· Orientation on child participation is
b) Child participation in learners about how they can learners and student bodies in the CPC programming, implementation,
conducted for all CPC members;
CPC planning, participate in the planning, planning, implementation, and monitoring, and evaluation of the CPC
· There is no student participation in · There are initial plans on how
implementation and implementation, and evaluation of CPC evaluation; plan;
CPC activities children can meaningfully participate
evaluation- Solicits activities; · CPC conducts survey among learners · CPC collects feedback from learners
in planning, implementation, and
feedback from learners · CPC creates safe spaces for child on child protection in school; through the child-friendly CPC booklet;
evaluation of CPC activities
participation; · Learners start using the CPC booklet · CPC gives due weight to the learners’
· CPC encourages feedback from feedback
learners on the CPC activities
informally;
· CPC orients all learners about the
child-friendly CPC functionality booklet

· 100% of learners affected by bullying

· CPC does not monitor and evaluate · All CPC members are oriented on the and VAC are reporting and availing of
c) CPC Monitoring and · CPC is drafting the monitoring and · CPC is using the tools;
the implementation of the child tools and their tasks relative to the programs and services of the CPC;
evaluation evaluation design and tools it will use · CPC conducts assessment exercises
protection and/or anti-bullying policies monitoring and evaluation · 70-100% of objective of Child
protection strategic plan met
Overall Score #DIV/0!

Checked by: Conforme:

ARVIN D. DIZON LUCIA M. DE GUZMAN _______________________________________

Education Program Specialist II Education Program Specialist II School Head