CONTINGENCY

PLAN
School ID:

Hazard: COVID - 19

Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved by:

SDRRM Coordinator SDRRM CHAIRMAN/Principal II

Noted by:

DRRM DMC - Coordinator

INTRODUCTION
 The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been declared a
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and the virus has
now spread in many countries and territories. While a lot is still unknown
about the virus that causes COVID-19, we do know that it is transmitted
through direct contact with respiratory droplets of an infected person
(generated through coughing and sneezing) Individuals can also be infected
from touching surfaces contaminated with the virus and touching their face
(e.g., eyes, nose, mouth). While COVID-19 continues to spread it is important
that communities take action to prevent further transmission, reduce the
impacts of the outbreak and support control measures. The protection of
children and educational facilities is particularly important. Precautions are
necessary to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 in school settings;
however, care must also be taken to avoid stigmatizing students and staff who
may have been exposed to the virus. It is important to remember that COVID-
19 does not differentiate between borders, ethnicities, disability status, age or
gender. Education settings should continue to be welcoming, respectful,
inclusive, and supportive environments to all. Measures taken by schools can
prevent the entry and spread of COVID-19 by students and staff that may have
been exposed to the virus, while minimizing disruption and protecting students
and staff from discrimination. ( Source: WHO and UNICEF)

The Department of Education, in its quest to support the call of UNESCO

that despite any circumstances education will continue. If learning stops, we
will lose human capital…” has released DO 12, s. 2020 or the “Adoption of the
Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan for School Year 2020-2021 in the
Light of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.”

The temporary closure of schools and the work from home arrangements
of teaching and non-teaching personnel did not hinder public schools to
prepare for SY 2020-2021. Guided by the safety and health protocols of the
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), school officials and personnel ensure continue
education in spite of the health crisis.

In response to the needs of education in the new set up, the Madapdap
Resettlement High School came up with this Contingency Plan for Covid 19
and did really finds ways on how it can deliver its quality services and fair
access to all its students by equipping all its educators and non-academic staff
with the right trainings through different webinars.

I. OBJECTIVES
 This is the Madapdap Resettlement High School Contingency Plan for the
Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID 19). This plan was crafted and developed by
the School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Coordinator (SDRRM) in
order to:
1. align with the Harmonized National Contingency Plan for the COVID 19
of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(NDRRMC);
2. establish the coordination and communication mechanisms with the
Division Office and the affected and assisting Municipality and Barangay;
3. set the response and rehabilitation or early recovery roles and functions
of the school for purposes of education continuity;
4. provide guidance for the continuing capacity building of teachers in
Madapdap Resettlement High School;
5. determine the preparedness, and prevention and mitigation measures to
reduce the impacts of the COVID 19;

A. SITUATION OVERVIEW

As of September 13, 2020, the City of Mabalacat reported 146 confirmed cases
with 86 of it are active cases. A total of 59 were declared as recovered and 1 fatality
case was reported among the 27 barangay of Mabalacat City.
Barangay Dapdap reported 19 confirmed cases, 3 of them were considered as
recovered and 16 more are active cases.

B. PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS

 Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical
conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for
developing more serious complications from COVID-19. Children aged 20 years
old and below, which are amongst the higher risk and considered as the
vulnerable sectors, comprise the learners in different schools in Division of
Mabalacat where Madapdap Resettlement High School is situated.

The virus that causes COVID-19 infects people of all ages. However,
evidence to date suggests that two groups of people are at a higher risk of
getting severe COVID-19 disease. These are older people (that is people over 60
years old); and those with underlying medical conditions (such as
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer). The
risk of severe disease gradually increases with age starting from around 40
years. It is important that adults in this age range protect themselves and in
turn protect others that may be more vulnerable.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued advice for these two
groups and for community support to ensure that they are protected from
COVID-19 without being isolated, stigmatized, left in a position of increased
vulnerability or unable to access basic provisions and social care. This advice
covers the subject of receiving visitors, planning for supplies of medication and
food, going out safely in public and staying connected with others through
phone calls or other means. It is essential that these groups are supported by
their communities during the COVID-19 outbreak. WHO emphasizes that all
people must protect themselves from COVID-19, which will also protect others.
( Source PDRRMO Bulacan)

C. COVID 19 IMPACT to EDUCATION

The COVID-19 pandemic is already having a significant disruptive

impact on the economy as well as in the Department of Education. Declaration
of state of calamity and different modes of community quarantines had a major
impact to education and its regular calendar of activities. The DepEd gradually
embraces the new normal set-up of providing basic services to teaching, non-
teaching and its learners through maximizing the use of social media in the
delivery of learning modality.

Based on Republic Act No. 11480 signed by President Duterte on July 17,
2020 that authorizes the country’s President to reschedule the opening of
classes nation-wide or in specific parts of the country to a different date in time
of crisis. So, when Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones recommended to move
the opening of classes from August 24, 2020 to October 5, 2020 due to the
imposition of Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine in Metro Manila and
in the provinces of Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal from August 1-15, 2020,
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation.

II. THE COVID19 AND ITS IMPACTS

A. SCENARIOS

Situation Bad Scenario Worse Scenario Worst Scenario

Descriptions Classes will Mabalacat is Due to continuous
oficially open on placed under elevation on the
The situation is October 5, 2020. GCQ anew after a data of COVID-19
in the new Blended learning spike in the infection in
normal scenario arrangements number of Mabalacat, the
where the IATF including limited infected IATF has declared
allows the limited F2F is allowed. individuals was ECQ where
face-to-face Minimum health recorded. movement of non-
classes protocols and essential
standards are personnel
imposed to ensure including children
the safety of was restricted
learners, teaching
and non-teaching
personnel.

Infection of two The limited F2F is Only modular

(2) person ruled out as an learning is
reported in the option in recommended but
Barangay where delivering due to community
the school is instructions and quarantine,
located proceeded with teachers were not
the modular base allowed to go out
of learning to deliver
modules.

Office is 75 % Skeletal work Work from home

operational force was arrangement
implemented

Impact on Human Lives

a. Learners Children could Children were not Due to the long
come to school allowed to go out period of
wearing face due to community
masks and face community quarantine,
shields, and they quarantine. children became
 could also play in anxious.
the ground with
other children.

Frequent hand Frequent hand Frequent hand

washing washing washing

b. DepEd Coming to office Other personnel All employees were

Personnel wearing face cannot go to office considered work
masks and face due to localized from home.
shields in dealing community
with various quarantine
clients and
officemates
c. Teaching Teaching and non Few teaching and All teaching and
and Non- – teaching non- teaching non-teaching
teaching personnel personnel cannot personnel cannot
reported to report to school go to school due to
schools to attend due to pre- total enhanced
the following existing community
a. School/ conditions, others quarantine.
classroom were senior
disinfection citizens and there
b. Important are existing
reports localized
c. Attend community
limited quarantine
face-to-face
classes

Transportation Public Transport Limited All means of

is accessible. transportation is transportation are
accessible. not accessible.

Impact on LGUs submitted 20% of classroom 60% of the

Infrastructure, request to use in the school are classrooms are
Facilities, and school as being used as being used as
Environment quarantine quarantine quarantine
facilities (QF). facilities (QF). facilities (QF).

Response Responders were Responders were Facilities and

 Capabilities able and ready to getting sick. responders were
perform duties. overwhelmed.

B. PRIORITY LINES OF ACTION

Clinical/Medical Response

Priority Lines of Action

Health and Nutrition Unit Response
Intervention Objectives Expected Persons involved
Outcome
Early detection To provide care / The DepEd HNU, DRRM,
and diagnosis assistance/ School health School Health
treatment in the personnel Coordinators,
early stage of the coordinate with Personnel Unit,
disease through the LGU/RHU re HRDD
referral system. the case.

Transportation Public Transport Limited All means of

is accessible. transportation is transportation are
accessible. not accessible.

Impact on LGUs submitted 20% of classroom 60% of the

Infrastructure, request to use in the school are classrooms are
Facilities, and school as being used as being used as
Environment quarantine quarantine quarantine
facilities (QF). facilities (QF). facilities (QF).

Response Responders were Responders were Facilities and

Capabilities able and ready to getting sick. responders were
perform duties. overwhelmed.

Reporting of To provide the Gather official School Health

cases/ referral of official data from data of Covid 19 Coordinator, School
cases School to SDO to cases of Deped DRRM Coordinator,
RO and CO. personnel from School Head,
RHU through Personnel
 school health
/DRRM
Coordinator
Contact tracing To trace all All closed School Health
possible contacts were Coordinator, School
contacts and identified DRRM Coordinator,
isolate them to School Head,
prevent/ limit Personnel
the spread of
infection.
Quarantine To isolate all 14 days School Health
positive cases, quarantine Coordinator, School
probable and period must be DRRM Coordinator,
suspected, as implemented to School Head,
well as closed closely monitor Personnel
contacts. the condition of
Monitoring of the client-
these patients occurrence of
for 14 days for signs and
signs and symptoms,
symptoms and progress and
progress of their worsening of the
condition. condition of the
client.
Disinfection To conduct Disinfection School Health
daily/ general must be done Coordinator, School
disinfection of daily (area / per DRRM Coordinator,
the workplace personnel) and School Head,
for safety of all general Personnel, Utility
personnel. disinfection (once workers
a week)

Provision of To give Alleviated fears/ HNU

psychological psychological worries of the School Health
support to support to patient and their Coordinators
patient and their patient and their families, and DRRM Coordinators
family family as well as other personnel Guidance Counselor
other school and within the
office personnel. school/ SDO
Suggest To contain the Lessen the SDS, ASDS, SDO
Lockdown spread of increase of Chiefs, HNU and
 disease and give community DRRM
to internal transmission in
contact tracing the work area

C. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUARANTINE CONTROL POINTS

Schools requested to use as Isolation Number of Isolation

Facility Rooms
The school was not requested by the LGU to N/A
be an isolation facility

III. ACTIVATION, DEACTIVATION, AND NON-ACTIVATION OF

CONTINGENCY PLAN
The contingency measures in this document align with the 2019 NDRRMC
Harmonized National Contingency Plan (HNCP) for COVID-19 Pandemic. This will
enable to have better coordination horizontally, i.e. DepEd with other NDRRMC
agencies, and vertically, i.e. DepEd Central Office down to the schools.

A. Activation - The contingency plan shall be activated and

implemented based on the risk situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in
the province upon the pandemic’s duration. Afterwards, the Regional
Director directs the Schools Division Superintendents and School Heads
who shall mobilize and implement necessary responses and mitigation
actions in the divisions down to the school level across the region.

B. Deactivation- In case that a vaccine and treatment are already

available and upon the declaration of the Secretary of DOH, RD’s, SDS’s
and school heads and the recommendation of IATF or other authorized
agencies and government officials. The Regional Director, through
Regional DRRMC if it approves recommendation for demobilization and
deactivation of the CPs and Normal Alert Status.

C. Non-activation – When the response plan is enough for the needs of

the affected individual of all the LGU’s, the Contingency Plan will not be
activated anymore

COORDINATION STRUCTURE
 Structure of the Incident Management Team

Principal I Barangay Captain /LGU

Command Staff

Incident Commander for Public Information Officer

Operation/SDRRM

Property Custodian

Safety Officer

J
Operation Section Logistics Section

Finance Section
Planning Section

Medical Unit Leader

First Aid Group Leader

First Aid Group Leader

First Aid Group Leader

IV. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

The expenses to the activities to be undertaken in implementing this
Evacuation Unit Leader
contingency plan may be charged against the Maintenance and Other
Operating Expenses (MOOE) and DRRM realigned funds and other COVID 19
response funds.
 Response Pillars Amount
Health monitoring
Risk Reduction and Communication
Office Disinfection
Food
Protection
Meeting and orientation

V. RESPONSE AND EARLY RECOVERY MEASURES OF DEPED CENTRAL OFFICE,

AFFECTED REGIONS, SCHOOLS DIVISIONS AND SCHOOLS

A. BEFORE (Preparedness and Preventive Action)

ACTION TO BE TAKEN

Week 1  ·Request for purchase of additional materials and

equipment
 ·Posting of IECs, and Information Dissemination in all
media platforms of DepEd Mabalacat City
 ·Crafting of Contingency Plan
 ·Online Health Monitoring of personnel
 ·Implement the DOH minimum health standards

 ·Ensure availability of alcohol / hand sanitizers and

Week 2 disposable rags for all personnel and guests.
 ·Checking and Monitoring the health status of
personnel and students’ via HNU
 ·Disinfection of the Schools every Saturday or as the
need arises.

 ·Online Health Monitoring of personnel

Week 3 onwards  ·Continuous monitoring of the execution of ConPlan
 ·Attend Mental Health Psychosocial Support webinars
 ·Conduct of awareness campaign and webinars
(MHPSS/Contact Tracing/COVID-19 related
information and updates)
 ·Proper endorsement of requests for use of schools as
quarantine/isolation area and other COVID-19
purposes in coordination with DRRM.

B.DURING (If outbreak occurs)

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
 Online Health Monitoring of personnel
 ·Containment of PUIs/ Monitoring by School Personnel
 ·Reporting of cases in Madapdap Resettlement High School
0-24 Covid Taskforce, LGU (DOH)
hours  ·Mandatory quarantine of persons with suspected cases and
close contacts
 ·Referral to Health Facility, if necessary
 ·Alternative Work Arrangement (AWA) for employees
 Provide service vehicle to skeletal workforce
 ·Online Health Monitoring of personnel
24-48  ·Analysis on the extent of outbreak and crafting of further
action
hours
 ·Monitoring of PUIs and Covid 19 patients
 ·Disinfection of office/school premises.
 ·Referral to Health Facility, if necessary
 Office disinfection
 ·Issuance of face shields per shift to skeletal workforce.
 ·Proper endorsement of requests for use of schools as
72 hour quarantine/isolation area and other COVID-19 purposes in
coordination with DRRM.
onwards
 ·Online Health Monitoring of personnel
 ·Continuous monitoring of the case.
 ·Remote PFA/MHPSS in collaboration w/ Guidance
counselors/ Nurses/School DRRM
 ·Disinfection of offices every week.
 ·Referral to Health Facility, if necessary
 Distribution of MHPSS/ PFA Modules

C. AFTER
ACTION TO BE TAKEN

Once vaccine is  Ensure that all personnel should have vaccine shot/
available immunization for COVID 19 pandemic.
 Disinfection of offices every week.
 Alternative Work Arrangement for employees, if
possible
 Online Health Monitoring of personnel
 Ensure availability of alcohol / hand sanitizers,
disposable rags for all personnel and guests.
 Strict implementation of minimum health standards
issued by DOH.