DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2020
National Adoption and Implementation of the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH)
These FAQs are based on the text of DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2020 and its enclosure.
This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section is designed to help school heads, supervisors, and education stakeholders clearly understand DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2020, which institutionalizes the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH). It provides concise, practical answers to common questions on the purpose, scope, implementation, and implications of the policy, serving as a quick-reference guide for effective, standards-based school leadership.
It institutionalizes the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH) as the national standards framework for school heads, to support improved teacher quality and learner achievement.
PPSSH is a set of professional standards that school heads can use to reflect on, assess, and improve leadership practice across a career continuum—serving as a public statement of professional accountability.
DepEd recognized that 21st-century learning demands, K to 12 reforms, and global/national shifts require updated standards for school leadership—prompting a rethink of the older NCBSSH framework.
Yes. The DepEd Order directs adoption and implementation and instructs immediate dissemination and strict compliance.
Private school heads/principals are encouraged (not required under this Order) to use/adopt PPSSH.
- Set clear expectations along well-defined career stages (beginning to exemplary). :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
- Engage school heads in continuing effort to attain high proficiency.
- Support professional learning and development, identify needs, and facilitate uniform performance assessment. :
DepEd Order No. 32, s. 2010 is explicitly rescinded, and inconsistent issuances are repealed/rescinded/modified accordingly.
Yes. The Order states PPSSH is consistent with the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST), the NEAP transformation, and the Philippine Professional Standards for Supervisors (PPSS).
The development and validation were led by BHROD and NEAP, in collaboration with the Philippine National Research Center for Teacher Quality (RCTQ).
- BHROD: ensure HR systems (selection, hiring, appraisal, promotion, talent management) are anchored on PPSSH.
- NEAP: ensure leadership professional development programs are anchored on PPSSH.
- BHROD & NEAP: promote and ensure wide dissemination via orientations and capability-building.
- Regional Offices / NEAP in Regions: facilitate and organize orientations, monitor SDO cascading.
- Reporting: ROs report activities to the Office of the Secretary through BHROD and NEAP.
The Order directs BHROD to ensure that HR systems and processes for school heads—including selection, hiring, performance appraisal, promotion, and talent management—are anchored on PPSSH standards.
Practical takeaway: expect standards-based alignment across leadership HR systems as implementing guidelines are developed.
NEAP is directed to ensure that the design of all professional development interventions and programs for school heads—whether by internal or external stakeholders—are anchored on PPSSH professional standards.
BHROD and NEAP are tasked to promote and ensure wide dissemination through orientations and capability-building at all governance levels. :contentReference[oaicite:21]{index=21} Regional Offices (through NEAP in Regions) facilitate and organize these activities and monitor SDO cascading.
- BHROD monitors achievement of standards through PPSSH adoption/implementation in HR systems and mechanisms. :contentReference[oaicite:23]{index=23}
- NEAP monitors achievement through implementation of professional development interventions and programs for school heads. :contentReference[oaicite:24]{index=24}
- Ultimately, BHROD and NEAP ensure school heads embody the standards.
It takes effect after publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation, and registration with ONAR at the UP Law Center.
The Order clarifies that existing policies will continue to govern DepEd HR systems, mechanisms, rules, and regulations until implementing guidelines anchored on PPSSH are issued.
Practical takeaway: You may use PPSSH immediately for reflection and development planning, while following current implementing rules for HR processes until updated guidelines are released.
It means PPSSH sets transparent expectations for leadership practice and provides a standards basis for school heads to reflect on and assess their work as they pursue professional development.
- Orientation and capability-building activities across governance levels.
- Reporting of PPSSH-related activities by Regional Offices to the Office of the Secretary through BHROD and NEAP.
- Standards-anchored HR alignment and standards-anchored L&D alignment.
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