(NAR) VOL. 10 NO. 2 / APRIL - JUNE 1999
1.1 | The selection/appointment to the vacant positions of Regional Directors (RDs), Assistant Regional Directors (ARDs), Schools Division Superintendents (SDSs) and Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (ASDSs) shall be based on a national ranking of applicants/candidates nationwide. Appointments to these positions are national in scope and may not necessarily be division or region-specific as the case may be. |
In the case of SDSs and ASDSs, a short list of the most ranking applicants/candidates is sent to the region where the vacancy exists; consultation with the Local School Board in accordance with the Local Government Code of 1991 is made by the regional director who then forwards to the DECS Secretary the names of at least three (3) recommendees for every position to be filled up in a division; the DECS Secretary then submits such list to the Office of the President together with the required documents.
- The Secretariat of the National Search Committee (NSC) organized through DECS Memorandum No. 305, s. 1998 announces vacancies, gathers all applications received and determines who are to be included in the list of qualified applicants/candidates.
- The NSC meets as a panel to evaluate documents submitted by applicants/candidates; conducts interviews, gathers background information and other selection tests/procedures as may be deemed necessary; and determines the most qualified applicants/candidates. A list of ranking candidates is prepared.
- For the position of RDs and ARDs, the DECS Secretary submits to the Office of the President the names of at least three (3) recommendees for every position to be filled up whenever possible together with the supporting documents required in a Memorandum of the Office of the President dated July 7, 1998.
1.2 | Selection and appointment to the positions of District Supervisors and Principals (elementary and secondary) shall be the responsibility of the Schools Division Superintendent. DECS Order Nos. 8 and 54, s. 1993 and the 1995 DECS Qualification Standards Manual and other rules and regulations shall be used as the bases for such selection and appointment. |
1.3 | Under exceptional circumstances, particularly in the exigency of the service, and subject to the discretion of the Secretary, the tenure of service of all the abovementioned officials in a given station may be shortened or extended beyond what is stated in this Order. |