Assessment of the Implementation of Deped Order No. 54, S.2009 Entitled “Revised Guidelines Governing Parents-Teachers Associations at the School Level “In Calamba City Division: Basis for Proposed Measures on PTA Program Improvement

Abstract

Introduction

Education is a social responsibility of people who work collaboratively for a common goal to have better learning outcomes. Thus, different school stakeholders collaborate to come up with a program that would help the learners achieve the competence that the school requires them to do. One of these institutions of stakeholders is the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA). For many years, PTA has done activities alongside the school administrators to collaborate and successfully implement programs, projects, and activities of the school. Thus, several guidelines were provided by the Department of Education to strengthen the role of the PTA. One of these is DepEd Order No. 54, s. 2009 which is entitled "Revised Guidelines Governing Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs) at the School Level. This study aimed to seek how the mentioned DepEd Order was implemented. Further, it identified the common problems encountered by the PTA officers in the implementation of the guidelines which is the basis for proposed measures to improve the PTA programs.

Methods

The research method used was descriptive. A 30-item questionnaire was designed which is divided into 4 areas: Purpose, Organization, Activities, and Financial Matters. This was answered by selected PTA Officers. Moreover, another part of the questionnaire was identifying the common problems encountered and the suggestions or comments by PTA officers. Since the study covered the total population, mean, frequency and percentage were used.

Results

The implementation of the guidelines of the PTA was found out to be completely observed or was being practiced since its initial implementation (2009) up to the present. Specifically, 70% of the participants implement the guidelines completely in terms of aims/purpose (68.89%), organization (77.48%), activities (73.38%) and Financial matters (60.00%)

Discussions

The study found out that most of the schools completely implement the PTA guidelines in all areas of concern. However, the participants identified problems in the implementation of the guidelines like in the transfer of information or communication and proper prioritization of programs to be implemented. Thus, the proposed measures designed for the continual improvement of the PTA program dealt with leadership conferences and strategic planning that would set proper communication and prioritization of PTAs and Schools’ PPAs.