School Improvement Plan (SIP)

The issuance of DepED Order 44 s. 2015, entitled Guidelines on the Enhanced School Improvement Planning (SIP) Process and School Report Card (SRC) set the standards on how to conduct planning process in school level. Republic Act 9155 – Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001 (Section 6.2.4) states that the School Head shall have authority, accountability and responsibility in “Developing the School Education Program and School Improvement Plan”

School Improvement Plan is a 3-year roadmap of interventions undertaken with the help of the community and other stakeholders. It serves as a basis for the Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) and Annual Procurement Plan (APP) formulated based on evidences, results and intended outcome for the learners. As a requirement of the School Based Management (SBM) School Improvement Plan is prepared by the School Community Planning Team (SPT) organize to ensure the success of all learners for the fulfillment of the DepED mission emphasizing the stewardship of the school administrators and staff of the institution that will ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning to happen and actively engaged sharing the responsibility for developing life-long learners.

The School Improvement Planning combines the concepts constituting the foundation for positive improvement results: meaningful teamwork; measurable clear goals; and the regular collection and analysis of performance data.” This highlights the importance of the school community to work together in developing, monitoring and evaluating achievement results. Since it is a continuous process, after the initial school improvement plan is completed and submitted, the plan becomes a blueprint that should be carried out for the next three cycle years that is dynamic with changes and adjustments throughout the year.

The SIP Development and Implementation Process

MANDATE

In accordance to the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001 (Republic Act 9155)7 , the Department of Education (DepEd) promotes shared governance through SBM. Under this mandate, school heads are tasked to develop the SIP.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The development and implementation of the SIP shall be guided by the following principles:

1. The SIP shall be anchored on the DepEd vision, mission, core values, strategies, and on Central, Regional, Division, and school goals.

2. The SIP shall be evidence and results-based, child and learner-centered.

3. The development of SIP requires innovative and systems thinking, and a mindset of continuous improvement

4. The formulation and implementation of the SIP shall involve the active participation of all education stakeholders in the school and community such as the school heads, teachers, parents, community leaders, and the learners themselves, among others.