POLICIES AND GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING (STE) PROGRAM AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL

• Envisions highly responsible, morally upright, globally competitive, and work-ready learners from schools offering relevant and innovative Science, Technology and Engineering education

• Shall be the centers of excellence in Science, Technology and Engineering education in the schools divisions that shall develop the full potential of students along these areas

• Aims to widen access to quality secondary education with the view to develop learners for careers in or for higher learning in Science, Technology and Engineering

-> System Readiness

• Responsiveness to market demands of the STE career pathway in support of the national development goals and

• Availability of resources (facilities, equipment, and teachers) which shall conform to the standards as the basis for determining whether the school has adequate infrastructure and faculty to deliver the program both at the level of core curriculum and career pathways.

-> Certification

-> Accreditation

Special Program Committee

• Science Program Coordinator/Department Head

• Science Teacher preferably handling an advance subject

• Guidance Counsellor/Designate

Stage 1

Preliminary selection through documentary evaluation to assess the readiness /qualification of applicants based on the basic requirements as follows:

• NSO Birth Certificate

• Certificate of good moral character

• Medical Certification

• Form 138 (PROFICIENT level in Science, Mathematics, English and the special subject/s and at least APPROACHING PROFICIENCY in other subjects)

• Referrals and other relevant certifications

Stage 2

Interview of the applicant, together with the parent/ guardian shall be undertaken to validate the documents submitted and to gauge the possibility of the applicant to succeed in the program.

Stage 3

Administration of High School Occupation and Interest Inventory (HSOII) and aptitude test shall be under the supervision of the Regional Supervisor in-charge of the special program in Science, Technology and Engineering.

• A learner shall be allowed to transfer to another school offering the same program, provided he/she has maintained the required level of proficiency;

• A learner from the special program shall be allowed to transfer to a regular curricular program without subject deficiency; and

• A learner from a regular curricular program shall be allowed to transfer to the special program, provided the requirements in the special program have been met.

• Shall follow the guidelines as prescribed in the General Guidelines for the Assessment and Rating of Learning Outcomes

• Shall employ holistic and standards-based assessment where the attainment of standards shall play an important role in gathering evidences of learning

• Shall be managed by the School Head assisted by the Science Program Coordinator/Department Head who is preferably a specialist

• Sustainability of the program shall be achieved in coordination with the School Governing Council (SGC) where the Science Program Coordinator/Department Head shall sit as member

• As part of its responsibility in the management of the program, the Division Offices shall perform supervisory functions to ensure that the implementation is within the standards set by the program

• Overall management of the program shall be the function of the Regional Offices

• Development of policies and guidelines in the implementation of the program shall be the function of the Central Office