DepEd Releases E-tool In Time For Senior High School Rollout

As the nationwide rollout of Senior High School (SHS) this coming school year draws near, the Department of Education (DepEd) has developed an electronic tool (e-tool) to aid school heads in ensuring efficient school operations in time for the opening of classes on June 13.

According to DepEd Memorandum no. 77, series of 2016, which DepEd released on Wednesday, the Senior High School Electronic Class Program Tool (e-tool) which can be used by school heads both in integrated and stand-alone SHS.

The e-tool is a management tool meant to improve SHS implementation plans such as effective scheduling of SHS classes, determination of the number and type of SHS teachers they need to hire, and effective assignment of teaching loads and other learner support tasks to teachers.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said school principals and superintendents are tasked to take the lead role in implementing the SHS program, including budget and decision-making, since the incoming DepEd officials will still undergo a transition period with less than a month in office.

Luistro, along with presidential appointees, will be stepping down on June 30 with President Benigno Aquino III.

The e-tool is easy to use since it adopts a basic spreadsheet file. The file is downloadable on www.deped.gov.ph/resources/downloads/shs-eclass-program.

A tutorial is also available at www.deped.gov.ph/videos/shs-eclass-program-tutorial.

“Because it is a management tool, it does not provide answers but rather helps the school heads to decide on the best course of action in terms of staffing and scheduling of classes. It also does not ensure the number of teacher items to be provided to the school,” DepEd reminded.

For more information and clarifications, all concerned may contact the SHS E-tool Helpdesk through http://bit.ly/shs_etool_helpdesk. (PNA) RMA/FMC