The document summarizes the Quality Assurance and Accountability Framework (QAAF) adopted by the Department of Education in the Philippines. The QAAF provides a roadmap to build a culture of quality in the Department. It has the following key objectives: 1) Highlight the strategic importance of schools in providing quality education; 2) Strengthen support to schools from divisions and regions; 3) Define system boundaries between DepEd units; 4) Facilitate sharing of best practices; 5) Ensure education standards and management systems are in place; 6) Foster continuous improvement. The QAAF is based on a quality management model and emphasizes functional literacy, learners' outcomes, schools as the core unit, management levels and processes, and

1. DEPED ORDER NO. 44 S. 2010
Adoption of the KRT 3: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND
ACCOUNTABILTY FRAMEWROK (QAAF)
LiraLei Ann I. Bondoc
Reporter

2. Continuous School Improvement facilitated by School-Based
Management (SBM)
Better learning outcomes achieved by improved teaching standards using
the National Competency Based Teaching Standards (NCBTS).
Desired learning outcomes enhanced by national learning strategies
multisector coordination and quality assurance.
Improved impact on outcomes resulting from complementary Enhanced
Child Education (ECE), Alternative Learning System (ALS) and private
sector participation.
Institutional culture change in DepEd to facilitate school initiatives and assure quality of
education.
BESRA Key Reform Thrusts (KRTs)
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3. QAAF (Quality Assurance and Accountability
Framework)
- Is a “road map” or
guide for building a
cuture of quality in
the Department.
It is based on quality
management model.
It has objectives.
It adheres to a set
premises and salient
features.

5. OBJECTIVES OF QAAF
1. Highlight the strategic importance of schools in providing
quality education to learners.
2.Strengthen support of the divisions and regions to schools
and community learning centers.
3.Define the system boundaries between DepEd units.
4.Facilitate the documentation and propagation of best and
effective practices.
5.Ensure education standards and management systems at all
levels are in place.
6.Instill a continuous improvement in education system.
7.Facilitate decision-making and problem solving.

6. FUNDAMENTAL PREMISES
1. The stakeholders of basic education.
2.Learner’s education is the main product od the department.
3.Learners are part of the basic education delivery process.
4.Basic education consists of desired levels of experiences
and series of processes.
5.Quality Basic Education in the Philippines is anchored on
the concept of functional literacy.
6.Quality Assurance is anchored on the principle of shared
governance.

7. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
1. Functional Literacy as an overall goal.
2. Learners 'Outcome
3. School as the Core Unit of Quality Assurance
4. Management levels
5. Process Approach
6. Continuing Improvement

9. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
The over all goal of the DepEd effort is to
produce quality learners and incorporate quality in
its systems and processes is to contribute to the
Philippines Education for All (EFA) action plan.
1. FUNCTIONAL LITERACY

12. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
•The QAAF communicates the responsibility of
DepEd to deliver quality basic education to
learners. It seek to ensure that the entire Deped
machinery is responsive to the needs of Filipino
learners.
•The basic mission of the school is to ensure that
learners of school age will be in school.
2. LEARNERS’ OUTCOME

15. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
As a house of quality, the schools and learning
centers must implement programs that will ensure
participation of learners, progressing while learning,
completing the learning requirements satisfactory
and achieving mastery in learning.
3. SCHOOL AS THE CORE UNIT OF
QUALITY ASSURANCE

17. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
3.1 Curriculum and Instruction
•Learning Standards
•Time Allotment
•Teaching and Learning Process
•Student Assessment
3. SCHOOL AS THE CORE UNIT OF
QUALITY ASSURANCE

19. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
3.2 Teachers Facilitaror
•Pre-service teachers are ready.
•Quality assurance of hiring and selection
•Continuous improvement of teachers
•Work environment
3. SCHOOL AS THE CORE UNIT OF
QUALITY ASSURANCE

21. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
3.3 Administration and Leadership
•Instructional Leadership
•Teachers Leadership
•School Based Management (SBM)
3. SCHOOL AS THE CORE UNIT OF
QUALITY ASSURANCE

23. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
3.4 Learning Environment
(Quality of Educational Service)
• Instructional Technology
•Learning materials (textbooks and manuals)
•School facilities and equipmets
•ICT
3. SCHOOL AS THE CORE UNIT OF
QUALITY ASSURANCE

25. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
3.5 School Culture
•Stakeholders support
3. SCHOOL AS THE CORE UNIT OF
QUALITY ASSURANCE

27. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
4. MANAGEMENT LEVELS
National Level
• Quality Standards
and policies
Regional Level
• Quality Assurance
and Evaluation of
Outcomes
Division and District
Level
• Quality and
relevance of
technical
assistance to
schools.
School Level
• Quality
implementation of
SBM and teaching
learning process.
4.1 Management Accountability in Quality Education

28. Quality Standards and
Policies
Quality assurance and
evaluation or outcomes
Quality Implementation of
the SBM and teaching
learning process.
Quality and relevance of
technical assistance to
schools

29. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
4. MANAGEMENT LEVELS
4.2 Shared Functions:
• Educational policy formulation
• Educational standard setting
• Educational planning
• Learner Development
• Learning Outcome monitoring
• Research and Development
• Human, physical and fiscal resource development
management.

31. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
4. MANAGEMENT LEVELS
4.3 System Perspective
• The school system contains different and interrelated
systems and different players of stakeholders.
• The absence of a guiding framework often leads to
overlapping of efforts and unnecessary duplication of
services given to or received by the school heads teachers
and learners.
• It defines boundaries between and among management
levels and stakeholders.

32. Defining the system boundaries will enable the DepEd to:

33. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
5. PROCESS APPROACH
Benefits of process approach:
• Consistency of results, products and services
• Alignment of systems and processes.
• Clarification of roles and responsibilities.
• Facilitate automation of services
• Transparency of operations within the DepEd.

34. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
6. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
•Practice continuously examining systems,
processes, policies and standards in order to
produce better school system and learning
outcomes.
•Review and evaluation points is establish to
promote continuous improvement within the
DepEd.

35. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
6. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Quality control points:
-
Process check/
Compliance review
• adherence and
compliance of
schools
Appraisal System
• assure the relevance,
feasibility and
sustainability of
educational
programs.
Self Assessment
• Allow individual or
unit to self examine
his/her performance
against set
standards.

36. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
6. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Quality control points:
-
Readiness Assessment
• Check readiness of
regions, divisions and
schools to implement
and manage
educational programs
and projects.
Annual
Implementation
Review
• Review the efficiency
of implementing units,
Mid-term
Implementation
Review
• Measure the initial
gains and initial
benefits derived

37. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
6. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Quality control points:
-
Outcome Evaluation
• Effectiveness of
programs, projects and
policies and standards
implemented. Used as
basis for improvement.
Accreditation
• Raise the bar of
excellence for schools.
• Assess whether the
school able to meet or
exceed set standards.
Performance
Evaluation
• Review on
performance based on
the quality of work
versus an individual
terms of reference.

38. SALIENT FEATURES OF QAAF
6. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Quality control points:
-
Inventory of
Resources
• Annual accounting of
resources needed to
sufficiently implement
the process/es

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