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Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III – Central Luzon
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF MEYCAUAYAN
City of Meycauayan

School Contingency Manual for the


Implementation of Limited Face to Face
Classes
Department of Education and Department of Health, Draft Operational
Guidelines on the Pilot Implementation of Face-To-Face Learning Modality,
as of 21 September 2021

Department of Health. (2020, November) Revised Omnibus Interim


Guidelines on Prevention, Detection, Isolation, Treatment, and Reintegration
Strategies for COVID-19 (DOH Memorandum No. 0512, s. 2020)

OM-OSEC-2021-002- School Contingency Plan Manual for the


Implementation of Face to Face Classes
DepEd Memo 71 s. 2021- Preparation for the Pilopt Face to Face
Expansion, and Transitioning to the New Normal
Three Main Components :

 (a.) General Guidelines for Initial Response


 (b.) Response for Specific Scenarios
 (c.) Strategies to Transition Back to Face to Face Learning
Modality
Purpose of the Manual

1. Serve as a guide for schools in crafting and activating their contingency


plan to minimize the impact of a COVID-19 resurgence to the school
community.
2. This shall ensure continuity of learning in the event that a member of
the school community becomes a close contact, suspect, probable, or
confirmed COVID-19 case or if a school lockdown is needed due to a
resurgence of COVID-19 cases within or outside the school.
3. Contains case scenarios that may affect school operations, and the
necessary response of each stakeholder to Prevent, Detect, Isolate, and
Treat COVID-19.
4. Contains strategies to reintegrate school operations to ensure the safe
resumption to face to face classes.
General Guidelines for Initial Response

1. Coordinate Tasks

a. Maintaining Safety and health protocols, and order in the


classroom
b. Engaging the parent/guardian on the home-school
arrangement, including the designated time of pick-up of their
children, if a need arises
c. Coordinating with local health authorities
d. Preparing the needed resources (e.g. alcohol, face mask, face
shield, etc.) to prevent the transmission of COVID-19
Ex.

TASKS Person Responsible

Maintaining safety and health protocols, SDRRM Coor, Health Coor.


and order in the classrooms And Classroom Teacher

Engage the parent/guardian on the home PTA President,School


school arrangement, including the Guard,School Heads and
designated time of pick-up of their Teachers
chil/ren, if a need arises
Coordinate with local health authorities Brgy. Health Unit, Schools
Health Coordinator

Prepare the needed resources (e.g. School Health Coordinator


alcohol,face mask,face shield, etc.) to
prevent the transmission of COVID-19
2. Collect Information

a. Who: name of individual gender, age, grade level or occupation, section


included in
b. When: date, if in school (i) time of entry to school, (ii) time of isolation in
the clinic, if at home (i) time of report
c. Where: school name, school address, home address of individual (if at
home during the time of report)
d. What: symptoms experienced by the individual (if any)
e. How: details on where or how the individual was infected, or who is the
confirmed case to whom the individual became a close
contact
3. Contact authorities, other school personnel and families
a. Contact the identified health authority (e.g. barangay health station,
rural health unit) to cooperate regarding the appropriate measures
such as tracing and quarantine, or referral to a hospital if needed.
b. Contact other school personnel (from the different set of classes per
week in case there will be a need to shift to distance learning modality. A teacher
must also be informed and guided if he/she shall be a
substitute teacher in case a fellow teacher becomes unable to physically
report to school for a long period due to being infected with COVID-19 or other
acceptable reasons.
c. Contact the family of the individual who showed symptoms or identified
to be close contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19. The family must also be
informed regarding the actions that will be undertaken by the
school, as well as the protocols that must be observed at home as advised by
health authorities.
d. Contact the families of individuals from the same class as the person
who showed symptoms of COVID-19 and inform them of the
protocols that must be observed, as well as the possible shift to distance
learning modality.
e. Contact families from other classes from the set of classes in the same
week as the person who showed symptoms of COVID-19, as well as those
from the set of classes in the other week to inform them of the current school
situation.
Specific Scenarios
Scenario 1 A household member of a learner or school personnel shows symptoms of
COVID-19 but has not been tested. The learner or personnel is not showing
symptoms of COVID-19

Scenario 2 A household member of a learner or school personnel is a confirmed case of


COVID-19. The learner or personnel is not showing symptoms of COVID-19

Scenario 3 A learner or school personnel is identified to be a close contact of confirmed


case of COVID-19 outside of their household. The learner or personnel is not
showing symptoms of COVID-19
Scenario 4 A learner or school personnel shows symptoms of COVID-19 but is not
known to be a close contact with a confirmed case

Scenario 5 A learner or school personnel shows symptoms of COVID-19 and is a close


contact of a confirmed case.

Scenario 6 A learner or school personnel who has symptoms test negative for COVID-19
and is not known to be in close contact with a confirm case

Scenario 7 A learner or school personnel who has symptoms test negative for COVID-19
but is known to be in close contact with a confirm case.

Scenario 8 A learner or school personnel tests positive for COVID-19

Scenario 9 There are confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside the schools. There are no
known close contacts in the school. A granular lockdown in the barangay
was announced by the LGU
Scenario 10 There is a high resurgence of COVID-19 in an adjacent barangay. The
affected barangay is known to be frequented by members of the barangay
were the school is located
Scenario 11 There is a resurgence of COVID-19 in multiple barangays in the municipality
where the school is located, and there is a change in the risk classification of
the municipality. The barangay where the school is located is not adjacent to
the barangays with COVID-19 resurgence. There are no known cases in the
specific barangay of the school.
Strategies to Transition back to Face-to-Face Learning Modality
1. The school local hotline/help desk shall remain open for parents/guardians in
need of assistance in the distance learning of their children. Teachers may utilize
this platform to encourage parents/guardians in their role as learning
facilitators at home and to provide additional support to learners in independent
study.
2. The school shall establish a cleaning and maintenance routine to ensure that all
school facilities are organized and functional until the resumption of face-to-face
classes.
3. The school may perform critical tasks on-site provided that they are given
permission by the LGU
4. The school shall provide the required personal protective equipment to non-
teaching personnel who shall weekly conduct the cleaning and maintenance
routine of the school, and those who will need to perform administrative duties
whenever necessary.
5. The guidance office shall remain operational to ensure that psychosocial
support and services shall be made available for all the members of the school
community. In the absence of a guidance office, affected learners and school
personnel shall be provided with Psychological First Aid (PFA) by trained
personnel in schools. They shall also be assisted for referral to the counseling
services provided by the Schools Division Office, if further interventions are
needed.
6. The school shall provide the appropriate support needed by the non-teaching
personnel while they are unable to physically report to school on a daily basis.
7. After the school lockdown, the school shall seek the consent of parents/guardians
through a written form for the participation of their child/ren in the resumption of
face-to-face classes.
8. For the first five school days, the first hour shall devoted to
discussion/facilitation of modules related to mental health, facilitated by their
respective classroom advisers or designated teachers.

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