Division Memorandum No. 154 s.2018 DIVISION SEARCH FOR THE MOST FUNCTIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY

DIVISION MEMORANDUM

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                          Region VIII

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY

May 4, 2018

No. 154 s. 2018

DIVISION SEARCH FOR THE MOST FUNCTIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY

To:          Chief Education Supervisors

Education Program Supervisors Public School District Supervisors

Heads of Elementary and Secondary Schools All Others Concerned

1.        Pursuant to Regional Memorandum no. 187 s. 2018, dated April 26, 2018, this office, through the

Curriculum Implementation Division will conduct the Search for the Most Functional School Library.

2.     The objectives of the search are to:

a. encourage each school to establish and strengthen the utilization of a school library;

b. encourage schools to intensify the use of an existing library;

c.        assess the functionality and extent of utilization of school library resources and services,

including their maintenance and sustainability and

d. identify the most functional school library in the division.

3.     To realize the objectives of the search, a series of activities shall be conducted starting May 2018

following the schedule below.

Activities                                                                                         Time/Date

3.1    Orientation of School Heads on the establishment of a school                        May 21, 2018

library

3.2      Establishment and strengthening the utilization of school                       June- September 2018

libraries

3.3      Submission of progress repot on the establishment of school                        October 2018

library for the search

3.4      Search for the Most Functional School Library                                                   November 2018

4.     A Division Search Team (DST) composed of the CID Chief, the LR Supervisor, the Division Librarian and

the Project Development Officer (PDO) shall do the task of assessing and evaluating the school

libraries as to its functionality and sustainability.

5.    The Three Most Functional School Libraries shall be recognized during the conduct of Pagdayaw in

December, 2018.

6.     Travel and other incidental expenses incurred by the DST during the Division Search shall be charged

against Division MOOE/Local Funds subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

7.    Wide and immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

CRISTTO A. ECO, CESO V

Schools/Division Superintendent