THE DEPARTMENT of Education is working to implement a 1:1 principal-to-school policy to ensure every school has a dedicated school head.

“Gagawa tayo at magde-deploy ng School Principal items sa mga paaralang wala nito. Sa kasalukuyang patakaran natin, hindi automatic na 1 school head per 1 school. Babaguhin natin ito. Basta may school, may principal dapat,” Education Secretary Sonny Angara said.

DepEd plans to prioritize the promotion and reclassification of qualified Head Teachers and Teachers-in-Charge into formal principal positions.

The Department will also assess regions with an oversupply of qualified principal applicants and develop strategies for fair redistribution to areas facing shortages.

“Kailangan din natin makita ang overall distribution. Saan may regions na may oversupply ng qualified principals? Paano ma-i-distribute ito while being fair to the principal applicant?” Angara noted.

According to DepEd, this initiative responds to the Second Congressional Commission on Education Year 2 report, which found that 24,916 public schools currently lack school heads