The Department suspends a majority of the awards and recognition provided in DepEd Order 36, s. 2016. These awards require face-to-face interaction and in-person observation of learner's classroom demeanor and performance; however, the current learning setup limits the basis for authentically identifying recipients of these awards. These awards include the following: Classroom Awards (Performance Awards for Kindergarten, Conduct Awards, Recognition for Perfect Attendance); Grade-level Awards (Leadership Award, Award for Outstanding Performance in Specific Disciplines, Award for Work Immersion, Award for Research or Innovation, Award for Club or Organization Achievement); and, Special Recognition. These awards are results of largely observable behavior in the classroom and are demonstrations of exemplary performance in in-person academic and non-academic competitions, which are possible only in a face-to-face learning setup.
Academic Excellence Awards, however, shall not be suspended for graduating/moving-up learners from Grades 6, 1O, and 12. Academic excellence awards are highly valued by learners and their families, teachers, and the community owing to their profound effect on motivation, self-efficacy, and determination of learners to consistently perform and strive to do better especially in these trying times. These awards are also indispensable in applying for scholarships and admissions as learners transition to Junior High School, Senior High School, and College, respectively. Conversely, Academic Excellence Awards shall be suspended for learners from Grades 1 to 5, Grades 7 to 9, and Grade 11 this SY 2O2O-2O21.
Academic Excellence Awards for Grades 6, 10, and l2 shall be given at the end of the school year. Recipients of these awards shall have attained a general weighted average of 90 with no failing final grade in any learning area. The general average grade shall be reported as a whole number following relevant provisions in DO No. 8, s. 2015, Policy Guidelines on Classroom Assessment for the Kto 12 Basic Education Program.
Table 1 shows the specific academic excellence award given to learners who meet the following cut-off grades.
In lieu of the awards suspended for SY 2O2O-2021, teachers may recognize exemplary performance through positive reinforcement during synchronous discussions or through the class's established mechanism for giving constructive feedback to build a leveled opportunity for all learners to excel in distance learning. Different forms of positive reinforcements ensure that teachers create arr effective learning environment that nurtures learning engagement and celebrates academic successes.
Teachers are likewise reminded to be more intentional about excluding from grades criteria that can perpetuate inequities, e.g., extra-credit assignments and the likes and shares of outputs posted on social media. It should be recognized that these things are highly dependent on a student's home environment and resources; including them makes grading less equitable (Feldman, 2O2Ol. Learners should not fail nor receive low grades because of circumstances outside their control. Teachers shall observe the guidelines on providing assessment tasks and giving of grades stipulated in DO No.31 s. 2020 and DO No. 8 s. 2015.
The aforementioned provisions shall guide all schools in creating a vibrant and supportive culture of learning even in this time of an emergency health crisis and in framing grades not for rewards and recognition nor as the end of instruction and leaming, but as a guide for future decisions to improve the performance of both learners and teachers.
INTERIM GUIDELINES ON GIVING OF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION IN LIGHT OF THE BASIC EDUCATION LEARNING CONTINUITY PLAN FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021 (DOWNLOAD)
Awards to be suspended and to be recognized for the SY 2020-2021
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How about the Private Schools who already finished their Recognition for lower level undergrad. That this mean their awards are not valid?
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