DepEd Organizational Terms and Abbreviations
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A
- A&E
- Accreditation and Equivalency
- AA
- Agency to Agency
- ABC
- Approved Budget for the Contract
- ADMs
- Alternative Delivery Modes
- AIP
- Annual improvement Plan
- ALIVE
- Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education
- ALS
- Alternative Learning System
- AMD
- Asset Management Division
- AMP
- Alternative Methods of Procurement
- AO
- Administrative Officer
- AP
- Araling Panlipunan
- APDS
- Automatic Payroll Deduction System
- APP
- Annual Procurement Plan
- APR
- Agency Procurement Request
- AR
- Activity Request
- ARD
- Assistant Regional Director
- ARMM
- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- AS
- Administrative Service
- ASDS
- Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
- ASEAN
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- ASP
- Adopt-a-School Program
- ATC
- Authority To Conduct
- AY
- Annual Year/Academic Year
B
- BAC
- Bids and Awards Committee
- BAE
- Bureau of Alternative Education
- BCD
- Bureau of Curriculum Development
- BEA
- Bureau of Education Assessment
- BEC
- Basic Education Curriculum
- BED
- Budget Execution Document
- BEEA
- Basic Education Exit Assessment
- BEFF
- Basic Education Facilities Fund
- BEIS
- Basic Education Information System
- BEP
- Bilingual Education Policy
- BESRA
- Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda
- BEST
- Basic Education Sector Transformation
- BHROD
- Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development
- BL
- Blended Learning
- BLD
- Bureau of Learning Delivery
- BLP
- Basic Literacy Program
- BLR
- Bureau of Learning Resources
- BLSS
- Bureau of Learner Support Services
- BOSY
- Beginning of School Year
- BTC
- Baguio Teachers Camp
- BUB
- Bottom-up Budgeting
C
- CALABARZON
- Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon
- CAO
- Chief Administrative Officer
- CAR
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- CAR
- Children-at-Risk
- CAV
- Certification, Authentication, and Verification
- CCA
- Climate Change Adaptation
- CCT
- Conditional Cash Transfer
- CEPS
- Chief Education Program Specialist
- CES
- Career Executive Service
- CESB
- Career Executive Service Board
- CGP
- Career Guidance Program
- CI
- Curriculum and Instruction
- CICL
- Children in Conflict with the Law
- CID
- Curriculum Implementation Division
- CLMD
- Curriculum and Learning Management Division
- CMD
- Contract Management Division
- CMIs
- Centrally Managed Items
- CO
- Central Office
- COT
- Classroom Observation Tools
- CPD
- Continuing Professional Development
- CPE
- Continuing Professional Education
- CPP
- Child Protection Policy
- CSC MC
- Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular
- CSDD
- Curriculum Standards Development Division
- CSE
- Comprehensive Sexuality Education
- CSO
- Civil Society Organization
- CTO
- Compensatory Time-Off
- CY
- Calendar Year
- CoS
- Contract of Service
D
- DALSC
- District ALS Coordinator
- DBM-PS
- Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service
- DCP
- DepEd Computerization Program
- DEPS
- Division Education Program Supervisor
- DITP
- Division Implementation Training Plan
- DKS/C
- Division Kindergarten Supervisor/Coordinator
- DLL
- Daily Lesson Log
- DM
- DepEd Memorandum
- DMOS
- DepEd Manual of Style
- DO
- DepEd Order
- DORP
- Dropout Reduction Program
- DRRM
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
- DRRMS
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service
- DSMVIM
- DepEd Service Marks and Visual Identity Manual
- DTC
- Division Testing Coordinator
- DV
- Disbursement Voucher
- DepEd
- Department of Education
E
- E-GASTPE
- Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education
- EAD
- Education Assessment Division
- EAMD
- Employee Account Management Division
- EBEIS
- Enhanced Basic Education Information System
- ECARP
- Every Child a Reader Program
- ECCD
- Early Childhood Care and Development
- ECE
- Early Childhood Education
- ECR
- Electronic Class Record
- EDPPs
- Education Development Programs and Projects
- EFA
- Education for All
- EFD
- Education Facilities Division
- EGMA
- Early Grade Math Assessment
- EGRA
- Early Grade Reading Assessment
- EHCP
- Essential Health Care Program
- ELLN
- Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy
- ELLNA
- Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment
- EMISD
- Educational Management Information System Division
- EMT
- Educational Management Test
- EO
- Executive Order
- EOSY
- End of School Year
- EPDU
- Education Programs Delivery Unit
- EPP
- Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan
- EPS
- External Partnerships Service
- EPS
- Education Program Specialist
- EPT
- English Proficiency Test
- ERF
- Equivalent Records Form
- ES
- Elementary School
- ESC
- Education Service Contracting
- ESSD
- Education Support Services Division
- EVS
- Education Voucher System
- EWD
- Employees Welfare Division
- EWSC
- Eight-Week Summer Curriculum
- EsP
- Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao
- e-IMPACT
- Enhanced Instructional Management by Parents, Community, and Teachers
- eHRIS
- Enterprise Human Resource Information System
F
- F&A
- Finance and Administration
- F2F
- Face-to-Face
- FAP
- Foreign-Assisted Project
- FAPE
- Fund for Assistance to Private Education
- FGD
- Focus Group Discussion
- FLEMMS
- Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey
- FOI
- Freedom of Information
- FY
- Fiscal Year
G
- GAA
- General Appropriations Act
- GAAAO
- General Appropriations Act as Allotment Order
- GAD
- Gender and Development
- GAM
- Government Accounting Manual
- GARO
- General Allotment Release Order
- GAS
- General Academic Strand
- GASTPE
- Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education
- GCC
- General Conditions of Contract
- GFI
- Government Financial Institution
- GOCC
- Government-Owned and/or-Controlled Corporation
- GPP
- Gulayan Sa Paaralan Project
- GPPB
- Government Procurement Policy Board
- GPPB-TSO
- GPPB-Technical Support Office
- GPRA
- Government Procurement Reform Act (RA 9184)
- GS
- Goods and Services
- GSD
- General Services Division
H
- HEI
- Higher Education Institution
- HEKASI
- Heograpiya, Kasaysayan, at Sining
- HOPE
- Head of Procuring Entity
- HRDD
- Human Resource Development Division
- HRTD
- Human Resource Training and Development
- HUC
- Highly Urbanized City
I
- IA
- Internal Assessment
- IAEB
- Invitation to Apply to Eligibility and to Bid
- IAS
- Internal Audit Service
- IATF
- Inter-Agency Task Force
- ICB
- International Competitive Bidding
- ICTS
- Information and Communications Technology Service
- IFI
- International Finance Institution
- ILMP
- Individual Learning Monitoring Plan
- IM
- Instructional Material
- IM
- Instructional Materials
- INSET
- In-service Training
- IP
- Indigenous Peoples
- IPCRF
- Individual Performance Commitment Review Form
- IPCRF
- Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form
- IPCRF-DP
- Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form-Development Plan
- IPEd
- Indigenous Peoples Education
- IPO
- Indigenous Peoples Organization
- IPR
- Intellectual Property Rights
- IRR
- Implementing Rules and Regulations
- IS
- Integrated School
- IT
- Information Technology
- ITB
- Instructions to Bidders
- IU
- Implementing Unit
J
- JHS
- Junior High School
- JICA
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
- JO
- Job Order
- JVA
- Joint Venture Agreement
K
- K to 12
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- KECP
- Kindergarten Education Catch Up Education Program
- KEGC
- Kindergarten Education General Curriculum
- KEP
- Kindergarten Education Program
- KMP
- Kindergarten Madrasah Program
- KRA
- Key Result Area
- KRA
- Key Result Areas
- KRP
- Kindergarten Regular Program
- KRT
- Key Reform Thrusts
- KSAs
- Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
- KSP
- Kindergarten Summer Program
- KVP
- Kindergarten Volunteer Program
L
- L&D
- Learning and Development
- LAC
- Learning Action Cell
- LAPG
- Language Assessment for Primary Grades
- LC
- Learning Center
- LCC
- Literacy Coordinating Council
- LCP
- Learning Continuity Plan
- LDDAP-ADA
- List of Due and Demandable Accounts Payable – Advice to Debit Accounts
- LDM
- Learning Delivery Modality
- LET
- Licensure Examination for Teachers
- LGU
- Local Government Unit
- LIS
- Learner Information System
- LLOU
- Lower Level Operating Unit
- LMS
- Last Mile School
- LMs
- Learning Materials
- LOI
- Letter of Instruction
- LR
- Learning Portal
- LRE
- Learning Resource Evaluator
- LRMDS
- Learning Resources Management and Development System
- LRN
- Learner Reference Number
- LRPD
- Learning Resources Production Division
- LRQAD
- Learning Resources Quality Assurance Division
- LUCs
- Local Universities and Colleges
M
- M&E
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- MAPEH
- Music, Art, Physical Education, and Health
- MC
- Memorandum Circular
- MDG
- Millennium Development Goal
- MDL
- Modular Distance Learning
- MDP
- Monthly Disbursements Program
- MDS
- Modified Disbursement Scheme
- MELCs
- Most Essential Learning Competencies
- MEP
- Madrasah Education Program
- MIMAROPA
- Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan
- MISOSA
- Modified In-School/Off-School Approach
- MOA
- Memorandum of Agreement
- MOOE
- Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses
- MOU
- Memorandum of Understanding
- MOV
- Means of Verification
- MOV
- Means of Verification
- MPBF
- Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund
- MPPE
- Multigrade in Philippine Education
- MR
- Media Resources
- MRF
- Mid-year Review Form
- MT
- Master Teacher
- MTB-MLE
- Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
- MTOT
- Mass Training of Teachers
- MTPDP
- Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan
- ManCom
- Management Committee
N
- NAT
- National Achievement Test
- NATCAC
- National Competency Assessment and Certification
- NBC
- National Budget Circular
- NBT
- National Board of Trustees
- NC
- National Certificate
- NCA
- Notice of Cash Allocation
- NCAE
- National Career Assessment Examination
- NCR
- National Capital Region
- NDEP
- National Drug Education Program
- NEAP
- National Educators Academy of the Philippines
- NEAP-R
- National Educators Academy of the Philippines at the Region
- NEDA
- National Economic and Development Authority
- NEPP
- National English Proficiency Program
- NEU
- National Employees Union
- NFOT
- National Festival of Talents
- NGA
- National Government Agency
- NGO
- Nongovernment Organization
- NGP
- National Greening Program
- NKCG
- National Kindergarten Curriculum Guide
- NP
- Negotiated Procurement
- NQESH
- National Qualifying Examination for School Heads
- NSMW
- National School Maintenance Week
- NSPC
- National Schools Press Conference
- NSSPAA
- National Secondary School Paper Advisers Association
- NSTIC
- National Science Teaching Instrumentation Center
- NTHP
- Net Take Home Pay
- NTOT
- National Training of Trainers
- NTP
- Notice to Proceed
- NTWG
- National Technical Working Group
O
- OAS
- Organization, Administration and Supervision
- OAS-SPED
- Organization, Administration and Supervision of Special Education
- OBE
- Oplan Balik Eskwela
- OBE IATF
- Oplan Balik Eskwela Inter-Agency Task Force
- OBE-PACC
- Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center
- OBEIAC
- Oplan Balik Eskwela Information Action Center
- ODL
- Online Distance Learning
- OED
- Organization Effectiveness Division
- OHSP
- Open High School Program
- OM
- Office Memorandum
- OO
- Office Order
- OPCRF
- Office Performance Commitment Review Form
- OPDNSP
- Organizational and Professional Development for Non-School Based Personnel
- ORS
- Obligation Request and Status
- OS
- Obligation Slip
- OSC
- Out-of-School Children
- OSY
- Out-of-School Youth
- OSYA
- Out-of-School Youth and Adult
- OSec
- Office of the Secretary
P
- PAAC
- Public Assistance Action Center
- PAS
- Public Affairs Service
- PAS-CD
- Public Affairs Service-Communications Division
- PAS-PD
- Public Affairs Service-Publications Division
- PBAC
- Prequalification, Bids and Awards Committee
- PBB
- Performance-Based Bonus
- PBDs
- Philippine Bidding Documents
- PD
- Presidential Decree
- PD
- Professional Development
- PDD
- Project Development Division
- PDD
- Professional Development Division
- PDM
- Professional Development Material
- PEAC
- Private Education Assistance Committee
- PEPT
- Philippine Educational Placement Test
- PF
- Provident Fund
- PIRLS
- Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
- PLIs
- Private Lending Institutions
- PMCF
- Performance Monitoring and Coaching Form
- PMD
- Project Management Division
- PMIS
- Program Management Information System
- PMO
- Project Management Office
- PMT
- Performance Management Team
- POR
- Payroll and Obligation Request
- PPAs
- Programs, Projects, and Activities
- PPD
- Planning and Programming Division
- PPMD
- Procurement Planning and Management Division
- PPMP
- Project Procurement Management Plan
- PPP
- Public-Private Partnership
- PPPP (4Ps)
- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
- PPSS
- Philippine Professional Standards for Supervisors
- PPSSH
- Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads
- PPST
- Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers
- PRC
- Professional Regulation Commission
- PRD
- Planning Research and Development Division
- PS
- Planning Service
- PS
- Personnel Services
- PSB
- Personnel Selection Board
- PSDS
- Public Schools District Supervisors
- PSF
- Program Support Fund
- PSOs
- Philippine Schools Overseas
- PST
- Process Skills Test
- PTA
- Parent-Teacher Association
- PVP
- Proportional Vacation Pay
- PVT
- Philippine Validating Test
- PWD
- Persons with Disability
- PhilGEPS
- Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
Q
- QA
- Quality Assurance
- QAD
- Quality Assurance Division
- QEALIS
- Qualifying Examination in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies
- QS
- Qualification Standard
- QVR
- Qualified Voucher Recipients
R
- RA
- Republic Act
- RAF
- Realignment Advice Form
- RAO
- Registry of Allotment and Obligations
- RATA
- Representation and Transportation Allowance
- RBI
- Radio-based Instruction
- RELC
- Regional Educational Learning Center
- REMC
- Refined Elementary Madrasah Curriculum
- RFI
- Request for Information
- RFP
- Request for Proposal
- RFQ
- Request for Quotation
- RIS
- Requisition and Issuance Slip
- RO
- Regional Office
- RPMS
- Result-Based Performance Management System
- RQA
- Registry of Qualified Applicants
- RSBP
- Regular School Building Program
- RSHSs
- Regional Science High Schools
- RSMC
- Refined Standard Madrasah Curriculum
- RSPC
- Regional Schools Press Conference
- RTAP
- Regional Technical Assistance Plan
- RTC
- Regional Testing Coordinator
- RTIP
- Regional Training Implementation Plan
S
- SALN
- Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net worth
- SAO
- Supervising Administrative Officer
- SARDO
- Students at Risk of Dropping Out
- SARO
- Special Allotment Release Order
- SAT-RPMS
- Self-Assessment Tools-RPMS
- SBFP
- School-Based Feeding Program
- SBIS
- School Building Information System
- SBM
- School-Based Management
- SBMDP
- School-Based Management Development Program
- SBR
- Special Budget Request
- SCPD
- Special Curricular Programs Division
- SDD
- Solutions Development Division
- SDG
- Sustainable Development Goal
- SDO
- Schools Division Office
- SDS
- Schools Division Superintendent
- SEAMEOINNOTECH
- Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology
- SEC
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- SED
- School Effectiveness Division
- SEPS
- Senior Education Program Specialist
- SF
- School Form
- SGC
- School Governing Council
- SGOD
- School Governance and Operations Division
- SH
- School Head
- SHD
- School Health Division
- SHS
- Senior High School
- SHS SIDs
- Senior High School Student IDs
- SHS VMS
- Senior High School Voucher Management System
- SHS VP
- Senior High School Voucher Program
- SHSSP
- Senior High School Support Program
- SID
- Student Inclusion Division
- SIP
- School Improvement Plan
- SL
- Sick Leave
- SLMs
- Self-Learning Modules
- SPA
- Special Program in Arts
- SPED
- Special Education
- SPFL
- Special Program for Foreign Language
- SPG
- Supreme Pupil Government
- SPJ
- Special Program in Journalism
- SPL
- Special Privilege Leave
- SPS
- Special Program in Sports
- SRC
- School Report Card
- SReYA
- School Readiness Yearend Assessment
- SSD
- School Sports Division
- SSES
- Special Science Elementary School
- SSG
- Supreme Student Government
- STEP
- Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines
- STEP-NSDC
- Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines-National Skills Development and Competitions
- STRIVE
- Strengthening the Implementation of Basic Education in Selected Provinces in the Visayas
- STVEP
- Strengthened Technical-Vocational Education Program
- SUCs
- State Universities and Colleges
- SVP
- Small Value Procurement
- SVPES
- Supervising Education Program Specialist
- SY
- School Year
T
- TA
- Technical Assistance
- TA
- Technical Assistance
- TEC
- Teacher Education Council
- TEPT
- Test of English Proficiency for Teachers
- TGs
- Teaching Guides
- THE
- Technology and Home Economics
- TID
- Technology Infrastructure Division
- TIMSS
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
- TIP
- Teacher Induction Program
- TL
- Terminal Leave
- TLD
- Teaching and Learning Division
- TLE
- Technology and Livelihood Education
- TMC
- Trainer Methodology Certificate
- TOR
- Terms of Reference
- TOT
- Training of Trainers
- TPR
- Total Physical Response
- TR
- Teacher Resources
- TSS
- Teacher Salary Subsidy
- TVBI
- TV-based Instruction
- TVE
- Technical-Vocational Education
- TVET
- Technical-Vocational Education and Training
- TVIs
- Technical-Vocational Institutions
- TVL
- Technical-Vocational-Livelihood
- TWC
- Technical Working Committee
- TWG
- Technical Working Group
U
- UAN
- Unique Applicant Number
- UNCRC
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- UNESCO
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- UNICEF
- United Nations Children’s Fund
- UPLC-ONAR
- University of the Philippines Law Center-Office of National Administrative Register
- USD
- User Support Division
V
- VA
- Voucher Applicant
- VAC
- Violence Against Children
- VAF
- Voucher Application Form
- VAW
- Violence Against Women
- VAWC
- Violence Against Women and Children
- VL
- Vacation Leave
- VMS
- Voucher Management System
- VP
- Voucher Program
- VPB
- Voucher Program Beneficiaries
W
- WASH
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
- WFP
- Work and Financial Plan
- WHLP
- Weekly Home Learning Plan
- WINS
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools
- WatSan
- Water and Sanitation
Y
- YFD
- Youth Formation Division