Angara orders creation of task force to review RBPMS

Education Secretary Sonny Angara has instructed the executive committee of the Department of Education (DepEd) to form a task force to review and study the implementation of the Results-Based Performance Management System (RBPMS). 

DepEd said the RBMPS review at the school level for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 aims to “streamline, improve, and simplify its processes and requirements.”

“Bubuo tayo ng isang task force upang araling simplehan at papadaliin ang requirement na ito," Angara said in a statement. 

(We will form a task force to study how we could simplify and facilitate this requirement.) 

“Klaro ang utos ng ating Civil Service Commission na kailangan ang mga ganitong klaseng evaluation process,” he added. 

(The order of our Civil Service Commission is clear that these types of evaluation processes are needed.) 

Angara on Monday said he will order the suspension of teachers’ submission of documents under the RBPMS. 

The same day, he signed a memorandum extending the deadline of submission for SY 2023-2024 performance ratings until September 2024, while deferring the implementation of the RBPMS for all school-based personnel for SY 2024-2025. 

Under the memorandum, the RPMS submission for SY 2023-2024 will be moved to September 15 for performance review and evaluation, while the performance rewarding and development planning will be on September 30. 

“The adjustment was set to avoid consequences and possible grounds for disqualifications from monetary and non-monetary performance-related incentives such as step increments, training opportunities, promotion, and educational support among others,” the agency said. 

As to SY 2024-2025, all RBPMS-related activities at the school level will be deferred “until further notice.” This includes the performance planning and commitment, monitoring, assessment, and evaluation of the school and individual personnel.

Angara said the move would help teaching and non-teaching personnel focus on the preparations for the opening of classes set on July 29, Monday. 

DepEd, however, noted that the implementation of RBPMS of non-school based personnel in the DepEd central office, regional offices, and schools division offices this year will proceed as planned. —VAL, GMA Integrated News