Executive Order - Local School Board Composition
Executive Order - Local School Board Composition
WHEREAS, Article 184 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government
Code of 1991 (Republic Act 7160) mandates the creation of the Local School Board (LScB);
WHEREAS, the recent local elections requires reconstitution of the LSB due to the end of term
of office of former LSB members; and
Section 1. Composition
Chairperson [Name]
Provincial Governor/City/Municipal Mayor
Co-Chairperson [Name]
Department of Education Superintendent of Schools
Members: [Name]
Sangguniang [Panlalawigan/Panlungsod/Bayan], Committee on
Education
[Name]
City Treasurer
Annex Qc: Executive Order Reconstituting the LScB
[Name]
President, Federation of Sangguniang Kabataan Presidents
[Name]
Duly elected President, Federation of Parents-Teachers Associations
[Name]
Duly elected Representative, Teachers’ Organization – Elementary
[Name]
Duly elected Representative, Non-Academic Personnel of Public Schools
[Name/s]
Duly elected Representative/s from organizations representing sectors
such as, but not limited to: ICCs/IPs, senior citizens, parents of children
with disabilities, principals, high school representatives, Alternative
Learning System (ALS), and Early Childhood Care and Development
(ECCD)
a) Determine, in accordance with the criteria set by the Department of Education, the
annual supplementary budgetary needs for the operation and maintenance of public
schools within the province, city, or municipality, as the case may be, and the
supplementary local cost of meeting such as needs, which shall be reflected in the form
of an annual school board budget corresponding to its share of the proceeds of the
special levy on real property constituting the Special Education Fund and such other
sources of revenue as the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160) and other laws or
ordinances may provide;
d) Recommend changes in the names of public schools within the territorial jurisdiction of
the local government unit for enactment by the local sanggunian
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall consult the LScB on the appointment
of division superintendents, district supervisors, school principals, and other school
officials.
a) The LScB shall meet at least once a month or as often as may be necessary.
b) Any of the co-chairpersons may call a meeting. A majority of all its members shall
constitute a quorum. However, when both co-chairpersons are present in a meeting, the
local chief executive concerned, as a matter of protocol, shall be given preference to
preside over the meeting. The division superintendent, city superintendent or district
supervisor, as the case may be, shall prepare the budget of the LScB. Such budget shall
be supported by programs, projects, and activities of the school board for the ensuing
fiscal year. The affirmative vote of the majority of all the members shall be necessary to
approve the budget.
Section 4. Budget
The annual school board budget shall give priority to the following:
a) Construction, repair, and maintenance of school buildings and other facilities of public
elementary and secondary schools;
b) Establishment and maintenance of extension classes where necessary; and
c) Sports activities at the division, district, municipal, and barangay levels.
All Executive Orders or issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are
hereby repealed, superseded or modified accordingly
Section 7. Effectivity
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