Pillar 2: Equity for Children,

Youth, and Adults in

Situations of Disadvantage
Disadvantaged school-age children and youth, and adults benefited
from appropriate equity initiatives
Strategy 1
Improve program management
and service delivery
OUTPUT PAPS
Coordination with Stakeholders forum on data
LGUs and barangay gathering and analysis towards
officials on data explicit solutions to identified
gathering and analysis barriers to education
towards explicit
solutions to identified Implementation of the explicit
barriers to education solutions to identified barriers
implemented; to education.
OUTPUT PAPS
Mechanism for the Advocacy programs for the
enrollment of pre- intensified enrolment of
identified children kindergarten learners with
with disabilities in disabilities.
Kindergarten
between and among Coordination with local
ECCD, DSWD, NGOs, agencies to facilitate the
and DepEd enrolment of identified
implemented; learners.
OUTPUT PAPS
10-year Program Stakeholders' forum on the
Assessment of IPEd establishment of the
completed mechanisms for the
enrollment of pre-identified
children with disabilities in
Kindergarten.

Implementation of the
established mechanism.
OUTPUT PAPS
Learning and Profiling of IPEd untrained
Development Plan personnel involved in IPEd
for the capacity implementation.
development of
personnel involved Implementation of the Learning
in IPEd and Development Plan on the
implemented. Capacity building of the
personnel involved in IPEd.
 OUTPUT PAPS
Rights-based and Policy review and recommendation.
culture-sensitive
planning and M&E at Formulation and implementation of
various governance contextualized right-based and
levels for IPEd culture-sensitive plan.
formulated and
implemented;
Governance Revisiting the Governance framework
framework and and partnership mechanisms for IPEd
partnership across governance levels.
mechanisms for IPEd
across governance Implementation of the Governance
levels developed and framework and partnership
implemented; and mechanisms for IPEd across
governance levels
OUTPUT PAPS
Program approaches Revisiting the formulated and
and strategies for implemented Program approaches and
various typologies of strategies for various typologies of IPEd-
IPEd-implementing implementing schools.
schools formulated
and implemented. Implementation of the enhanced program
approaches and strategies for various
typologies of IPEd-implementing schools.
Teaching, non- Capacity building on Teaching, non-
teaching, and teaching and stakeholders on IP
stakeholders trained education, governance, content, and
on inclusive pedagogy including Indigenous Knowledge
education; and Systems and Practices (IKSPs) and
Indigenous Learning Systems.
Strategy 2
• Provide an inclusive, effective, culturally
responsive, gender-sensitive, and safe
learning environment to respond to the
situations of disadvantage
OUTPUT PAPS
Policies and standards Assessment of current schools practices
for safe and and their potential to become farm
accessible learning schools
environments for
learners with different
learning needs
implemented; and
Contextualized rural Capacity building of potential
farm schools school/community on establishment of
established. rural farm schools
Establishment of rural farm school
Assessment of current schools practices
and their potential to become farm
schools
OUTPUT PAPS
One Community Inventory of existing community learning
Learning Center (CLC) Centers
per barangay
established. Convergence with Internal and External
Stakeholders and MOA Signing on the
support of the establishment/improvement of
CLCs
Inclusive Learning Advocacy on the establishment of Inclusive
Resource Center Learning Resource Center;
established; and
Establishment of functional and inclusive
learning resource centers and school library

Implementation of Project F-LeaRn

(Functional Learning Resources);
Partnership with stakeholders
OUTPUT PAPS
Learner support services Inventory of Facilities
appropriate for learners needed for learners with
with different learning different learning needs
needs implemented.
Procurement of facilities
needed for learners with
different learning needs.

Partnership with
stakeholders to augment
needed resources
Strategy 3
•Improve gender-sensitive
contextualized curriculum and
learning delivery
OUTPUT PAPS
Standards, Assessment of the
processes, and status
protocols for the implementation on
contextualization of the programs
the curriculum, and
learning delivery for
inclusive education
developed and
implemented;
OUTPUT PAPS

Programs to address gender- Capability Building to School

disparities among children are Heads and Designated
developed and implemented Guidance Counselors

Reproduction of learning
resources

Implementation of the program

on Handling Bullying in School,
Institutionalizing Child-
Protection Committee, and
Strengthening Guidance
Services including Career
Guidance
Strategy 4
•Enhance DepEd platforms for
learning resources
OUTPUT PAPS
DepEd ICT platforms and Capability building of
facilities with accessibility teachers in developing
features for inclusive contextualized learning
education are provided. resource in several learning
platforms

Utilization of contextualized
learning resources in
several platforms
OUTPUT PAPS

DepEd ICT Assist the RO-ICT Unit in the deployment of

platforms and the developed Interactive Northern
facilities with Mindanao Assistive Learning Platform
accessibility containing video audio lessons for deaf and
features for hearing impaired learners.
inclusive Implement the developed video lessons to
education are the platform with Sign Language
provided. Interpretation for the blind and visually
impaired learners.
Assist the RO-ICT Unit in the implementation
of the developed Interactive Video Game for
learners in the Autism Spectrum Disorder to
prepare them for daily specific situations.
OUTPUT PAPS
DepEd ICT Assist the RO-ICT in the Integration of Artificial
platforms and Intelligence particularly in Natural Language
facilities with Processing for IP learners automated translation
accessibility from their native language to English
features for Assist the RO-ICT in the implementation of the
inclusive developed Augmented Reality Applications to
education are simulate and train real-life situations for learners in
provided. the Autism spectrum Disorder.
Assist the RO-ICT in exploring Robotic Assistance
Technology that will guide learners with Autism
Spectrum Disorder. Communicate using Sign
Language for hearing-impaired learners and
interact with visually-impaired learners using Text-
To-Speech Technology
Strategy 5
•DepEd ICT platforms and
facilities with accessibility
features for inclusive education
are provided.
OUTPUT PAPS

Standard, processes and Review of existing policies

protocols for the on contextualization of the
contextualization of the curriculum, learning
curriculum, learning delivery, and learning
delivery, and learning resources for IPEd
resources for IPEd (for both
formal and ALS) Formulation of
formulated. standardized processes
and protocols for the
contextualization of the
curriculum, learning
delivery, and learning
resources for IPEd
Strategy 6
•Promote partnerships to benefit
education for learners in
situations of disadvantage
STRATEGIES OUTPUT PAPS
Communication and advocacy Inventory of schools
plans for inclusive education implementing Inclusive
are implemented. Education programs

Upskilling/reskilling of focal
persons on the guidelines,
policies, new issuances

Development of a unified
communication flowchart and
advocacy plans

Implementation of the plans

OUTPUT PAPS
Partnership with external Presentation of
providers of inclusive implementation status of
education forged; inclusive education to
external partners
Planning with external
partners on addressing gaps
and MOA/MOU parnership
signing
Plan implementation
OUTPUT PAPS

Standards and protocols for the Review existing policies on

engagement of stakeholders in stakeholders engagement in
support of inclusive education support of inclusive education
formulated Formulation of contextualized
standards and protocols for the
stakeholders engagement in
support to inclusive education
Implementation of the
formulated standards and
protocols
 OUTPUT PAPS
Standards and protocols for the Assist the RO-ICT in the Integration of
engagement of stakeholders in support of Artificial Intelligence particularly in
inclusive education formulated; and Natural Language Processing for IP
learners automated translation from their
native language to English
Assist the RO-ICT in the implementation
of the developed Augmented Reality
Applications to simulate and train real-life
situations for learners in the Autism
spectrum Disorder.
Assist the RO-ICT in exploring Robotic
Assistance Technology that will guide
learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Communicate using Sign Language for
hearing-impaired learners and interact
with visually-impaired learners using Text-
To-Speech Technology
Thank You