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Education Cluster Operations Protocol
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CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
DepEd issues relevant alerts and advisories to its field offices and cluster members after initial appraisal of the disaster’s scope and impact, including its imminent threat to life and safety, property and disruption of education services. All members inform their respective field personnel assigned in the region to conduct initial/rapid assessment of the affected school and learners.
DepEd coordinates the conduct of needs assessments with member agencies and organizations to avoid duplication of data and optimize the available human resource on the ground. The DepEd Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) is tasked to consolidate the assessment results and submit to DepEd Management for clearance. Upon approval, the DRRMO disseminates the assessment results to NDRRMC, cluster members, and concerned government agencies.
DepEd then activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the appropriate level. The EOC maintains coordination with and among agencies, especially LDRRMC. The respective district coordinators, division superintendents, and regional directors ensure that all needs related to emergency education services are addressed.
DepEd focal persons continuously collect information on the needs of the different schools under their respective areas, and indicate the interventions being provided.
DepEd focal persons also facilitate the requests for assistance based on assessment results. All requests from the field are augmented by the next higher level office of DepEd and partner organizations. Requests that are beyond the capacity of the Education Cluster are recommended for appeal for international assistance.
The Education Cluster conducts Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) to identify if there are other educational services and personnel needs which have to be addressed; and evaluate practices and note areas for improvement as it sees fit.
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