Republic of the Philippines Department of Education 15 SEP 2014 DepEd MEMORANDUM. No. 99, — s.2014 2014 ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM ACCREDITATION AND EQUIVALENCY {ALS A&E) TEST REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION To: Bureau Directors Directors of Services, Centers and Heads of Units Regional Directors Schools Division Superintendents Heads, Public Elementary and Secondary Schools All Others Concerned 1, The Department of Education (DepEd) through the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) will administer the 2014 Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency (ALS A&E) Test Registration and Administration to elementary pupils and high school students from 219 schools divisions nationwide on the following dates: [Wave [Date of Test [___——_Regions Cover aa eres 1X, X, XI, Xil, Caraga and Autonomous Region 1 iceman in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 2 November 30, 2014 - V, VI, Vil and VII [3 | December 7, 2014 | I, Il, lil and Cordillera Adminstrative Region (CAR) : IV-A (CALABARZON), IV-B (MIMAROPA) hd Scrraaceae acee and National Capital Region (NCR) 2, The registration period will be held from September 1 to 30, 2014. All interested test takers/registrants may register in the duly designated Registration and Testing Center (RTC) identified by the Schools Division Superintendents (SDSs). A duly appointed District ALS Coordinator (DALSC) shall serve as the Test Registration Officer (TRO). 3. The following Orientation schedule and relative activities for the 2014 ALS A&E Test Registration and Administation will be observed: Activity Date = Venue ] ‘ssion of BALS of Official Masterlist of Test Takers by October 7, 2014 | BALS ‘Testing Center National Orientation on the 2014 ALS 3 Bulwagan ng Karunungan A&E Test Administration November 12, 2014 |“ Depkd Central Office Division Orientation on the 2014 ALS A&E Test Administration | Wave 1 November 22, 2014 | Wave 2 November 29, 2014 | Division Offices or RTCs Wave 3 December 6, 2014 Wave 4 _ December 13, 2014 ronejo2-1961 A e875 /597-6200 cece4, The following documents are enclosed for reference: Enclosure No.1 - Guidelines for the ALS AGE Test Registration and Administration; Enclosure No. 2a - Registration Form for Elementary and Secondary Levels (Wave 1); Enclosure No. 2b - Registration Form for Elementary and Secondary Levels (Wave 2); Enclosure No. 2c - Registration Form for Elementary and Secondary Levels (Wave 3); and Enclosure No. 2d - Registration Form for Elementary and Secondary Levels (Wave 4). For mote information, all concerned may contact the Continuing Education Division (CED), Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), DepEd Central Office, 3:4 Floor, Mabini Building, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone no.: (02) 635-5193. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired. BR. ARMIN A. JUISTRO FSC Secretary Encls.: As stated Reference: DepEd Memorandum: No. 108, s. 2013 To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects: ACCREDITATION ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM PUPILS, RULES AND REGULATIONS SCHOOLS STUDENTS TESTS Madel: ALS ASE (0599-August 25, 2014/9-4/9-8/9-15(Enclosure 1 to DepEd Memorandum No. 99, s. 2014) GUIDELINES FOR THE 2014 ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS) ACCREDITATION AND EQUIVALENCY (A&E) TEST REGISTRATION AND TEST ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education, through the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS}, will ‘conduct the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test in two levels: elementary and secondary. The ARE Test will be administered in seventeen (17) regions covering two hundred nineteen (219) divisions nationwide. 1. When to register? Conduct of A&E TEST REGISTRATION 7 | September 1-30, 2014 | | 2. Where to register? One secondary school identified by the SDS shall serve as the Registration | and Testing Center (RTC) of the Division. An elementary school may | | qualify as RTC, provided the rooms are spacious and armchairs are used, not desks | | 1) The RTC shall have the following qualifications: a. The school is in the most strategic location within the division. | b. The school has one of the best facilities in the division. These facilities include clean and accessible toilets for males and | females. The testing rooms are well-lighted and with good | ventilation. c. The school can accommodate the number of test takers based on the figure of last ALS A&E Test, with thirty (30) | armchairs per room. | d. The school should be not less than 30 kilometers away from | the RTC of another division. | 2) The SDS shall submit to the Regional Office the official name of the testing center for his/her division on or before August 22, 2014. The | Regional Director shall subrnit the official list of the testing center for | | his/her region during the Regional Orientation on August 22, 2014, 3) Any testing center (regular testing center, additional, extension, etc.) which name has not been formally submitted to BALS on August 22, 2014, shall not be included in the official list of RTCs, hence, no | conduct of ALS A&E Test shall take place in that center. ONLY ONE (1) Registration and Testing Center per Division will be shouldered by BALS. However, a Schools Division whose testing center exceeds 1500 test registrants based on 2013 A&E test data may request | for an additional testing center in order to avoid holding of test administration in open areas, e.g., basketball court, stadium or similar ‘open spaces. Expenses will be shouldered by BALS. | | in case a Local Government Unit (LGU) or a Non-Government | Organization (NGO) requests for additional testing center in her/his ‘municipality/area, the LGU or the organization must shoulder the expenses for the test registration and administration.