Youth for Environment in Schools (YES) Program

DepEd Order No. 52, s. 2011 entitled "Strengthening Environmental Education in Public and Private Schools" contains a mandate for the Department of Education-Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs (DepEd- CA)to lead pupils and students' environmental programs, projects, activities and advocacies in schools, and to formulate, design and develop various forms in connection with the application, registration, establishment, assessment, monitoring and evaluation of the Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (YES-0) in public and private schools. Hence, the DepEd issues the Mandated Programs, Projects and Activities (PPM), Various Forms and Targets Pertinent to the Youth for Environment in Schools (YES) Program. The following documents are enclosed for reference:

1. Enclosure No. 1 - Mandated Programs, Projects and Activities of the YES-0;
2. Enclosure No, 2 - Membership Form to be accomplished by the pupils/students applying For membership to the YES-0 and to be submitted to the YES-0 Adviser for appropriate action;
3. Enclosure No. 3 - Registration Form to be accomplished by the YES-C) Adviser for submission to the Division YES Program Coordinator on or before the 30[11 of June of every year
4. Enclosure No 4 - Certificate of Registration to be issued by the Division/Regional Offices upon approval of the application filed to the said office;
5. Enclosure No. 5 - Calendar of Annual Proposed Activities (CAPA) to be accomplished by the School YES-0 Adviser, duly approved by the School Head and to be submitted to the Division Office (DO) for consolidation; The DO shall submit a consolidated CAPA of the schools and its own CAPA to the Regional Office (RO). The RO shall submit a consolidated CAPA of its divisions and its own CAPA to the DepEd-CSCA);
6. Enclosure No 6 - Annual Accomplishment Report (AAR) to be accomplished by the YES-0 Adviser and to be submitted to the DO for consolidation; (The DO shall submit the consolidated AAR of schools and its own AAR to the RO. The RD shall submit a consolidated AAR of its divisions and its own AAR to the DepEd-CSCA);
7. Enclosure No, 7 - Monitoring and Evaluation Form to be accomplished by the Division/Regional YES Program Coordinator during the field monitoring; and
8. Enclosure No. 8 - FhAe-Year Targets.
   

To keep up with the policies of this Department, the DepEd-CSCA may supply, adjust, amend or revise an item on the foregoing PPAs, forms and targets.

To ensure effective implementation of the PPAs, the DepEd-CSCA and other
concerned DepEd offices shall provide organizational support to the YES Program and the YES-C) on the following;

1. establishment of an association of YES-0 Presidents and an association of YES-0 Advisers only in the Division Level as focused groups for project implementation covering the city or province, feedback and policy recommendations on various environmental issues and concerns;
2. adoption. of the YES-0 Constitution and By-Laws by all public and private schools;
3. conduct of awards programs for outstanding YES-0, officers, advisers, coordinators, schools, divisions and regions which DepEd will finance in all levels;
4. subject to existing DepEd policies, conduct of fund-raising and entrepreneurial activities to finance YES-0 programs, projects and activities;
5. conduct of the synchronized YES-0 elections and requisite turn-over of responsibilities, financial statements and other records and properties;
6. giving of equivalent service credits to YES-0 advisers for working during Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays as stipulated in pertinent DepEd issuances;
7. conduct of environmental camps at the division and regional levels provided coordination with, and submission of the program of activities to, the CSCA shall have been done prior to the actual conduct of the camp for purposes of review and approval; and,
8. submission of reports and close monitoring and evaluation of the establishment of the YES-Os and their conduct of the PPAs.
   

The annual conduct of the PPAs shall be documented by the YES-0 Adviser utilizing the various forms and submitted with all the supporting data by the School Head (Sly} to the Schools Division/City Superintendent iSDSj through the YES Program Division Coordinator. The SDS through the YES Program Division Coordinator shall consolidate all reports in a matrix, submit the same to the CSCA, and copy-furnish the Regional Director through the YES Program Regional Coordinator following the Calendar of Activities as stipulated in the Enclosure to DepEd Order No. 52, s. 2011.

The Regional Directors (RDsj, SDSs and Slis shall lead and ensure the implementation of the YES Program and provide technical support and assistance to the YES-0.

For coordination and concerns regarding the YES Program, kindly contact Executive Director Joey G. Pelaez, DepEd-CSCA, with office address at 119 Mabini Building, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City; telefax nos.: (02) 631-8495 or (02) 636-3603; or email; cscaportalggrnail.com. - https://www.affordablecebu.com/