Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
Regional Association of School Paper Advisers (RASPA)

Guidelines for the Search for Region IV-A Calabarzon’s

Outstanding School Paper Advisers (MOSPA)
SY 2017-2018

Rationale:
To recognize the excellent performance, remarkable achievements and outstanding
contributions to DepEd-Calabarzon’s six-straight-year supremacy in the National Schools Press
Conference- a record unparalleled and unmatched, Gawad Panitik will be awarded to the deserving
school paper advisers, education leaders and institutions whose commitment and hard work
catapulted the region to be the center of excellence in campus journalism setting the standards for
the entire country.

Mechanics:
A. Gawad Panitik for Excellence in Campus Journalism

1. The search will award the consistently performing school paper advisers (SPAs) in the region
in the National Schools Press Conference for the last 5 years (NSPC Ormoc City up to NSPC
Dumaguete City).
2. It is open to all SPAs in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the region,
MOSPA awardees and finalists.
3. The selection process will be conducted at the division level with the EPS in-charge of Campus
Journalism as the chair together with the Division Association of School Paper Advisers
serving as co-chairs and members.
4. To qualify, a candidate should have been a national winner (individual, school paper category,
radio broadcasting and collaborative publishing). Likewise, the candidate must meet a
minimum of 75 points as computed from the total aggregate scores of national winnings for
the last five years (baseline SY 2012-2013).
ACHIEVEMENT IN JOURNALISM CONTESTS (for the past five years)

1. Individual Contests …………..…………………………… 20 pts.

a. National
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Points 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
2. Group Contests ………………………………….…...………20 pts.
a. National
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Points 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
For winning school papers with multiple advisers, the certificate of recognition should be
supported with certification that the SPA is the adviser of the specific section. The
memorandum should also be attached.

3. Radio Broadcasting ………………………………………………10 pts.

a. Individual
1. National
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Points 10 9 8
 b. Group
National
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Points 10 9 8
3. Collaborative Publishing…………………………………………………….…10 pts.
a. Individual
National
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Points 10 9 8
b. Group
National
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Points 10 9 8
4. The Division Selection Committee will then forward the qualified SPAs for recognition in the
region with the attached computation of scores duly signed.
5. The Regional Selection Committee will be composed of the EPS-in-charge of Campus
Journalism as Chair, RACAS President as Co-Chair, and RASPA President and Vice
Presidents- as Members. The regional committee will then validate the submitted division
lists of SPA-nominees against the regional records. A letter of invitation will then be sent to
those who passed the regional validation.

B. Gawad Panitik for Excellence in Leadership in Campus Journalism

1. The search will award the school paper advisers (SPAs) whose leadership consistently
contributed to the region’s supremacy in the National Schools Press Conference for the
last 5 years (NSPC Ormoc City up to NSPC Dumaguete City).
2. The selection process will be conducted at the division level with the EPS in-charge of
Campus Journalism as the chair together with the Division Association of School Paper
Advisers serving as co-chairs and members.
3. To qualify, a candidate should have been an active officer of the division and/or regional
association (baseline SY 2012-2013).
4. To select the recipients of this award, the following criteria will serve as the bases.

CRITERIA POINTS MOVs

(The campus- Regional Division District School

journalism
related services
should be in
CALABARZON
region)

Trainer (20) 20 19 18 17 Certificate,

memo, travel
order

Speakership 20 19 18 17 Certificate,
(20) memo, travel
order

Facilitator (10) 10 8 6 4 Certificate,

memo, travel
order
 Adviser of a 10 Certificate
MOCJ (10)

*Extension 5 4 3 2 Certification,
services (Adopt- accomplishm
a-School/District) ent report,
(5) certificate

Mentoring 10 Certification,
(coaching an accomplishm
SPA/writer for ent report,
NSPC certificate
individual/grou
p category) (10)

Published Books- 5 3 1 Books (in

books and pdf), articles,
articles (5) Articles Article/s certification,
published published
in the in the
national/ division/pr
regional ovincial
level level

Technical Working Committee in cliniquing, trainings, press conferences,

documentation committee (15)

Chairman 15 14 13 12 Certificate,
memo,
certification

Co-chair 14 13 12 11

Member 13 12 11 10

Journalism Related Awards (CMMA, Palanca Award) 5 Certificate

Leadership National Regional Division Certificate,

certification
10 10

President 10 9 8

Vice-president 9 8 7

Secretary and 8 7 6
other positions

TOTAL 100

b. Gawad Panitik for Excellence in Educational Leadership in Campus Journalism

This will be given to all the education program supervisors in campus journalism and
educational media in the region for their continuous support.
c. Special Regional Commendation to RACAS/CASPA/Caravan Volunteers
C. Gawad Panitik for Institutional Excellence in Campus Journalism
1. This award is exclusive for the academic institutions (public and private) which have
displayed consistent outstanding performance in campus journalism (NSPC Ormoc to
NSPC Dumaguete)
2. To qualify, the school should have met any of the following criteria:
a. Recipient of Gawad Patnugot Most Oustanding Campus Jounalism Program
Implementer
b. Produced MOCJs/MOSPA
c. Produced national best school papers
d. Produced national winners in individual, school paper and group categories
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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Gate 2, Karangalan Village, Cainta Rizal
 Gawad Panitik (Excellence in Campus Journalism)
Outstanding School Paper Advisers

Name: ______________________________
Division: ________________________
Level:

Criteria for National level Points Total

Individual Contests 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
National 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

Group Contests 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

Radio Broadcasting
10 9 8 7 6 5 4
a. Individual 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

b. Group 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

Collaborative Publishing
10 9 8 7 6 5 4
a. Individual 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

b. Group 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

TV Broadcasting
b. Individual 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

c. Group 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Total

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Gate 2, Karangalan Village, Cainta Rizal
Name: ___________________________
Division: _________________
Level: __________________________
Gawad Panitik (Excellence in Leadership in Campus Journalism)

DIVISION SELECTION COMMITTEE

__________________________________
EPS-English /Campus Journalism
Criteria Points Total
CALABARZON only Regional Division District School
Trainer

Speakership

Facilitator

Adviser of a MOCJ

Extension Services
(Adopt-a-
School/District

Mentoring (coaching
an SPA/writer for
NSPC
individual/group
category

Published books and Articles published in the Articles published in the

Books
articles national/regional level division/provincial level
(5)
(3) (1)

Technical Working Committee in cliniquing, trainings, press conference, documentation committee (10)
Chairman

Co-chair

Member

Journalism Related Awards (CMMA, Palanca Award) 5

Leadership National Regional Division School
President/EIC

Vice-president

Secretary and other

positions

Total
Chair

DASPA President (Elementary) DASPA President (Secondary)