Page 7 MMA ACT 303 Out-of-School Learners refer to school-age children and youth who are unable to avail of the educational opportunities of the formal school system or who have dropped out of the formal elementary or secondary education. Preschool Education refers to an organized learning experience including play activities for children below five (5) years old. It aims to develop the child in all aspects physical, social, cognitive, and emotional so he/she will be better prepared for socialization and cope with the demands of formal schooling. Provisional Teacher refers to teacher on a temporary appointment for a period of one year, subject to replacement by a more qualified teacher. Quality Assurance and Accountability Framework (QAAF) refers to a “road map” that will provide more than half a million strong civil servants in the Philippine education system with directions on instilling quality and accountability in their operations. The QAAF brings together different but interrelated critical elements of the education process necessary in the pursuit of quality education. It seeks to bind the key players and stakeholders involved in the system into one integrated entity whose main objective is to ensure consistent provision of quality basic education services to every Filipino learner anytime, anywhere. Quality Education refers to the appropriateness, relevance and excellence of the education given to meet the needs and aspirations of an individual and society. Regional or Native Language refers to the speech variety prevailing in a region, area or place. School Head refers to a person responsible for the administrative and instructional supervision of the school. Special Needs Education refers to the education of children and youth with special needs corresponding to elementary and secondary education that require modifications of school practices, curricula, programs, special services and facilities. These include children and youth who are gifted/talented, fast learners and those with disabilities. Sped Center refers to an administrative unit which may not be within the regular schools that serves children with special needs and is administered by an APED trained principal/head teacher or any qualified staff. Standard Madrasah Education refers to the teaching of Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) subject in public schools known as Refined Enhancement Madrasah Curriculum (REMC) and the teaching of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language (ISAL) and Revised Basic Education Curriculum (RSMC) in pilot madaris.