Page 12 MMA ACT 303 ARTICLE IV SCHOOL BASED MANAGEMENT Sec. 19. Performance Management System and Good Governance. Partnership and collaboration in planning, monitoring and evaluation of educational performance shall involve the participation of parents, teachers and administrators taking into serious consideration the children‟s rights and welfare. The administration of the Department of Education-ARMM and the schools shall exhibit good governance that ensures accountability, transparency, responsibility and observance of the rule of law to improve the quality of service and of teaching. School Heads and School Governing Councils shall be vested with the right to monitor and coordinate with Local Government Units (LGUs) spending for basic education, particularly in relation to the use of Special Education Funds collections. Sec. 20. Decentralization of Education. The Autonomous Regional Government shall formulate measures to implement the principle of shared Governance which recognizes that every unit in the education bureaucracy has a particular role, task and responsibility inherent in the office and for which it is principally responsible for outcomes. These measures shall promote school-based management as a system to have ownership of the school. Sec. 21. Quality Assurance and Accountability Framework. To effectively monitor and evaluate that educational outcomes are being sufficiently achieved, the Regional Secretary of DepEd-ARMM shall institute a Quality Assurance and Accountability Framework which shall serve as control and monitoring mechanism for quality education. ARTICLE V PROFESSIONALIZATION OF DEPED-ARMM SEC. 22. Qualification Standards. There shall be an effective Human Resource Management System that ensures the entry of personnel into the Department of Education based on merit and fitness. The Qualification Standards for teaching and non-teaching personnel shall be governed by existing Civil Service laws, rules and regulations. In addition thereof, guidelines on appointment,