The Regional Secretary of Education shall create a promotions board, at the appropriate levels, which shall formulate and implement a system of promotion for schools division supervisors, schools district supervisor, and school heads. Promotion of school heads shall be based on educational, qualification, merit and performance. The qualifications, salary grade, status of employment and welfare and benefits of school heads shall be the same for public elementary, secondary and integrated schools. SEC. 44. School Governing Councils. - There shall be School Governing Councils in every elementary and secondary schools and Madaris. Each School Governing Council shall be composed of the school head as Chairman with members from representatives of Local Government Units, Non-Government Organizations, Parents Teachers Community Association and teachers‟ organization and Head of the Supreme Student Government duly selected from among their ranks. The Council shall serve as governing body of the school and shall spearhead the preparation and implementation of school improvement plans, assist in the recruitment of teachers, resource generation, and establishing linkages with other stakeholders of the school. SEC. 45. Materials Development Center (MDC). - There shall be Materials Development Center in the DepEd-ARMM Regional Office which shall support the Curriculum and Textbooks Development Services. The Center shall operate as efficient service center to produce affordable support materials for teachers and students. It shall be committed to the production of low-cost but high-quality learning materials as a means to improve quality teaching and learning of the subject areas at the elementary and secondary levels through the Curriculum and Textbooks Development Services. It shall develop, produce and distribute teacher-support and student learning materials; and develops innovative tools and processes to produce and publish those materials for all DepEd-ARMM programs. SEC. 46. Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC). - There is hereby created a Regional Professional Development Center in the DepEd-ARMM which shall serve as a hub of academic professional training for leadership, managerial, and staff development of regional and field education managers, school administrators, school heads, and teachers‟ skills enhancement. The RPDC shall be headed by a senior official who shall be organic member of DepEd-ARMM and assisted by qualified management and technical staff to manage the training activities and maintenance of the Center. SEC. 47. Donor Convergence Committee for Basic Education (DCCBE) and Special Project Coordination Office (SPCO). - There is hereby created a Donor Convergence Committee for Basic Education (DCCBE) in DepEd-ARMM for purposes of sourcing funds and assistance and ensure availability of resources for basic education. It shall also serve as a mechanism for donor convergence and coordination in order to manage and consistently align donor activities with the policy direction of DepEd-ARMM, maximize gains and sustain donorfunded initiatives and institutionalize them within the context of ARMM. The Special Project Coordination Office (SPCO) shall serve as a secretariat of the DCCBE, implement policies, monitor and evaluate donor-funded projects on basic education. 84