MODULE 3

RESPONSIBILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF A
FILIPINO TEACHER

Teacher Induction Progra

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Teacher Education Council, Department ofEducation

Wilhelmina Gatmaitan-Borjal, Ed. D.
Miguela G. Marasigan, Ed. D.
Aida A. Orosa, M.A.

Writers

Paraluman R. Giron, Ed. D.

Ofelia O. Flojo, M.A.T.

Reviewers

Bernadette S. Pablo, M. Ed.

Editor
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TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM

MODULE 3
Responsibility and Accountability
of a Filipino Teacher
 Module Guide

Welcome to this module on the Responsibility and Accountability of a

Filipino Teacher!

This module focuses on you, the Filipino teacher. The State recognizes
your vital role in nation-building and development… (R.A. 7836)

Lesson 1 is about your roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities and the

characteristics of an effective school teacher. A number `of sections under the
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers are also presented.

Lesson 2 is on the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers particularly

Article II- the Teacher and the State and Article IV- The Teacher and the
Profession. It also discusses Article VIII, The Teacher and the Learner.

Lesson 3 is on the Professional Development Guide for Teachers

anchored on the Teacher Education Development Program (TEDP) and its
component parts and on the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards
(NCBTS).

Lesson 4 deals on Records Management. It provides you guidance on

the accomplishment of records and preparation of reports as well as assessing
student performance.

Self-Check Questions (SCQ) and/or Activities test your understanding of

the different topics of the Module. Try to reflect on the different Self-Check
Questions and Activities and find out for yourself how you can relate to the
different situations.

Answer the preassessment test honestly. Don’t you worry if you find that
questions are difficult to answer because this Module will guide you all the way.

You will also answer the postassessment test after reading all the lessons
to gauge your full comprehension of the entire Module.

So, read, reflect, and study this module very well. Good luck!

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 OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, you will be able to:

¾ Underscore the roles of a Filipino teacher;

¾ Reflect on the characteristics of a Filipino teacher;

¾ Analyze the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of a Filipino teacher

as specified in the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS);

¾ Differentiate responsibility from accountability;

¾ Operationalize the rights and privileges of a public school teacher as

stipulated in the Magna Carta for School Teachers and the Code of Ethics;

¾ Accomplish various school forms and reports both in the elementary and
secondary schools;

¾ Gain knowledge on the Teacher Education and Development Program

(TEDP); and

¾ Explain the performance indicators in the NCBTS).

Check your prior knowledge on the Module by answering the

preassessment questions.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page

Introduction i
Objectives ii
Preassessment 1

Lesson I Roles, Duties, and Responsibilities of a Teacher 4

• Characteristics of a Teacher 7

• Qualifications, Rights, and Privileges of a Teacher in the

Magna Carta for School Teachers 12

Lesson 2 Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers 21

• The Teacher and the State 23

• The Teacher and the Profession 25

• The Teacher and Learners 26

Lesson 3 Professional Development Guide for Teachers 30

• Teacher Education and Development Program (TEDP) 31

• National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) 33

• Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST) 51

Lesson 4 Records Management 55

• Anecdotal Record and Communication to Parents 57

• Pupils’/Students’ Record 60

Answer Key (Preassessment, SCQ’s and Activities) 66

Acronyms 78 Bibliography 79

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 Appendices 81
Appendix A
• The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers 81
Appendix B
• Code of Ethics for Public School Teachers (R.A.4670) 90
Appendix C
• Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers (R.A. 7836) 91
Appendix D
• Ref. The Family Code of the Philippines 95
Appendix E
• School Forms 111
Appendix F

• Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST) 127

Appendix G

• Application for Leave 129

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TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM PREASSESSMENT

PREASSESSMENT
1. What kind of a teacher anticipates problems and plans ahead?

A. Proactive
B. Effective
C. Active
D. Reactive

2. What should every Filipino teacher NOT do?

A. Enroll pupils/students.
B. Implement rules and regulations.
C. Disregard school records and required reports.
D. Prepare effective lesson plans.

3. Which of the following describes a morally mature teacher?

A. One who seeks out information from a range of sources

B. One who respects human dignity
C. One who manages pupils/students to achieve high performance
levels
D. One who practices biases in giving actions to situations

4. After how many years of service shall a teacher be entitled to a study

leave?

A. 4 years
B. 6 years
C. 1 year
D. 7 years

5. How many hours of actual classroom instruction are required from any
teacher?

A. 5 hours
B. 7 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 4 hours

6. What does the acronym NCBTS mean?

A. National Competent Board Teacher Standards B. National

Competency-Based Teacher Standards
C. National Competency-Board Teacher Standards
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D. National Commission-Based Teacher Standards

7. Which of the following indicators can teachers exemplify?

A. Attend all seminars and meetings

B. Submit periodic reports of accomplishments
C. Model what he teaches
D. Accept all given suggestions

8. Who is mandated to give the Licensure Examination for Teachers?

A. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)

B. Civil Service Commission (CSC)
C. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
D. Teacher Education Institutions (TEI)

9. How can a teacher develop closer relationship with parents?

A. Solicitation for school funds
B. Periodic report of pupils’/students’progress
C. Home visitation/parent conference
D. Participation in seminars and trainings

10. Which of these DepEd memos is used to assess pupils’/students’

performance?

A. DepED Order No. 4 s 2007

B. Republic Act No. 9155
C. DepEd Order No, 33 s. 2004
D. Republic Act No. 7836

11. Which of the following is sent to the parents periodically?

A. Form 137-E
B. Form 138-A
C. Form 138-E
D. Form 137-A

12. What is at the center of the Teacher Education and Development Map?

A. DepEd B. PRC C. NCBTS D. CHED

13. What are the bases of the set of competency standards as indicators of
the quality of a teacher’s performance?
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A. Core values of Filipino teachers

B. Principles of effective teaching and learning
C. Number of years in the service
D. In-service trainings and LAC sessions

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3 C) 3 and 4 D) 1 and 4

14. As specified in the NCBTS, which of the following is NOT a role of

teachers?

A. Motivator of learning
B. Facilitator of learning
C. Role model and innovator
D. Appointing officer

15. Which of the following is an accountability of teachers?

A. To keep accurate records of performances of learners

B. To enroll in graduate courses
C. To reads professional magazines
D. To collect voluntary contributions

What have you found out about yourself after answering the preassessment

checklist? Do you anticipate a gigantic responsibility ahead of you? Don’t you

worry, for you will discover later on that teaching is a very marvelous and rewarding

experience.

Check your answers with the Answer Key on page 66.

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LESSON 1
ROLES, DUTIES, AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

INTRODUCTION
As a beginning teacher, you are confronted with so many apprehensions

about how you will get on with your chosen career. You worry about efficient

handling of classroom routine and time management. You worry about your personal

ability to cope with the demands in the work place. And, of course, you are

concerned with the instructional strategies you are going to use so that the students

can actively learn.

To become an effective and competent teacher entails hard work. It also

requires your awareness of the varying roles, duties, and responsibilities you must

assume.

Read this lesson to answer all your queries about becoming an effective and an

expert teacher.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. Underscore the roles of a Filipino teacher;

2. Internalize the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of a Filipino teacher;

3. Reflect on the characteristics of an effective teacher; and

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4. Operationalize the rights and privileges of a public school teacher as stipulated under the
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.

READ

As a teacher, you wear different kinds of hats...

You are a communicator, a facilitator of learning, an evaluator, a classroom

manager, a counselor, a disciplinarian, a mentor, a guidance counselor, and a

surrogate parent.

As a beginning teacher, you are expected to perform a number of duties and

responsibilities. Below are the duties and responsibilities of a Filipino teacher as

mandated in the Qualification Standards (CSC 1995):

In this Module, the duties and responsibilities of an elementary school teacher

and a secondary school teacher stated in the Qualification Standards (CSC 1995)

are combined.

Under general supervision, a teacher…

1. teaches such subjects as English, Mathematics, Science, Filipino, Makabayan ( to

include HEKASI, Edukasyon sa Pagpapalakas ng Katawan/Musika/Sining/, and
Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan in the elementary level and Technology
and Livelihood Education and Values Education in the secondary level;
2. enrolls pupils/students;
3. prepares effective lesson plans;
4. prepares visual aids and other devices for instruction;
5. sees to it that the pupils/students in his/her advisory class are provided with the
necessary textbooks when available;
6. implements rules and regulations;
7. conducts guidance services for his/her advisory class;

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8. evaluates pupils’ /students’ progress and provides various experiences for their
continuous development;
9. supervises curricular and co-curricular projects and activities of the pupils/students;

10. checks/records the attendance of the pupils/students;

11. keeps up-to-date anecdotal records of pupils/students;
12. keeps school records and prepares required reports;
13. keeps parents informed on pupils’/students’ progress;
14. attends and participates in in-service trainings and faculty meetings;
15. executes the administration of school policies designed for the welfare of the
pupils/students;
16. maintains membership in professional organizations;
17.works with other school personnel, parents, and the community for the total
development of the pupils/students;
18. participates in the socio-economic development projects in the community;
19. coordinates and cooperates with other teachers in school projects or activities;
20. safeguards school facilities and equipment; and
21. does other related work.

In relation to the stated duties and responsibilities, there are some other vital
points to consider in order to provide pupils/students with quality educational
opportunities that shall reflect both excellence and equity. These are as follows:

Every school teacher...

demonstrates a belief that all students can learn; 

teaches responsible citizenship and life skills; treats

each student fairly;

promotes a safe and positive learning environment;

exemplifies a good adult role model;

exhibits a caring, honest, and professional attitude;

recognizes the community as a partner in educating students;

maintains confidentiality on critical issues that affect the secrecy
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of the entire educational system; and abides by the policies and

regulations.

SCQ 1.1

The duties and responsibilities of a public school teacher are centered on such
tasks as a facilitator of learning, an evaluator of student performance, a
manager in the classroom, and a partner of parents and other stakeholders in
the community.

Fill in the second column with the specific ways by which a teacher discharges
his/her duties and responsibilities in the first column.

Duties and Responsibilities Specific ways by which a

teacher discharges his duties
of a Teacher and responsibilities

Facilitating Learning

Managing Records

Guidance Counseling

Assessing Pupils’/Students’
Performance

READ

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Characteristics of an Effective Teacher

To be an effective teacher you do not only possess knowledge of educational theory

and research. You also possess a willingness to assume your varying roles and the
ability to reflect on your own performance.

Effective teaching is responsible teaching.

To be a fully functioning effective teacher, you need to be equipped with increased skills,
knowledge, and awareness of how you perceive your learning environment. This is crucial
because they constitute your problem-solving and decision-making prowess.

The basic skills you possess as an effective teacher may be classified into three:

• Functional skills - the capabilities you use in the work environment, such as planning,
organizing, controlling, communicating, motivating, developing, and managing.

• Adaptive skills – your personal capabilities that relate to self-management. These include
creativity, discipline, dependability, drive, persuasiveness, memory, resourcefulness, and
perceptiveness.

• Professional skills – related to work content. They comprise your know-how or your ability
to use what you already know.

The early role – model definition of a good teacher eventually gives way to
another definition, which can relate to the psychological characteristics of an
effective teacher:

• Personality characteristics
- achievement/ motivation
- directness
- flexibility
• Attitude
- motivation to teach
- empathy towards pupils
- commitment
• Experience
- years of teaching
- experience in subjects taught
- experience with particular grade/ year levels

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• Aptitude / achievement
- scores in ability test
- college grade – point average
- student teaching evaluations

ACTIVITY 1.1

Answer the following questions as best as you can by checking YES or NO in the
appropriate column. (Adapted from the Characteristics of an Ideal Teacher,
Stronge 2002)

Characteristics of an Effective Teacher YES NO

1. Do/Can you work effectively with others to achieve
shared goals for pupils and students and the
school?

2. Are you aware of what others feel and think?

3. Do you understand the meaning of and reasons for

other people’s behavior?

4. Are your actions based on the desire of each pupil

/student to attain high levels of achievement?

5. Do you believe in your own ability to succeed?

6. Do/Can you accept challenges?

7. Can others depend on you to accomplish what you

have agreed to do?

8. Do you show respect and consideration for others?

9. Do/Can you set out clear expectations for others?

10. Do/Can you manage pupils/students to work

together effectively and achieve high performance
levels?

11. Can you analyze situations and data in a logical

way?

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12. Do/Can you strive constantly to raise

pupils’/students' achievement and surpass
challenging targets?

13. Do/Can you seek out information from a range of

sources?
14. Do you practice biases in giving actions to
situations?

15. Do you think ahead in order to anticipate and act on

future needs and opportunities?

Note:

If you answered yes to 14 out of 15 questions, you possess the

characteristics of an effective teacher.

If you answered yes to 10 out of 15 questions, you have mastered some of

the key elements of being a teacher with a passion to teach, though you still have to

improve some more.

If you answered yes to 5 out of 15 questions, you have a lot to improve on.

If you answered yes to less than 10 of the questions, there is nothing to worry

about for this module will guide you through so you will turn out to be an effective

teacher.

READ

Remember that as a teacher, you will deal with various stakeholders like the
students, parents, administrators, and colleagues. Good interpersonal skills are very
necessary as you go along in your day-to-day activities. Your interaction with them
will deepen your understanding of people and their behaviors. To do this, you will
need a thorough understanding of yourself--your own motivations, hopes, prejudices,
and desires–all of which will affect your ability to relate with others.

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Your role as a teacher demands a sense of leadership and service indicated

by certain human and/or professional values such as responsibility and
accountability. These two terms are closely related in meaning.

Responsibility entails “answering” for what one has been called upon to do.
Accountability, on the other hand, refers to the acceptance of responsibility to fulfill
a certain obligation or duty.

Accountability of Teachers
Teachers’ leadership is recognized as a great factor in an effective classroom
setting. Teachers who fail to do their job regardless of the reasons --- poor
preparation, burn out, or lack of interest in professionalism --- and who are judged
incompetent must be counselled or dismissed.

The Department of Education aims to create a quality teaching force with new
approaches to accountability designed and implemented through teacher leadership
and the participation of large number of teachers.

Efforts to unify the training of teachers have seen dramatic changes especially
in terms of cultural diversity and regional differences and languages. For instance,
the Philippines-Australia Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) focuses
on general teaching methodology and assessment practices in the key areas of
English, Science, and Mathematics to improve the quality and access to basic
education in Mindanao, thereby, contributing to the attainment of peace and
development in Southern Philippines. Its purpose is to improve the teaching and
learning of basic education in Regions Xl, XII, and ARMM and to implement
strategies that will provide opportunities for all children in these three regions to
access quality education and develop key life skills.

As teachers, we know that accountability, when operationalized, can produce a

variety of programs and proposals. Current new approaches to accountability
emphasize early intervention, peer review, and recognition of exemplary teachers
who serve as mentors or lead teachers.

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SCQ 1.2

Choose five duties from the Qualification Standards (CSC, 1995). Opposite

each duty, write the corresponding accountability.

RESPONSIBILITY / DUTY ACCOUNTABILITY

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3. 4.
4.
5. 5.

READ

The Magna Carta for Public School Teacher Act better known as R.A. 4670 shall
apply to all public school teachers except those in the professorial staff of state
colleges and universities.

The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers aims to promote and improve the
social and economic status of public school teachers, their living and working
conditions, their employment and career prospects so that they may compare
favorably with existing opportunities in other walks of life, attract, and retain in the
teaching profession more people with the proper qualification.

As used in this Act, the term “teacher” shall be all persons engaged in classroom
teaching at any level of instruction, on full-time basis, including guidance counselors,
school librarians, industrial arts or vocational instructors, and all other persons
performing supervisory and/or administrative function in all schools, colleges, and
universities operated by the government or its political subdivisions; but shall not
include school nurses, school physicians, school dentists, and other school
employees.

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Likewise, the Magna Carta clarifies the career opportunities, tenure, and leave
privileges of teachers. You may find a copy of this law in the library or you may
request your facilitator/mentor to help you find a copy.

Some pertinent provisions of this Act were selected for further discussion.

Section 6. Consent for Transfer – Transportation Expenses – Except for

cause as herein otherwise provided, no teacher shall be transferred without his
consent from one station to another.

Where the exigencies of the service require the transfer of a teacher from one
station to another, such transfer may be effected by the school superintendent who
should have previously notified the teacher concerned on the transfer and the
reason/s thereof. If the teacher believes that there is no justification for the transfer,
he may appeal his case to the Director of Public Schools or Director of Vocational
Education, as the case may be. Pending his appeal and the decision thereon, his
transfer shall be held in abeyance, provided, however, that no transfer whatever
shall be made three months before any local or national election.

SCQ 1.3
1. Mrs. Abdulgani, a principal of Sta. Cruz Elementary School, transferred
one of her teachers to another school for being habitual in coming late to school.
She did not inform her teacher why he was transferred to another school.

Does the principal have the right to transfer the teacher?

Section 24. STUDY LEAVE – In addition to the leave privileges now enjoyed by
teachers in the public schools, they shall be entitled to leave not exceeding one
school year after seven years of service. Such leave shall be granted in accordance

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with a schedule set by the Department of Education. During the period of study
leave, the teachers shall be entitled to at least sixty percent of their monthly salary:
Provided, however, that no teacher shall be allowed to accumulate more than one
year study leave, unless he needs an additional semester to finish his/her thesis for
a graduate study in education or allied courses: Provided, further, that no
compensation shall be due the teacher after five years of such leave. In all cases,
the study leave period shall be counted for seniority and pension purposes.

The compensation allowed for one year study leave as herein provided shall be
subject to the condition that the teacher takes the regular study load and passes at
least seventy-five percent of his courses. A study leave of more than one year may
be permitted by the Secretary of Education but without compensation.

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ACTIVITY 1.2

When a teacher goes on leave, he/she accomplishes Form 6 or Leave

Form. Try to accomplish Form 6 below.

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READ

A portion of Section 22 of R.A. 7610 known as Special Protection of Children

Against Child Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act clearly defines the role of
the teacher and his/her accountabilities in declaring this act Children as Zones of
Peace.

Children are hereby declared as Zones of Peace. It shall be the responsibility

of the State and all other sectors concerned to resolve armed conflicts in order to
promote the goal of children as zones of peace. To attain this objective, the following
policies shall be observed.

(a) Children shall not be the object of attack and shall be entitled to special
respect. They shall be protected from any form of threat, assault, torture, or
other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment;

(b) The safety and protection of those who provide services including those
involved in fact-finding missions from both government and non-
government institutions shall be ensured. They shall not be subjected to
undue harassment in the performance of their work.

The teachers who are in the government service are covered in this Act. The
State therefore, takes action on any malpractice or maltreatment of pupils/students
while discharging their duties as teachers.

Children shall be protected from any threat, assault, torture, or other cruel,
inhuman, or degrading treatment. Oftentimes we read or hear about the sad plight of
school children who suffer from the maltreatment of their teachers. The Act gives
protection and holds the teacher accountable for any violation of this act.

A teacher is a person in authority. Chapter 3 of the DECS Service Manual

2000 provides that “school officials and teachers shall have the right to impose
appropriate and reasonable disciplinary measures in case of minor offenses or

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infractions of good discipline. However, no cruel or physically harmful punishment

shall be imposed or applied against any pupil or student.”

The Service Manual further forbids the use of corporal punishment by teachers such
as slapping, jerking, or pushing pupils/students about; imposing manual work or
degrading task as penalty; meting out cruel and unusual punishment of any nature;
holding up a pupil/student to unnecessary ridicule; using epithets and expressions
tending to destroy a pupil’s/student’s self-respect and the permanent confiscation of
the personal property of pupils/students.

SCQ 1.4
1. Mention some common corporal punishments inflicted by teachers on their
pupils. Suggest more constructive disciplinary measures that teachers can
resort to.

2. Do you think verbal defamation against pupils is more dehumanizing than

physical injury? If yes, give your own opinion.

3. How do you implement the idea of children as “zones of peace” in your

classroom?

As a beginning teacher, much is expected of you. You serve as a role model.

You have to do your best to ensure the safety and protection of your pupils and your
wards.

All the specifics may be found in the Qualification Standards, 1995 for further readings.

Teachers have legal-moral leadership. The teacher who has a good grasp of the
pertinent laws and who possesses integrity will most likely be successful in
effectively influencing learners to learn and live morally.

Teachers teach students how to learn, how to work and how to live with others.
Teaching students by example shall be very effective in guiding them to identify good
role models.

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READ

Value formation among teachers takes the course of time. As a beginning

teacher like you gain experience and get exposed to the real world of teaching, you
continue to acquire learnings, develop ethical character, assume authority discretely,
and stay compassionate in dealing with the learners. The values you have formed
are manifested in the way you assume your roles and responsibilities and in your
relationship with your learners, peers, superiors, parents, and the other stakeholders.

Learning
Learning means you have mastery of the subject matter. It requires keeping
up with new insights and technology. It also conveys the spirit of sharing learning to
others and being open to the knowledge of others, especially of your own students
and their parents.

SCQ 1.5

Reflect

1. As an authority, do you convey your expectations and confidence to your

pupils/students that they can learn?

2. Do you give extra support and encouragement to slower pupils/students?

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You have authority in teaching. It is a legitimate influence over others. It is not

mere power. It differs from power in its moral sense because while power may be
used for good or ill, authority does not connote coercion.

If you have the authority, you have the unusual quality of being dual,
reciprocal, and thus dependent upon others for its fulfillment in the classroom. It is
composed both of a teacher’s knowledge, character and conduct, and the
pupils’/students’ respect given back to you, the teacher, in free acknowledgment of
the your greater understanding of the subject at hand and greater ability to convey it.
Authority encourages aspiration in the learners.

Ethical Teaching
In teaching, ethics means putting the satisfaction of the needs and good of
pupils/students before those of anyone else. This has to be so, not simply because
this is the right thing to do, but also because it is the surest road to pupils’/students’
trust and understanding and therefore the best way to ensure that they learn.

As a beginning teacher, observe that the first rule to ethical teaching is to do

no harm to students. Ethical teaching requires exclusive attention to pupils’/students’
welfare. Ethical teaching means setting up high standards and expectations and
inspiring pupils/students to meet them. Ethical teaching may also be referred to as
effective and responsible teaching.

SCQ 1.6

Reflect

1. Do you notice and comment favorably on a pupil’s/student’s

homework,
projects, and other accomplishments?

2. Do you show pupils/students who return after being absent that you

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are happy to have them back in class?

Compassion
You are a compassionate teacher if you have profound concern for
pupils/students that springs from the heart as well as from the head and an
irresistible desire to help the young overcome their natural weaknesses to dispel
people’s ignorance.

Compassion serves as the basis for the necessary patience of teachers. It

connotes sharing of experience that requires first that teachers know who their
students are.

Compassion demands an adherence to high standards and that which require teachers
to put themselves in their students’ place.

Compassion makes approval enjoyable and correction palatable. Compassion

requires avoiding favoritism. Compassion moves teachers to acknowledge their
pupils’/students’ struggles.

Compassion means acting as a whole person. There are no people without

emotions. Compassion is evident in a steady devotion to each pupil’s/student’s
future.
SCQ 1.7

Reflect

1. Do you let your pupils/students know that you are aware of and
interested in them as unique persons?

2. Do you find time to talk quietly alone with a pupil/student with difficulty?

The teaching profession is continually adjusting to the forces operating at a

particular time through pressures from within and without. Constant renewal is
imperative. Teachers like you must be sensitive to changing problems and new
developments.

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ACTIVITY 1.3

Choose any one of the following attributes listed below. Write something
about your perception of yourself.

1. I believe I am a great teacher because I have chosen the profession.

2. I am proud I am a teacher because I know what I am teaching my students.

3. I am a teacher by nature because of my passion to educate the youth.

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LESSON 2

THE CODE OF ETHICS

INTRODUCTION

The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (1966) mandated a Code of
Ethics for Public School Teachers which was adopted under Section 7 of R.A. 4670
and which focused on responsibility, professional conduct, and integrity. (See
Appendix B.)

With the passage of R.A 7836, otherwise known as the Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994, the Board for Professional Teachers of the
Professional Regulation Commission passed Resolution No. 435 s. 1997
promulgating and adopting the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers. This is an
expanded version of the Magna Carta Code of Ethics which provides standards and
guidelines on how teachers should conduct themselves inside and outside the
workplace.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

1. acquaint yourself with the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers; 2.

observe and practice the different provisions of the Code of Ethics; and
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3. internalize the values stipulated in the Code of Ethics.

READ

Teaching is a demanding profession. As a teacher, you are expected to be

equipped with the necessary technical knowledge and skills needed to become a
competent facilitator and manager of learning. You are also expected to manifest
personal attributes, attitudes, and values that will surely enhance your image as an
effective role model.

What are these personal characteristics that play a very important role in
effective teaching?

Many experts stress the need for the development of love, commitment, and
dedication to service in order to be successful teachers. One advice they give to new
teachers like you is to “teach with love”, that is, by showing genuine concern for the
learners and by being patient, understanding, and persevering in your work. When
you are committed to your teaching, you will strive to do your best and will not settle
for poor performance. As they say, you “forget about monetary rewards” when you
find “joy in teaching”. Financially, industry gives more but in terms of chances for
growth, maybe not in terms of ranks but in terms of competency and knowledge
acquisition, teaching is very fulfilling and satisfying.

According to Clemente- Reyes (2002), a number of experienced teachers attribute

their success in teaching to their resourcefulness, creativity, innovation, and risk-
taking, coupled with discipline, an intrinsic motivation to teach well, and a strong
motivation to succeed. Hence, she urges neophyte teachers like you to plan your
career, set your goal, and try hard to achieve and excel.

Other personal traits which you can develop as mentioned by Clemente-Reyes are as
follows: enthusiasm in teaching, open-mindedness to students’ varied opinions or
viewpoints, pleasing personality, and good grooming. You must also have a good
sense of humor to make the class session always lively, joyful, and fun.

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In a capsule, the Preamble of the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers states all
these personal and professional attributes to attain success, thus:

Teachers are duly licensed professionals who possess dignity and reputation
with high moral values as well as technical and professional competence. In the
practice of their noble profession, they strictly adhere to, observe, and practice
this set of ethical and moral principles, standard, and values.

SCQ 2.1

1. List down the key words that are expected of the teacher as a professional.

READ

Article II of the Code of Ethics is entitled The Teacher and the State.

As stipulated in Article II, the schools are the nurseries or breeding ground of
the citizens of the state and every teacher is a trustee of the cultural and educational
heritage of the land.

In this context, the country depends on you, the teacher, since you have the moral
obligation to transmit such heritage to the learners. High premium is placed on you in
terms of elevating national morality, promoting national pride, cultivating love of
country, instilling allegiance to the Constitution, and giving respect for all duly
constituted authorities. You are also tasked with promoting obedience to the laws of
the land. In other words, it is your duty to teach learners about the country and its
people and also about the duties and responsibilities of the citizens as well as their
constitutional rights and privileges.

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Likewise, Section 4 states: Every teacher shall possess and actualize full commitment
and devotion to duty.

ACTIVITY 2.1
Choose five responsibilities and state how you can actualize
commitment and devotion in performing your roles with
corresponding responsibility and accountability.

1.

2.
3.

4.
5.

READ

While the Code of Ethics is explicit about the duties and responsibilities of teachers as
well as their rights and privileges, it also sanctions the following acts:

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a. Engaging in the promotion of any political, religious, or other partisan interest;

b. Soliciting , requiring, collecting, or receiving any money, service, and other
valuable material from any person or entity for such purpose; and
c. Using his position or official authority of influence to coerce any other person to
follow any political course of action.

SCQ 2.2

Give your opinion on each of these situations:

1. You received a cash gift from the parent of one of the candidates for

honors. What would you do?

2. Would you join a political rally because a close relative is running for an

elective position? Give reasons for your answer.

READ
Article IV is on the Teacher and the Profession. Read and analyze carefully the
five sections in the article.

Section 1. Every teacher shall actively help insure that teaching is the noblest
profession, and shall manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a noble
calling.
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Section 2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality
education, shall make the best preparation for the career of teaching, and shall be at
his best at all times in the practice of his profession.

Section 3. Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing Professional

Education (CPE) program of the Professional Regulation Commission, and shall
pursue such other studies as will improve his efficiency, enhance the prestige of the
profession, and strengthen his competence, virtues, and productivity in order to be
nationally and internationally competitive.

Section 4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized, to seek support for the
school, but shall not make improper misrepresentations through personal
advertisements and other questionable means.

Section 5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that
makes it a dignified means for earning a decent living.

SCQ 2.3

1. What is your perspective of a noble profession?

2. How can you be at your best at all times in the practice of your
profession?

ACTIVITY 2.2

Explain why a continuing professional education is important to a teacher.

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The Code of Ethics is explicit on the relation between The Teacher and the
Learners (Article VIII).

Section 3. states: Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor

discriminatory against any learner.

Section 8. A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners

nor make deductions from their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are
clearly not manifestations of poor scholarship.

The quoted provisions are pertinent to the responsibility and accountability of a

teacher.

SCQ 2.4

Classroom management includes good discipline of the learners. You

observe a boy who bullies his classmates. How will you handle the situation
without being prejudiced nor discriminatory against the learner?

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THE CODE OF ETHICS

You are the adviser of a class. The Mathematics teacher reported to you
that a certain percent was deducted from a learner’s rating because he argued
with the teacher on a solution to a problem. How will you resolve the problem
citing Section 8 of Article VIII?

READ

The Code of Ethics is in Appendix C. Be guided by the provisions of the Code,

specifically Articles V, VI, VII, and IX. Should you be in a dilemma in solving situations
involving the school personnel, the learners, the parents, and the community, you may
seek assistance from your school head and mentors. As a teacher, you “shall enjoy
equitable safeguards at each stage of any disciplinary procedure” (R. A. 4670, Section
8), to wit:

Section 8. Safeguards in Disciplinary Procedure. – Every teacher shall enjoy

equitable safeguards at each stage of any disciplinary procedure and shall have:

a. the right to be informed, in writing, of the charges;

b. the right to full access to the evidence in the case;

c. the right to defend himself and to be defended by a representative of his choice

and/or by his organization, adequate time being given to the teacher for the
preparation of his defense; and

d. the right to appeal to clearly designated authorities. No publicity shall be given

to any disciplinary action being taken against a teacher during the pendency of
his case.

SCQ 2.5

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1. What are your rights as equitable safeguards in disciplinary procedures?

2. What are your obligations to enjoy the rights?

READ

The Code of Ethics and the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers guarantee
the academic freedom of teachers. Academic freedom is basically defined as the right
to determine what to teach and how to teach in accordance with accepted policies and
procedures not inimical to the declared laws and policies of the State.

Article II, Section 8 of the Code of Ethics states, to wit:

Section 8. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have the
privilege of sharing the product of his researches and investigations, provided that, if
the results are inimical to the declared policies of the State, they shall be drawn to the
proper authorities for appropriate remedial action. R.A. 4670, Section 12 states, to wit:

Academic Freedom - Teachers shall enjoy academic freedom in the discharge

of their professional duties, particularly with regard to teaching and classroom
methods.

SCQ 2.6
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1. In accordance with academic freedom, can you modify a prototype

lesson plan to suit the needs of your learners? Why? Why not?

2. May you change the strategies stated in your lesson plan if you feel

your pupils still lack understanding of the lesson?

The Philippine Congress has pending bills on the amendments/ revision to The
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. Should the bill become a law, your schools
shall be duly informed and necessary orientation shall be given by the Department of
Education.

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LESSON 3

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE

FOR TEACHERS

INTRODUCTION

Some teachers are born because they acquired their expertise at the early
stage of their career. Yet your chance to become an expert teacher increases with
age, teaching experience, and continued professional growth. Likewise, be guided by
the policies and guidelines issued in the field and implement them as best as you can.
As you master your craft you will realize that there is no other profession nobler than
teaching. This also proves the dictum that most teachers are made.

OBJECTIVES

After the lesson, you should be able to;

- operationalize the Teacher Education and Development Program (TEDP);

- describe the TEDP and its component parts; and
- implement the National Competency – Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS)
to improve both your personal and professional competence
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READ

The Department of Education is committed to providing a quality system

of public education through teachers who are able to help students
develop their abilities, attitudes and skills for them to function effectively in a rapidly
changing environment.

DepEd has commenced the implementation of a Teacher Education and

Development Program that seeks to conceptualize a teacher’s career path as a
continuum that starts upon entry to teacher education and ends when a teacher retires
from formal service.

One key element in the entire program is the establishment of a set of competency
standards for teacher performance so that teachers, pupils ,and parents are able to
appreciate the set of behaviors, attitudes ,and skills that a teacher must possess, in
order to carry out a high level of performance.

Look at Figure 1 – Teacher Education and Development Map below. Note the flow of
the arrows from the start to the end.

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Retirement CHED/TEIs
Entry to
Teacher
DepEd/CHED/TEIs Education
CHED/TEIs/Schools
In-Service
Education Pre-Service
and Professional Teacher
National Education
Development Competency (BEEd/BSEd/PGC
Based-Teacher
Standards
DepEd PRC
Teacher Teacher
Induction DepEd * and CSC Licensure
Teacher Human Resource Planning,
Recruitment, Selection, Deployment
and Recognition System

Figure 1

The Teacher Education Development Map

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SCQ 3.1

Based on the TEDP Map, answer the following guide questions:

1. When does Teacher Education Development Program start?

2. What degree courses are offered by Teacher Education Institutions

(TEIs)?

3. What agency gives the Licensure Examination for Teachers?

4. What department is in-charge of the recruitment, selection, and

development of teachers?

5. As seen from the map, what is at the center of the TEDP that serves as

the professional development guide for teachers?

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ACTIVITY 3.1

Below are statements which you need to answer with True or False. Write True if
you agree with the statement and False if not.

__________ 1.The Department of Education initiates the implementation of the

TEDP.

___________2.The NCBTS is irrelevant in the Teacher Education and

Development Program.

___________3.The concern of the TEDP is mainly for the pre-service education.

___________4.TEDP starts when a teacher enrolls in TEI till he retires from the
service.

___________5.A teacher grows professionally through in-service education with

focus on NCBTS.

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READ

The NCBTS is an integrated theoretical framework that defines the different

dimensions of effective teaching in all aspects of a teacher’s professional life and in all
phases of teacher development. The use of a single framework will minimize
confusion as to what effective teaching is.

You may use the NCBTS in many ways:

As a guide to reflect on your current teaching practices

As a framework for creating new teaching practices
As a guidepost for planning and professional development goals
As a common language for discussing teaching practices with other teachers

In relation to this, the TEDP expounds on a new paradigm of teaching and teacher
development in the NCBTS. First, the teacher is viewed not as a technician but as a
knowledge professional responsible for facilitating learning in a variety of learners and
learning environment. Second, the teaching process involves not only the mere
application of the technical aspects of teaching but more so, the critical and reflective
utilization of varied teaching learning approaches.

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As a new teacher, you need a road map to guide you. If you are determined to make
teaching your career, examine the framework closely.

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The competency – based teacher standards are organized hierarchically. At the
highest level, the standards are categorized into seven domains namely;

Social Regard for Learning

Learning Environment

Diversity of Learners

Curriculum

Planning, Assessing, and Reporting

Community Linkages

Personal Growth and Professional Development

Under each domain are strands that refer to more specific dimensions of positive
teacher practices. Under the strands are specific indicators that are concrete
observable and measurable teacher behaviors, actions, and habits. What specific
roles of a teacher are suggested under each domain?

Domain 1. Social Regard for Learning

This domain of Social Regard for Learning focuses on the ideal that the teachers serve as
positive and powerful role models of the values of the pursuit of learning of different kinds of
the effort to learn. The teacher’s actions, statements, and different types of social
interactions with students exemplify this ideal.
Strands of Desired Teaching Performance Indicators
Performance
1.1 Implements school policies and procedures
1.1 Teacher’s actions demonstrate value 1.2 Demonstrates punctuality
for learning. 1.3 Maintains appropriate appearance
1.4 Is careful about the effect of one’s behavior on
students
1.5 Shows respect for other persons and their
ideas

1.2 Demonstrates that learning is of 1.2 Makes use of various learning experiences
different kinds and from different sources. and resources

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SCQ 3.2

Which of the following practices are in accordance with the performance

indicators? Tick off the indicators that correspond to the practice.
PRACTICES INDICATORS
1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5
1. Wearing the prescribed school uniform

2. Acting as role models to the learners

3. Coming to school before the official

time

4. Maintaining a pleasing personality

5. Showing respect to authorities

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ACTIVITY 3.2

Carefully read the caselets and answer the questions that follow.

Miss Ruiz is a Grade III teacher in San Rafael Elementary School. She has been
in the service for five years. She is imbued with sincerity, commitment, and
dedication to the profession. She is of unquestioned honesty and integrity. She
comes to school before the official time making it possible for her to monitor her

pupils and prepare her lessons ahead of time. She always wears the school
uniform. She has a pleasing personality. Pupils and parents look up to her as role
model.

1. How will you describe Miss Ruiz?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

2. Would you consider her a desirable Filipino teacher? Why?

______________________________________________________________
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3. What particular values make her a role model?
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Domain 2. Learning Environment

The domain of Learning Environment focuses on importance of providing for a social,
psychological and physical environmental within which all students, regardless of their
individual differences in learning, can engage the different learning activities and work
towards attaining high standards of learning.

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Strands of Desired Teaching Performance Indicators

Performance
2.1 Creates an environment that 2.11 Maintains a learning environment of
promotes fairness courtesy and respect for different learners (eg.
ability, culture, gender)
2.12 Provides gender-fair opportunities for
learning
2.13 Recognizes that every learner has
strengths
2.2 Makes the classroom environment 2.21 Maintains a safe, clean and orderly
safe and conducive to learning classroom free from distractions
2.22 Arranges challenging activities given the
physical environment

2.3 Communicates higher learning 2.31 Uses individual and co-operative

expectations to each learner learning activities to improve capacities
of learners for higher learning
2.32 Encourages learners to ask questions
2.33 Provides learners with a variety of
learning experiences
2.34 Provides varied enrichment activities to
nurture the desire for further learning
2.35 Communicates and maintains high
standards of learning performance

2.4 Establishes and maintains 2.41 Handles behavior problems quickly and
consistent standards of learners’ behavior with due respect to children’s rights
2.42 Gives timely feedback to reinforce
appropriate to learners’ behavior
2.43 Guides individual learners requiring
development of appropriate social and
learning behavior
2.44 Communicates and enforces school
policies and procedures for appropriate
learner behavior

2.5 Creates a healthy psychological 2.51 Encourages free expression of ideas from
climate for learning students
2.52 Creates stress-free environment
2.53 Takes measures to minimize anxiety and
fear of the teacher and/or subject

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SCQ 3.3

Based on your readings, answer the following questions.

1.
Do teachers need to give priorities to girls in providing opportunities

to learn?
2.
Is it necessary for a teacher to maintain a safe and conducive learning

environment?
3.
Do you need to ask HOTS questions? Why?

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ACTIVITY 3.3

Mrs. Reyes is a Master Teacher I of Mabini Elementary School. She is a

professional teacher who possesses the right values and passes them on to her

pupils. She has the right attitude towards work as manifested by her initiative to

bring out the best among her pupils. She promotes fairness to every learner

regardless of gender, religion, and economic status and recognizes the strengths,

potentials, and multiple intelligences of each pupil. She maintains a wholesome

classroom atmosphere by providing a variety of challenging and interesting

activities. In fact, she maintains a consistent standard of learner’s behavior. Thus,

she becomes the source of inspiration to her pupils as evidenced by their regular

school attendance.

However, there are times that she hears unsavory remarks from her coteachers

like: “No wonder, she is the principal’s pet.”

1. Should she be affected/ discouraged by such remarks? Why?

______________________________________________________________

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2. If you were Mrs. Reyes, what would you do?

______________________________________________________________
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Domain 3. Diversity of Learners

This domain of Diversity of Learners emphasizes the ideal that the teachers can facilitate the
learning process in diverse learners by first recognizing and respecting individual differences,
then using knowledge about students’ differences to design diverse sets of learning activities
to ensure that all students can attain desired learning goals.
Strands of Desired Teaching Performance Indicators
Performance
3.1 Determines, understands, and 3.1.1 Obtains information on the learning styles,
accepts the learners’ diverse background multiple intelligences and needs of
knowledge and experience learners
3.1.2 Designs or selects learning experiences
suited to different kinds of learners
3.1.3 Establishes goals that define appropriate
expectations for all learners
3.1.4 Paces lessons appropriate to needs and/or
difficulties of learners
3.1.5 Initiates other learning approaches for
learners whose needs have not been met
by usual approaches
3.1.6 Recognizes multi-cultural background of
learners when providing learning
opportunities
3.1.7 Adopts strategies to address needs of
differently-abled students
3.1.8 Makes appropriate adjustments for
learners of different socio-economic
backgrounds

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SCQ 3.4

Mary Ann is one the youngest teachers in the central school. She utilizes the

pupils’/students’ profile to suit learning experiences to their needs.

Has Mary Ann the right perception of her work as a teacher? Why/ Why not?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Do you think it will help facilitate learning? Why?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 3.4

Miss Cruz handles multigrade classes in one of the rural schools in the division.
Her care and consuming love for pupils is her mark as a truly competent teacher.
She utilizes the profile of her pupils to suit the classroom activities to their needs
and abilities.

She is never wanting in providing opportunities for her pupils to grow and
develop their potentials.

1. How will you describe Miss Cruz as a teacher?

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2. As a new teacher, can you do the same? Will you make inadequate
resources as an excuse for not performing well? Why?
_________________________________________________________

Domain 4. Curriculum
The domain of Curriculum refers to all elements of the teaching-learning process that work in
convergence to help students understand the curricular goals and objectives, and to attain high
standards of learning defined in the curriculum. These elements include the teacher’s
knowledge of subject matter and the learning process, teaching-learning approaches and
activities, instructional materials and learning resources
Strands of Desired Teaching Performance Performance Indicators

4.1 Demonstrates mastery of the 4.11 Delivers accurate and updated content
subject. knowledge using appropriate
methodologies, approaches and strategies
4.12 Integrates language, literacy and quantitative
skill development and values in his/her
subject area
4.13 Explains learning goals, instructional
procedures and content clearly and
accurately to students
4.14 Links the current content with past and future
lessons
4.15 Aligns with lesson objectives the teaching
methods, learning activities and

instructional materials or resources

appropriate to learners
4.16 Creates situations that encourage learners
to use high order thinking skills
4.17 Engages and sustains learners’ interest in
the subject by making content meaningful
and relevant to them
4.18 Integrates relevant scholarly works and
ideas to enrich the lesson as needed
4.19 Integrates content of subject area with other
disciplines
4.2 Communicates clear learning 4.21 Sets appropriate learning goals
goals for the lessons that are 4.22 Understands the learning goals
appropriate for learners
4.3 Makes good use of allotted 4.31 Establishes routines and procedures to
instructional time maximize instructional time
4.32 Plans lessons to fit within available
instructional time
4.4 Selects teaching methods, 4.41 Translates learning competencies to
learning activities and instructional instructional objectives
materials or resources appropriate to 4.42 Selects, prepares and utilizes instructional
learners and aligned to objectives of the materials appropriate to the learners and to
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lesson the learning objectives

4.43 Provides activities and uses materials which
fit the learners’ learning styles, goals and
culture
4.44 Uses a variety of teaching approaches and
techniques appropriate to the subject matter
and the learners
4.45 Utilizes information derived from
assessment to improve teaching and
learning
4.46 Provides activities and uses materials which
involve students in meaningful learning

4.47 Uses a variety of teaching approaches and

techniques appropriate to the subject matter
and the learners
4.48 Utilizes information derived from
assessment to improve teaching and
learning
4.49 Provides activities and uses materials which
involve students in meaningful learning

4.5 Recognizes general learning 4.51 Designs and utilizes teaching methods that
processes as well as unique process take into account the learning process
of individual learners
4.6 Promotes purposive study (from 4.61 Cultivates good study habits through
Domain 1) appropriate activities and projects

SCQ 3.5
One Monday morning, the principal observed the Grade six English class of

Ms. Tan. Being one of the youngest teachers in school she was well-prepared,

assertive, and energetic. Based on the indicators you have just read, what do you

think contributed to her successful teaching?

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ACTIVITY 3.5

Miss. Perez ranks first in the pool of registered teacher applicants in the

division, the reason why she was given teaching assignments at once. She is
confident that she has mastered her subject matter but has some problems in
teaching methodology. Hence, the achievement level is rather
low.

On what aspect of teaching, does Miss. Perez need help?

Domain 5. Planning, Assessing, and Reporting

The domain of Planning, Assessing and Reporting refers to the alignment of assessment and
planning activities. In particular, the domain focuses on the (1) use of assessment data to plan
and revise teaching-learning plans, (2) the integration of assessment procedures in the plan
and implementation of teaching-learning activities, and (3) reporting on learner’s actual
achievement and behavior.
Strands of Desired Teaching Performance Indicators
Performance
5.1 Develops and utilizes creative 5.11 Shows proofs of instructional planning
and appropriate instructional plan 5.12 Implements instruction as planned
5.13 Demonstrates ability to cope with varied
5.14 teaching milieu
5.2 Develops and uses a variety of 5.21 Prepares formative and summative tests in
appropriate assessment strategies to line with the curriculum
monitor and evaluate learning. 5.22 Employs non-traditional assessment
techniques (portfolio, journals, rubrics, etc.)
5.23 Interprets and uses assessment results to
improve teaching and learning
5.24 Identifies teaching-learning difficulties and
possible causes and takes appropriate
action to address them
5.25 Uses tools for assessing authentic learning

5.3 Monitors regularly and provides 5.31 Provides timely and accurate feedback to
feedback on learners’ understanding of learners to encourage them to reflect on
content and monitor their own learning growth
5.32 Keeps accurate records of

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grades/performance levels of learners

5.4 Communicates promptly and clearly 5.33 Conducts regular meetings with learners
to learners, parents and superiors about and parents to report learners’ progress
progress of learners 5.34 Involves parents to participate in school
activities that promote learning

SCQ 3.6
Based on your readings, it is important that the teacher takes careful
steps in assessing the learner’s achievement.

Which of the following should you do as a teacher? Put a check (/) or put a

cross(x) on the blanks before the number.

______1. Prepare formative and summative test congruent with the objectives
of the lesson.

______2. Employ varied assessment techniques.

______3. Ignore the involvement of parents in school activities.

______4. Keep accurate records/ performance levels of learners.

______5. Report the learners progress.

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ACTIVITY 3.6

Miss Santos is a Grade VI teacher in Burgos Central School. Through a well-

planned and well-managed classroom, her pupils enjoy working by themselves with
the assigned group leader. They manifest shared responsibilities even in academic

and extra-curricular activities. The teacher keeps an accurate record of their

performances and gives the report card every rating period to pupils. A group of

parents came to see the teacher to complain why the report card was not given to
them.

1. How will Miss. Santos justify her action?

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Domain 6. Community Linkages

The domain of Community Linkages focuses on the ideal that classroom activities are
meaningfully linked to the experiences and aspirations of the students in their homes and
communities. Thus the domain focuses on teachers’ efforts directed at strengthening the links
between schools and communities, particularly as these links help in the attainment of the
curricular goals.
Strands of Desired Teaching Performance Indicators
Performance
6.1 Establishes learning 6.11 Involves community in sharing
environments that respond to the accountability for the learners’
aspirations of the community achievement
6.12 Uses community resources (human,
material) to support learning
6.13 Uses the community as a laboratory for
learning
6.14 Participates in community activities that
promote learning
6.15 Uses community networks to publicize
school events and achievements
6.16 Encourages students to apply classroom
learning to the community
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SCQ 3.7

Let us recall what you have read.

It is important that the school establishes linkages with the community. Write
three ways by which you as a new teacher can participate in community activities.

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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ACTIVITY 3.7

Mrs. Castro, a teacher for five years is happy to be transferred to a school in the

barangay of her residence. She is good-natured and well-liked by both parents

and students in the community. She always finds time to coordinate with the parents

so that they readily support school programs and projects. However, she finds out

that some of her co-teachers feel and show indifference to the community. They

firmly believe that the school can survive without support from the community.

1. What roles can she perform to enhance school- community partnership?

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

2. How can she encourage the other teachers to join her?

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Domain 7. Personal Growth & Professional Development

The domain of Personal Growth and Professional Development emphasizes the ideal that
teachers value having a high personal regard for the teaching profession, concern for
professional development, and continuous improvement as teachers.
Strands of Desired Teaching Performance Indicators
Performance

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7.1 Takes pride in the nobility of Maintains stature and behavior that upholds the
teaching as a profession. dignity of teaching
Allocates time for personal and professional
development through
• Participation in educational seminars and
workshops
• Reading educational materials regularly
• Engaging in educational research

Manifests personal qualities such as enthusiasm,

flexibility and caring
Articulates and demonstrates one’s personal
philosophy of teaching
7.2 Builds professional links with 7.21 Keeps abreast with recent developments in
colleagues to enrich teaching practice education
7.22 Links with other institutions, organizations
for sharing best practices
7.3 Reflects on the extent of the 7.31 Reflects on the quality of his/her own
attainment of professional teaching
development goals 7.32 Improves teaching performance based on
feedback from students, peers and
superiors and cooperating teachers.
7.33 Accepts personal accountability for
learners’ achievement and performance
7.23 Uses self-evaluation to recognize and
enhance one’s strengths and correct one’s
weaknesses

SCQ 3.8

Teachers should take pride that teaching is a noble profession

1. What are the ways by which you can grow professionally?

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ACTIVITY 3.8

Mrs. Valdez is in charge of the school in the absence of her principal. She
leads her co-teachers and coordinates with them in school programs and activities.

She is an epitome of a real teacher. She enrolls in graduate courses, reads

professional magazines, and shares ideas with her peers. However, two of her

colleagues reject assignments and remain passive for reasons that they will soon
retire.

1. Do you think Mrs. Valdez enjoys her work as a teacher? Why do you say

so?
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

2. Under such a given situation, how will you encourage teachers who think

negatively? Do you think they deserve to be called teachers? Why?

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

REFLECT:

Since you are the most important figure in effecting change, do you accept the roles
specifically designed for you? Do you recognize the need for you to improve your
teaching competence? Do you believe that this is an opportunity for you to provide
pupils/students in your school the best education they deserve?

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Apply What You Have Learned

As a new teacher, how do you rate your level of performance in the following indicators?
Where are you now and where do you think you should be?
Using the scale of 1-5 where “1” is the lowest and “5” is the highest, encircle your rating.

INDICATORS WHERE I AM NOW WHERE I SHOULD BE

1. Demonstrates punctuality and 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
value for learning
2. Encourages learners to ask 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
HOTS questions and make
decisions
3. Familiarizes with learners 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
background knowledge and
experiences
4. Utilities teaching methods, 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
learning activities and
instructional materials/resources
appropriate to learners and
aligned to the objectives of the
lesson
5. Creates a child-friendly 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
school and community
partnership
6. Communicates to learners, 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
parents, and superiors about
the progress of learner

7. Builds professional links with 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

colleagues

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ACTIVITY 3.9

After assessing yourself based on the specified indicators, you may now
answer the following questions.

1. What are the factors that may enhance your capacity to reach the expected

level of performance? What can you do about them?

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

2. What can you commit to be the kind of teacher expected of you?

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

POINTS TO REMEMBER

To understand how the

seven domains comprise
an integrated whole, it
would help to see the
seven domains as filling
under two broad
categories. The

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middle domains 2,3,4,5, and 6 represent standards referring to “ The Teacher as

Facilitator of Learning” whereas the two outer domains 1 and 7 represent

standards referring to “ The Teacher as Learner.”

Domain 2 - Learning Environment

Domain 3 - Diversity of Learners

Domain 4 - Curriculum

Domain 5 - Planning, Assessing, and Reporting

Domain 6 - Community Linkages

Domain 1 - Social Regard for Learning

Domain 7 - Personal Growth and Professional Development

You are also a motivator, communicator, implementor, decision-maker, and

initiator. You can just imagine the multifarious tasks ahead of you.

Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST)

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READ
The Performance Appraisal System for Teachers is a self-rating tool. It is composed of
three major components as follows:
I. Instructional Competence (70%)
II. Professional and Personal Characteristics (20%)
III. Punctuality and Attendance (10%)

How to use the PAST

Read each item carefully before you rate yourself according to the specified
performance indicators. Check (/) the column corresponding to your level of
performance in the accompanying Summary Rating Sheet (SRS)-PAS Form B-2.
For example, in item no. 1 A, “Formulates/adopts objectives of lesson plan…”
when all indicators were met, check under column 10. Do the same for the rest of the
items. Enter your score under RATING (refer to the form in the APPENDIX)

How to Compute the Rating

After rating yourself in the three major components, add all your ratings (r) for each
component (c) and divide the sum by the total number of items rated (NI) and
multiply by its weight (w) assigned to the component. Do the same for components 2
and 3. Get the total rating by adding the ratings for the three components.

The PAST
What you first accomplished was your self-appraisal. Your over-all rating which is the
sum of all the ratings for the three components including (plus factors), if there is
any , will be reviewed by your immediate supervisor/rater who in turn, will recommend
it for approval by the Schools Division Superintendent.

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There are three components for both forms. They have the same weighted averages.
For every major component, there are corresponding indicators which vary according to
category: 45 % for Teachers and 40% for Master Teachers
Indicators are provided under each category. There is a rating scale of 10, 8, 6, 4,
2 with the following key descriptions.

10-Outstanding
8- Very Satisfactory
6- Satisfactory
4- Unsatisfactory
2- Poor

Summary of Ratings

Teacher Master
Teacher
I. Instructional Competence (70%)
A. Lesson Planning and Delivery 45% 40%
B. Technical Assistance 0% 15%
C. Learners Achievement 20% 10%
D. School, Home and Community
Involvement 5% 5%
II. Professional and Personal
Characteristics 20% 20%
III. Punctuality and Attendance 10% 10%
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Total 100% 100%
Persons Involved in the Process and Procedures
For the observation, there are persons required to rate the performance of a teacher.
The Elementary or Secondary School Principal, the Supervisor, and the Department
Head give ratings to teachers. They will compare ratings and then decide on the

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teacher’s final rating. It is then forwarded to the Schools Division Superintendent for
approval.

Note: Read the specific performance indicators in the PAS Form B-2 in the APPENDIX
before answering the following activities.

SCQ 3.9

Take a closer look at the form on Performance Appraisal

System for Teachers (PAST).
What are the three major components? How many indicators are there in
each? ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Which role of a teacher is given the heaviest weight in the performance

appraisal?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

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ACTIVITY 3.10

Rate yourself using the PAST instrument to get an idea of your current
performance. Reflect on the result. What seems to be your strengths, your
weaknesses?______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Keep this assessment and compare it with what you will be asked to do at the end
of the year. Did your rating improve or not? Explain your answer. If you need
assistance, you may seek the help of your mentor or school head.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

POINTS TO REMEMBER

As a Filipino teacher, you are asked to teach knowledge, equip the

students with academic and technical skills, and serve as role model. You have the
moral obligation to maintain the highest standard of the teaching profession.

Teaching more than any other profession demands moral integrity. It is hoped

that the activities in this learning module will contribute to your becoming an
effective Filipino teacher. Stay dedicated and committed to the profession and

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your reward will come later in manifold blessings.

Note: The Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST) is undergoing revision
to include domains, strands and performance indicators of the NCBTS.

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LESSON 4
RECORDS MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION
Communicating clearly and managing student records effectively are the key to
success in teaching and maintaining interpersonal and professional relationships.
Being an effective communicator and records manager is about delivering a message
so that someone can receive, respond, adopt, and use the information successfully”
(Stronge, 2002).
As a teacher, you must underscore the crucial fact that records management
and assessment are central to the teaching process. Monitoring and assessing
student development and performance are complex tasks that demand adeptness and
accuracy in keeping the records of students.
Assessment records are used to evaluate student progress and as bases for
continuing instruction. Providing feedback to students of their performance is integral
to monitoring learning outcomes. Accurate recording of the students’ assessment is a
basis for giving feedback on students’ progress to parents/guardians who have the
right to be informed by the school.

To be effective, you must provide feedback that is primarily corrective and

which redounds to improved student performance. You must provide “specific
explanations of what students are doing correctly, and what they are not doing
correctly and how to fix it” (Stronge, 2002).

OBJECTIVES

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At the end of this lesson, you should be able to

1. assess student performance based on specific implementing guidelines;

2. identify the various school forms used in the elementary and secondary levels
and accomplish them correctly.

READ
DepEd Order No. 33, s. 2004 gives specific Implementing Guidelines on the
Performance-Based Grading System. Module 2.3 entitled Grading for Performance
gives the rubrics and subject specific weights of the components. Do not hesitate to
ask for further guidance on this important aspect of your duty and responsibility in
assessing learning outcomes.

The Education Act of 1982, Section 16 lists the teacher’s obligations on learners’
assessment among which are:

To render regular reports on the performance of each student to the principal and
the former’s parents or guardian with specific suggestions for improvement;
To refrain from making deductions in the students’ scholastic ratings for acts that
are clearly not manifestations of poor scholarship.

In the “Qualifications and Standards” (1995), the duties and responsibilities of a teacher
include the following:
Keeps the anecdotal records of students up-to-date;
Checks/records the students’ performance;
Keeps parents informed on students’ progress; and
Prepares and submits necessary forms and reports.

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The effective teacher keeps accurate anecdotal records of students. They are kept
confidential unless needed to clarify events, positive or negative. The DECS Service
Manual 2000 gives the following guidelines:

Students have the right to have free expressions of opinions and suggestions and
to avail of relevant information from teachers.

Students have the right to have access to their own school records, which shall be
maintained and preserved in a confidential manner by the school.

Communicating with parents or guardians and conducting home visitation may

help validate teacher’s observations in the anecdotal records.

The teacher usually prepares an anecdotal record for each pupil/student in order
to make the learner and parents understand his/her academic performance.

Anecdotal records of students in the elementary and secondary levels are

usually prepared and filed by the teacher-adviser or the Guidance Counselor. There is
no standard format of anecdotal records prescribed by the school. Sample anecdotal
records are shown below:

Sample A – Individual Anecdotal Record

Masipag Elementary School

INDIVIDUAL ANECDOTAL RECORD

Name of Pupil: HELENA CRUZ_____

Grade: 2 Section: PALMERA

Date Incidental Report Remarks

February Late for the first period class for three Notified parents of her
04 consecutive days. She looks bothered tardiness. After the
and pale. Her lack of class participation
has affected her grades in her quizzes. conference, she came to
class early.

She now participates

actively in class.

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Returned a wallet containing Php 50.00 in Recognized Helena for her

the lost and found section. honesty during the flag
February
11 ceremony.

Sample B – Class Anecdotal Records

Masipag Elementary School

CLASS ANECDOTAL RECORDS
Grade - 2 Section - PALMERA
Date Name of Pupils Incidental Report Remarks

July 26 Luis Domingo Cannot read sentences nor Observed that he

even comprehend simple could read simple
stories. sentences after
taking the
remedial reading
program.

September Helena Cruz Has been late in the first Notified her
27 period of her class for three parents of her
consecutive days. tardiness. After
their conference,
she came to class
early.

October 15 Vivian Samonte Displayed no interest in solving Called her

Math problems. Was disturbing attention to
her classmates during class. change her
attitude.

October 28 Flora Always draws attention to Assigned him as

Fernandez herself; loses interest during the discussant of
class discussion of Makabayan the day.

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November Cely Marasigan Bullied her seatmate by putting Talked with her so
06 chewing gum on his hair. she could reason
out.

November Nora Camarao Called her classmate names Called her

28 like: Tubby, Negra, to name a attention
few. individually.

The sample class anecdotal records indicate the grade and section, names of
pupils, the incidental report, and some remarks. This is usually done immediately after
each critical incident for recording purposes, for documentation, and for justification of
pupils’ behavior.

SCQ 4.1

What information should an anecdotal record contain?

1.
2.
3.

4.

5.

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ACTIVITY 4.1

1.
Mario has been absent for three days now. You get reports from his classmates
that he is seen in the stores outside the campus. He attends the first two classes
in the morning and skips his other classes the rest of the
day.

Write an anecdotal record which can be the basis for a conference with
Mario’s parents. _______________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

2.
The data recorder in Form 1 (School Register) are based on authenticated

documents like the Certificate of Live Birth of the pupil/student from the

National Statistics Office (NSO). If parents request that the name Ma.
Victoria L. Cruz be changed to Maria Victoria L. Cruz without any supporting
document, will you make the necessary changes?

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

3. You have computed the rating of a student for the first grading period. She got a
rating of 82%. Then, a fellow teacher approached you and

requested that you change the grade from 82% to 80% due to a

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misdemeanor of said student in the other teacher’s class. Will you grant your co-
teacher’s request? Why/Why not? ________________________

__________________________________________________________

Pupils/Students Records
The effective teacher keeps learners’ records, which include the following:
Form 1 School Register

Form 2 Monthly Report of Enrollment and Attendance

Form 137-E Elementary Pupil’s Permanent Record

Form 138-E Elementary Pupil’s Progress Report Card

Form 18-E-1 Report on Promotions for Grades I-III

Form 18-E-2 Report on Promotions for Grades IV-VI

Form 137-A Secondary Students Permanent Record

Form 138-A Secondary Students Progress Report Card

Form 18-A Report on Secondary School Promotions

You may need to buy Form 1, if it is not provided by the school. All the other forms are
provided periodically.

A brief description of each form follows:

Form 1 is the record of enrolment and daily attendance of the student. The record
includes the name of the pupil/student, sex, name of parent or guardian, address, age,
date of birth (which should be based on the birth certificate), days in attendance,
passed, failed or transferred, and record of books issued and returned. Detailed
instructions on how to accomplish Form 1 is printed on the back cover.

Form 2 includes the number of school days for the month, enrolment for the year,
enrolment for the month, average attendance, percentage of attendance, and

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percentage of enrollment. Instructions in accomplishing the form are given at the

reverse side of Form 2.

Form 137-E reflects the records of an elementary pupil in each grade level from grade
1 to grade 6. It is requested by the secondary school at the time a Grade 6 pupil
enrolls.

Form 138-E reflects the report of performance of elementary pupils in the different
learning areas, attendance record and the narrative comments by the teacher and
parents.

Form 18-E-1 shows the report of promotions for Grade I-III while;

Form 18-E-2 is for Grade IV-VI.

Form 137-A reflects the record of a secondary school student in each year level from
first year to fourth year. Form 137-A is requested by the college or university when a
high school graduate enrolls.

Form 138-A shows the record of performance of secondary students in all learning
areas. It also includes the attendance record and the narrative comments of both
teachers and pupils. This is the report card shown to the parents periodically.

Both Form 137-E and Form 137-A are kept on file in the School Registrar’s Office. It
should also be noted that Forms 137-E and 138-E as well as Forms 137-A and 138A
should be identical with each other in terms of the entries of data of pupils/students.
They should also tally with the entries in Forms 18-A and 18-E-1/18-E-2. Action taken
such as Passed or Failed are indicated opposite the learning areas and name of
students in Form 18-A. The remarks Promoted or Retained are indicated opposite the
names of pupils in Form 18-E-1/18-E-2.

Any discrepancies of entries are the responsibility and accountability of

teachers.

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SCQ 4.2

Write the letter of the form in Column B that corresponds to the description in
Column A.
A B

_____1. includes a record of the a). Form 18 A

percentage of attendance in
a class for the month.
_____ 2. reflects the comments of both b). Form 1 parents
and teachers of a
Grade VI pupil.
_____ 3. shows a record of books c). Form 137 - E issued and
returned by pupils.
_____ 4. indicates the action taken and d). Form 138 – E summary of
performance
records of a graduating class
in high school. e). Form 2

_____ 5. is requested by a secondary school after a Grade VI

pupil f). Form 18- E
has endrolled.

ACTIVITY 4.2

Refer to Appendix E and accomplish a sample report of your class.

-
Form 1

-
Form 2

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POINTS TO REMEMBER

All teachers should be familiar with the different school forms that are used in
the elementary/ secondary levels. Likewise, such forms should be accomplished

accurately and completely.

You should be careful in keeping pupils’/students’ profile and records and

always be guided by the provision in the Code of Ethics, Article VIII, Section 1, to

wit:

A teacher has the right and duty to determine the academic marks and the
promotion of learners in the subjects they handle. Such determination shall be in

accordance with generally accepted procedures of evaluation and measurement.

In case of any complaint, teachers concerned shall immediately take appropriate

action, observing due process.

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PANUNUMPA SA KATUNGKULAN

Ako, si ___________________ng ____________________na hinirang sa

katungkulan bilang______ay taimtim na sumusumpa na tutuparin ko nang buong
husay at katapatan, sa abot ng aking makakaya, ang mga pananagutan ng aking
kasalukuyang posisyon at ng iba pang iaatas sa akin sa ilaim ng Republika ng
Pilipinas; na aking itataguyod at ipagtatangol ang konstitusyon ng bansa; na tunay
akong mananalig at tatalima rito;na susundin ko ang mga batas, mga kautusan legal, at
mga dekretong pinaiiral ng mga itinalagang may kapangyarihan;na kusa kong
babalikatin ang mga pananagutang ito nang walang ano mang pasubali o hangaring
umiwas.

KASIHAN NAWA AKO NG DIYOS.

_______________________________________

Also take to heart what you have recited once, the oath of professionals after passing
the Licensure Examination for Teachers.

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PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION

Oath of Professionals

I ______________________________________________________ of Region
_____________ hereby solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution
of the Philippines; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey
the laws, legal orders and executive order promulgated by duly constituted authorities
of the Republic of the Philippines; and that I impose this obligation upon myself
voluntarily without mental reservation or purpose of evasion.
I further solemnly swear that at all times and places I will adhere closely to the
ethical standards and professional roles of teachers in the Philippines, and that I will
faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties and obligations in incumbent
upon a legally authorized Professional Teacher.
So help me God.

__________________________

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ANSWER KEY (PREASSESSMENT)

ANSWER KEY
(PREASSESSMENT)

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. C

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. C

10. C

11. B

12. C

13. A

14. D

15. A

Note: If you score 13 or more, you are aware of the expectations of a teacher. But if
you got below 13, you have to read and understand this module. Don’t quit!

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ANSWER
KEY
LESSON 1 SCQ 1.1

Duties and
Responsibilities of
a Teacher Elementary Secondary
Teaching/Facilitating Teaches elementary Prepares effective daily
Learning subjects as Language lesson plans
Arts, Math, Science,
Sibika etc.
Keeps records of the
students’ performance;
Keeps school records
Managing keeps anecdotal records
and reports
SchoolRecords updated; checks/records
the attendance of pupils
Submits the necessary
school forms and reports
Guidance and Provides guidance Conducts guidance
Counseling services services of her/his
advisory section.
Evaluates pupils’ Keeps parents informed
Assessing Students progress and provide of their child progress
Performance various experiences for
continuous improvement
Establishing Works harmoniously Attends and participates
Interpersonal with school personnel in meetings
Relationships and parents

ACTIVITY 1.1

Answers will vary

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SCQ 1.2

Possible answers are found in the table:

Responsibility/Duty Accountability

1.Teaches the elementary or secondary 1. Ensures mastery of minimum learning

subjects competencies

2. Monitors the enrolment activities 2. Authenticates and files pupils’/students’

records

3. Assesses pupils/students performance 3. Checks whether competencies have

been developed and mastered

4. Collaborates/cooperates with teachers 4. Supervises/monitors curricular and

and other personnel in school regarding cocurricular activities
pupils’/ students activities

5. Extends support/assistance to various 5. Participates actively in projects and

community projects activities of the community

SCQ 1.3

No, the principal has no right to transfer the teacher. Only the school
superintendent has the authority to effect the transfer of a teacher as stated in Section
6 of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.

ACTIVITY 1.2

Answers will vary

SCQ 1.4

1. Chapter 3 of the DECS Service Manual 2000 states that teachers shall have the
right to impose appropriate and reasonable disciplinary measures in case of minor
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offenses or infractions of good discipline. However, no cruel or physically harmful
punishment shall be imposed or applied against any pupil or student.

1. Some possible answers

Asking pupils to do things which are not related to school activities like:

• Staying after class hours

• Uttering verbal criticisms about the child and his family
• Writing on a paper the number of times he/she has committed mistakes
• Falling in line for a longer period of time in front of other children
• Pasting signages like ‘I am a talkative pupil’
• Eating the pencil lead
• Striking with a stick
• Throwing chalk, eraser or any hard object
• Or other things that will make a pupil feel inferior S

2. Possible answer

Yes, verbal defamation is more dehumanizing because it can hurt the inner feeling of
the young child. It can also create a stigma and psychological worries.

3. As cited in RA 7610, the child should be entitled to special respect that is, he/she
shall be protected from threat, assault, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment.

The child’s safety and the protection of those who provide services involved in fact-
finding mission from both government and non-government institutions shall be
ensured. Therefore, the child should not be subjected to undue harassment by the
teacher or any other school authority.

SCQ 1.5
Possible answers

1. I used to tell my pupils/students that everybody has the capacity to learn despite
being slow learners.

2. I always give extra support and encouragement to slower pupils/students so that

they will have trust in me.
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SCQ 1.6

1. I always give positive comments on my pupils/students work so they will be more

inspired to do other homework and other accomplishments again.

2. I let the pupil/student feel that I am willing to discuss with him/her the lessons
which he/she missed when he/she was absent.

SCQ 1.7

1. Yes, I let my pupils/students feel that I am aware of and interested in him as a

unique person.

2. Yes, I find time to talk quietly alone with a pupil/student with difficulty.

ACTIVITY 1.3

Possible answers maybe:

1. I believe I am a great teacher because I chose the profession

As a beginning teacher, I aim to create an atmosphere of self-reliance, efficiency, and

effective in my task as a classroom teacher.

I believe I am great if I can carry out the tasks of an effective teacher that is, being
prepared with my lesson plans and visual aids every time I teach and face the class.

I believe I am a great teacher if I can be a friend, a guidance counselor to my pupils by

understanding the pupils’ feelings, their interests, and their needs.

I believe I am a great teacher if I go beyond the expectations set by the school where I
was hired.

I believe I am great because I don’t count the number of hours I have to teach but the
number of times I can be of service to my pupils and the community.

I believe I am great teacher because I know I can be of service to the marginal

communities.

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2. I am proud I am a teacher because I know what I am teaching my students.

I am always prepared for my class psychologically and physically. I can manage my

emotion especially when dealing with classroom problems.

I am a teacher proud to share my ideas so I will advance my studies so that my

teaching style, critical thinking and facilitating skill will improve.

I am a proud teacher who will be using a lot of library resources and information
accessed from the Internet thereby bringing my pupils closer to global
competitiveness.

I am a proud teacher because I am not only traditional in my way of disciplining but

is also flexible and can easily respond to the call of the times.

3. I am a teacher by nature because of my passion to serve and to take into account

the students’ aspirations and the values of education.

I am a teacher by nature endowed with a passion to guide the pupils reach their goals
and for their dreams to come true.

By nature I feel happy and accomplished if I see my pupils excel in Mathematics,

Science, Reading and other subjects.

By nature I feel so much accomplished if I see my pupils win a contest, can construct
simple correct sentences, can interpret results from an experiment.

By nature as a teacher I know someday I will be seeing my pupils shine in their chosen
field and will become much better off than me.

As a teacher I am equipped with a God-fearing attitude and values which I can pass on
to my pupils.

I am proud to be a teacher because I know I have contributed my share for the welfare
of the youth who are the future leaders of the country.

LESSON 2

SCQ 2.1

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Expected answers: dignity, reputation, moral values, technical, professional
competence, ethical, moral principles, standard and values.

SCQ 2.2
1. I would refuse the cash gift. I would tell the parent that it is not right for me to
receive any gift in cash or kind.

2. No, I wouldn’t. It is against the Code of Ethics

ACTIVITY 2.1
Responsibilities

1. As a facilitator of learning – The teacher provides activities and opportunities for

students to do hands on learning.

2. As a classroom manager – The teacher enables students to take charge of

classroom routine.

3. Other answers

SCQ 2.3
1. Answers may vary

2. When I give the best I can, that is, I assume my varying roles, duties, and
responsibilities as stipulated in the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers

SCQ 2.4
1. I will be tactful in dealing with the bully. I won’t accuse or scold the him for his
misconduct. Rather, I will try to find the reason for his action. Probably I will coach him
to see for himself how it feels to be bullied. Other answers similar to this will be
accepted.

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ACTIVITY 2.2
As a teacher stays longer in the service, she should grow professionally through a
continuing professional education by attending in service training programs or taking a
graduate course. She should keep up with the times.

SCQ 2.5
1. a. the right to be informed, in writing, of the changes;

b. the right to full access to the evidence in the case;

c. the right to defend himself/herself and to be defended by a representative of his

choice by his organization, adequate time for the teacher to prepare his defense.

ACTIVITY 2.3
I will explain to the Math teacher that deducting a certain percent from a student’s
rating is not right. I will make him read Section 8 of Article VIII.

SCQ 2.6
1. Yes, as long as it suits the needs of the learners.

2. Yes, the teacher can come up with a strategy that will be more beneficial to the
learner. This is one of the decisions that a teacher makes to ensure that
students/pupils are learning.

LESSON 3 SCQ 3.1

Upon entry to the Teacher Education Course

1. Bachelor in Elementary Education/ Bachelor in Secondary Education

2. Professional Regulation Commission

3. Department of Education

4. National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS)

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ACTIVITY 3.1
1. True

2. True

3. False

4. True

5. True

SCQ 3.2
1. 1.1.1

2. 1,1.4

3.

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SCQ 1.5.....................................................................................................................85

ACTIVITY 3.2
1. She is a committed and dedicated teacher.

2. Yes, because she exemplifies an ideal Filipino teacher.

3. honesty, integrity, modesty, sincerity

SCQ 3.3

1. No, teachers should provide gender-fair opportunities for learning.

2. Yes, a wholesome physical environment can enhance learning.

3. Yes, it promotes/develops critical thinking.

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ACTIVITY 3.3
1. No, she should continue doing what is right.

2. I will do the same unmindful of what others will say.

SCQ 3.4
1. Yes, she does what is best for her pupils.
2. Yes, she sees to it that the learning experiences are suited to their needs and
abilities.

ACTIVITY 3.4
1. Miss Cruz, has the love and concern for her pupils.

2. Yes. I can make adjustment to my teaching

SCQ 3.5

mastery of the subject matter

appropriate methodologies/approaches

varied instructional materials

evaluation materials congruent with the objectives

ACTIVITY 3,5
Ms. Perez needs help in using the appropriate techniques and strategies.

SCQ 3.6
1. /

2. /

3. X

4. /

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ACTIVITY 3.6
Miss Santos will explain to the parents that she will really confer with them and
discuss the ratings.

SCQ 3.7
- community assemblies
- information dissemination campaign

- school-community network ACTIVITY 3.7

1. She can be a mediator, coordinator and role model.

2. Inform them that the community is a partner of the school in enhancing

pupils’/students’ learning through the support of parents and other community
members.

SCQ 3.8
1. - Read professional magazines;

- Enroll in graduate courses; and

- Attend training and seminars.

ACTIVITY 3.8
1. Yes, she finds time to grow professionally.

2. Explain to those who think negatively the nobility of the profession.

No, because they do not manifest the behavior of an ideal teacher.

\

ACTIVITY 3.9
- Lack of adequate information on its expectation of a teacher. Now, I know
what to do as a teacher.

- I will be a better teacher as expected of me in the NCBTS.

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SCQ 3.9
• Instructional Competence
Professional and Personal Characteristics
Punctuality and Attendance

• Instructional Competence has the heaviest weight (70%)

ACTIVITY 3.10
Answers will vary.

LESSON 4 SCQ 4.1

1. Name of pupil/s

2. Grade and section

3. Date

4. Incidental reports

5. Remarks

ACTIVITY 4.1
1. Writing an anecdotal record.

2. No, the parent must present an authenticated document from the NSO before the
request can be granted.

3. No, the teacher should refrain from making deductions/changes in the grades of
students.

SCQ 4.2
1. e

2. d

3. b

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4. a

5. c

ACTIVITY 4.2
Making sample reports

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ACRONYMS

ACRONYMS
BEED - Bachelor in Elementary Education

BSED - Bachelor in Secondary Education

CHED - Commission on Higher Education

CPE - Continuing Professional Education

CSC - Civil Service Commission

DepEd - Department of Education

HOTS - Higher Order Thinking Skills

INSET - In – Service Education for Teachers

NCBTS - National Competency-Based Teacher Standards

NGO - Non – Government Organization

NSO - National Statistics Office

PAST - Performance Appraisal System For Teachers

PGC - Post Graduate Course

QS - Qualification and Standards

SCQ - Self – Check Questions

TEDP - Teacher Education and Development Program

TEI - Teacher Education Institution

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books

Changing Teaching Practices Using Curriculum Differentiation to Respond to

Students’ Diversity (2004) UNESCO. Printed in France

Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers. (1997). Resolution No. 435, s. 1997. Board
for Professional Teachers, Professional Regulation Commission (BPT-PRC).
Manila.

Danielson, Charlotte (1996). Enhancing Professional Practice, A Framework for

Teaching. Alexandria, Virginia, U.S>A> : Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development

Darling-Hammond, Linda (1997). The Right to Learn: A Blueprint For Creating

Schools That Work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Melntyre, J. and O’Hair, M.J (1996). The Reflective Roles of the Teacher. Belmonth:
Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Reeves, Douglas (2003). Accountability for Learning, How Teachers and School
Leaders can Take Charge. Alexandria, Virginia, USA; Association for Supervision
And Curriculum Development.

Qualification Standards. (1991). Quezon City: Civil Service Commission.

Stike, Haller and Soltis (1998). The Ethics of School Administration. Teachers College
Press, Columbia University, NY, U.S.A.

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Stronge, James H. (2002). Qualities of Effective Teachers. Alexandria, Virginia,

U.S.A.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Journals

ASCD on Moral Education (1998). “Moral Education”. Educational Leadership, vol.

45, pp. 50-8.

DECS Service Manual. (2000). Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS).
University of Life Complex, Pasig City.

DepEd Order No. 33, s. 2004. May 31, 2001. Department of Education.

DepEd Forms, Courtesy of Region IV-A Department of Education.

Mejers, Matthias. (Winter 2003) “Reflective Teaching Builds Learning Communities”

Teaching Today For Tomorrow. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Seven Oaks School
Division.

The Secondary Teacher: On Focus (A Practical Guide) . (1996) Bureau of Secondary

Education, Department of Education Culture and Sports.

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Appendix A

The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (RA 4670, June 18, 1996)

Be it enacted by the senate and House of representatives of the Philippines in

Congress Assembled:

I. Declaration of Policy - Coverage

Section l. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to the policy of this Act to

promote and improve the social and economic status of public school teachers, their
living and working conditions, their employment and career prospects in order that
they may compare favorably with existing opportunities in other walks of life, attract
and retain in the teaching profession more people with the proper qualification, it
being recognized that advance in education depends on the qualification and ability of
the teaching staff and that education is an essential factor in the economic growth of
the nation as a productive investment of vital importance.

Section 2. Title – Definition. – This act shall be known as the “Magna for Public
School Teachers” and shall apply to all public school teachers except those in the
professorial staff of state college and universities.

As used in this Act, the term “teacher” shall be all persons engaged in classroom
teacher, in any level of instruction, on full-time basis, including guidance counselors,
school librarians, industrial arts or vocational instructors, and all other persons
performing supervisory and/or administrative function in all schools colleges and
universities operated by the Government or its political subdivisions; but shall not
include school nurses, school physicians, school dentist and other school employees.

II. Recruitment and Career

Section 3. Recruitment and Qualification. - Recruitment policy with respect to the

selection and appointment of teachers shall be clearly defined by the Department of
Education. Provided, however, that effective upon the approval of this Act the
following shall constitute the minimum educational qualifications for teacherapplicants:

(a) For the teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades, Bachelor’s
degree in Elementary Education (B.S.E.ED.)

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(b) For teachers of secondary schools, Bachelor’s degree in Education or its

equivalent with a major and a minor; or a bachelor’s degree in Arts or science with at
least eighteen professional units in Education.

(c) For teachers of secondary vocational and two years technical courses,
Bachelor’s degree in the field or specialization with at least eighteen professional units
in education.

(d) For teachers of courses on the collegiate level, other than vocational master’s
degree with a specific area of specialization:

Provided further. That in the absence of applicants who possess the minimum
educational qualifications as herein above provided, the school superintendent may
appoint, under a temporary status, applicants who do not meet the minimum
qualifications: Provided, further, that should teacher-applicants, whether they possess
the minimum educational qualifications or not, required to take competitive
examinations: And provided, finally, that the results of the examinations shall be made
public and every applicant shall be furnished with his score and rank in said
examinations.

Section 4. Probationary Period.- When recruitment takes place after adequate

training and professional preparation in any school recognized by the Government, no
probationary period preceding regular appointment shall be imposed if the teacher
possesses the minimum educational qualifications herein above set forth but lacks
the appropriate civil service eligibility, such person shall be appointed on a provisional
status and shall undergo a period of probation for not less than one year from and
after the date of his provisional appointment.

Section 5. Tenure of Office – Stability of employment and security of tenure shall be

assured the teachers as provided under existing laws.

Subject to the provisions of section three hereof, teachers appointed on a provisional

status for lack of necessary civil service eligibility shall be extended permanent
appointment for the position he is holding after having rendered at least ten years of
continuous, efficient, and faithful service in such position.

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Section 6. Consent for Transfer – Transportation Expenses. – Except for cause

and as herein otherwise provided, no teacher shall be transferred without his consent
from one station to another.

Where the exigencies of the service require the transfer of a teacher from one station
to another, such transfer may be effected by the school superintendent who shall
previously notify the teacher concerned on the transfer and the reason s thereof. If the
teacher believes that there is no justification for the transfer he may appeal his case to
the Director of the Public School s or the Director of Vocational Education, as the case
may be. Pending his appeal and the decision thereon, his transfer shall be held in
abeyance: Provided, however, That no transfer whatever shall be made three months
before any local or national election.

Section 7. Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers. – Within six months from
the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate and prepare a
code of Professional Conduct for Public school teachers. A copy of the Code shall be
furnished each teacher. Provided however, That where this not possible by reason of
inadequate fiscal resources of the Department of Education, at least three copies of
the same Code shall be deposited with the office of the school principal or head
teacher where they may be accessible for use by the teachers.

Section 8. Safeguards in Disciplinary Procedure. – Every teacher shall

enjoy equitable safeguards at each stage of any disciplinary procedure and shall

have:

a) the right to be informed, in writing of the charges;

b)The right to full access of the evidence in the case;

c) the right to defend himself and to be defended by a representative of

his choice and/or by his organization, adequate time being given to the teacher
for the preparation of his defense; and

d) The right to appeal to clearly designated authorities. No publicity shall

be given to any disciplinary action being taken against a teacher during the
pendency of his case.

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Section 9. Administrative Charges. – administrative charges against a

teacher shall be heard initially by a committee composed of the corresponding School
Superintendent of the division or a duly authorized representative who should at least
have a rank of a division supervisor, where the teacher belongs, as chairman, a
representative of the local or, in its absence, any existing provincial or national
teachers’ organization and supervisor of the Division, the last two to be designated by
the Director of Public schools. The committee shall submit its findings and
recommendations to the Director of Public Schools within thirty (30) days from the
termination of the hearings. Provided, however, That, Where the school
superintendent is the complainant or an interested party, all members of the
committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of Education.

Section 10. No Discrimination. – There shall be no discrimination whatsoever in

entrance to the teaching profession, or during its exercise, or in the termination of
services, based on any ground other than professional consideration.

Section 11. Married Teachers. – Whenever possible, the proper authorities shall
take all steps to enable married couples, both of whom are public school teachers, to
be employed in the same locality.

Section 12. Academic Freedom. – Teachers shall enjoy academic freedom in the
discharge of their professional duties, particularly with regard to teaching and
classroom methods.

III. Hours of Work and Remuneration

Section 13. Teaching Hours. – Any Teacher engaged in actual classroom

instruction shall not be required to render more than six hours of actual classroom
teaching a day, preparation and correction of exercises and other work incidental to
his normal teaching duties: Provided, however, That where the exigencies of the
service so require, any teacher may be required to render more tan six hours but not
exceeding eight hours of actual classroom teaching a day upon payment of additional
compensation at the same rate as his regular remuneration plus at least twenty-five
per cent of his basic pay.

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Section 14. Additional Compensation. – Notwithstanding any provision of existing

law to the contrary, co-curricular and out of school activities and any other activities
outside of what is defined as normal duties of any teacher shall be paid an additional
compensation of at least twenty-five percent of his regular remuneration after the
teacher has completed at least six hours of actual classroom teaching a day.

In the case of other teachers or school officials engaged in actual classroom

instruction, any work performed in excess of eight hours a day shall be paid an
additional compensation of at least twenty five percent of their regular remuneration.

The agencies utilizing the services of teachers shall pay the additional compensation
required under this section. Education authorities shall refuse to allow the rendition of
services of teachers for other government agencies without the assurance tat the
teachers shall be paid the remuneration provided for under this section.

Section 15. Criteria for Salaries. – Teachers’ salaries shall correspond to the
following criteria:

(a) They shall compare favorably with those paid in other occupations requiring
equivalent or similar qualifications, training and abilities;

(b) They shall be such as to insure teachers a reasonable standards of life for
themselves and their families, and

(c) They shall be properly graded so as to recognize the fact that certain positions
require higher qualifications and greater responsibly that others. Provided, however,
That the general salary scale shall be such that the relation between the lowest and
highest salaries paid in the profession will be reasonable order. Narrowing of the
salary scale shall be achieved by raising the lower end of the salary scales relative to
the upper end.

Section 16. Salary Scale. – Salary scales of teachers shall provide for a gradual
progression from minimum to a maximum salary by means of regular increments,
granted automatically after three years: Provided, however, That the efficiency rating
of the teacher concerned is at least satisfactory. The progression from the minimum to
the maximum of the salary scale shall not extend over a period of ten years.

Section 17. Equality in Salary Scales. – The salary of teachers whose

salaries are appropriated by a city municipal, municipal district, or provincial

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government, shall not be less than those provided for teachers of the National
Government.

Section 18. Cost of Living Allowances. – Teachers’ salaries shall, at the very
least, keep pace with the rise in the cost of living by payment of a cost-of-living index.
The Secretary of Education shall recommend to Congress, at least annually, the
appropriation of the necessary funds for the cost-of-living allowances of teachers
employed by the National Government. The determination of the cost-of-living
allowances by the Secretary of education shall, upon approval of the President of the
Philippines, be binding on the city municipal, municipal district, or provincial
government, for the purposes of calculating the cost-of-living allowances of teachers
under its employ.

Section 19. Special Hardship Allowances. – In areas in which teachers are

exposed to hardship such as difficulty in commuting to the place of work or other
hazards peculiar to the place of employment, as determined by the Secretary of
Education, they shall be compensated by special hardship allowances equivalent to at
least twenty-five per cent of their monthly salary.

Section 20. Salaries to be Paid in Legal Tender. – Salaries of teacher shall be

paid in legal tender of the Philippines or its equivalent in checks or treasury warrants
shall be cashable in any national, provincial, city or municipal Treasurer’s office or any
banking institutions operating under the laws of the republic of the Philippines.

Section 21. Deductions Prohibited. – No person shall make any deduction

whatsoever from the salaries of teachers except under specific authority of law
authorizing such deductions: Provided, however, That upon written authority executed
by the teacher concerned, (l) lawful dues and fees owing to the Philippine Public
School Teachers Association, and (2) premiums properly due on insurance policies
shall be considered deductible.

IV. Health Measures and Injury Benefits

Section 22. Medical Examination and Treatment. – Compulsory medical

examination shall be provided free of charge for all teachers before they take up
teaching, and shall be repeated not less than once a year during the teacher’s
professional life. Where medical examination shows that medical treatment and/or

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hospitalization is necessary, same shall be provided free by the government entity

paying the salary of the teachers.

Section 23. Compensation For Injuries. – Teachers shall be protected against the
consequences of employment injuries in accordance with existing laws, The effects of
the physical and nervous strain on the teacher’s health shall be recognized as a
compensable occupation disease in accordance with existing laws.

V. Leave and Retirement Benefits

Section 24. Study Leave. – In addition to the leave privileges now enjoyed by
teachers in the public schools, they shall be entitled to study leave not exceeding one
school year after seven years of service. Such leave hall be granted in accordance
with a schedule set by the Department of Education. During the period of study leave
the teachers shall be entitled to at least sixty percent of their monthly salary: Provided
however, That no teacher shall be allowed to accumulate more than one year study
leave, unless he needs an additional semester to finish his thesis for a graduate study
in education or allied courses: Provided, further, That no compensation shall be due
the teacher after the five year of such leave. In al cases, the study ;leave period shall
be counted for seniority and pension purposes.

The compensation allowed for one year study leave as herein provided shall be
subject to the condition that the teacher takes te regular study load and passes at
least seventy-five percent of his courses. Study leave of more than one year may be
permitted by the Secretary of Education but without compensation.

Section 25. Indefinite Leave. _ An Indefinite sick leave of absence shall be granted
to teachers when the nature of the illness demands a long treatment that will exceed
one year at the least.

Section 26. Salary Increase upon Retirement. – Public school teaches having
fulfilled the age and service requirements of the applicable retirement laws shall be
given one range salary raise upon retirement pay which shall be the basis of the
computation of the lump sum of the retirement pay and the monthly benefits there
after.

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VI. Teachers Organization

Section 27. Freedom to Organize. – Public School Teachers shall have the right to
freely and without previous authorization both to establish and to join organizations of
their choosing, whether local or national to further and defend their interests.

Section 28. – Discrimination Against Teachers Prohibited. – The rights

established immediately preceding Section shall be exercised without any interference
or coercion. It shall be lawful for any person to commit any acts of discrimination
against teachers which are calculated to (a) make the employment of a teacher
subject to the condition that he shall not join an organization, or shall relinquish
membership in an organization, (b) cause the dismissal of or otherwise

Section 29. -National Teacher’s Organization. - National Teacher’s

Organizations shall be consulted in the formulation of national educational policies
and professional standards, and in the formulation of national policies governing the
social security of the teachers.

VII. Administration and Enforcement

Section 30. Rules and Regulations. – The Secretary of education shall formulate
and prepare the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this
Act. Rules and regulations issued pursuant to this Section shall take effect thirty days
after publication in a newspaper of general circulation and by such other means as the
secretary of Education deems reasonably sufficient to give interested parties general
notice of such issuance.

Section 31. Budgetary Estimates. – The Secretary of Education shall submit to

Congress annually the necessary budgetary estimates to implement the provisions of
the Act concerning the benefits herein granted to public school teachers under the
employ of the National Government.

Section 32. Penal Provisions. – Any person who shall willfully interfere with,
restrain or coerce any teacher in the exercise of his rights guaranteed by his Act or
who shall in any manner commit any act to defeat any of the provisions of this Act,
shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred pesos nor
more than one thousand pesos, or by imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

If the offender is a public official, the court shall order his dismissal from the
Government service.
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Section 33. Repealing Clause.- Al acts or parts of Acts, executive orders and their
implementing rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.

Section 34. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared invalid, the
remainder of this Act or any other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force
and effect.

Section 35. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Appendix B Code of Ethics for Public School Teachers

The following Code of Ethics for Public School Teachers is hereby adopted
under Section 7 of Republic Act 4670:
Code of Ethics for Public School Teachers

A. RESPONSIBILITY – The work of the teacher in the development and guidance

of the young is a tremendous responsibility for which he is accountable to God,
to his country, and to posterity. It is a trust of which every teacher should strive
to be worthy. A teacher who uses his position for an unworthy purpose betrays
that trust.

B. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT – It behooves every teacher to assume and

maintain a professional attitude to his work and in dealing with his associates in
the profession. It should be his self-imposed duty to constantly improve himself
professionally.
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Criticism, when necessary, should clearly reflect friendly motivation and a

sincere desire to uphold the standard and dignity of the profession.

In dealing with his pupils or students, the teacher should ever strive to be
professionally correct, friendly, and sympathetic.

INTEGRITY – Since the teacher’s work is not confined merely to the

development of certain fundamental skills and abilities encompassed by the teaching
of the 3 R’s but also includes the development of desirable habits and attitudes that go
into the formation of character, his manner of living should provide a worthy example
for his pupils and students to emulate, for his fellow teachers to be proud of, and for
the community to feel as being enriched by it.

Appendix C

Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers

Resolution .No 435

Series of 1997

Pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (e), Article II of R. A. No.7836, otherwise known as the:
“Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994” and Paragraph (a), Section 6, P.D No. 223, as amended, the
Board for Professional Teachers hereby adopts and promulgates the following “Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers”.

PREAMBLE

Teachers are duly licensed professionals who possess dignity and reputation with high, moral values well
as technical and professional competence. In the practice of their noble profession, they strictly adhere to, observe,
and practice this set of ethical and moral principles, standards, and values.

ARTICLE I
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

Section 1. The Philippine Constitution provide that all educational institutions shall offer quality education
for all Filipino citizens, a vision that requires professionally competent teachers committed to is full realization. The
provisions of this Code shall apply, therefore, to all teachers in all schools in the Philippines.

Section 2. This Code covers all public and private school teachers in all educational institutions at the
preschool, primary, elementary, and secondary levels whether academic, vocational, special, technical or
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nonformal. The term “teacher” shall include industrial arts or vocational teachers and all ‘other persons performing
supervisory and or administrative functions in all school at the aforesaid levels; whether on full time or part-time
basis.

ARTICLE II
THE TEACHER AND THE STATE

Section 1. The schools are the nurseries of the citizens of the state, each teacher is a trustee of the
cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage as well
as to elevate national morality, promote national pride, cultivate love of country, instill allegiance to the Constitution
and respect for all duly constituted authorities, and promote obedience to the laws of the state.

Section 2. Every teacher or school official shall actively help carry out the declared policies of the state,
and shall take an oath to this effect.

Section 3. In the interest of the State and of the Filipino people as much as of his own, every teachers
shall be physically, mentally and morally fit.

Section 4. Every teacher shall possess and actualize full commitment and devotion to duty.

Section 5. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or other partisan interest,
and shall not, directly, or indirectly, solicit, require, collect, or receive any money, service, other valuable material
from any person or entity for such purposes.

Section 6. Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights and responsibilities.

Section 7. A teacher shall not use his position or official authority or influence to coerce any other person
to follow any political course of action.

Section 8. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have the privilege of sharing the product
of his researches and investigations, provided that, if the results are inimical to the declared policies of the State,
they shall be drawn to the proper authorities for appropriate remedial action.

ARTICLE Ill
THE TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY

Section I. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth he shall, therefore,
render the best service by providing an environment conducive to such learning and growth.

Section 2 Every teacher shall provide leadership and initiative to actively participate in community
movements for moral, social, educational economic and civic betterment.

Section 3. Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for which purpose he shall behave with
honor and dignity at all times and refrain from such activities such as gambling, smoking, drunkenness and other
excesses, much less illicit relations.

Section 4. Every teacher shall live for and with the community, and shall, therefore, study and understand
local customs and traditions in order to have a sympathetic attitude, therefore, refrain from disparaging the
community.

Section 5. Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community informed about the
school’s work and accomplishments as well as its needs and problems.

Section 6. Every teacher is an intellectual leader in the community, especially in the barangay, and shall
welcome the opportunity to provide such leadership when needed to extend counseling services, as appropriate,
and to actively be involved in matters affecting the welfare of the people

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Section 7. Every teacher shall maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and official relations with other
professionals, with government officials, and with the people, individually or collectively.

Section 8. A teacher possesses freedom to attend church and worship, as appropriate, but shall not use
his position and influence to proselyte others.

ARTICLE IV
THE TEACHER AND THE PROFESSION

Section 1. Every teacher shall actively help insure that teaching is the noblest profession, and shall
manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a noble calling.

Section 2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality education, shall make the
best preparation for the career of teaching, and shall be at his best at all times in the practice of his profession.

Section 3. Every teacher shall participate in the continuing professional education (CPE) program of the
Professional Regulation Commission and shall pursue such other studies as will improve his efficiency, enhance
the prestige of the profession, and strengthen his competence, virtues, and productivity in order to be nationally
and internationally competitive.

Section 4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized to seek support for the school, but shall not make
improper misrepresentations through personal advertisements and other questionable means.

Section 5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in manner that makes it a dignified means for
earning a decent living.

ARTICLE V
THE TEACHER AND THE TEACHING COMMUNITY

Section 1. Teachers shall, at all times, be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty, mutual confidence,
and faith in one another, self-sacrifice for the common good, and full cooperation with colleagues. When the best
interest of the learners, the school, or the profession is at stake in any controversy, teachers shall support one
another.

Section 2. A teacher is not entitled to claim for work not his own, and shall give due credit for the work of
others which he may use.

SectIon 3. Before leaving his position, a teacher shall organize and leave to his successor such records
and other data as are necessary to carry on the work.

Section 4. A teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning associates and the school,
and shall not divulge to anyone documents which have not yet been officially released, or remove records from the
files without official permission.

Section 5. It shall be the responsibility of every teacher to seek correctives for what may appear to be an
unprofessional and unethical conduct of any associate. This may be done only if there is incontrovertible evidence
for such conduct.

Section 6. A teacher may submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism against an associate,
preferably in writing, without violating any right of the individual concerned.

Section 7. A teacher may apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified, provided that he respects
the system of selection on the basis of merit and competence, provided, further, that all qualified candidates are
given the opportunity to be considered.

ARTICLE VI

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THE TEACHER AND HIGHER AUTHORITIES IN

THE PHILIPPINES

Section 1. A teacher shall make it his duty to make an honest effort to understand and support the
legitimate policies of the school and the administration regardless of personal feeling or private opinion and shall
faithfully carry them out.

Section 2. A teacher shall not make any false accusation or charges against superiors, especially under
anonymity. However, if there are valid charges, he should present such under oath to competent authority.

Section 3. A teacher shall transact all official business through channels except when special conditions
warrant a different procedure, such as when reforms are advocated but are opposed by the immediate superior, in
which ease the teachers shall appeal directly to the appropriate higher authority.

Section 4. A teacher, individually or as part of a group, has a right to seek redress against injustice and
discrimination and to the extent possible, shall raise his grievances within democratic processes. In doing so, he
shall avoid jeopardizing the interest and welfare of learners who’s right to learn must be respected.

Section 5. A teacher has a right to invoke the principle that appointments, promotions, and transfers of
teachers are made only on the basis of merit and need in the interest of the service.

Section 6. A teacher who accepts a position assumes a contractual obligation to live up to his contract,
assuming full knowledge of the employment terms and conditions.

ARTICLE VII
SCHOOL OFFICIALS, TEACHERS AND OTHER
PERSONNEL

Section 1. School officials shall at all times show professional courtesy, helpfulness and sympathy
towards teachers and other personnel, such practices being standards of effective school supervision, dignified
administration, responsible leadership and enlightened direction.

Section 2. School official, teachers, and, other school personnel shall consider it their cooperative
responsibility to formulate policies or introduce important changes in the system at all levels.

Section 3. School officials shall encourage and attend to the professional growth of all teachers under
them such as in recommending them for promotion, giving them due recognition for meritorious performance, and
allowing them to participate in conferences and training programs.

Section 4. No school official shall dismiss or recommend for dismissal a teacher or other subordinates
except for cause.

Section 5. School authorities concerned shall ensure that public school teachers are employed in
accordance with pertinent civil service rules, and private school teachers are issued contracts specifying the terms
and conditions of their work, provided that they are given, if qualified, subsequent permanent tenure, in accordance
with existing laws, and, provided, further, that they are duly registered and licensed professional teachers.

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Appendix D Ref. The Family Code of the Philippines (Executive

Order No. 209, July 6, 1987 as amended by Executive Order No.
227, July 17, 1987) WITH addendum of 1998-2001 A.V.B. Printing
Press

REPUBLIC ACT N0. 7610

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL

PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

Article I

TITLE, POLICY, PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITION OF TERMS

Section 1. Title – This act shall be known as the “Special Protection of Children
Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.”

Section 2. Declaration of State Policy and Principles. – It is hereby declared to be

the policy of the State to provide special protection to children from all forms of abuse,
neglect, cruelty, exploitation and discrimination, and other conditions prejudicial to
their development; provide sanctions for their commission and carry out a program for
prevention and deterrence of and crisis intervention in situations of child abuse,
exploitation and discrimination. The state shall intervene on behalf of the child when
the parent, guardian, teacher or person having care or custody of the child fails or is
unable to protect the child against abuse, exploitation and discrimination or when such
acts against the child are committed by the said parent, guardian, teacher or person
having care and custody of the same.

It shall be the policy of the State to protect and rehabilitate children gravely
threatened or endangered by circumstances which affect their survival and normal
development and over which they have no control.

The best interests of children shall be the paramount consideration in all actions
concerning them, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions,
courts of law, administrative authorities, and legislative bodies, consistent with the
principle of First Call for Children as enunciated in the United Nations Conventions on
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the Rights of the Child. Every effort shall be exerted to promote the welfare of children
and enhance their opportunities for a useful and happy life.

Section 3. Definition of Terms –

(a) “Children” refers to persons below eighteen (18) years of age or those
over but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect
themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination
because of a physical or mental disability or condition;

(b) “Child Abuse” refers to the maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the
child which includes any of the following:

(1) Psychological and physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and
emotional maltreatment;

(2) Any act by deeds of words which debases, degrades of demeans the
intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a human being;

(3) Unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs for survival, such as food nd
shelter; or

(4) Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured child resulting in

serious impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent
incapacity or death.

(c) “Circumstances which gravely threaten or endanger the survival and

normal development of children” include, but are not limited to, the
following:

(1) Being in a community where there is armed conflict or being affected by

armed conflict-related activities;

(2) Working under conditions hazardous to life, safety and morals which unduly
interfere with their normal development;

(3) Living in or fending for themselves in the streets in urban and rural areas
without the care of parents or guardian or any adult supervision needed for
their welfare;

(4) Being a member of an indigenous cultural community and/or living under

conditions of extreme poverty or in an area which is underdeveloped and/or
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lacks or has inadequate access to basic services needed for a good quality
life;

(5) Being a victim of a man-made natural disaster or calamity, or

(6) Circumstances analogous to those above stated which endanger the life,
safety or normal development of children.

(d) “Comprehensive program against child abuse, exploitation and

discrimination” refers to the coordinated program of services and facilities to
protect children against;

(1) Child prostitution and other sexual abuse

(2) Child trafficking;

(3) Obscene publications and indecent shows;

(4) Other acts of abuse; and

(5) Circumstances which threatened or endanger the survival and normal

development of children.

Article II

PROGRAM ON CHILD ABUSE EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION

Section 4. Formulation of the Program. – There shall be a comprehensive program

to be formulated by the Department of Justice and the Department of Social Welfare
and Development in coordination with other government agencies and private sector
concerned, within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act to protect children
against child prostitution and other sexual abuse; child trafficking, obscene
publications and indecent shows; and acts of abuse; and circumstances which
endanger child survival and normal development.

Article III

CHILD PROSTITUTION AND OTHER SEXUAL ABUSE

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Section 5. Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse. Children, whether

male or female, who for money, profit or any other consideration or due to the
coercion or influence of any adult, syndicate or group, indulge in sexual intercourse or
lascivious conduct, are deemed to be children exploited in prostitution and other
sexual abuse.

The penalty of reclusion temporal in its medium period to reclusion perpetua shall be
imposed upon the following:

(a) Those who engage in or promote, facilitate or induce child prostitution which
include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Acting as a procurer of a child prostitute;

(2) Inducing a person to be a client of a child prostitute by means of written or

oral advertisements or other similar means;

(3) Taking advantage of influence or relationship to procure a child as a

prostitute

(4) Threatening or using violence towards a child to engage him as a prostitute;

or

(5) Giving monetary consideration, goods or other pecuniary benefit to a child

with the intent to engage such child prostitution.

(b) Those who commit the act of sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct with a
child exploited in prostitution or subjected to other sexual abuse: Provided,
That when the victim is under twelve (12) years of age, the perpetrators
shall be prosecuted under Article 335, paragraph 3, for rape and Article 336
of Act No. 3815, as amended, the Revised Penal Code, for rape lascivious
conduct, as the case may be: Provided, That the penalty for lascivious
conduct when the victim is under (12) years of age shall be reclusion
temporal in its medium period, and

(c) Those who derived profit of advantage therefrom, whether as manager or

owner of the establishment where the prostitution takes place, or of the
sauna, disco, bar, resort, place of entertainment or establishment serving as
a cover or which engages in prostitution in addition to the activity for which
the license has been issued establishment.

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Section 6. Attempt to Commit Child Prostitution. – There is an attempt to

commit child prostitution under section 5, paragraph (a) hereof when any person who,
not being a relative of a child, is found alone with the said child inside the room or
cubicle of a house, an inn, hotel, motel, pension house, apartelle or other similar
establishments, vessel, vehicle or any other hidden or secluded area under
circumstances which would lead a reasonable person to believe that the child is about
to be exploited in prostitution and other sexual abuse.

There is also an attempt to commit child prostitution, under paragraph (h) of Section 5
hereof when any person is receiving services from a child in a sauna parlor or bath,
massage clinic, health club and other similar establishments. A penalty lower by two
(2) degrees than that prescribed for the consummated felony under Section 5 hereof
shall be imposed upon the principals of the attempt to commit the crime of child
prostitution under this Act, or in the proper case, under the Revised Penal Code.

Article IV

CHILD TRAFFICKING

Section 7. Child Trafficking – Any person who shall engage in trading and dealing
with children including, but not limited to, the act of buying and selling of a child for
money, or for any other consideration, or barter, shall suffer the penalty of reclusion
temporal to reclusion perpetua. The penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period
when the victim is under twelve (12) years of age.

Section 8. Attempt to Commit Child Trafficking. – There is an attempt to commit

child trafficking under Section 7 of this Act:

(a) When a child travels alone to a foreign country without valid reason
therefore and without clearance issued by the Department of Social Welfare
and Development or written permit or justification from the child’s parents or
legal guardian:

(b) When a pregnant mother executes an affidavit of consent for adoption for a
consideration.

(c) When a person, agency, establishment or child-caring institution recruits

women or couples to bear children for the purpose of child trafficking;
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(d) When a doctor, hospital or clinic official or employee, nurse, midwife, local
civil registrar or any other person simulates birth for the purpose of child
trafficking; or

(e) When a person engages in the act of finding children among low income
families, hospitals, clinics, nurseries, day care centers, or other child caring
institutions who can be offered for the purpose of child trafficking.

A penalty lower by two (2) degrees than that prescribed for the consummated
felony under Section 7 hereof shall be imposed upon the principals of the
attempt to commit child trafficking under this act.

Article V

OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS AND INDECENT SHOWS

Section 9. Obscene Publications and Indecent Shows.- Any person who shall
hire, employ, use, persuade, induce or coerce a child to perform in obscene
exhibitions and indecent shows, whether live or in video, pose, or model in obscene
publications or pornographic materials or to sell or distribute the said materials shall
suffer the penalty of prison mayor in its medium period.

If the child used as a performer, subject or seller/distributor is below twelve (12) years
of age, the penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period.

Any ascendant, guardian, or person entrusted in any capacity with the care of a child
who shall cause and/or allow such child to be employed or to participate in an
obscene play, scene act, movie or show or in any other acts covered by this section
shall suffer the penalty of prison mayor in its medium period.

Article VI
OTHER ACTS OF ABUSE

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Section 10. Other Acts of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty or Exploitation and Other
Conditions Prejudicial to the child’s Development.

(a) Any person who shall commit any other acts of child abuse, cruelty or
exploitation or be responsible for other conditions prejudicial to the child’s
development including those covered by Article 59 of Presidential Decree
No. 603, as amended, but not covered by the revised Penal Code, as
amended, shall suffer the penalty of prison mayor in its minimum period.

(b) Any person who shall keep or have in his company a minor, twelve (12)
years of under or who is ten (10) years or more his junior in any public or
private place, hotel, motel, beer joint, discotheque, cabaret, pension house,
sauna or massage parlor, beach and/or other tourist resort or similar places
shall suffer the penalty of prison mayor in its maximum period and a fine of
not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000): Provided, That this provision
shall not apply to any person who is related within the fourth degree of
consanguinity or affinity or any bond recognized by the law, local custom
and tradition, or acts in the performance of a social, moral or legal duty.

(c) Any person who shall induce, deliver or offer a minor to any one prohibited
by this Act to keep or have in his company a minor as provided in the
preceding paragraph shall suffer the penalty of prison mayor in its medium
period and a fine of not less than Forty Thousand pesos (P50, 000), and the
loss of the parental authority over the minor.

(d) Any person, owner, manager or one entrusted with the operation of any
public or private place of accommodation, whether for occupancy, food,
drink, or otherwise, including residential places, who allows any person to
take along with him to such place or places any minor herein described
shall be imposed a penalty of prison mayor in its medium period and a fine
of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50, 000) and the loss of the license
to operate such a place or establishment

(e) Any person who shall use, coerce, force, or intimidate a street child or any
child to:

(1) Beg or use begging as means of living;

(2) Act as conduit or middlemen in drug trafficking or pushing; or

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(3) Conduct any illegal activities, shall suffer the penalty of prison correctional
in its medium period to reclusion perpetua.

For purposes of this act, the penalty for the commission of acts punishable
under Articles 248, 249, 262, paragraph 2, and 263, paragraph 1 Act No. 3815,
as amended, the Revised Penal Code, for the crimes of murder, homicide other
intentional mutilation, and serious physical injuries, respectively, shall be
reclusion perpetua when the victim is under twelve (12) years of age. The
penalty for the commission of acts punishable under Articles 337, 339, 340,
and 341 of Act No. 3815, as amended, the Revised Penal Code, fort he crimes
of qualified seduction, acts of lasciviousness with the consent of the offended
party, corruption of minors, and white slave trade, respectively, shall be one (1)
degree higher than that imposed by law when the victim is under twelve (12)
years of age.

The victim of the acts committed under this section shall be entrusted to the
care of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Article VII SANCTIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS OR ENTERPRISES

Section 11. Sanctions for Establishments or Enterprises which promote,

Facilitate, or Conduct Activities Constituting Child Prostitution and Other Sexual
Abuse, Child Trafficking, Obscene Publication and Indecent shows, and other
Acts of Abuse.

All establishments and enterprises which promote or facilitate child prostitution and
other sexual abuse, child trafficking, obscene publications and indecent shows, and
other acts of abuse shall be immediately closed and their authority or license to
operate cancelled, without prejudice to the owner or manager thereof being
prosecuted under this Act and/or the revised penal Code, as amended, or special
laws. A sign with the words “off limits” shall be conspicuously displayed outside the
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The Department of Social Welfare and development for such period which shall not be
less than one (l) year, as the Department may determine. The unauthorized removal
of such sign shall be punishable by prison correctional.

An establishment shall be deemed to promote or facilitate child prostitution and other

sexual abuse child trafficking, obscene publications and indecent shows, and other
acts of abuse if the acts constituting the same occur in the premises of said
establishment under this Act or in violation of the Revised Penal Code, as amended.
An enterprise such as a sauna, travel agency, or recruitment which : promotes the
aforementioned acts as aprt of a tour for foreign tourists; exhibits children in a lewd or
indecent show, provides child masseurs for adults of the same or opposite sex and
said services include any lascivious conduct with the customer, or solicits children for
activities constituting the aforementioned acts shall be deemed to have committed the
acts penalized herein.

Article VIII

WORKING CHILDREN

Section 12. Employment of Children. - Children below fifteen (15) years of

age may be employed: Provided, that the following minimum requirements are
present:

(a) the employer shall secure for the child a work permit from the department of
Labor and Employment;

(b) the employer shall ensure the protection, health, safety and morals of the child;

(c) the employer shall institute measures to prevent exploitation or discrimination

taking into account the system and level of remuneration, and the duration and
arrangement of working time; and

(d) The employer shall formulate and implement a continuous program for training
and skill acquisition of the child.

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The Department of Labor and employment shall promulgate rules and regulation
be necessary for the effective implementation of this section.

Section 13. Non-Formal Education for Working Children. - The Department

of education, Culture and Sports shall promulgate a course design under its nonfromal
education program aimed at promoting the intellectual, moral and vocational efficiency
of working children who have not undergone or finished elementary or secondary
education. Such course design shall integrate the learning process deemed most
effective under given circumstances.

Section 14. Prohibition on the Employment of Children in Certain

Advertisements. - No person shall employ child models in all commercials or
advertisements promoting alcoholic beverages, intoxicating drinks, tobacco and its by
products, and violence.

Section 15. Duty of Employer. -Every employer shall comply with the duties
provided for in Articles 108 and 109 of Presidential Decree No. 603.

Section 16. Penalties. - Any person who shall violate any provision of this
Article shall suffer the penalty of a fine of not less than One thousand pesos
(P1,000.00) but not more than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) or imprisonment of
not less than three (3) months but not more than three (3) years , or both at the
discretion of the court. Provided, That in case of repeated violations of the provisions
of this Article, the offender’s license to operate shall be revoked.

Article IX

CHILDREN OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES

Section 17. Survival, Protection and Development. - In addition to the rights

guaranteed to children under this Act and other existing laws, children of indigenous
cultural communities shall be entitled to protection, survival and development
consistent with the customs and traditions of their respective communities.

Section 18. System of and Access to Education. - The Department of

Education, Culture and Sports shall develop and institute an alternative system of
education for children of indigenous cultural communities which is culture-specific and

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relevant to the needs and the existing situation in their communities. The Department
of Education, Culture and Sports shall also accredit and support non-formal but
functional indigenous educational programs conducted by non-governmental
organizations in said communities.

Section 19. Health and Nutrition. - The delivery of basic social services in
health and nutrition to children of indigenous cultural communities shall be given
priority by all government agencies concerned. Hospitals and other health institutions
shall ensure that children of indigenous cultural communities are given equal
attention. In the provision of health and nutrition services to children of indigenous
cultural communities, indigenous health practices shall be respected and recognized.

Section 20. Discrimination. - Children of indigenous cultural communities

shall not be subjected to any or all forms of discrimination.

Any person who discriminates against children of indigenous cultural communities

shall suffer a penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period and fine of not less than
five (P5,000.00) nor more than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00)

Section 21. Participation. - Indigenous cultural communities through their

duly-designated or appointed representatives shall be involved in planning,
decisionmaking, implementation, and evaluation of all government programs affecting
children of indigenous cultural communities. Indigenous institutions shall also be
recognized and respected.

Article X

CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONCLICT

Section 22. Children as Zones of Peace. – Children are hereby declared as

Zones of Peace. It shall be the responsibility of the State and all other sectors
concerned to resolve armed conflicts in order to promote the goal of children as zones
of peace. To attain this objective, the following policies shall be observed.

(a) Children shall not be the object of attack and shall be entitled to special
respect. They shall be protected from any form of threat, assault, torture or
other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment;

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(b) Children shall not be recruited to become members of the Armed Forces, nor
be allowed to take part in the fighting, or used as guides, couriers, or spies;

(c) Delivery of basic social services such as education, primary health and
emergency relief services shall be kept unhampered;

(d) The safety and protection of those who provide services including those
involved in fact-finding missions from both government and non- government
institutions shall be ensured. They shall not be subjected to undue
harassment in the performance of their work;

(e) Public infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and rural health units shall
not be utilized for military purposes such as command posts, barracks,
detachments, and supply depots; and

(f) All appropriate steps shall be taken to facilitate the reunion of families
temporarily separated due to armed conflict.

Section 23. Evacuation of Children During Armed Conflict. – Children shall

be given priority during evacuation as a result of armed conflict. Existing community
organizations shall be tapped to look after the safety and well- being of children during
evacuation operations. Measures shall be taken to ensure that children evacuated are
accompanied by persons responsible for their safety and well- being.

Section 24. Family Life and Temporary Shelter. – Whenever possible ,

members of the same family shall be housed in the same premises and given
separate accommodation from other evacuees and provided with facilities to lead a
normal family life. In places of temporary shelter, expectant and nursing mothers and
children shall be given additional food in proportion to their physiological needs.
Whenever feasible, children shall be given opportunities for physical exercise, sports
and outdoor games.

Section 25. Rights of Children Arrested for Reasons Related to Armed

Conflict. – Any child who has been arrested for reasons related to armed conflict,
either as combatant , courier, guide or spy is entitled to the following rights:

(a) Separate detention from adults except where families are accommodated as
family units;

(b) Immediate free legal assistance;

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(c) Immediate notice of such arrest to the parents or guardian of the child; and

(d) Release of the child on recognizance within twenty-four (24) hours to the
custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or any responsible
member of the community as determined by the court

If after hearing the evidence in the proper proceedings the court should find that
the aforesaid child has committed the acts charged against him, the court shall
determine the imposable penalty, including any civil liability chargeable against him.
However, instead of pronouncing judgement of conviction, the court shall suspend all
further proceedings and shall commit such child to the custody or care of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development or to any training institutions operated
by the Government, or duly- licensed agencies or any other responsible person, until
he has had reached eighteen (18) years of age or, for a shorter period as the court
may deem proper , after considering the reports and recommendations as the
Department of Social Welfare and Development or the agency or responsible
individual under whose care he has been committed.

The aforesaid child shall be subject to visitation and supervision by a

representative of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or any duly-
licensed agency or such other officer as the court may designate subject to such
conditions as it may prescribe.

The aforesaid child whose sentence is suspended can appeal from the order of
the court in the same manner as appeals in criminal cases.

Section 26. Monitoring and Reporting of Children in Situations of Armed

Conflict. – The chairman of the barangay affected by the armed conflicts shall submit
the names of children residing in said barangay to the municipal social welfare and
development officer within twenty- four (24) hours from the occurrence of the armed
conflict.

Article XI REMEDIAL
PROCEDURES

Section 27. Who May File a Complaints. - Complaints on cases of unlawful

acts committed against children as enumerated herein may be filed by the following:
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(a) Offended party

(b) Parents or guardians

(c) Ascendant or collateral relative within the third degree of consanguinity;

(d) Officer , social worker or representative of a licensed child- caring institution;

(e) Officer or social worker of the Department of Social Welfare and

Development;

(f) Barangay chairman ; or

(g) At least three (3) concerned, responsible citizens where the violation
occurred.

Section 28. Protective Custody of the Child. – The offended party shall be immediately
placed under the protective custody of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development pursuant to Executive Order No. 56, series of 1986. In the regular
performance of this function, the officer of the Department of Social and Welfare and
Development shall be free from any administrative , civil or criminal liability . Custody
proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 603

Section 29. Confidentiality. – At the instance of the offended party, his name may
be withheld from the public until the court acquires jurisdiction over the case.

It shall be unlawful for any editor, publisher, and reporter or columnist in case of printed
materials, announcer or producer in case of television and radio broadcasting,
producer and director of the film in case of the movie industry, to cause undue and
sensationalized publicity of any case of violation of this Act which results in the moral
degradation and suffering of the offended party.

Section 30. Special Court Proceedings. - Cases involving violations of this Act shall be
heard in the chambers of the judge of the Regional Trial Court duly designated as
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

Any provision of existing law to the contrary not with standing and with the exception of
habeas corpus , election cases, and cases involving detention prisoners and persons
covered by Republic Act No. 4108, all courts shall give preference to the hearing of
disposition of cases involving violations of this Act.

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Article XII

COMMON PENAL PROVISIONS

Section 31. Common Penal Provisions

(a) The penalty provided under this Act shall be imposed in its maximum period if
the offender has been previously convicted under this Act.

(b) When the offender is a corporation, partnership, or association, the officer or

employee thereof who is responsible for the violation of this Act shall suffer the penalty
imposed in its maximum period;

(c) The penalty provided herein shall be imposed in its maximum period when the
perpetrator is an ascendant, parent, guardian, stepaparent or collateral relative within the
second degree of consanguinity or affinity, or a manager, or owner of an establishment
which has no license to operate or its license has expired or has been revoked.

(d) When the offender is a foreigner, he shall be supported immediately after

service of sentence and forever barred from entry to the country.

(e) The penalty provided for in this Act shall be imposed in its maximum period if
the offender is a public officer or employee: Provided, however, that if the penalty
imposed is reclusion perpetua or reclusion temporal, then the penalty of perpetua or
temporary absolute disqualification shall also be imposed: Provided, finally, That if the
penalty imposed is prison correctional or arresto mayor, the penalty of suspension shall
also be imposed; and

(f) A fine to be determined by the court shall be imposed and administered as a

cash fund by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and disbursed for the
rehabilitation of each child victim, or any immediate member of his family if the latter is the
perpetrator of the offense.

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Article XIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Section 32. Rules and Regulations. – Unless otherwise provided in this Act, the
Department of Justice, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and
Development, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the effective implementation
of this Act .

Such rules and regulations shall take effect upon their publication in two (2) national
newspapers of general circulation.

Section 33. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of
this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act of
the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 34. Separability Clause – If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall continue in full
force and effect.

Section 35. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, or rules inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 36. Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect upon completion of its
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved, June 17, 1992

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Appendix E

School Forms

Form 1 School Register

Form 2 Monthly Report of Enrollment and Attendance

Form 137-E Elementary Pupil’s Permanent Record

Form 138-E Elementary Pupil’s Progress Report Card

Form 18-E-1 Report on Promotions for Grades I-III

Form 18-E-2 Report on Promotions for Grades IV-VI

Form 137-A Secondary Students Permanent Record

Form 138-A Secondary Students Progress Report Card

Form 18-A Report on Secondary School Promotions

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Form 2

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Form 137 - E
Republika ng Pilipinas
(Republic of the Philippines)
Kagawaran ng Edukasyon, Kultura at Sports
(Department of Education, Culture and Sports)
KAWANIHAN NG EDUKASYONG ELEMENTARYA
(BUREAU OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION)

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Form 138 - E

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Form 18 – E1

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Form 18 – E2

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Form 137 - A

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Form 138 – A

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Form 18 – A

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PAS Form B-2 Appendix F

Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST)

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Form 6 Appendix G Application for Leave

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