Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 174)
It covers the elementary and secondary levels, including the Senior High School in the public school system.
The two main career lines are the Classroom Teaching Career Line and the School Administration Career Line.
The classes in the Classroom Teaching Career Line are: Master Teacher I, Master Teacher II, Master Teacher III, Master Teacher IV, and Master Teacher V.
Advancement to Master Teacher I requires attainment of the minimum qualifications prescribed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and meeting the teaching proficiency level equivalent to Career Stage III (Highly Proficient) of the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers.
The classes are: School Principal I, School Principal II, School Principal III, and School Principal IV.
Advancement requires meeting the minimum qualifications prescribed by the CSC, achieving the desired proficiency level for school heads defined in the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads, and passing a school head assessment administered by the Department of Education.
The positions are equivalent as follows: Master Teacher V is equivalent to School Principal IV; Master Teacher IV to School Principal III; Master Teacher III to School Principal II; Master Teacher II to School Principal I.
The new positions are Teacher IV, Teacher V, Teacher VI, Teacher VII, and Master Teacher V.
Yes, teachers can switch career lines provided they possess all necessary qualifications and expected competencies for the next higher positions in the other career line.
The Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Department of Education (DepEd), and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) are responsible for harmonizing these qualification standards.
The Department of Education administers the school head assessment for school principal positions and participates in formulating implementing rules and regulations.
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of the Order.
Other parts not affected shall continue to be valid and subsisting as per the separability clause of the Order.
It takes effect immediately after publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.