QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 500)
To establish a career progression and promotion system that gives premium to classroom effectiveness and allows teachers to remain in the classroom while advancing in stature and compensation, with equivalence in duties, recognition, and compensation between classroom and administrative career lines.
Classroom teachers may choose alternative career lines in School Administration or in Classroom Teaching for purposes of advancement.
Upon promotion, the teacher is classified within the School Administration Group, maintaining existing classes such as District Supervisor, Elementary Principal III, Elementary Principal II, and Elementary Principal I or Head Teacher (unless modified under existing rules).
The Teaching Group is expanded with new classes: Master Teacher I, Master Teacher II, Master Teacher III, and Master Teacher IV.
It provides equivalence between Teaching Group classes and School Administration Group classes until modified under existing rules and regulations.
District Supervisor = Master Teacher IV; Elementary Principal III = Master Teacher III; Elementary Principal II = Master Teacher II; Elementary Principal I or Head Teacher = Master Teacher I.
The elementary grade teacher position forms the base of the career system.
At the proper time, an elementary grade teacher may be promoted either to Master Teacher I (classroom teaching track) or to Elementary Principal/Head Teacher (school administration track), committing the teacher to the chosen career path.
There shall be no switching from one career line to another unless it is clearly demonstrated that the individual possesses all necessary qualifications for the other career line that exceed those of individuals who may also be considered for any existing vacancy.
Both District Supervisors and Master Teachers IV may be considered for promotion to the next higher position in the service.
A new Professional Teacher may be appointed to administrative positions in the School Administration career line (e.g., Head Teacher) upon passing an examination administered jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Education and Culture, provided the appointee meets other qualifications.
Yes. Present incumbents aspiring for promotion to higher positions in the professional administration field must take appropriate examinations to determine their competence for the positions.
Yes. EO No. 500 allows present elementary grade teachers to take the examination in order to qualify for administrative positions.
Not less than 15,000 Master Teacher I positions shall be created beginning School Year 1979–80.
Higher Master Teacher positions shall be created beginning School Year 1980–81, subject to the availability of funds.
The Civil Service Commission, the Department of Education and Culture, and the Budget Commission promulgate the necessary rules and regulations.
It takes effect immediately.