New Career System for Public School Teachers

Section 1 requires establishing a system of career progression and promotion for public school teachers that attaches a premium to classroom effectiveness.
Section 1 requires the system to allow teachers to remain in the classroom while advancing in stature and compensation.
Section 1 gives classroom teachers the option to choose alternative career lines: School Administration or Classroom Teaching.
Section 1 mandates equivalence in duties, recognition, and compensation for persons choosing either career line.
Section 1 seeks to recognize teaching ability without promoting or shifting excellent teachers to administrative responsibilities.

Section 1 applies to public school teachers and establishes their career progression and promotion system.
Section 2 governs a classroom teacher who opts for the School Administration Career line.
Section 3 governs a classroom teacher who opts for the Classroom Teaching Career line.
Section 5 states that the position of elementary grade teacher forms the base of the career system and becomes the entry point for advancement.
Section 5 fixes the career-line commitment upon promotion to either Master Teacher I or Elementary Principal / Head Teacher.

Section 2 provides that a classroom teacher promoted into School Administration shall be classified within the School Administration Group.
Section 2 maintains the existing classes in the School Administration Group as District Supervisor, Elementary Principal III, Elementary Principal II, and Elementary Principal I or Head Teacher, unless modified under existing rules and regulations.
Section 5 provides that individuals who become Elementary Principal / Head Teacher shall continue upwards in the School Administration Career line.
Section 5 allows that District Supervisors may be considered for promotion to the next higher position in the service.
Section 5 provides that the upward continuation for School Administration line positions is aligned with the administration career line.

Section 3 creates new classes in the Teaching Group: Master Teacher I, Master Teacher II, Master Teacher III, and Master Teacher IV.
Section 3 provides that a classroom teacher who opts for Classroom Teaching shall be classified, upon promotion, within these new Teaching Group classes.
Section 4 establishes equivalence between Teaching Group classes and School Administration Group classes, until modified under existing rules and regulations.
Section 5 provides that individuals who become Master Teacher I shall continue upwards in the Classroom Teacher Career line.

Section 4 equates District Supervisor with Master Teacher IV.
Section 4 equates Elementary Principal III with Master Teacher III.
Section 4 equates Elementary Principal II with Master Teacher II.
Section 4 equates Elementary Principal I or Head Teacher with Master Teacher I.
Section 4 provides the equivalence relationship “until modified under existing rules and regulations.”
Section 4 uses the “Elementary Principal I or Head Teacher” designation as the paired reference point for Master Teacher I.

Section 5 states that an elementary grade teacher may be promoted either to Master Teacher I or to Elementary Principal / Head Teacher, committing the teacher to the chosen career path.
Section 5 provides that Elementary Principal / Head Teacher promotes continue in the School Administration Career line.
Section 5 provides that Master Teacher I promotes continue in the Classroom Teacher Career line.
Section 5 prohibits switching from one career line to another unless it is clearly demonstrated that the individual possesses all the necessary qualifications for the other career line.
Section 5 requires that these qualifications exceed those of individuals who otherwise may be considered for any existing vacancy.
Section 5 provides that both District Supervisors and Master Teachers IV may be considered for promotion to the next higher position in the service.

Section 6 recognizes School Administration as a new professional field.
Section 6 allows a new Professional Teacher to be appointed to an administrative position in the School Administration Career line (e.g., Head Teacher) upon passing an examination.
Section 6 requires the examination to be given for the purpose and administered jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Education and Culture.
Section 6 requires that the new appointee meets the other qualifications required for the position.
Section 6 allows elementary grade teachers in the service to take the examination to qualify for administrative positions.
Section 6 requires present incumbents of Head Teacher positions who aspire for promotion to higher positions in the professional administration field to take appropriate examination to determine competence for the positions.

Section 7 directs that the Itemization of Personal Services of the National Government shall provide for the creation of Master Teacher positions to implement the Executive Order.
Section 7 mandates that no less than 15,000 Master Teacher I positions shall be created beginning School Year 1979-80.
Section 7 requires that an adequate number of higher Master Teacher positions be created beginning School Year 1980-81.
Section 7 ties the creation of higher Master Teacher positions to availability of funds.

Section 8 requires that rules and regulations necessary for effective implementation be promulgated.
Section 8 designates the Civil Service Commission, the Department of Education and Culture, and the Budget Commission as the promulgating bodies.

No repealing, separability, or sunset provisions appear in Executive Order No. 500.