Coverage
- Applies to appointment or assignment of Teacher 1 positions (Salary Grade 10) in public elementary and secondary schools under DepEd.
- Includes locally paid teachers from local government units applying for public teaching positions.
Definitions
- Teacher-applicant: Licensed individual meeting minimum qualifications for teaching positions.
- Teacher-transferee: Current public school teacher who applies for transfer to a school within their bona fide residence.
- Bona fide resident: Teacher residing at least six months in the locality of the school applied to.
- Registry or pool: A list of qualified teacher-applicants formed through systematic assessment and evaluation.
Categorization of Teacher-Applicants
- Category I: Top 10% of LET/PBET passers, regardless of teaching experience.
- Category II: Other LET/PBET passers.
Assessment and Pooling System
- School-based assessment committee conducts interviews and evaluates teacher-applicants annually.
- School head compiles and submits ranking results to Division Office, creating a registry valid for three years but updated annually.
- Recruitment handled by school heads; appointments by division office authorities.
Establishment and Maintenance of Registry
- Registry includes names, addresses, rankings, and preferred school assignments.
- Listings divided by category and school level; higher priority to Category I applicants.
- Registry transmitted to regional offices for monitoring.
Screening Committees
- Committees of five members formed in each school or cluster, composed according to school size and type:
- Central and non-central elementary schools: Grade Level Chairmen and Subject Specialists.
- Small schools grouped in clusters with appointed committees.
- Secondary schools: Department heads of major subjects.
Application and Verification Procedures
- Applicants submit documents including residence certification; school heads verify authenticity before forwarding to committees.
- Transfer applicants must be bona fide residents of the area.
Annual Selection Schedule
- Filing: Jan 15 - Mar 15
- Interviews: Mar 16 - 31
- Ranking: Apr 1 - 15
- Submission/Posting: Apr 16 - 30
Required Documents
- CSC Form 212, 2 copies with ID photo.
- Authenticated LET/PBET ratings and PRC license.
- Baccalaureate transcript with weighted ratings.
- Teaching experience records, if applicable.
- Barangay certification of residency.
- Specialized training certificates, if any.
Assessment Criteria and Scoring
- Category I (Total 100 points):
- Education: 40 points (including accreditation of institution)
- Interview: 30 points
- Teaching Experience: 20 points
- Specialized Training/Skills: 10 points
- Category II (Total 100 points):
- Education: 40 points
- LET/PBET Rating: 20 points
- Interview: 20 points
- Teaching Experience: 10 points
- Specialized Training/Skills: 10 points
- Details given for scoring based on education accreditation, academic performance, LET/PBET scores, interview components, experience length, and additional skills.
Registry Inclusion Threshold
- For initial implementation, applicants must score at least 50% to be included.
- Schools Division Superintendents may raise cut-off scores subsequently.
Filling Vacant Positions
- Vacancies filled by appointment/assignment from registry with priority:
- Residents of the barangay where the school is located.
- Residents of the municipality.
- Residents of the city or province.
- Ranking in registry resolves ties among applicants within same locality.
- Secondary schools may accept qualified applicants outside preferred specialization area if none locally available.
Right to Protest
- Qualified teacher-applicants can protest appointments or assignments within three months.
- Protests filed in triplicate at regional office, must be sworn and substantiated.
- Procedures prescribe timelines for respondent answers, complainant rejoinders, and Regional Director decisions.
- Appeals escalate to Secretary of Education then Civil Service Commission.
Repealing Clause
- All inconsistent rules, regulations, and issuances are repealed or modified accordingly.
Sanctions
- Violations of these guidelines entail administrative sanctions.
Effectivity
- Guidelines effective immediately.
- Schools using prior criteria as of May 30, 2003 may submit prior evaluations for registry inclusion.
- New cases to use the updated criteria herein provided.