Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Bulacan
Malolos City
BALAGTAS NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pulong Gubat, Balagtas, Bulacan
Tel. or fax Number 044 815 55 49

Teachers Induction Program

Module I Session 6

Pre-Test
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. An Act to promote and improve the social and economic status of public-school
teachers is called RA 4670 or Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.

2. All persons engaged in classroom teaching in any level of instruction whether

full or part time basis are called teachers.

3. In Recruitment and Qualification, minimum educational qualification is only one

of the criteria on recruitment, selection and promotion appointment of teachers.

4. Cost of living allowance and special hardship allowance are under the
Hours of Work and Remuneration in the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.

5. Free compulsory medical examination, free medical treatment and or

hospitalization, and reimbursement for travelling expenses in regions where
there is a scarcity of medical facilities are under the provision of Magna Carta
on Health Measures and Injury Benefits.

6. The additional unit requirement to be taken in case a person is a graduate of

bachelor’s degree in arts and sciences is called Recruitment and Qualification.

7. The act that states before any person is allowed to practice as a professional
teacher in the Philippines, one must have a valid certificate of registration and a
valid professional license from the PRC is known as R.A. 7836.

8. The actual number of hours of classroom teaching in a day that a teacher needs
to render is six hours.

9. Study leave and indefinite leave are kinds of entitled leaves given to a teacher
under the Leave and Retirement Benefits of the Magna Carta.

10. The section on Freedom to Organize of the Magna Carta for Public School
Teachers allows the teacher to establish and join organizations to further and
defend their interests.
 Pre-Activity

THROWBACK: Recall a time when you were recruited and employed at DepEd.
What were the challenges and problems you encountered and how did you
overcome them?

1. Illustrate
Being athe process experienced
public-school teacher ison the manner
a rewarding you were but
experience recruited,
before selected,
and appointed.
that happens you have to go through a long process before you can enter into
public school. For you have to prepare all the requirements that you must
submit and complete and then you need to go to another school to take the
exam and having a teaching demonstration, you also need to go to the school
you want to work in. All of this is the key or a great way for you to pass on, I
am one of those who went through that system and I think the challenges I
encountered when I went to public school was to organize my papers because
I was short on time since I was currently working in a private school so it was
difficult for me to complete my requirements right away but thank God for my
fellow teachers helped me finish and passed everything, I needed to get into
the rankings list.

2. Illustrate the things and objects symbolic of the process of recruitment,

selection, and appointment you have experienced. For example, a small stone
signifies an easy process and a huge to very huge stone indicates the degree of
- difficulty on arepresent
Arrows can particular stage of your
direction, recruitment,
ambition, selection,
speed and a desireand
in appointment.
progress. They are also use to draw attention to key messages.

- like an arrow, for me they are the people who helped me find the right
direction even when it was difficult and I can say that they were also the
reason for me to fulfill my dream and enter this profession and I was
very glad because I was in the beginning of my dream.

 
Session 6: Activity
Answer the following questions by putting a check mark inside the circle if you Agree or
Disagree to the following statements and then justify your answer on the space provided.

Disagre
Agree
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1. As teachers are professionals and hired as the right people to the right position,
it follows that in exercising professionalism in teaching, they need to know the
standards that they need to teach, and the need to know on how to teach in the
most effective ways.

Yes, because it is needed for a professional teacher’s growth, and for teachers to
follow correct standard of teaching.

2. Being well-compensated in monetary and other benefits in teaching, it is a must

for teachers to render exemplary performance.

Teachers should perform exemplary not because of monetary reasons, nonetheless

by serving the student in bringing out the best of them.
 3. If the teachers teach well in their 6 hours of actual teaching loads and
care more about their students, the result would bring a favorable
impact to students to do well and to do better in their studies.

I agree that it will have a big impact on the part of students if teachers
would give ample time to bond with each student. It will boost their
morale as well as their positive relationship with their teachers that
would trigger easiness in delivering lesson to the students.

4. These are the following criteria with respective points used in the evaluation
and selection procedure in the hiring of Teacher 1. Education 20%, Teaching
Experience 15%, LET/PBET Rating 15%, Specialized Training Skills 10%,
Interview 10%, Demonstration Teaching 15%, and Communication Skills 15%.

I agree, these criteria would bring out the best of the teacher applicants.

5. No teacher may be transferred without his or her consent. Should there be an

urgent need or demand for transfer, the school superintendent must notify the
teacher beforehand and state the reasons.

Superiors must be transparent to the reason why teachers will be transferred to

another post for them to understand what the reason is and to avoid
misunderstanding.

6. Any dues can be deducted to teachers aside from what is stipulated by law.
Dues that can be deducted to the teachers must be approved by the
administration and stipulated by a law.

7. If a teacher reaches the age and service requirements for retirement, he or she
is allowed to enjoy the one-range salary raise.

Yes, it is mandated to the law that if a teacher retired from their service their
pension would be a raise higher on their salary grade.

8. It is just to pay additional compensation to a teacher who renders 8 hours of

actual teaching.

Yes, it is mandated on the magna carta for public school teacher’s sec. 14 that
teachers who renders 8 hours of actual teaching must have 1.25% of regular
remuneration.

9. If a teacher is married to one who is also a public-school teacher, they are not
allowed to teach in the same school.

No, because it is mandated on RA.4670 sec.11 that whenever possible the proper
authorities shall take all steps to enable married couples, whom both public
school teachers to be employed to the same locality.

10. During disciplinary procedures, teachers are not entitled to due process and
must not be given a written notice, a time to access evidence, to make a
defense, a time for preparation and appeal.

No, it is mandated to RA.4670 sec. 8 that every teacher has the right to defend to
themselves. They have the rights to access the evidence in the case, and have a
representative that will defend them.

Assessment
Direction: Challenge yourself by justifying your answer to uphold the integrity and
professional duties of a teacher.
1. Any teacher engaged in actual classroom instruction shall not be required to render more than 6
hours of actual classroom teaching per day with all the classroom teaching preparation, checking of
given exercises and other related work to their normal teaching duties. Provided however, that where
the exigencies of the service so require, any teacher may be required to render more than 6 hours but
not exceeding 8 hours of actual teaching hours a day. How does this affect your integrity and
professional duties as a teacher?
-It will greatly affect the integrity as well as the work efficiency of a professional teacher in
which teachers must comply other works such as reports and other related concerns.

2. There shall be no discrimination whatsoever in the entrance to the teaching profession, and/or during
in exercising its duties or even in the termination of tenure in service. Does this affect your integrity
and professional duties as a teacher?
-Yes, as a professional teacher that comply with the mandate of our department,
discrimination must be set aside in order to have an equal environment and to perform their
duty well.

3. As a teacher you submitted yourself in the evaluation and hiring process of your Schools Division by
following what was stipulated in DO 7, s. 2015. In the RQA, you were ranked number 1. It so
happened the appointing authority selected and appointed the teacher next in rank to you. Did the
appointing authority violate your rights as a teacher? Does this affect your integrity and professional
duties as a teacher?
- Somehow it depends upon the condition, if the appointed teacher was the nearest to its
locality school and you were at the other locality it doesn’t violate the hiring process
because of the localization rule.

4. DepEd provides the curricula to be implemented and teachers are encouraged to be innovative in their
teaching and classroom methods. The department supports the academic freedom of the teacher in the
discharge of their professional duties, particularly with regard to teaching and classroom
management. Does this affect your integrity and professional duties?

-No, it will not affect my integrity in fact it will help teachers to learn different ways of using technology
in teaching and make it easier for children to learn especially if it is more effective in teaching.

5. Salary scales of teachers shall provide for a gradual progression from a minimum to a maximum
salary by means of regular increments, granted automatically after 3 years to the maximum steps, as
provided by law. Provided, that the efficiency rating of the teacher concerned is at least Satisfactory.
How true is this? Does this affect your integrity and professional duties as a teacher?

- No, in order for a teacher have a step increment and be qualified for a promotion teacher
must acquire 3 years consecutive of Very Satisfactory rating. And if a teacher acquires a 3-
years consecutive of satisfactory rating will be subjected for an inquiry or worse can lead to
termination.

Reflection
In the Department of Education, we are saddened to hear news of malpractices of teachers in the profession.
Let us uplift ourselves and our profession. Write your commitment to complete the paragraph below.

As member of the DepEd learning community, I commit myself to help realize the DepEd mission and
vision. I promise to to be committed not only to my students, but also to the teaching profession as a whole.
This means I will follow the rules and regulations, adhere to the principles of the teaching profession. As a
teacher it feels like this is not just a job because it is a devotion to teaching children not only lessons but also
good behaviour, and therefore our first priority as a teacher is our students and their learning. And we always
take into account their learning needs and interests to learn. Therefore, we strive to meet the needs of each
individual learner by providing a variety of unique teaching methods. We work hard to motivate and engage
students, and it can be understood that not all children will learn the same way. Above all, we advocate for
students to make sure they get everything they need to become successful, educated students. And also, I do
something to help my school grow by participating and giving time in joining and be an active member of the
community and school’s organization. I am also willing to be volunteer and give my free time to school’s
programs because I want to see and be part of the school’s success.

Post-Test
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. An Act to promote and improve the social and economic status of public-school
teachers is called RA 4670 or Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.

2. All persons engaged in classroom teaching in any level of instruction whether

full or part time basis are called teachers.

3. In Recruitment and Qualification, minimum educational qualification is only one

of the criteria on recruitment, selection and promotion appointment of teachers.

4. Cost of living allowance and special hardship allowance are under the
Hours of Work and Remuneration in the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.

5. Free compulsory medical examination, free medical treatment and or

hospitalization, and reimbursement for travelling expenses in regions where
there is a scarcity of medical facilities are under the provision of Magna Carta
on Health Measures and Injury Benefits.

6. The additional unit requirement to be taken in case a person is a graduate of

bachelor’s degree in arts and sciences is called Recruitment and Qualification.

7. The act that states before any person is allowed to practice as a professional
teacher in the Philippines, one must have a valid certificate of registration and a
valid professional license from the PRC is known as R.A. 7836.

8. The actual number of hours of classroom teaching in a day that a teacher needs
to render is six hours.

9. Study leave and indefinite leave are kinds of entitled leaves given to a teacher
under the Leave and Retirement Benefits of the Magna Carta.

10. The section on Freedom to Organize of the Magna Carta for Public School
Teachers allows the teacher to establish and join organizations to further and
defend their interests.