Rationalization of Teachers' Workload in Public Schools and Payment of Teaching Overload.
Rationalization of Teachers' Workload in Public Schools and Payment of Teaching Overload.
April 29, 2024
DepEd ORDER No005, s. 2024
RATIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS' WORKLOAD IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PAYMENT OF TEACHING OVERLOAD
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads Public Elementary and Secondary School Teachers.
All Others Concerned
1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed policy guidelines on the Rationalization of Teachers' Workload in Public Schools and Payment of Teaching Overload, pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 4670 dated June 18, 1966, or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, and the Civil Service Commission Resolution No. 080096 dated January 28, 2008.
2. This DepEd Order (DO) is guided by agency directions that are geared toward building a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning to thrive.
a. Teachers shall render eight hours of service per day, of which six hours shall be devoted to actual classroom teaching.
b. The remaining two hours shall be allotted for work incidental to the normal teaching duties which may be spent within or outside the school premises.
c. Other teaching-related work, such as but not limited to being a school coordinator, shall be duly compensated in accordance with Section 14 of RA 4670.
d. In exigency of service, actual classroom teaching in excess of the required six hours shall be compensated through payment of teaching overload, provided that it does not exceed two hours per day.
3. The mechanisms, procedures, and standards stipulated herein shall guide all DepEd offices and schools, including the heads of offices, school heads, and teachers on the rationalization of teachers' workload in public schools, along with providing appropriate compensation and benefits to 4. All DOs and other related issuances, rules, regulations, and provisions that are inconsistent with these guidelines are repealed, rescinded, or modified accordingly.
5. This DO shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and publication on the DepEd website. This shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.
6. Any clarification regarding this DO shall be coordinated with the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development-School Effectiveness Division, 4th Floor, Mabini Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email bhrod.sed@deped.gov.ph or at telephone number (02) 8633-5397. at
7. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
SARAZ. DUTERTE
Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines
Enclosure to DepEd Order No. 005, s. 2024)
RATIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS' WORKLOAD IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PAYMENT OF TEACHING OVERLOAD
I. RATIONALE
The Department of Education (DepEd) strives to cultivate a work environment that ensures quality teaching workforce. In support of this thrust, the Department institutionalized the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST) to guide all teachers in public schools and clearly set expectations on teacher performance, attainment of proficiency, and professional development.
However, DepEd acknowledges that teacher welfare is as important as teacher quality. Guided by the Republic Act (RA) No. 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, the holistic well-being of teachers is prioritized by ensuring fair and equitable distribution of teacher workload.
Section 13 of the Magna Carta affirms that actual classroom teaching hours shall not be more than six (6) hours a day except in exigencies of service where teachers may render more than six (6) hours but not exceeding eight (8) hours of actual classroom teaching a day. Consequently, any actual teaching performed beyond six (6) hours, as well as any other activities outside their normal teaching duties as stipulated in Section 14, shall be compensated accordingly.
In response to the precepts of the Magna Carta, several Department issuances were released to provide implementing guidelines on the working hours of public school teachers. DECS Order No. 039, s. 1990, Deployment and Assignment of Public School Teachers, reiterated the provision of RA 4670 on the actual teaching hours. The said Order has also assigned teaching load to other tasks like class advising duties and coaching, as well as handling of special/remedial classes.
With guidance from the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Department also released DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 291, s. 2008, Guidelines for the Implementation of CSC Resolution No. 080096 on Working Hours for Public School Teachers, and DepEd Order (DO) No. 016, s. 2009, Addendum to DepEd Memorandum No. 291, s. 2008, which further clarified that public school teachers, as government employees, are not exempted from the eight-hour work day, of which six (6) hours shall be allotted to actual classroom teaching and the two (2) hours shall be engaged to tasks incidental to the teaching-learning process.
Despite the issuance of the aforementioned guidelines, various interpretations remain and are still rampant due to the absence of clear operational definition of governing principles, implementing arrangements across governance levels, parameters in determining workload and overload, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and procedures.
Through this Order, the Department aims to maximize teachers' time spent on actual classroom teaching and related duties, enabling them to focus on improving the teaching and learning processes that occur within classrooms. This policy is designed to significantly enhance teacher quality, promote teacher welfare, and ultimately, contribute to improved learning outcomes.
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES
A. Streamlining Teaching Workload
1. A public school teacher shall render eight (8) hours of work per day, of which six (6) hours shall be devoted to actual classroom teaching and two (2) hours shall be allocated for teacher ancillary tasks which may be spent within or outside school premises.
No teacher shall be required to submit documentary evidence or accomplishment reports on how the two (2) hours of ancillary tasks are spent outside school premises.
2. In a week, a teacher must be able to render thirty (30) hours of actual classroom teaching and ten (10) hours of teacher ancillary tasks.
A.1 Teaching Load
1. In completing the six (6) hours per day or thirty (30) hours per week devoted to actual classroom teaching, any of the following parameters shall be observed:
a. Teachers
i. Teachers shall render six (6) hours of actual classroom teaching and the two (2) hours shall be allotted to teacher ancillary tasks incidental to the teacher's normal teaching duties defined under item V.A.3 of this Order.
b. Master Teachers (MT)
i. Master Teachers shall likewise render six (6) hours of actual classroom teaching and the two (2) hours shall be allotted to teacher ancillary tasks incidental to the teacher's normal teaching duties defined under item V.A.3 of this Order.
ii. In cases where Master Teachers are designated as class advisers, this task shall form part of the six hours of actual classroom teaching.
iii. In line with the function of Master Teachers as defined in the PPST, coaching, mentoring, and provision of technical assistance to colleagues shall be treated as an ancillary task and shall be compensated with VSC if performed beyond the 8-hour workday, following the procedures provided herein.
2. Class advising duties, as part of the ancillary tasks of teachers, shall be treated as a teaching load equivalent to one (1) hour per day or five (5) hours a week. Included in the five (5) hours is the prescribed time for the Homeroom Guidance Program (HGP).
3. Remediation and/or enhancement classes shall likewise be treated as a teaching load. The allotted time and other procedural guidelines shall be in accordance with other DepEd issuances.
4. Program-based strategy, approach, or intervention intended to strengthen the skills and competencies of learners conducted during the allotted time per learning area shall not account for an additional teaching load.
5. Teachers designated as Teacher-in-Charge (TIC) are considered school heads. The designation of TIC shall be supported by a duly signed designation order from the Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) specifying duties and functions, authority, accountability, and responsibility, among others. Hence, TICs shall be relieved of teaching and other related duties and perform fully the function of a school head. However, in the exigency of service, TICs may be given teaching loads on the condition that all teachers in the school have been assigned the maximum teaching overload of two (2) hours. The teaching load of TICS shall form part of their regular work hours. As a result, any work performed beyond the regular work hours shall be compensated accordingly.
6. The Alternative Learning System (ALS) and Special Needs Education (SNED) teachers shall likewise observe the prescribed work hours for teachers.
7. The School Heads shall ensure that teaching load is equitably and fairly distributed among teachers.
A.2 Teaching Overload
1. Hours rendered as actual classroom teaching in excess of the prescribed six (6) hours in a day for teachers shall be counted as teaching overload. The number of minutes accumulated on a weekly basis shall be converted into hours for the computation of appropriate teaching overload pay.
2. To ensure the general welfare of teaching personnel, the maximum hours of teaching overload per day is two (2) hours as provided under Section 13 of RA No. 4670, and Chapter 6 of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Manual on Position Classification and Compensation.
3. As a general rule, only teachers in schools with teacher shortage based on the enhanced planning parameters are eligible for teaching overload pay. However, tasks requiring actual classroom teaching duties whether in- person, distance, or blended, including relieving duties for other teachers, which are beyond the normal teaching hours and affecting vacant periods. shall also be considered teaching overload, provided it satisfies the conditions in Items A.2.1 and A.2.2, respectively.
4. All teachers shall render the prescribed number of actual classroom teaching hours before they may be assigned a teaching overload. The specialization of teachers must be a prime consideration for the school head in assigning overload.
5. Teachers holding contractual positions funded by the Local School Board (LSB) are not eligible to receive teaching overload pay. However, the protection of their statutory rights shall be properly observed through this DepEd Order by ensuring that they are subjected to a fair and equitable distribution of teaching workload.
A.3 Teacher Ancillary Tasks
1. To further support the teaching and learning process, Teacher Ancillary Tasks shall be performed in the remaining two (2) hours of the regular work.
2. The following shall be considered as Teacher Ancillary Tasks:
a. Curriculum Planning
i. Preparation of lesson plans/daily lesson logs
ii. Action research.
iii. Attendance to Learning Action Cell (LAC) sessions
b. Curriculum Delivery and Pedagogy
i. Preparation of instructional aids and materials
ii. Checking and recording learners' attendance and participation
iii. Classroom management
c. Assessment of Learner's Progress
i. Checking of exercises and summative tests
ii. Recording of academic performance results iii. Grading learners' performance or achievement
d. Homeroom Guidance and Management
i. Class advising duties
ii. Periodic reporting of attendance
iii. Preparation and submission of report card and other school. forms
iv. Conference with parents and home visits when necessary
3. For Master Teachers, coaching, mentoring, and provision of technical assistance to colleagues shall be treated as an ancillary task. Learning Action Cell (LAC) coordinator/In-Service Training (INSET) Coordinator shall be included in their functions, among others.
4. School Heads shall prepare individual class programs ensuring that schedule of teachers give ample time for the preparation and correction of exercises and other work incidental to normal teaching duties herein defined.
5. Teachers conducting conferences with parents and home visits performed beyond regular work hours shall be granted with VSC, subject to the guidelines provided herein or as defined by other DepEd issuances.
6. Master Teachers performing coaching and mentoring, as well as providing technical assistance to colleagues beyond regular work hours shall likewise be granted with VSC, in accordance with existing applicable guidelines.
DepEd ORDER No005, s. 2024
RATIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS' WORKLOAD IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PAYMENT OF TEACHING OVERLOAD
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads Public Elementary and Secondary School Teachers.
All Others Concerned
1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed policy guidelines on the Rationalization of Teachers' Workload in Public Schools and Payment of Teaching Overload, pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 4670 dated June 18, 1966, or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, and the Civil Service Commission Resolution No. 080096 dated January 28, 2008.
2. This DepEd Order (DO) is guided by agency directions that are geared toward building a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning to thrive.
a. Teachers shall render eight hours of service per day, of which six hours shall be devoted to actual classroom teaching.
b. The remaining two hours shall be allotted for work incidental to the normal teaching duties which may be spent within or outside the school premises.
c. Other teaching-related work, such as but not limited to being a school coordinator, shall be duly compensated in accordance with Section 14 of RA 4670.
d. In exigency of service, actual classroom teaching in excess of the required six hours shall be compensated through payment of teaching overload, provided that it does not exceed two hours per day.
3. The mechanisms, procedures, and standards stipulated herein shall guide all DepEd offices and schools, including the heads of offices, school heads, and teachers on the rationalization of teachers' workload in public schools, along with providing appropriate compensation and benefits to 4. All DOs and other related issuances, rules, regulations, and provisions that are inconsistent with these guidelines are repealed, rescinded, or modified accordingly.
5. This DO shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and publication on the DepEd website. This shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.
6. Any clarification regarding this DO shall be coordinated with the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development-School Effectiveness Division, 4th Floor, Mabini Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email bhrod.sed@deped.gov.ph or at telephone number (02) 8633-5397. at
7. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
SARAZ. DUTERTE
Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines
Enclosure to DepEd Order No. 005, s. 2024)
RATIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS' WORKLOAD IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PAYMENT OF TEACHING OVERLOAD
I. RATIONALE
The Department of Education (DepEd) strives to cultivate a work environment that ensures quality teaching workforce. In support of this thrust, the Department institutionalized the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST) to guide all teachers in public schools and clearly set expectations on teacher performance, attainment of proficiency, and professional development.
However, DepEd acknowledges that teacher welfare is as important as teacher quality. Guided by the Republic Act (RA) No. 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, the holistic well-being of teachers is prioritized by ensuring fair and equitable distribution of teacher workload.
Section 13 of the Magna Carta affirms that actual classroom teaching hours shall not be more than six (6) hours a day except in exigencies of service where teachers may render more than six (6) hours but not exceeding eight (8) hours of actual classroom teaching a day. Consequently, any actual teaching performed beyond six (6) hours, as well as any other activities outside their normal teaching duties as stipulated in Section 14, shall be compensated accordingly.
In response to the precepts of the Magna Carta, several Department issuances were released to provide implementing guidelines on the working hours of public school teachers. DECS Order No. 039, s. 1990, Deployment and Assignment of Public School Teachers, reiterated the provision of RA 4670 on the actual teaching hours. The said Order has also assigned teaching load to other tasks like class advising duties and coaching, as well as handling of special/remedial classes.
With guidance from the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Department also released DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 291, s. 2008, Guidelines for the Implementation of CSC Resolution No. 080096 on Working Hours for Public School Teachers, and DepEd Order (DO) No. 016, s. 2009, Addendum to DepEd Memorandum No. 291, s. 2008, which further clarified that public school teachers, as government employees, are not exempted from the eight-hour work day, of which six (6) hours shall be allotted to actual classroom teaching and the two (2) hours shall be engaged to tasks incidental to the teaching-learning process.
Despite the issuance of the aforementioned guidelines, various interpretations remain and are still rampant due to the absence of clear operational definition of governing principles, implementing arrangements across governance levels, parameters in determining workload and overload, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and procedures.
Through this Order, the Department aims to maximize teachers' time spent on actual classroom teaching and related duties, enabling them to focus on improving the teaching and learning processes that occur within classrooms. This policy is designed to significantly enhance teacher quality, promote teacher welfare, and ultimately, contribute to improved learning outcomes.
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES
A. Streamlining Teaching Workload
1. A public school teacher shall render eight (8) hours of work per day, of which six (6) hours shall be devoted to actual classroom teaching and two (2) hours shall be allocated for teacher ancillary tasks which may be spent within or outside school premises.
No teacher shall be required to submit documentary evidence or accomplishment reports on how the two (2) hours of ancillary tasks are spent outside school premises.
2. In a week, a teacher must be able to render thirty (30) hours of actual classroom teaching and ten (10) hours of teacher ancillary tasks.
A.1 Teaching Load
1. In completing the six (6) hours per day or thirty (30) hours per week devoted to actual classroom teaching, any of the following parameters shall be observed:
a. Teachers
i. Teachers shall render six (6) hours of actual classroom teaching and the two (2) hours shall be allotted to teacher ancillary tasks incidental to the teacher's normal teaching duties defined under item V.A.3 of this Order.
b. Master Teachers (MT)
i. Master Teachers shall likewise render six (6) hours of actual classroom teaching and the two (2) hours shall be allotted to teacher ancillary tasks incidental to the teacher's normal teaching duties defined under item V.A.3 of this Order.
ii. In cases where Master Teachers are designated as class advisers, this task shall form part of the six hours of actual classroom teaching.
iii. In line with the function of Master Teachers as defined in the PPST, coaching, mentoring, and provision of technical assistance to colleagues shall be treated as an ancillary task and shall be compensated with VSC if performed beyond the 8-hour workday, following the procedures provided herein.
2. Class advising duties, as part of the ancillary tasks of teachers, shall be treated as a teaching load equivalent to one (1) hour per day or five (5) hours a week. Included in the five (5) hours is the prescribed time for the Homeroom Guidance Program (HGP).
3. Remediation and/or enhancement classes shall likewise be treated as a teaching load. The allotted time and other procedural guidelines shall be in accordance with other DepEd issuances.
4. Program-based strategy, approach, or intervention intended to strengthen the skills and competencies of learners conducted during the allotted time per learning area shall not account for an additional teaching load.
5. Teachers designated as Teacher-in-Charge (TIC) are considered school heads. The designation of TIC shall be supported by a duly signed designation order from the Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) specifying duties and functions, authority, accountability, and responsibility, among others. Hence, TICs shall be relieved of teaching and other related duties and perform fully the function of a school head. However, in the exigency of service, TICs may be given teaching loads on the condition that all teachers in the school have been assigned the maximum teaching overload of two (2) hours. The teaching load of TICS shall form part of their regular work hours. As a result, any work performed beyond the regular work hours shall be compensated accordingly.
6. The Alternative Learning System (ALS) and Special Needs Education (SNED) teachers shall likewise observe the prescribed work hours for teachers.
7. The School Heads shall ensure that teaching load is equitably and fairly distributed among teachers.
A.2 Teaching Overload
1. Hours rendered as actual classroom teaching in excess of the prescribed six (6) hours in a day for teachers shall be counted as teaching overload. The number of minutes accumulated on a weekly basis shall be converted into hours for the computation of appropriate teaching overload pay.
2. To ensure the general welfare of teaching personnel, the maximum hours of teaching overload per day is two (2) hours as provided under Section 13 of RA No. 4670, and Chapter 6 of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Manual on Position Classification and Compensation.
3. As a general rule, only teachers in schools with teacher shortage based on the enhanced planning parameters are eligible for teaching overload pay. However, tasks requiring actual classroom teaching duties whether in- person, distance, or blended, including relieving duties for other teachers, which are beyond the normal teaching hours and affecting vacant periods. shall also be considered teaching overload, provided it satisfies the conditions in Items A.2.1 and A.2.2, respectively.
4. All teachers shall render the prescribed number of actual classroom teaching hours before they may be assigned a teaching overload. The specialization of teachers must be a prime consideration for the school head in assigning overload.
5. Teachers holding contractual positions funded by the Local School Board (LSB) are not eligible to receive teaching overload pay. However, the protection of their statutory rights shall be properly observed through this DepEd Order by ensuring that they are subjected to a fair and equitable distribution of teaching workload.
A.3 Teacher Ancillary Tasks
1. To further support the teaching and learning process, Teacher Ancillary Tasks shall be performed in the remaining two (2) hours of the regular work.
2. The following shall be considered as Teacher Ancillary Tasks:
a. Curriculum Planning
i. Preparation of lesson plans/daily lesson logs
ii. Action research.
iii. Attendance to Learning Action Cell (LAC) sessions
b. Curriculum Delivery and Pedagogy
i. Preparation of instructional aids and materials
ii. Checking and recording learners' attendance and participation
iii. Classroom management
c. Assessment of Learner's Progress
i. Checking of exercises and summative tests
ii. Recording of academic performance results iii. Grading learners' performance or achievement
d. Homeroom Guidance and Management
i. Class advising duties
ii. Periodic reporting of attendance
iii. Preparation and submission of report card and other school. forms
iv. Conference with parents and home visits when necessary
3. For Master Teachers, coaching, mentoring, and provision of technical assistance to colleagues shall be treated as an ancillary task. Learning Action Cell (LAC) coordinator/In-Service Training (INSET) Coordinator shall be included in their functions, among others.
4. School Heads shall prepare individual class programs ensuring that schedule of teachers give ample time for the preparation and correction of exercises and other work incidental to normal teaching duties herein defined.
5. Teachers conducting conferences with parents and home visits performed beyond regular work hours shall be granted with VSC, subject to the guidelines provided herein or as defined by other DepEd issuances.
6. Master Teachers performing coaching and mentoring, as well as providing technical assistance to colleagues beyond regular work hours shall likewise be granted with VSC, in accordance with existing applicable guidelines.
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