Guidance for Newly Promoted and Hired Teachers in Accomplishing PMES IPCRF

Guidance for Newly Promoted and Hired Teachers in Accomplishing PMES IPCRF

 
If you’ve recently joined the teaching force or earned a well-deserved promotion, congratulations! Amidst the excitement of a new role, you likely have questions about your Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form (IPCRF) under the Performance Management and Evaluation System (PMES).

Here is a breakdown of the guidance based on recent DepEd directives to help you stay on track.

​The 90-Day Rule
​The most critical factor in determining your IPCRF requirements is your length of service in your new position within the school year.

For Newly-Promoted Teachers
​• If you have rendered at least 90 calendar days: You must accomplish the IPCRF that is appropriate for your new position and career stage.
​• If you have rendered less than 90 calendar days: You are not required to use the IPCRF for your new role. Instead, you should accomplish the IPCRF corresponding to your previous position and career stage held prior to your promotion.

​For Newly-Hired Teachers

​If you are brand new to the service and have rendered less than 90 calendar days before the end of the school year, you are not required to submit an IPCRF.

​However, for the purpose of performance-based incentives, you will need a general certification indicating "Satisfactory" performance to cover your period of service (if it is less than three months).

Determining the 90 calendar days
To help you apply the "90-day rule" for the current school year (ending March 31, 2026), let’s look at a concrete example.

​The rule states that you must have at least 90 calendar days of service in your new position by the end of the school year to use the IPCRF for that new role.

​To have 90 days of service by March 31, 2026, you must count backward from that date.

​• March: 31 days
​• February: 28 days
​• January: 31 days
​Total: 90 days

​This means that if you were promoted or newly hired on or before January 1, 2026, you have reached the 90-day threshold.

ACCORDING TO MEMORANDUM:

Pursuant to Sections 94 of DepEd Memorandum No. 89, s. 2025, teachers who are promoted to a higher position or career stage within the school year shall accomplish the IPCRF appropriate to their new position and career stage, provided that they have rendered at least ninety (90) calendar days of service in that position by the end of the school year.

When the period of service in the new position is less than ninety (90) calendar days by the end of the school year, the personnel concerned shall accomplish the IPCRF corresponding to their previous position and career stage prior to promotion.

Newly-hired teachers who have rendered service for less than ninety (90) calendar days of service before the end of the school year shall not be required to submit an IPCRF for the current school year. For purposes of performance-based incentives of those who have rendered less than three (3) months of service, a general certification indicating a satisfactory performance shall be required.

Indicators used in the Classroom Observation Tools (COT)

The indicators reflected in the Classroom Observation Tool (COT), such as Rubric, Rating Sheet, and Inter-Observer Agreement Form, for all teacher positions adopt a common indicator language derived from the Proficient Teacher Career Stage. This uniformity is maintained because the COT Rubric is designed as a single, comprehensive performance scale covering Levels 1-9, which includes all Career Stages. The differentiation among teacher positions is reflected through the assigned COT Rubric level ranges.

Accordingly, raters shall apply the appropriate performance level range when assessing teachers, consistent with the teacher's current position and career stage as provided in the table above.

For purposes of the Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form (IPCRF), the indicators consistent with the Career Stage (e.g., Highly Proficient or Distinguished) shall be used in determining performance ratings.

READ: Updated Classroom Observation Requirements for the Performance Management and Evaluation System (PMES) for teachers for School Year 2025-2026