ACT Teachers Reps. Antonio Tinio and France Castro filed House Resolution 2061 to call for an immediate investigation in aid of legislation on the policies of the Department of Education (DepEd) on the promotion of teaching personnel.
“Reforming the system of promotion is one of the long-standing demands of public school teachers,” Tinio said. “Teachers’ career advancement is hindered by the sluggish processing of promotion in DepEd, the imposition of numerous requirements, and certain limitations such as the scarcity of plantilla items for higher positions and the setting of ratios between teaching items.”
“HR 2061 states that this problem is exacerbated yearly with the allotment of few items for higher positions. Under the 2018 budget, for instance, the allocation for the promotion of Master Teachers will only accommodate up to 344 Master Teachers. “The 1987 Constitution mandates the government to ‘enhance the right of teachers to professional advancement’. However, there is nearly no assurance for promotion or career progression in DepEd.”
HR 2061 cited that DepEd guidelines on promotion limit the number of Master Teachers I and II in elementary schools to a ceiling of 10% (6.6% for MT I and 3.3% for MT I) of the total number of Teachers I, II and III in the district (DECS Order 51, series of 1999).
“In addition, the government and DepEd offer limited opportunities for self-improvement of teachers,” Castro said. (pr)
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