DEPLOYMENT and ASSIGNMENT of NEW

TEACHERS

Issues and Recommendations

ISSUESISSUES RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

Average length of time Average length of time to process documents to process documents by different agencies by different agencies depends on the depends on the processing timelines of processing timelines of agencies concernedagencies concerned

DepEd to meet with DepEd to meet with concerned agencies to concerned agencies to reduce time lag in the reduce time lag in the processing of processing of documentsdocuments

CO to set timelines in CO to set timelines in coordination with coordination with concerned agenciesconcerned agencies

Establish an on-line Establish an on-line verification system of verification system of eligibilityeligibility

Regular updating of Regular updating of RQARQA

Average length of time to process Average length of time to process documents by different agenciesdocuments by different agenciesMajor ActivityMajor Activity Duration (# of Duration (# of

working days)working days)Agencies InvolvedAgencies Involved

Preparation of deployment Preparation of deployment request for submission to request for submission to RORO

1515 Division OfficeDivision Office

Consolidation of Consolidation of deployment request for deployment request for submission to DBM-ROsubmission to DBM-RO

55 Regional OfficeRegional Office

Review and issuance of Review and issuance of NOSCANOSCA

1010 DBM-RODBM-RO

Preparation and Preparation and submission of PSI-POP to submission of PSI-POP to DBM-RODBM-RO

55 Division OfficeDivision Office

Review and post audit PSI Review and post audit PSI POPPOP

5-105-10 DBM-RODBM-RO

Average length of time Average length of time (con’t.)(con’t.)

Major ActivityMajor Activity Duration (# of Duration (# of working days)working days)

Agencies InvolvedAgencies Involved

Publication of vacant Publication of vacant itemsitems

1010 Division Office and CSCDivision Office and CSC

Submission and Submission and processing of appointment processing of appointment papers by CSC field officepapers by CSC field office

30-9030-90 Division Office and CSC Division Office and CSC Field OfficeField Office

* Authentication of PRC * Authentication of PRC licenselicense

1515 PRCPRC

TOTAL NUMBER OF TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYSDAYS

160 days 160 days maximummaximum

ISSUESISSUES RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

Difficulty of hiring new Difficulty of hiring new teachers willing to be teachers willing to be assigned to assigned to remote/difficult areasremote/difficult areas

Provide incentives to Provide incentives to teachers willing to be teachers willing to be assigned to remote assigned to remote areasareas

Superintendent’s Superintendent’s request for realignment request for realignment of items to other schoolsof items to other schools

Strict adherence to color Strict adherence to color coding schemecoding scheme

Localization Law Localization Law contributes to culture of contributes to culture of mediocrity mediocrity

Review of Localization Review of Localization LawLaw

ISSUESISSUES RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

Political and special Political and special requests for requests for accommodation from accommodation from local government local government officials and legislators,officials and legislators,

Ineffective teachers Ineffective teachers endorsed by politiciansendorsed by politicians

Non-adherence to the Non-adherence to the color spectrum in the color spectrum in the selection of schoolsselection of schools

Hold regular dialogue Hold regular dialogue with politicians and with politicians and inform them of hiring inform them of hiring policiespolicies

Provide copy of rank list Provide copy of rank list to politiciansto politicians

ISSUESISSUES RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

LGUs have their own LGUs have their own separate ranking of separate ranking of teacher applicants for teacher applicants for LSB hiring LSB hiring

Require LGUs to hire Require LGUs to hire contractual teachers contractual teachers using the results of using the results of DepEd’s rank listDepEd’s rank list

ISSUESISSUES RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

Lack of qualified Lack of qualified applicants for some applicants for some positions such as SPED, positions such as SPED, Pre-school, English, Pre-school, English, Tech Voc and Madrasah Tech Voc and Madrasah teachers, Guidance teachers, Guidance CounselorCounselor

No specific criteria for No specific criteria for deployment of the deployment of the Madrasah, Mobile and Madrasah, Mobile and DOST scholarsDOST scholars

Discuss with TEC and Discuss with TEC and TEIsTEIs

Administer competitive Administer competitive exam for new teachersexam for new teachers

Have a separate criteria Have a separate criteria for the deployment of for the deployment of these teachers since these teachers since they are assigned to they are assigned to marginalized areasmarginalized areas

Give priority to the hiring Give priority to the hiring of locally paid pre-school of locally paid pre-school teachersteachers

ISSUESISSUES RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

Need to review hiring Need to review hiring procedures and the procedures and the criteria for ranking of criteria for ranking of applicantsapplicants

Include behavior-based Include behavior-based interview as part of the interview as part of the hiring processhiring process

Revise points assigned Revise points assigned in the criteria for ranking in the criteria for ranking of applicantsof applicants

Request for Authority to Request for Authority to Fill from the RO takes a Fill from the RO takes a long time to be approvedlong time to be approved

Delegate authority to the Delegate authority to the Division levelDivision level