teachers and laws.docx

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Course Title:

Legal Aspects in Education

Topics:

Working Hours for Public School Teachers

Vacation Service Credits

Collection of School Contributions

Signing Authorities

Professor:

Engelbert ! Agunda"# Ed! $!

%eporter:

Virginia L! &aspar

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Teacher and La)Teacher

The term teacher shall mean all persons engaged in classroom teaching, in any level of

institution, on full-time basis, including guidance counsellors, school librarians, industrial arts or

vocational instructors, and all other persons performing supervisory and/or administrative

functions in all schools, colleges and universities operated by the government, but shall not

include school nurses, school physicians, school dentists and other school employees.

$epE$ *rder +o! ,(# s! -../: Working Hours for Public School Teachers

The six (6 hours of actual classroom teaching shall cover the full teaching load of a

teacher as indicated in the class program. !s described in "ep#" $emorandum %o. &'

series, teaching loads including advisorships and/or special assignments for the entire

school year combined shall be considered as one teaching load.

The time interval bet)een actual classroom teaching shall be counted as part of the t)o

(& hours spent for teaching-related activities except lunch brea*s and recess periods.

+t is reiterated that the mechanism for the additional t)o (& hours )or* done by teachers

outside of the school premises shall be agreed upon by the principal )ith the teachers,

parents and students preferably though the chool overning ouncil and any

established mechanism for school-community partnership.

Teachers )ho have completed the six (6 hours of actual classroom teaching duly

reflected in their daily time records shall be deemed to have completed the reuired daily

)or*ing hours.

The vacation service credits to be granted in lieu of additional compensation or overtime

pay for actual classroom teaching in excess of six (6 hours and for )or* performed in

excess of eight (0 hours done )ithin the school premises.

#xamples of Teacher1s chedule2


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#lementary level2 %atividad 3. "e 3eon #lementary chool


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econdary level2

mall chool (4atang 4atang +ntegrated chool


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4ig chool ($ali)alo 5igh chool


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$ivision 'e0orandu0 +o!11# s! -.,2


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$epE$ *rder +o!13# s! -..3:

&uidelines on grant of Vacation Service Credits to Teachers

State0ent of the Polic"

The basic policy in the grant of vacation service credit is that it should be given

only for )or* beyond regular functions or beyond regular )or* hours/ days )here

payment of honorarium or overtime pay is not possible. +n addition, there are

situations )herein extraordinary )or* is demanded from teachers including those

)hich expose their lives to certain ris*s and for )hich monetary compensation is

not enough. Thus, extra non-monetary compensation is ustified.

4ses of vacation service credits

7acation service credits are used to offset absences of a teacher due to illness. To

offset absences on account of illness, one ( )or* day service credit is used to

offset one ( day of absence.

Activities Eligible for the &rant of Service Credits

ervice credits may be granted for the follo)ing activities2o ervices rendered during registration and election days as long as these are

mandated duties under existing la)s8o ervices rendered during calamity and rehabilitation )hen schools are used as

evacuation centers8

o ervices rendered in connection )ith the conduct of remedial classes during the

summer or hristmas vacation or outside of regular school days8

o ervices rendered in connection )ith early opening of the school year8

o ervices rendered during school sports competitions held outside of regular

school days8o ervices rendered by those )ho train teachers in addition to their normal teaching

loads8

o Teaching overload not compensated by honoraria8

o Teaching in non-formal education classes in addition to teaching in formal

education classes carrying a normal teaching load8o 9or* done during regular school days if these are in addition to the normal

teaching load8

o onduct of testing activities held outside of school days8 and

o !ttendance/participation in special "ep#d proects and activities )hich are short-

term in duration such as #nglish, cience and $ath $entors1 Training, curriculum

)riting )or*shop, planning )or*shop, etc. if such are held during the summer

vacation or during )ee*ends. Activities +ot Eligible for the &rant of Service Credits

ervice credits shall not be granted for the follo)ing activities2

o +n-service training programs fully funded by the government8

o !ssignment to clerical )or*, such as chec*ing forms and finishing reports

commonly reuired in connection )ith the opening and closing of classes8


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o :eassignment of teachers to duty + another bureau or office8 (detailed in another

government office

o !ssignment in connection )ith exhibits at a fair8

o ;ostponement of a regular teacher1s vacation8 and

o Time spent in travelling to and from station to the place )here services are

rendered.

$epE$ *rder +o! 25# s! -../:

&eneral &uidelines for the Collection of School Contributions

;ursuant to the onstitutional mandate for the provision of free public education at the

elementary and secondary levels and to meet the country1s targets in the #ducation

primary school participation there is an urgent need to remove obstacles, both financial

and non-financial, to the enrolment and continued schooling of school-aged children.

Collection of School Contributions

o %o fees shall be collected from schoolchildren enrolling in pre-school up

to rade +7, during the enrolment period and at any time during the

schoolyear. This prohibition shall cover, among others, the authori?ed but

voluntary contributions such as 4;, ;, :ed ross, !nti @ T4


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#xample of 7oluntary ontribution


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#xample of ;T! :esolution


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$epEd *rder +o!1# s! -..5: $isse0ination of the Code of Signing Authorities


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Application for Sick6 Vacation6 'aternit" leave

o Over 30 calendar days but less than 1 year

:ecommending2 "istrict upervisor/ "iv. chief

!pproval2 "

o 30 days or less

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%etire0ent6 %esignation6 Ter0ination6 $ropping fro0 the %olls

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Attendance to Local Se0inars6 +on7$egree Training Progra06 Workshops6

Conventions conducted b" +ational &overn0ent *ffices# Professional

*rgani8ations of Private 9nstitutions

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$o0estic Travel *rders

o Outside the Province (within the region)

:2 5ead of Affice, ;rincipal

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o Within the Division Office

:2 5ead of Affice

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o More than 7 days but not over 30 days

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!2 ecretary

oreign Travel

o !ll travels out of the country, )hether on official business or official time,should comply )ith $epEd 'e0orandu0 +o! 5# s! -..;

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