Teacher Workload Policy Study

Office of the Director

Planning Service

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Overview of Teacher’s Workload Policy Study

Teachers claim that a

Review forms and heavy workload
processes. results to divided
Revisit policy for time and attention in
Ancillary Services the delivery of their
core business –
teaching
 Timeline
Since 2012, the Planning Service has worked to rationalize teachers workload.

• Phase 1 – Adoption of Modified School Forms (SF1 to SF 7)

Deped Order 4, s.2014
• Phase 2 – Adoption of Simplified School and ALS Forms
(Forms for Kinder, SHS, SF 8 to SF 10)
Deped Order 58, s.2017
• Phase 3 – Standard Procedure on Checking School Forms
Deped Order 11, s. 2018
 Phase 4

Ancillary Services:
Revisiting Deped Memorandum 291, s.2008
Guidelines for the implementation of CSC resolution No.080096 on
working hours for public school teachers
 Study Direction
Establish Baseline Information
 Inventory and profiling of workload/ancillary task
 Gather procedures/practices of the tasks

Gather Feedback and Suggestion

 Identify difficulties and challenges
 Gather suggestions

Policy Recommendation
 Conduct research on related existing policies/provisions
 Draft policy proposal
 The Norm
• What is the DepEd Policy?
 Provisions of DM 291, s. 2008
• Paragraph 2.b – 6 hours actual classroom teaching (6 teaching
loads at 1 hour per teaching load)
- all advisorship and/or special assignments for the entire school
year combined shall be considered as one teaching load

• Paragraph 2.c – A teacher with less than six (6) hours of actual
classroom teaching shall render additional hours of appropriate
teaching-related activities and duties (enumerated in par.2.d)
within the school premises to complete six (6) hours

• Paragraph 3 - Overtime pay or service credit for more than six

hours of actual teaching or more than eight hours of work in a
day within the school premises
 Magna Carta for Public School Teacher
(RA 4670 & Deped Memorandum 291, s. 2008)
For All Public School Teachers
(including class adviser)
Teaching Related Activities and Duties
(With option to be done outside the school premises)

Lesson Plan/IMs/Rubics/Action and

Work Plan/Evaluation & Assessment
Tools
2 Hours Preparation/Checking/Recording
Lesson Research/Seminars/Workshops
Preparation and Counseling/Mentoring/Coaching
other ancillary/ Home Visits/consultation and
administrative conference with Parent
assignments Coordination Activities and
(Paragraph 1.B) (Paragraph 2.D) Community Social Services
Participation in the Maintenance and
Improvement of School Facilities
 Magna Carta for Public School Teacher
(RA 4670 & Deped Memorandum 291, s. 2008)
For Public School Class Adviser

For All Public School

Teachers (including
Class Adviser)

(Paragraph 2.D)
Class Adviser
(Paragraph 3.B)
Direct Teach-
ing Contact
5 Hours
Teaching Related Duties and Activities
2 Hours

( in effect of Paragraph 3.B)

Teacher with Other Assignments
Magna Carta for Teacher Most Common
Ancillary/Administrative
Teaching Related Activities and Duties Assignments
Lesson Plan/IMs/Rubics/Action
Lesson Plan SBM (SIP/AIP)
Teaching Related Teaching Related
and Work Plan/Evaluation &
Teaching
 Lesson Plan
Aids Brigada/DRRM
 Lesson Plan
Assessment Tools
Teaching Aids Teaching Aids
Learning Assessment Feeding /Gulayan

2 Hours Lesson -Learning
Preparation/Checking/Recording
Phil-IRI Learning
Preparation and Assessment
Research/Seminars/Workshops
- School Canteen
Assessment
Item Analysis
other ancillary/ -Phil-IRI
-Quiz/Exam Sports and other Event
administrative Counseling/Mentoring/Coaching
-Item Analysis
-Performance Task competitions
assignments -Quiz/Exam
HomeVisits/consultation
Class Record and and
SFs Learning Area
- Performance Task
conference with Parent
preparation
Class Coordinators
Record and
SFs
LISpreparation
Participation in the Maintenance
Updating EBEIS and LIS
LIS Updating
and Improvement of School Coordinator
 Remedial Classes
Facilities Remedial Classes
Health Assessment and
4Ps updating of
School’s Unique Condition Attendance

Others (various
coordinatorship)
 Baseline Information

1. Inventory of Teachers’ Tasks and Assignments

a. Teaching Related
• Class Adviser
• Subject Teacher
b. Program and Projects
c. School Management
d. Inter-Agency/LGU/NGO Activities
 Profiling
2. Profiling and Procedure for Each Task/Assignment
a. Purpose/Objective
b. Responsible
c. Process Owner (Overseeing)
d. Schedule
e. Frequency
f. Estimated Hour
g. Core Process/Procedure
h. Report Requirement
i. Challenges/Difficulties
j. Workload Category : Heavy/Medium/Easy
 Workload Equivalency
Heavy Load
 Key Operation
 daily
 5+ hours per week including report preparation
 1 Teaching Load
Medium Load
 Major Operation
 weekly
 1-4 hours per week including report preparation
 0.5 Teaching Load
Light Load
 Minor Operation
 Monthly/quarterly
 Less than 1 hour per week including report preparation
 0.25 Teaching Load
 Initial Categorization
Heavy Medium Light (monthly/quarterly)
(daily, 5+ hours weekly) (weekly, 1-4 hours weekly)
Class Adviser Subject area Coordinator Phil-IRI Coordinator
Feeding Coordinator Grade level Coordinator 4Ps Coordinator
Canteen Manager School Paper Adviser SBM Coordinator
Guidance Coordinator Scouting Coordinator Child Protection Officer
ICT/LIS/EBEIS Coordinator DRRM Coordinator GAD Coordinator
Health Officer YES-O Coordinator Property Custodian
Sports Coordinator School Facilities Coordinator
Library Custodian Learning Resource Coordinator
Gulayan Coordinator Remedial Class Coordinator
SSG Adviser
WiNS Coordinator

LEGEND
Curriculum School management Program/project Inter-agency
 Guidelines
TEACHING LOAD AND ANCILLARY ASSIGNMENT COMBINATION MATRIX
Teaching Load (Daily Average) Heavy Medium Easy Remark
360 mins (6 teaching load) 0 0 1 up to 2
1 0 1 up to 2
300 mins (5 teaching load)
0 2 1 up to 2
240 mins (4 teaching load) 2 0 1 up to 2
1 2 1
0 4 1
180 mins (3 teaching load) 3 0 1 up to 2
2 1 1 up to 2
1 2 3 up to 4
120 mins (2 teaching load) 4 0 1 up to 2
3 1 1 up to 2
2 2 3 up to 4
1 4 3 up to 4
 Example
TEACHER’S WORKLOAD BALANCING TABLE
Actual Teaching Heavy Ancillary Medium Ancillary Easy Ancillary
Load
(ave.min/day)

360 mins (6) - - SBM or/and Phil-IRI

Coordinator
300 mins (5) Health Officer - GAD Coordinator
- EBEIS/LIS Coordinator Action Research
Grade Level Coordinator
240 mins (4) Feeding Coordinator - Gulayan Coordinator
Book Keeper
180 mins (3) Class Adviser School Paper Adviser Property Custodian
Sports Coordinator Scouting DRRM
Brigada