CSC clarifies period to avail of paternity leave

Republic Act No. 8187, also known as the Paternity Leave Act of 1996, grants paternity leave of seven days with full pay to all married male employees in the private and public sectors to enable the married male employee to effectively lend support and assistance to his wife in her period of recovery and in the nursing of their newly born child.

As the central human resource institution of the government, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) is mandated to formulate rules and regulations on the entitlement to leave of absence of officers and employees in the civil service.

The civil service omnibus rules on leave, which contain the implementing rules and regulations of RA 8187 for the public sector, provide the conditions for the grant of paternity leave. However, the rules originally did not specify the period within which the leave may be availed of.

The CSC deemed it necessary to harmonize the public sector policy on availing paternity leave with that of the private sector through the issuance of CSC Resolution No. 1501531 promulgated on Dec. 21, 2015.

Section 20 of the rules now reads as: “Paternity leave of seven days shall be non-cumulative and strictly non-convertible to cash. The same may be enjoyed either in a continuous or in an intermittent manner by the employee on the days immediately, before, during, and after the childbirth or miscarriage of his legitimate spouse. Said leave shall be availed of not later than 60 days after the date of the child’s delivery.”

All rules, regulations, and issuances that are inconsistent with the resolution are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

-From the Civil Service Commission

Guidelines on the Preparation of Daily Lessons DO 70, s.2012

Beginning School Year (SY) 2012-2013, teachers of all public elementary and secondary schools will have more time for the preparation of necessary support instructional materials and student-centered activities as the Department of Education (DepEd) adopts flexibility in the preparation of daily lessons.

Teachers’ Guides (TGs) have been prepared for teachers of Grades 1 and 7 in the K to 12 Curriculum and the same will be done for succeeding grades. Likewise, there are available Teachers’ Manuals (TMs), textbooks and supplementary materials for use by teachers in the different year levels.

To enable the teachers to do other meaningful teaching-related tasks, which include, but not limited to preparing instructional aids, assessing learners’ portfolios and conducting learning interventions, the following Guidelines on the Preparation of Daily Lessons (DLs) are issued:

a)  Teachers who have been in the service for more than two (2) years, private school experience included, shall not be required to prepare detailed lesson plans (DLPs). They may adopt the Daily Lesson Logs (DLLs) which contain the following entries:

• Lesson as cited in the TG/TM reference materials with the page/s number;
• Learners’ Material used such as Activity Sheets, Modules, other materials with the page number reference;
• Remarks indicating number of learners within mastery level; number of learners needing enrichment/refinement lessons; and
• Other activities include the interventions given to the pupils/ students who did not master the lesson(s) in the previous day.

b) Teachers with less than two (2) years teaching experience shall be required to prepare DLPs which shall include the following:

• Objectives;
• Subject Matter;
• Procedure;
• Assessment; and
• Assignment.

c) Teachers may make modification of/or deviation from the TGs/TMs whenever necessary to suit the learners’ ability provided that the learning standards and competencies are met. They are encouraged to enhance the TGs to provide activities that will develop higher thinking skills.

d) DLPs/DLLs shall be written in the language of the TGs/TMs. Grade 1 teachers need not translate them to the Mother Tongue (MT). However, the use of MT as medium of instruction must be strictly followed.

A sample DLLs Form is provided in the enclosure.

Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

DEPED Order no. 7, s2015 Revised Hiring Guidelines for Teacher I Position SY 2015-2016

DEPED Order no. 7, s2015

Revised Hiring Guidelines for Teacher I Position

SY 2015-2016

EFFECTIVE SCHOOL YEAR (SY) 2015-2016
Madaming Pagbabago sa guidelines. The cut-off score for inclusion in the RQA is seventy (70) points
FINAL CRITERIA:
a. Education - 20 points
b. Teaching Experience - 15 points
c. LET/PBET Rating - 15 points
d. Specialized Training and Skills - 10 points
e. Interview-10 points
f. Demonstration Teaching - 15 points
g. Communication Skills - 15 points

http://www.deped.gov.ph/orders/do-7-s-2015

Graduation Rites. What do you think of the 2015 Graduation Theme?

This years graduation theme is "Saktong Buhay: Sa De-Kalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday" focusing the importance of quality education in forging a decent future for the Filipino Youth. 

Graduation rites should be scheduled either on March 26 or March 27, 2015.

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