Performance Requirements for Teaching Positions. The initial evaluation shall likewise include the determination of the applicant's performance.

Teacher applicants. A rating of at least Very Satisfactory in the last rating period covering one (1) year complete performance cycle in the current position, as evidenced by the Performance Management and Evaluation System (PMES) Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form (IPCRF), shall be required. In addition, applicants shall be required to satisfy the set performance requirements of the position applied for, based on at most three (3) rating periods reckoned from the immediately preceding performance cycle completed.

i. A teacher who is on official leave of absence, for reasons such as maternity leave, local or foreign scholarship, training grant, or other CSC-authorized official leaves, may be considered for promotion through reclassification. In such cases, the applicable performance ratings to be used for purposes of satisfying the performance requirements shall be based on at most three (3) rating periods reckoned from the last rating period prior to the leave of absence.
ii. For repeated indicators based on the three (3)-year distribution of PMES- PPST indicators, the most recent rating shall be considered for the purpose of satisfying the performance requirements for the position applied for.
iii. Advancement to any position in the next Career Stage shall be allowed; provided the applicant meets the performance requirements of the entry position of the Career Stage, in addition to the performance requirements of the position applied for, e.g., a Teacher II applying for Teacher V shall be 
required to submit three (3) IPCRFS showing 6 Proficient COIs and 4 Proficient NCOIs at Outstanding with all the other 27 Proficient indicators at Very Satisfactory (VS) (See Illustrative example 3).

b. Non-teacher applicants such as incumbents of (a) School Principal position who intend to switch from SA to CT Career Line, (b) ASP and HT position for reclassification to appropriate teaching position in the CT Career Line, and (c) Teachers with designation as Teacher-in-Charge (TIC) or Assistant School Head Designate, who are not using the existing PPST-based IPCRF of teachers, shall be evaluated using comparable performance requirements.
A sustained performance of at least Very Satisfactory in the current and previous position(s) shall be required; provided that the latest performance rating covering one (1) year complete performance rating period is obtained in the current position. Consistent with the Experience requirement in the QS, the performance requirements for the applicants who are not using the existing PPST-based IPCRF of teachers shall be as follows:
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