GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXPANDED CAREER PROGRESSION SYSTEM FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL HEADS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the State shall enhance the right of teachers to professional advancement and ensure that teaching will attract and retain its rightful share of the best available talents through adequate remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and fulfilment.
Republic Act (RA) No. 4670 or the ‘Magna Carta for Public Schools Teachers’ recognizes that advancement in education depends on the qualifications and ability of the teaching staff and declares it as State policy to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school teachers, their living and working conditions, their terms of employment and career prospects in order that they may compare favorably with existing opportunities in other walks of life, attract and retain in the teaching profession more people with the proper qualifications.
Executive Order (EO) No. 500, s. 1978 on ‘Establishing a New System of Career Progression for Public School Teachers’ establishes “a system of career progression and promotion for public school teachers that attaches a premium to classroom effectiveness, and that allows teachers to remain in the classroom while advancing in stature and compensation.” It also states that “[c]lassroom teachers shall be given the option of choosing alternative career lines in School Administration or in Classroom Teaching, for purposes of advancement,” and that the system of career progression “shall provide for equivalence in duties, recognition, and compensation for persons choosing either career line.”
The newly promulgated EO No. 174, s. 2022 titled, ‘Establishing the Expanded System of Career Progression for Public School Teachers’ and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) authorize the creation of additional teaching ranks of Teacher IV to VII, and Master Teacher V; define the career lines of teachers within the school system, in all levels from Kindergarten to Senior High School (SHS); and promote professional development and career advancement among public school teachers anchored on school professional standards.
Pursuant to RA 6758¹ or the ‘Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989’ and the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 42, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Education (DepEd) jointly issued the DBM-DepEd Joint Circular No. 01, s. 2025 on the ‘Modified Position Classification and Compensation System and System of Career Progression for Teachers and School Heads in the Public Basic Education System’ to implement the Expanded Career Progression System and Compensation and Position Classification System consistent with EO 174, s. 2022 and RA 6758. The issuance of the ‘Manual on the Position Classification and Compensation’ issued through DBM Circular Letter No. 2007-6. It likewise authorizes the agencies to issue their own classification of positions in accordance with DBM Circular No. 2018-3 on the Guidelines on the Reclassification of Position.
Consistent with Section 4.3 of Budget Circular No. 2018-3 and DBM Circular Letter No. 2007-6, the DBM-DepEd Joint Circular No. 01 s. 2025 maintains that “[t]here is no distinction between the duties of one teaching position and those of other teaching positions,” and “teaching positions are classified based on the personal qualifications of the incumbents thereof rather than based on the preponderant duties and responsibilities and qualification requirements of the positions.”
Anchored on the principle of competency-based human resource (HR), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) approved through CSC Resolution No. 2500441 the Amendment to the Qualification Standards (QS) for Teacher I-III, Master Teacher I-IV, and School Principal I-IV Positions and the QS for Newly-Created Teacher IV-VII and Master Teacher V Positions in the Department of Education (DepEd), establishing the Education, Training, Experience, and Eligibility requirements for each of the positions in the ECP System.
Through DepEd Order (DO) No. 42, s. 2017³ and DO No. 24, s. 2020⁴, DepEd adopted and implemented the redefined quality standards for teachers and school heads encapsulated in the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST) and the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH), respectively, taking into account the changes in the national and global educational landscape brought about by the K to 12 Reform under RA 10533⁵, the enactment of RA No. 10968⁶ or the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) Act, the ASEAN Integration, globalization, and the changing character of the 21st century learners. The PPST and PPSSH articulate the professional practice expected of a quality teacher and school head, respectively, through well-defined domains, strands, and indicators that provide measures of professional learning, competent practice, and effective engagement.
Consistent with the State’s commitment to advancing the right of every Filipino learner to quality in basic education, DepEd remains faithful to providing merit- and competency-based career advancement to teachers commensurate to their qualifications and competence by ensuring that the system incentivizes performance and mastery in curriculum content and pedagogical approaches; thereby, promoting their welfare, work motivation, and professional growth. The implementation of the expanded system of career progression for DepEd teachers and school heads pursuant to EO No. 174, s. 2022 and its IRR, and the modification of the school staffing parameters for Master Teacher and School Principal positions as stipulated in DBM-DepEd Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2025 shall further ensure that the organization and its workforce, particularly in the schools, are able to respond to challenges and opportunities of the 21st century with focus on the delivery of quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education.
As such, the Department hereby issues this DepEd Order on the Implementation of Expanded Career Progression System for Teachers and School Heads in the Department of Education. This Order provides for the internal guidelines on the implementation of EO No. 174, s. 2022, its IRR, and the DBM-DepEd Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2025; and sets forth a systematic and competency-based process of advancement of teachers and school heads along the established career lines in classroom teaching and school administration. Ultimately, this Order is aimed at promoting professional development and career advancement of teachers and school heads anchored on the set qualifications and professional standards, ensuring that the organization retains its best talents by making sure that remuneration is commensurate with their qualifications and competencies and providing other means of job satisfaction and fulfilment.
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