General Guidelines for Master Teacher Promotion

1. Only those who are actually teaching shall be considered for Master
teacher position. This includes teachers who besides assuming special
assignments have regular teaching loads.
2. Positions for Master Teacher (MT) shall be allotted proportionally on the
basis of number of teachers. The number for the division shall likewise be
distributed proportionally among all districts.
3. An allotment of one (1) MT position per subject area for at least 5-7
teachers should be the basis in the secondary level (DECS Order No. 70,
s. 1998)
4. If there are not enough qualified teachers in the district to fill the number
of MT position allotted to it, the positions may be filled by a qualified
teacher from other districts; provided, however, that such teacher shall
serve in the district where the MT position have been allotted.

Basic Qualifications for Master Teacher I

1. Permanent teacher (with Teacher Eligibility)
2. Bachelor’s degree for teacher or Bachelor’s degree with 18 professional
units in Education, and 18 units for MA in Education or its equivalent
3. At least Very Satisfactory (VS) Performance rating for the last three (3)
rating periods.
4. At least three (3) years’ experience as Teacher III.
5. Have at least 25 points in leadership, potential and Accomplishments OR
has been demonstration teacher in the District level plus 15 points earned
under Leadership, Potential and Accomplishment.

Basic Qualification for Master Teacher II

 1. Master Teacher I for at least one (1) year.
2. Bachelor’s Degree for teachers or Bachelor’s degree with 18 professional
units in Education; 24 units for Master’s Degree in Education or its
equivalent.
3. Very Satisfactory (VS) performance rating as Master Teacher I and/or
aggregate VS rating for the last three (3) rating periods.
4. Have at least 30 points in leadership, Potential and Accomplishment OR
has been a demonstration teacher in the Division Level plus 20 points
earned under leadership, Potential and Accomplishment.

Documents to be submitted by the candidate

1. CSC Form 212 (Revised 2017)
2. Updated Service Record
3. Transcript of Records (TOR)/ Special Order
4. Performance Rating for the last three rating periods
5. Eligibility Rating
6. Copy of latest approved appointment
7. Documents relevant to the position applied for (MEC Order No. 10, s
1979)
8. Copy of school Program indicating the number of teaching load.
9. Omnibus Certification of authenticity and veracity signed by the applicant

Clarification as to Credit points per Criterion

A. LEADERSHIP, POTENTIAL AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

а. Introduced any of the following which has been adopted or used by

the school or district – 20 points
1. All claims for criterion “a” shall be supported with proofs/evidences for
validation where applicable or to attest to utilization, usefulness or
effectiveness.
2. The project proposal shall be supported by evidence of data, data analysis
in indicators and the terminal report shall contain statistical results.
3. The project should have been acknowledged/noted/endorsed by the
school head/education program Supervisor (specific area) and duly
recommended and approved by the Assistant School Division
Superintendent and School Division Superintendent respectively.
4. Each claim shall be supported with an approved project proposal and a
terminal report after project completion.
5. A certification should be given by the School Head/ PSDS on the project
utilization, usefulness or effectiveness and should be corroborated by at
least 5 teachers to attest to the veracity of the claim
6. Any one (1) of the following shall be given 20 points. For group claims,
the points shall be divided equally among the proponents.
1. Curriculum or Instructional Materials
1. Instructional Materials content and development and its
effect after implementation shall require supporting
evidences of data, data analysis and/ or statistical
validation.
2. Effective Teaching Technique or Strategies
1. This may be a developed intervention program/
technique/ strategies based on a result of a research
finding.
3. Simplification of work as in reporting system, records keeping,
etc. or procedures in cost reduction.
1. This maybe a result of a Continuous Improvement (CI)
project, a research findings or an offshoot of results of
comparative studies.
4. A worthwhile Income-Generating Project (IGP) for pupils given
recognition by higher officials in the division.
1. The IGP shall be for the learners
 2. The IGP shall have been sustained or in existence for at
least two (2) consecutive years with a minimum Net
Income of P5,000.00
3. The terminal report shall include among others how the
income was generated, how much was generated, where
the income were used.
4. Fund-raising activities are not considered as Income-
Generating Project.

b. Served as Subject Coordinator or Grade level chairman for at least

one (1) year, or as adviser of school publication and not considered
part of the regular teaching load ~ 12 points

1. Claims for coordinatorship/chairmanship/advisorship must be supported

with documentary evidences such as:
1. Official designation signed by the school head with term of
reference and annotation or statement that such
coordinatorship/chairmanship is outside his/her regular teaching
load
2. Action Plan and Accomplishment Report duly noted/certified by
the School Head corroborated by at least 5 teachers.
2. Subject Coordinatorship/Chairmanship must be at least (1) year while
advisorship must be at least two (2) years. Such assignments are not
considered as part of teaching load. A copy of the school program shall be
submitted as supporting document.
3. For school paper advisers, there should be at least one (1) publication per
year printed or mimeographed with the name of the candidate indicated
as adviser.

c. Served as Chairman of a Special Committee such as Curriculum Study

Committee to prepare Instructional Materials, Committee to prepare
School Programs and discharged the work efficiently -12 points
 1. Curriculum Study Committee may include work on Intervention or
Enhancement Program in the different learning areas, assessment,
monitoring and evaluation.
2. Committee to prepare instructional materials may include development of
Instructional Materials, Development of assessment tools, questionnaires
and test materials and quality assurance of instructional materials.
3. Committee to Prepare School Program may include preparation of school/
grade/ year/ Teacher Program of work schedule; and special educational
programs created in support to the different DepEd (CO/RO/DO) program
which aim to improve school performance.
4. Supporting documents shall be:
1. A designation as chairman of the committee
2. A committee Report/Accomplishment Report
3. Copy of project/Committee output/ Program
4. Certification by the school head and corroboration of at least 5
teachers of the school

d. Initiated or headed an educational research duly approved by

educational authorities -12 points

1. Research shall either be action research or applied research

2. Research proposals should have been acknowledged/noted/endorsed by
the School Head/School Research Committee (SRC), reviewed by the
Schools Division Research Committee (SDRC) and recommended and
approved by the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent (ASDS) and
Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) respectively.
3. A completed research shall have a terminal write-up duly acknowledged
and noted by the SDRC and recommended and approved by the ASDS and
SDS respectively.
4. Research topics shall be aligned with research agenda of the CO/RO/SDO,
and according to level of governance.
 5. Research conducted and submitted to fulfill requirements for masteral and
doctoral program are not credited as they have credited for the degree
program.
6. Credit of 12 points shall be given for individual research. For group claim,
points shall be divided equally among the researchers, except for
researches funded under Basic Education Research Fund (BERF) in which
case all members will receive 12 points each.

e. Coordinator of community Project on activity or of a program of

another agency or coordinator of a rural service improvement activity in
a community such as feeding, nutrition, agro-industrial fair, etc. for the
least two (2) years -12 points

1. Community Project or Activity may include feeding program in the

community health and wellness and nutrition program, agro-industrial
fair, ecological/ environmental preservation project, Rural Improvement
Project, Community Literacy Program among others.
2. The community project is community-based, not school-based and
sponsored by any of the following: LGU or Barangay, RIC, other
government agency or a non-government organization.
3. Project lead/project organizer shall be given 12 points; while a member of
the project or program as certified shall be given 7 points.
4. Supporting documents shall be as follows:
1. A designation as coordinator/project focal person/project
proponent/ chairman duly signed by the head/chair/president of
the lead agency or sponsor.
2. Project proposal/write-up and terminal accomplishment report for
the project duly approved by approving authorities, and
approved/noted by the ASDS/SDS.
 3. A certification of commendation/ recognition awarded to the
proponent or member for the project may be included.

f. Organized/ managed as in-service activity or other similar activities

at least in the school level – 12 points

1. The In-Service activity shall mainly be for the improvement of instructions

and/ or professional development of teachers based on development
needs.
2. Participants to the INSET are teachers/School Heads/parents/community
or a combination of both/each group.
3. Supporting documents shall include:
1. Training design duly recommended and approved by the ASDS
and SDS respectively.
2. Memorandum for the conduct of the INSET
3. Certificate of recognition/commendation maybe included.
4. Certification of conduct of INSET by the School Head
corroborated by 5 teachers
5. Documents shall clearly show that the claimant is the
organizer/initiator and/or program manager of the INSET

g. Credited with Meritorious Achievements -10 points

Such as:

1. Trainer or coach to contestant who received prizes, commendations or any

form of recognition or placed lstZ2nd/3ld etc. in competition
2. Contestant is a bona-fide pupil/student of the school.
3. Contest may be academic, socio-cultural, community activity or athletic
competition which is not part of a regular lesson/activity.
4. Claim is supported by certificate of commendation or recognition where
name of claimant as coach is explicitly stated.
 5. Credit points shall be given for each win in any level but not to exceed 10
points.
6. The point for the highest earned place shall be granted if wins are of the
same event/activity.
7. Credit points shall be given as follows:

8. Coordinator of BSP and GSP activities or Scouts which gained awards will be
given points as follows:

h. Authorship – 10 points

1. Authorship of a book, workbook, textbook or module shall be considered

when copyrighted/with ISBN.
2. Authorship of DepEd developed and produced materials shall be included
when supporting documents are provided.
1. Memorandum where name of candidate is included
2. Final copy of the material as published.
3. Sole-authorship of book, workbook, and textbook in module shall be given
10 points.
4. For co-authorship, points shall be divided equally between or among the
authors or writers.
 5. Article published shall be granted 1 point per article provided that:
1. Article shall be published in a publication/paper/magazine of wide
circulation (nationwide or region wide) and educational or
technical in nature.

B. DEMONSTRATION TEACHING

1. Claim for demonstration teaching shall be supported with the following:

1. Lesson Plan
2. Certificate of recognition/commendation as demonstration
teacher duly signed by authorities in the district/
division/region/national as the case may be.
3. It should be corroborated by 3 to 5 teachers present during the
demonstration teaching.
4. Observation tool utilized by observer may be added if there is
any.
2. Level of demonstration teaching minimally required is:
1. District level for MT I
2. Division level for MT II

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