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

All claims for criterion “a” shall be supported with proofs/evidences for validation where
applicable or to attest to utilization, usefulness or effectiveness.
The project proposal shall be supported by evidence of data, data analysis in indicators and the
terminal report shall contain statistical results.
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.
Each claim shall be supported with an approved project proposal and a terminal report after
project completion.
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
Any one (1) of the following shall be given 20 points. For group claims, the points shall be
divided equally among the proponents.
Curriculum or Instructional Materials
Instructional Materials content and development and its effect after implementation shall
require supporting evidences of data, data analysis and/ or statistical validation.
Effective Teaching Technique or Strategies
This may be a developed intervention program/ technique/ strategies based on a result of a
research finding.
Simplification of work as in reporting system, records keeping, etc. or procedures in cost
reduction.
This maybe a result of a Continuous Improvement (CI) project, a research findings or an
offshoot of results of comparative studies.
A worthwhile Income-Generating Project (IGP) for pupils given recognition by higher officials in
the division.
The IGP shall be for the learners
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
The terminal report shall include among others how the income was generated, how much was
generated, where the income were used.
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

Claims for coordinatorship/chairmanship/advisorship must be supported with documentary

evidences such as:
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
Action Plan and Accomplishment Report duly noted/certified by the School Head corroborated
by at least 5 teachers.
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.
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

Curriculum Study Committee may include work on Intervention or Enhancement Program in the
different learning areas, assessment, monitoring and evaluation.
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.
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.
Supporting documents shall be:
A designation as chairman of the committee
A committee Report/Accomplishment Report
Copy of project/Committee output/ Program
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

Research shall either be action research or applied research

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.
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.
Research topics shall be aligned with research agenda of the CO/RO/SDO, and according to
level of governance.
Research conducted and submitted to fulfill requirements for masteral and doctoral program
are not credited as they have credited for the degree program.
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
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.
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.
Project lead/project organizer shall be given 12 points; while a member of the project or
program as certified shall be given 7 points.
Supporting documents shall be as follows:
A designation as coordinator/project focal person/project proponent/ chairman duly signed by
the head/chair/president of the lead agency or sponsor.
Project proposal/write-up and terminal accomplishment report for the project duly approved
by approving authorities, and approved/noted by the ASDS/SDS.
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

The In-Service activity shall mainly be for the improvement of instructions and/ or professional
development of teachers based on development needs.
Participants to the INSET are teachers/School Heads/parents/community or a combination of
both/each group.
Supporting documents shall include:
Training design duly recommended and approved by the ASDS and SDS respectively.
Memorandum for the conduct of the INSET
Certificate of recognition/commendation maybe included.
Certification of conduct of INSET by the School Head corroborated by 5 teachers
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:

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

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

copyrighted/with ISBN.
Authorship of DepEd developed and produced materials shall be included when supporting
documents are provided.
Memorandum where name of candidate is included
Final copy of the material as published.
Sole-authorship of book, workbook, and textbook in module shall be given 10 points.
For co-authorship, points shall be divided equally between or among the authors or writers.
Article published shall be granted 1 point per article provided that:
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
Claim for demonstration teaching shall be supported with the following:
Lesson Plan
Certificate of recognition/commendation as demonstration teacher duly signed by authorities
in the district/ division/region/national as the case may be.
It should be corroborated by 3 to 5 teachers present during the demonstration teaching.
Observation tool utilized by observer may be added if there is any.
Level of demonstration teaching minimally required is:
District level for MT I
Division level for MT II