ONLINE ORIENTATION ON DM 53, S.
2024
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Consolidated Questions and Answers (Updated as of November 13, 2024)
No. Category Question/Concern
1 Teaching Load Is there any effect on the salary of a teacher if s/he has less
than 6 hours of teaching load but has TRAs?
2 Teaching Load What is the workload of a Head Teacher?
3 Teaching Load What is the workload of a Teacher-in-Charge? Can they be
4 Teaching Load given happens
What teaching to
load if therewho
teachers are are
absent teachers
class advisersand
butno other
are not
teachers
able can their
to meet assume the classes?
advisory classes?
5 Teaching Load Would it be possible for a Master Teacher to have a reduced
teaching load of 4 hours, with the remaining 2 hours dedicated
to coaching and mentoring teachers, given their responsibility
for rating teachers’ IPCRF?
6 Teaching Load If a teacher does not have 30 hours of teaching in a week but
has days during the week when he or she exceeds 6 hours of
teaching, would this scenario qualify for the granting of
teaching overload pay?
7 Teaching Load Should the DTR reflect the 6 hours in the actual time-in and
8 Teaching Load time-out,
In especially
the conduct if the teacher
of remediation and chooses to perform
enhancement ancillary
classes,
9 Teaching Load tasks
shouldoutside
there the
be a school?
plan that includes names of
Who shall approve the eSF7 at the Division level? learners and
other specifications?
10 Teaching Load Can a Master Teacher be designated as TIC?
11 Teacher Ancillary Tasks If a teacher has less than six (6) hours of teaching load, can
12 Teacher Ancillary Tasks they leaveAthe
Scenario: school
teacher premises
came after to
very early their assigned
school classes to
to perform
performancillary
his/her their teacher
tasks,ancillary tasks
can he/she outside?
leave the school premises
for personal transactions after performing 6hrs of actual
teaching? Will the teacher still need to accomplish a certificate
of undertaking?
13 Teacher Ancillary Tasks Is it understood that a teacher performs their ancillary tasks
within the school premises if there is no attached locator
slip/Cert of Undertaking?
14 Teacher Ancillary Tasks What if teachers failed to do their ancillary tasks for the
following day? (No Lesson Plans, Instructional Materials)
15 Teacher Ancillary Tasks Is CSC aware of the arrangements in DO 5, s. 2024 in terms of
16 the work
Teacher Ancillary Tasks Will hours ofbe
the teachers teachers?
marked absent if they fail to attend the
collab expertise/meetings/school related activities scheduled
by the SH during the two-hour ancillary time?
17 Teacher Ancillary Tasks Are school heads allowed to get the names of teachers who
will perform their teacher ancillary tasks outside school
premises?
18 Teacher Ancillary Tasks What are the conditions/requirements needed for home visit in
order to be granted with VSC? How many home visits is the
teacher permitted to conduct?
19 Teacher Ancillary Tasks Are teachers allowed to skip the biometric for their DTR if they
are permitted to complete their two hours outside of the school
premises?
20 Teacher Ancillary Tasks How can School Heads ensure that teachers perform their
ancillary tasks if they cannot conduct classroom observation?
This is in relation to the suspension of RPMS-related activities
for school-based personnel.
21 Teacher Ancillary Tasks How can we ensure that the Master Teachers are performing
22 Teacher Ancillary Tasks their
Is it acoaching
violation and mentoring
to require duties? Are there
accomplishment reportany tools?
in the DTR?
23 Teacher Ancillary Tasks Are home visitations considered teaching overload?
24 Teacher Ancillary Tasks What happens if the remaining 2 hours are spent outside school
premises and that teacher will accept part time work from other
institutions? What administrative action shall be made so that future
conflict will be avoided?
25 Teacher Ancillary Tasks For Secondary teachers, is it possible that their ancillary tasks
cannot be availed in a day to day basis especially if the
teacher has incurred 7-8 hours of actual teaching from Monday
to Thursday. And on a Friday, the teacher has only 2 hours
actual teaching. The computation of actual teaching load for
secondary teachers is on a weekly basis due to subject
departmentalization. Can the teacher leave school after his/her
morning class of 2 hours on Friday morning?
26 Teacher Ancillary Tasks What additional support can be provided to Master Teachers to
27 Teacher Ancillary Tasks balance their mentoring
Is it necessary andwho
for teachers teaching
opt to responsibilities?
perform their ancillary
28 Teacher Ancillary Tasks tasks inside school
Are teachers premises
compensated to logweekends
during out after satisfying
for the the 6
hours of actual
distrubution classroom
of report teaching?
cards?
29 Teaching-Related Can a teacher with less than six (6) hours of teaching load,
30 Assignments
Teaching-Related who aisnon-teaching
Can designated topersonnel
teaching-related
(e.g., AOassignments, be to
II) be designated
Assignments authorized to render
teaching-related work beyond
assignments? regular
If so, work
will they hours?
receive
additional compensation through the grant of Compensatory
Overtime Credit (COC)?
31 Teaching-Related Are teaching-related assignments reflected in the SF7?
32 Assignments
Teaching-Related Is there an equivalent teaching load for teaching-related
Assignments assignments? There are previous issuances that provide for the
reduction of teaching load when teachers are assigned to
certain coordinator/adviser roles (ICT Coordinator, School
Paper Adviser).
33 Teaching-Related If a teacher will render additional hours (ex: school paper
Assignments adviser) is she eligible for overtime pay?
34 Teaching-Related Is Canteen Management considered a workload of teachers?
Assignments
35 Teaching-Related Is it considered a teaching-related assignment if a
Assignments Teacher/Master Teacher is designated as Division
Focal/Coordinator for Research?
36 Teaching-Related What are the remedies if the Teaching-Related Assignment
Assignments needs a teacher who is skilled but he/she has 6 hours actual
teaching, and there are underload teachers, can we still
designate these TRAs to the skilled teacher?
37 Teaching-Related How can we determine the granting of service credits for
Assignments teaching-related assignments? Is it only during the time the
task is being performed, or based on the teacher's request
regarding the number of hours of duty rendered?
38 Teaching-Related If the current teaching-related tasks or assignments are not
39 Assignments
Teaching Overload explicitly
If the SDOs outlined in the School
have Division PayrollImprovement
Services Unit,Plan (SIP)they
should or be
40 Teaching Overload Annual Implementation
responsible in preparing Plan
for (AIP),
the is
payrollit necessary
for the
Will the teacher be paid if the teaching overload happens for
paymentthe school
of
41 Teaching Overload to revise
teaching
during
What isthe these documents
overload?
the2maximum to
hours for ancillary accommodate
minutes for tasks? the tasks?
teaching overload?
42 Teaching Overload Will the teacher be able to claim overload if there are teachers
43 Teaching Overload with less
What than
is the 6 hours
role of eSF7of in
teaching
providingload?Teaching Overload Pay or
VSC for teachers?
44 Teaching Overload Should SDOs propose for budget for teaching overload pay?
45 Teaching Overload Are schools required to submit their most updated eSF7 as
46 Teaching Overload attachment
When is the for the payment
effectivity of teaching
of teaching overload?
overload pay?
47 Teaching Overload When is the deadline of the Teaching Overload Pay Budget
48 Teaching Overload Utilization
Due Report?
to shortage of teachers and classrooms, teachers are
49 Teaching Overload teaching
Are teachers entitled50
more than tolearners
teaching(straight
overloadteaching)
pay if theywithout
are any
50 Teaching Overload vacant
already period, but
receiving
Can teachers their
Special
refuse total teaching
Hardship
teaching hours
Allowance?
overload? is still 360
51 Teaching Overload minutes
How can a school plan for the teachingfor
per day. Are they still eligible TOP?
load and overload of a
substitute assigned to handle Grades 1-3?
52 Teaching Overload If a teacher takes over the teaching load of teachers who are
absent/on leave/on travel, are these additional load considered
as overload? Will these additional teaching load be
compensated?
53 Administrative Duties With the issuance of DO 2, s. 2024, the school has challenges
54 Administrative Duties in
Howsetting
aboutup their BAC
teachers since there
designated by only
the SDOfew non teaching
to perform SDO
55 DM 53, s. 2024 personnel in
functions?
Considering Who a school.
the will makeofthe
number designation?
schools in a very large division, will
56 Templates
DM 53, s. 2024 an
Is itSDS be allowed
permissible for to designate
the School Headthe approval
to delegateof the
the signing or
57 Templates
DM 53, s. 2024 Designation
approval
Should the Order Head
of School
teachers'for locator
teaching related
slips
sign the assignments
to Department
Certificate to the
Heads
of Undertaking?in
58 Templates
DM 53, s. 2024 ASDS?
secondary schools or Grade Leaders in large
When should the schools submit their Designation Order? elementary
59 Templates
DM 53, s. 2024 schools,
Does theor is this aoverload
teaching responsibility strictly reserved
pay computation for the
template account
60 Templates
DM 53, s. 2024 forthe
Is theauthority
tax deductions?
to render work beyond regular work hours valid
61 Templates
DM 53, s. 2024 to be used for claim
On top of the designation of VSCorder
eventemplates,
if it is not signed
are thereby tools
the SDS?
or e-
62 Templates
DM 53, s. 2024 tools
Is available
there a needto forhelp
the School Headsofefficiently
certification undertakingdistribute
to be
Templates workload and assign teaching-related tasks? Specifically, tools
notarized?
such as automated sheets or templates that aid in planning,
Response
None. Teachers with less than 6 hours of teaching load shall
not be subject to any salary deduction since there may be
various reasons that can be out of their control. However, they
should be prioritized for designation to teaching-related
assignments.
The workload of Head Teacher is not covered by DO 05, s.
2024 in view of the impending change in their career path
relative to the enhanced Career Progression. In this regard,
Head Teachers shall retain their workload based on other
exisiting guidelines.
As a general rule, TICs are relived of teaching duties. However,
they may
Class be required
Advisers to teach
should be onmeet
able to the condition that all
their advisory class at
teachers
least oncehave a maximum
a week of 2 hrs of teaching
for their homeroom guidanceoverload.
program.
However, please note that the 1 hour of teaching load for class
advising duty per day is provided to teachers regardless if they
meet their advisory class or not.
No, per DepEd Order No. 005, s. 2024, the teaching load of
Master Teacher is similar with any regular teachers. Their
maximum number of teaching load is 6 hours. The Coaching
and Mentoring Duties of Master Teachers form part of their
Yes. Section V.A.2.2 of DO 005, s. 2024 states that "to ensure
the general welfare of teaching personnel, the maximum hours
of teaching overload per day is two (2) hours as provided
under Section 13 of RA No. 4670, and Chapter 6 of the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Position
Classification and Compensation."
The point of analysis on whether a teacher is granted overload
pay or not is on a daily basis. However, this scenario must be
rectified since it does not exemplify a sound distribution of
teaching load.
Yes, the DTR has to reflect 6 hours. To account for the
whereabouts
Yes. for the remaining
Since interventions 2 hours,
in the form a locator slip/cert
of remediation or of
undertaking
enhancement should
are be provided.
considered as teaching load, they must
The signatory of the esf7 is the school head. This is within the be
part of programming
understanding and
that the SF7planning,
has beenand mustbybeallreflected
vetted school as
an official activity
personnel authorizedto
before submitting bythe
theSDO.
SchoolTheHead.
SDOs keep a
copy for purpose of M&E so that we can continuously help our
schools in improving their practice of distributing workload.
Yes. Teachers and Master Teachers can be designated as TIC.
No, they cannot leave the school premises after their assigned classes
since
In thistheir DTR does
scenario, not DTR
if the reflectalready
a six-hour teaching
reflects an load.
8-hour workday
since the ancillary tasks are peformed inside the school
premises as well, there is no need to attach a certificate of
undertaking.
Not necessarily. The DTR needs to be checked if it reflects an
8-hour workday.
There are established mechanisms for School Heads to account
the output of teachers for ancillary tasks, as well as,
mechanisms to reflect their output - performance
management, for example.
In relation to concerns regarding accountability of teachers
who do not diligently perform their ancillary tasks, the
Department's position on this is to promote a formative
approach to address the lack of capacity to meet expectations.
Consistent to the objective of nurturing quality teachers,
DepEd aims to help these teachers by all means available,
rather than penalizing them.
Yes, the primary basis of DO 5, s. 2024 is RA 4670 and CSC
Resolution
If No. 080096.
the schedule of these activities have been agreed by the
school head and teachers, the School Heads can issue a
Memorandum to seek justification or explanation from
concerned teachers. If no explanation has been made, School
Heads may elevate the concern to SDO for appropriate action.
No specific provision in DO 5 prohibits school heads from
doing this. At this point, we don’t see any problem so long as it
will not require additional documentary requirements from the
teachers and the purpose is focused on monitoring.
Authority and Accomplishment Report only. No limit as to the
number but given that the activity needs to be approved by
the School Head - this can be a discussion between the teacher
and the school head.
DTR should reflect the 6 hour teaching load. Locator slip/cert of
undertaking will be the attached as documentary requirement
to track the hours performed outside. This means that a
teacher need not to go back to school premises to log out from
the biometrics.
On the conduct of classroom observation for teachers:
a. For SY 2024-2025, all RPMS-related activities at the school
level, including classroom observation and portfolio
assessments, are suspended until further notice.
b. However, non-rated classroom observations that are
developmental and formative in nature for purposes of
instructional supervision and technical assistance may still be
conducted.
There are RPMS tools to can used in the conduct of coaching
and necessarily.
Not mentoring. The performance
There of coaching
are acctivities that needandtomentoring
be
and
supported with an accomplishment report. The non-the RPMS
the guidelines pertaining to such is provided in
policy of DepEd.
requirement The DO 005, .s 2024,
of accomplishment reportprovides
in DO 5, for the and
s. 2024
DM 53, s. 2024 pertains to ancillary tasks performed outside
the school premises.
No. Section V.A.3.5 of DO 005, s. 2024 states that "teachers
conducting conferences with parents and home visits
performed beyond work hours shall be granted with VSC,
subject to the guidelines provided herein or as defined by
other DepEd issuances." Home visitation is one of the ancillary
tasks provided in DO 005, s. 2024.
This has to be a discussion between the school head and the
teacher. It has to be made clear that ancillary tasks are
incidental to teaching, and may have unfavorable effects on
the learning process if not properly performed. In addition,
No. Teacher Ancillary Tasks are expected to be performed
every day regardless of the total number of daily teaching
loads. These tasks cannot be offset during days when teachers
have less teaching load. As to whether or not a teacher may
leave earlier if for a certain day teaching loads are less than
six hours, this is not allowed, since the DTR of teaching
personnel must still reflect 6 hours of teaching.
Master Teachers are also expected to perform actual
classroom teaching.
Not necessarily. The As a result,
teachers whoMaster
optedTeachers,
to perform just like
the
regular
teacher
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theyancillary also have
tasks
will be compensated two
within thehours dedicated
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performing
ancillary task Section V.A.3.3
the ancillary
compensated of DOVSC
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through 005,and
s. 2024 states that
is performed on
top of the regular work hours of teachers.
Yes, they can still render work beyond regular work hours and
be compensated
No, as defined in with
DepEd vacation service
Order No. 005,credits.
s. 2024,However,
teaching-
School Heads
related should should
assignments carefully
beevaluate teachers’
designated requests
to teachers in
since
terms of necessity, urgency, and workload.
these assignments require their professional expertise and
experience.
Yes, the eSF7 allows our School Heads to reflect the teaching-
related assignments
No, based designated
on DepEd Order to teachers.
No. 005, s. 2024, teaching load is
limited to actual classroom teaching, class advising duties, and
remediation/enhancement classes. References to previous
issuances take into account requirements such as the
expertise and competencies needed from teachers who will be
designated. Any issuances providing equivalent teaching load
for teaching-related assignments are no longer in effect.
The teachers designated to teaching-related assignments are
entitled to Vacation Service Credits if they render work beyond
the regular work hours. As of today, there is no provision for
overtime pay.
As part of instruction, teachers are allowed to use the canteen
facilities as their laboratory. The Teacher Workload policies
relieve teachers of administrative tasks related to canteen
management such as financial management.
No, Teaching-Related Assignments are contemplated for
schools since these are identified needs of the Schools based
on the SIP/AIP.
Yes, since the workload and specialization of teachers are the
prime considerations in designating teachers to teaching-
related assignment. By virtue of practicing school-based
management, the fair and equitable distribution and assigning
of teacher workload is left to the sound discretion of school
heads, who, by virtue of their overall understanding about the
context and conditions of schools, are in the best position to
decide on such matter.
The granting of vacation service credits is based on the actual
number of hours/minutes rendered for TRAs beyond the
regular work hours.
Yes, the school can revise the SIP and/or AIP.
If there is a DPSU in SDOs, they can be responsible for the
preparation
Yes, teachers ofwill
payroll for teaching overload
be compensated pay. overload pay.
with teaching
Technically,
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No, since it is the Central Office that computes for the budget
for teaching
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be attached. TheSDOs are be
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this purpose, an additional compensation in the form of
teaching overload pay is granted.
Yes. Teachers who perform relieving duties and assume the
teaching loads of other teachers may be compensated with
teaching overload pay provided that these additional load are
in excess of 6 hours of actual classroom teaching.
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