DepEd Order No. 49, s. 2016: Hiring of Contractual Teachers in Senior High School

DepEd Order No. 49, s. 2016, dated June 28, 2016, sets the Guidelines on the Hiring of Contractual (Full-Time and Part-Time) Teachers in Senior High School (SHS). It clarifies how Schools Division Offices (SDOs) may give contractual appointments to teacher-applicants who qualify to teach in SHS. It also explains the pay, benefits, teaching load, and renewal rules that apply to these teachers. The order was signed by then Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC.

The order builds on DepEd Order No. 3, s. 2016, the Hiring Guidelines for Senior High School (SHS) Teaching Positions effective School Year 2016-2017. It repeats and expands some of that order’s provisions.

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Key points

• A contractual appointment covers a specific job for a limited period of not more than one year. This follows Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 40, s. 1998.
• Contractual appointments may be full-time or part-time.
• Full-time contractual teachers get the full salary of their teaching rank and a 40-hour work week.
• Part-time contractual teachers get half the salary of their teaching rank and a 20-hour work week.
• Renewal depends on a performance rating of at least Very Satisfactory under the Results-based Performance Management System (RPMS).
• Contractual teachers are entitled to the allowances and benefits of regular personnel, but they pay their own share of GSIS, health insurance, employees’ compensation, and PAG-IBIG contributions.
• The order tells SDOs how to fill out CS Form 33 (the Plantilla Appointment Form) for contractual appointments.

Who can get a contractual appointment

Under Item X.1.iii of DepEd Order No. 3, s. 2016 (Determination of Rank and Salary to be Offered to Qualified Applicants), a contractual appointment may be given when:

1. The applicant gets a rating of 70 and above but chooses a contractual appointment instead of a permanent or provisional one; or
2. The applicant lacks the eligibility requirement (is not yet a Licensure Examination for Teachers passer) but gets a rating of 65.00 to 69.99, and the SDO has used up its Registry of Qualified Applicants (RQA) and has already appointed the eligible applicants who got 65.00 to 69.99.

Full-time and part-time appointments compared

	Full-time contractual	Part-time contractual
Salary	Full salary of the teaching rank	Half the salary of the teaching rank
Weekly teaching load	30 hours	15 hours
Additional hours	10 hours	5 hours
Total weekly work	40 hours	20 hours

The additional hours complete the required work hours and may be spent inside or outside the school.

Renewal and change of status

• A contractual appointment cannot go beyond one year.
• Renewal for the next year depends on an RPMS evaluation. The rating for the last rating period should be at least Very Satisfactory.
• A contractual teacher who wants a permanent or provisional appointment the following year must reapply and go through the evaluation process in DepEd Order No. 3, s. 2016 again.

Pay and benefits

The order repeats rules from Item 3.11 (Compensation for Contractual Personnel) of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Manual on Position Classification and Compensation:

• Part-time pay is computed proportionately. The order’s example is an applicant who qualified for Teacher III on a part-time contractual status: Teacher III is Salary Grade 13, or P22,328 a month, so the part-time salary is P11,164, with PERA of P1,000.
• Same allowances and benefits as regular personnel. These include GSIS membership, health insurance, employees’ compensation insurance, PAG-IBIG Fund membership, vacation and sick leave and their monetization, and terminal leave benefits. See also our guide on public school teachers’ salary.
• Contributions are paid by the employee. The contractual teacher pays their own share of the GSIS retirement and life insurance premiums, health insurance premiums, employees’ compensation insurance premiums, and PAG-IBIG Fund contributions.

What Schools Division Offices need to do

When filling out CS Form 33 (Revised 1998), the Plantilla Appointment Form, for a contractual appointment, SDOs should:

1. Write the Employment Status as either “Contractual (Full-time)” or “Contractual (Part-time)”.
2. Put the salary grade of the teaching rank the applicant qualified for after the position title, whether the appointment is full-time or part-time.
3. Indicate the inclusive period covered by the appointment, so that the service can be credited.

Related rules

The order must be read together with DepEd Order No. 3, s. 2016 and DepEd Order No. 32, s. 2016 (Addendum to DepEd Order 3, s. 2016), as well as all other relevant CSC and DBM rules and the law. It directs immediate dissemination and strict compliance.

Full text of DepEd Order No. 49, s. 2016

June 28, 2016

GUIDELINES ON THE HIRING OF CONTRACTUAL (FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME) TEACHERS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

To: Undersecretaries; Assistant Secretaries; Bureau and Service Directors; Regional Directors; Schools Division Superintendents; Public Secondary School Heads; All Others Concerned

1. For the information and guidance of all concerned, the Department of Education (DepEd) issues the Guidelines on the Hiring of Contractual (Full-Time and Part-Time) Teachers in Senior High School (SHS). These are clarificatory guidelines on the appointment of teacher-applicants who are qualified to teach in SHSs on a contractual status, whether full-time or part-time.

   
   

2. In reference to DepEd Order (DO) No. 3, s. 2016 entitled Hiring Guidelines for Senior High School (SHS) Teaching Positions Effective School Year (SY) 2016-2017, the following provisions are reiterated and expounded:

   
   

   a. As defined in the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 40, s. 1998, a contractual appointment is issued to a person who shall undertake a specific work or job for a limited period not to exceed one year. The appointing authority shall indicate the inclusive period covered by the appointment for purposes of crediting services.

   
   

   b. As provided in Item X.1.iii (Determination of Rank and Salary to be Offered to Qualified Applicants) of the said DO, a contractual appointment may be given when:

   
   

   i. The applicant obtains a rating of 70 and above but opts to have a contractual appointment (rather than a permanent or provisional one); or

   
   

   ii. The applicant lacks the eligibility requirement (LET passer) but obtains a rating of between 65.00 and 69.99 and the Schools Division Office (SDO) has exhausted its Registry of Qualified Applicants (RQA) and has already appointed eligible applicants who obtained 65.00 to 69.99.

   
   

   c. It is clarified that contractual appointments may either be full-time or part-time.

   
   

   i. Those who are given full-time contractual appointments shall receive the full salary of the teaching rank for which they qualified and shall be given a regular teaching load weekly, that is, 30 hours teaching load with additional ten hours; hence, a total of 40 hours of work to complete the required work hours to be spent within or outside school premises.

   
   

   ii. Those who are given part-time contractual appointments shall receive half the salary of the teaching rank for which they qualified and shall be given half of the regular teaching load weekly, that is, 15 hours teaching load with additional five hours; hence a total of 20 hours of work to complete the required work hours to be spent within or outside school premises.

   
   

   iii. Contractual appointments shall not exceed one year.

   
   

     a. Renewal for the following year shall be subject to performance evaluation using the Results-based Performance Management System (RPMS). The performance rating for the last rating period should be at least Very Satisfactory.
   
     b. Those who wish to have a permanent or provisional status starting the following year should reapply and undergo the evaluation process again as provided in DO 3, s. 2016.
   

   
   

   d. In reference to Item 3.11 (Compensation for Contractual Personnel) of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Manual on Position Classification and Compensation Manual, the following provisions are reiterated:

   
   

   i. Compensation for part-time services shall be computed proportionately. Example: An applicant qualified for a Teacher III position, with a part-time contractual status. Teacher III (SG 13 = P22,328); Salary: P11,164; PERA = P1,000.

   
   

   ii. Contractual personnel shall be entitled to allowances received by regular personnel, including membership in the GSIS, health insurance, employees’ compensation insurance, membership in PAG-IBIG Fund, vacation and sick leaves and the monetization, and payment of terminal leave benefits.

   
   

   iii. The contractual employees’ share in the GSIS retirement and life insurance premiums, health insurance premiums, employees compensation insurance premiums and PAG-IBIG Fund contributions shall be paid by the individual contractual employees.

   
   

   e. In accomplishing CS Form 33 (Revised 1998) or the Plantilla Appointment Form for contractual appointments, SDOs should be guided by the following:

   
   

   i. Employment Status should be written as either “Contractual (Full-time)” or “Contractual (Part-time)” as appropriate.

   
   

   ii. The salary grade (SG) to be indicated after the position title shall be the SG of the teaching rank the applicant has qualified for, whether full-time or part-time.

   
   

   iii. The inclusive period covered by the appointment shall be indicated for purposes of crediting services.

   
   

3. These guidelines shall be construed with DO Nos. 3 and 32, s. 2016 entitled Addendum to DepEd Order 3, s. 2016 as well as all other pertinent CSC and DBM rules and regulations, and the law.

   
   

4. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

   
   

BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC
Secretary

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