REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: depedregionxii@yahoo.com June 23, 2015 REGION MEMORANDUM No. 149 s. 2015 REDEPLOYMENT OF EXCESS TEACHERS IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS To: ALL SCHOOLS DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS This Region Attention: SGOD Chief, Administrative Officers, Human Resource Management Officers, SEPS for Planning and Research and Division Planning Officers __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Pursuant to DepEd Order 22, series 2013, entitled “Revised Guidelines on the Transfer of Teachers from One Station to Another”, all schools division offices are directed to redeploy excess teachers in public elementary and secondary schools for SY 2015-2016 to ensure equity of teachers deployment, effective June 26-July 26, 2015. 2. To facilitate the efforts of transferring the teachers, the following are valid conditions to be considered as “in the exigency of service” and reassignment shall be made even without the consent of the teacher: a. when the pupil/student-teacher ratio of the school is below 35:1 for elementary and 27:1 for secondary level, except when the school is implementing multigrade classes; b. when there is a considerable decrease in enrolment in certain schools arising from evacuation due to armed conflict, natural disasters, resettlement of families, closure of large private firms in the area, and other similar circumstances; or c. when the teacher is declared excess by the principal/school head (SH) and his/her expertise/area of specialization is needed in another school/district/division. 3. In view of the aforesaid valid conditions, below are the guides in the decision on whom to transfer: a. teachers who were last to be hired (Last in, First out); b. non-residents of the barangay or municipality where the school is located; c. residents of the barangay or municipality of the proposed recipient school; or d. secondary school teachers teaching subjects other than their areas of specialization. 4. If teachers were already identified, yet they desire not to be transferred, they must handle additional assignments such as remedial and summer classes, work related to AbotAlam Program, tasks concerning Alternative Learning Systems (ALS) and other teaching assignments that their School Heads may deem proper. Thus, school head shall submit to the schools division office the Modified School Form 7 and report on class session organized including list of learners, copy furnished the Office of the Regional Director, five (5) days after the decision will be made. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: depedregionxii@yahoo.com 5. Priority shall be given when teachers are requesting transfer to another station in need of additional teachers, having the foregoing situations, to wit: a. when the teacher is declared excess by the SH and/or his/her expertise/ area of specialization is needed in another school/district/ division; b. the teacher has served for more than five years outside his/her home barangay/municipality; c. the teacher is a bonafide resident of the barangay, municipality, city, or province where the school is located (RA No. 8190, Localization Law), as evidenced by the teacher's Voter's ID; d. the teacher is joining his/her spouse in the same school (IRA No. 4670); e. she is a nursing mother (PD No. 603, Child and Youth Welfare Code); f. the teacher's life is in danger due to armed conflict, hostilities, or other similar circumstances in the area where the school is located; or g. he/she is in poor health condition, as evidenced by pertinent medical records to that effect. 6. To ensure synchronicity, the following activities and timelines shall be observed: Activity Discussion and presentation of current Teacher Deployment Analysis c/o DPU SDSs consultation with School Heads and Teachers Preparation and issuance of Redeployment Order c/o AO/HRMO Preparation of profile and assignment of redeployed teachers c/o AO&HRMO Timeline July 9 Form/Template to be Utilized Teacher Deployment Analysis July 9-10 Enclosure 1: Letter of Agreement Redeployment of Excess Teachers to schools needing teachers Submission of Modified School Forms 7 of Recipient Schools and MSF 1 of Redeployed teacher Preparation of Teacher Redeployment Analysis Submission of Teacher Redeployment Analysis to the Office of the Regional Director – Enclosure 2: Teacher Redeployment Analysis July 20-22 Redeployment Order July 10-19 Summary List of Teachers Redeployed to Other Schools Profile and Assignment July 23-27 Modified School Forms 7 and 1 July 28-30 Teacher Redeployment Analysis July 31 Teacher Redeployment Analysis 7. In the computation of teacher redeployment analysis, all SDOs shall use the finalized Beginning of School Year 2015-2016 enrolment report from the Learners’ Information System. Likewise all schools are encouraged to finalize the said report on July 9-15, 2015 for earlier enrolment generation. 8. The SDS and the teachers concerned shall execute a sworn Letter of Agreement (LOA) using the enclosed template prior to redeployment. (see enclosure 1) 9. The SDS through the Administrative and Division Human Resource and Management Officers must issue the redeployment order and effect the transfer of records by sending the record of profile and assignment to DBM and to the Civil Service Commission (CSC), copy furnished the regional office regarding the action taken upon the teacher's redeployment. 10. The DPU shall ensure that the redeployment of excess teachers in their respective Division is properly recorded in the EBEIS and its effect on Teacher-Pupil Ratio is analyzed. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: depedregionxii@yahoo.com 11. Adherence to the memorandum shall be the basis for the release of FY 2016 Teacher Allocation, thus “No Excess Teachers Redeployment Report, No FY 2016 Teachers Allocation.” 12. This policy shall be strictly implemented, any violation or attempt to abuse or circumvent this issuance shall be dealt with accordingly. 13. Immediate dissemination and strict compliance of this memorandum is directed ALLAN G. FARNAZO Regional Director Enclosed: As stated Reference: Deped Orders # 22 & 23 s., 2013 To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subject Transfer Redeployment Teacher REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: depedregionxii@yahoo.com Enclosure 1 to Region Memo ______, series 2015: Letter of Agreement Template LETTER OF AGREEMENT TEMPLATE Date: ________________ Dear [teacher's name]: As part of the efforts of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region XII to close the gap on teacher shortages through redeployment of excess teacher items to schools with teacher shortage, you are hereby redeployed from (current school) to (new school assignment). Relative to your redeployment, you are hereby directed to perform teaching and teaching-related functions in the new school assignment. DepEd, through the Schools Division/City Superintendent (SOS) and the Division Human Resource and Management Officer (HRMO), will manage all the necessary internal and organizational arrangements relative to your redeployment. Thank you. Very truly yours, [Signature over printed name of SDS] Conforme: [Signature over printed name of teacher] Witness: [Signature over printed name of School Head/Principal] ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: depedregionxii@yahoo.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Republic of the Philippines,___________________) City I Municipality of _______________________)S.S. Before me, this ____day of _____________________ 2014, personally appeared: Name Government ID and ID Number Date and Place Issued Name of Teacher Name of SDS who executed the foregoing Letter of Agreement consisting of two (2) pages signed on all pages, including this page on which this acknowledgement is written, and acknowledged the same to be their own free and voluntary act and deed. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date place first above-written, this ______ day of _____, 2014 at ________________________ ,Philippines. _________________________________ Notary Public Doc No. ___________________ Page No. _________________ Book No. __________________ Series of 2014 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: depedregionxii@yahoo.com REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: depedregionxii@yahoo.com -