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ADDITIONAL ?OLICY GUIDE1TNES ON HIRTNO AND DEPLOYMENT
OF KINDERGARTDN TEACHPRS

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'rna.cgularions
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if*'r'.. i r''.l'ri'r" Ba::.d on th" H I\at c'tt 'ns rn ud\r' I:ttu ltt 4^ttttt'
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'mL'ted
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qlraltllcalions in addililr! 1o the
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gr;,iir,,",i ir"'".,,,", to DcPl-.1 or;;r No i2,s 2012 as s1'Itr1L i!1 Parls'aph Nos
i.: r r,, :':.tl arc .el b.th 1o bc sr!ict\' adhcrccl tr) bJ Lht D!!t:rion Srtd-rrdn

2i.sele.tionolkinclrrg:nrcnlcachcrsshdlnclaPtlhcsarrrccqLlN'alNlrt|1ting:l ()r(l'i
it tlic rbolerrenlLonc(l parngr lLphs and sc'lions rtl thc saicl Dripli(l
2 I d li.1Llc.tio!a1Qualjlicrtl'1]
, The kin'lcrgartcn 1'achcr_aPplirrnts rnusl hale obLain(x1
rDY oi thc lbLlowinil degrees:

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' Ba'hclor of Preschooi lt'lu'ation
' Rachehr Scrtncci11infarnilv l-ilc aid Child
. R..:lrclor ol S'ierlce
De!eloPment
Raflrclor ir Dlc cntdty liducali')rr tiLh spcclnlizall(!1
m t,rcschoot or Ea.ly Childhood ridr.rcation (DOt)
Ba.helor in trlctrcntary Educatrcn mEor in Tcaching
llarlJ Gr:r'ies
Hc/Shc nrust havc rbtaincd Nnui!'lenl degrets such
as:
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lilcnrctl!rv LidLLcatidl' mrrlor in Spccial
' Ilachclor irrwirir
Ei.lucution I I unlts in llcE

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 . B,tcheL.r of SdrD.la.1 nducatroD rvillr ')ddltion'l D1l)loma
in ECD Inclu.lne Prrrticc liraching ir Kindc) gartclL
EdLrcnlioD
.Other t.iatcd cou.scs wilI al l(^sl ln units in
ECE/Child Delelopl,cnt irrclLiding lhal n l)at c"c
Ccnlcrs
,leaciung cxP.rictrcc in l<lndc'gatcn/l)rcschool lroLh in lublic
2.1.b
and rcc;snzcd privatc schools shall b' consl'lcrcd '!n{l sh'rll
lill{,w sPecific ciitcria spccificaliy indicail'l id S'clion 5 3 2 'f
DcPOd Oriter 12. s 2OI2

2 1... lallgibjlity 1r.{.r to s.r.1iorr s 3

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, llc/She musl bc a ho1.1c. of Lijl'/l)BOT llccnsurc'
2.l.d. Acl.litional Rcquircmcnt
; llc/iihc nr!st not bc 'lorc th!i.'15 \'cd's old
il l DcpLoym€nl. .l Kin.lergarlen Tc!'hers
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rfc !xis!rn; kind$gartcrl 'ldsscs $'jLh x ltlrg' lopulation 'l
Ii!c ycar oLd ohil.lrcn Thc cqlrjLablt disiribuLol !l llr'sc
iti:m-.s, shall bc base'l on ParaKraph No 2'i ' ol Dlplid
Or.1cr No. 77, s. 2010 entirLed (;r1J.l.:litics or thu
Alktatn,t/ t)ePbltdcnt oJ Ncu ?er;thnLtl l?ck ed dtt'l
l'ca.:tvltt P.sitiolls J'r IY 2012
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2.2.c1. In tl school whcrc th're is r)rlL! onc (ll kjndcrgarlt:n chss'

lca.hcr shitll hxrdLe another in a s'h'ol
'lass 'ca'bv
2.2... As part ol tlle brsi' cduLrnhoo s'-stcrn kind{rfg'rt'n lcachcr
shall bc eniitle(1 to recci!e thc sarnc bene11ls oLhcr
'rrdllule V'
continuitrs P'ofcssionnl dc!cloplrrcnl as indicaledrn
sc.inrn lj {rlth(: IRll of DcpDd Ordcr Nt) llz's 2012
3 lirnLing.LrqilJ€asurcs
as part o[ the transrlory
As providcd in R;n. VII of Se'lion 16 3 ol thc IRR and
(ht"lliR, e-{cess rcgLr);u t( ithr L/s rn tur\ I ilL( srid" levels m 'v lc
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 Itr cases vh.rc thcrc'.lrc lim1i.cd ltigibLe teachcrs lvitb ilCE unils, thc i.tlowhe
mcasurcs may bc adopicd for those cligible te.rchers withoul OCL uniis:

- Upon appoinhnenl. t]]e teacher shaLl be rcquir{/ by rho l)O lo catn

ECE units gradually;
, Ninc (9J EcE unjts may be eamcd al the end olYczlr lr l8 unils, Year
2; and 2l unils, Year 3; and
; In an instance that thorc is a shortagc r)i tcachcr bancilinH cLass.s ir1
.rny gradc lcvcL, lhc school hcad may assig,r ih€ kindcrgarten teacher
to handlc any giadc lcvcl provjdcd th3t it will not afect lhc prcactibcd
coniacl timc lor kindergailen clzrsses
.1. It is requesiecl that all ftgiods shall monilor in compli&nc. with thcsc
guidclhcs. Profilc wit! pi.turc bc subrniited
oI the newly hircd kindcrearlen tcachcrs
Lo lhc Iicscarch ard Slatislics Divlsion Otlice ol lhe Pla'ni'g Servicc (IiSD-OPS),
DepDd Central Officc lCO), copy fi.LrDish"'(l ihe Bureau ot Dlemenlary Educatiorr
(BDra).

5. 'l'hcse guidelincs shall r€lnain in lorce and in cfcct during thc succccdhg vears
until r(:vised or rcpcalcd.
aJ. lnr redialc disscrination ol an.l sttict complia.cc with this ()tdcr is dircctcd

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SccretaJY

DqrBd Order: (N.rs. 12 .lnd 32, s. 2012, anct 77, s 2010)

To b. ir icated ir the Perrrelual Illrlex

under lhe lolloiving subjeclsi

APPOINTMENT, DMPLOYM!]N'1', RDAPPO]NTMENT

IiINDE]tCARTEN EDUCAT]ON
l)oLlcY
,I'EACI{ERS

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 DepED Order No.81 s.2012 October 29,2012

ADD]I IONAL POL]CY GUI DELINES ON IlIRING AND DEVELOPMENT OF K NDERGARTEN

TEACHERS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT REC€IPT

Schools olvlsion Superlntendent Di5trlct Supervrsor

RECEIVED AND DISSEMINATED BY:

District:

.nformation and Communi€ation Technology Off ice

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