List of Activities Eligible for the Grant of Service Credits to Teachers

Activities Eligible for the Grant of Service Credits

1. services rendered during registration and election days as long as these are mandated duties under existing laws;

2. services rendered during calamity and rehabilitation when schools are used as evacuation centers;

3. services rendered in connection with the conduct of remedial classes during the summer or Christmas vacation or outside of regular school days;

4. services rendered in connection with early opening of the school year;

5. services rendered during school sports competitions held outside of regular school days;

6. services rendered by those who train teachers in addition to their normal teaching loads;

7. teaching overload not compensated by honoraria;

8. teaching in non-formal education classes in addition to teaching in formal education classes carrying a normal teaching load;

9. work done during regular school days if these are in addition to the normal teaching load;

10. conduct of testing activities held outside of school days; and

11. attendance/participation in special DepEd projects and activities which are short-term in duration such as English, Science and Math Mentors’ Training, curriculum writing workshop, planning workshop, etc., if such are held during the summer vacation or during weekends or during holidays.

Activities Not Eligible for the Grant of Service Credits

1. Service credits shall not be granted for the following activities:

in-service training programs fully funded by the government;

2. assignment to clerical work, such as checking forms and finishing reports commonly required in connection with the opening and closing of classes;

3. reassignment of teachers to duty in another bureau or office; (detailed in another government office)

4. assignment in connection with exhibits at a fair;

5. postponement of a regular teacher’s vacation; and

6. time spent in travelling to and from station to the place where services are rendered.

Sources:

DO 53, S. 2003 – UPDATED GUIDELINES ON GRANT OF VACATION SERVICE CREDITS TO TEACHERS

DO 84, S. 2003 – ADDENDUM TO DEPED ORDER NO. 53, S. 2003 (UPDATED GUIDELINES ON GRANT OF VACATION SERVICE CREDITS TO TEACHERS)

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