HW8: Students and Teachers are benefited

From Department of Education (DepEd) they posted an article last December 5, 2012 entitled as Math and Science teachers get 3-step salary increase . DepEd implemented guidelines for the grant of 3-step salary increase for teachers of Science and/or Mathematics in public schools.

“Teachers have specialization in Science and/or Mathematics will be given additional pay 3-step higher than the teachers’ assigned grade”. This is from the Joint Resolution No. 4 of the Senate and House of Representatives issued by the Department of Budget and Management. A grant of a 3-step salary increase will be recognized as incentive to teachers who are specialized in Science and/or Mathematics trusting to give focus to teach these subjects in the basic education.

Luistro said that the Science and Mathematics are important tools of industrialization which has a possibility to improve global competitiveness of the country.

Teachers I, II, and III in public schools who are specialized in teaching Science and Mathematics are covered by the grant. The grant was started last January 2011 and the succeeding grants are operative every January of the year.

Based on DepEd Order 79 series of 2002, the school head shall determine qualified teachers based on the review of submitted documents which are:

· Approved appointment
· Transcript of records
· Certificates of training completed in Science and Math
· Individual teachers program indicating daily subject load for the last three school years
· Performance rating for the last three years, and
· Updated service records.

Those who qualified to the criteria will be granted of the 3-step salary increase. And also, teacher must be teaching Science and Mathematics for three years to be granted by this grant.

Another step having a good quality of education is that the teacher specialized in subject. I think this will open the minds of to teacher that they should specialize the subject in order to have a increase salary. I realized it benefited both teachers and students. Teachers will have increase salary and also obtain clear knowledge in the subject. And Students will understand the subject because their teacher will provide discussion that they will understand.