February 4, 2011 DO 12, s. 2011 – Guidelines on the Allocation of New Special Education Teacher I Items

February 4, 2011
DO 12, s. 2011
Guidelines on the Allocation of New Special Education Teacher I Items

To: Bureau Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division/City Superintendents
Heads, Public Elementary Schools

  1. The Department of Education (DepEd) has allocated 200 Special Education Teacher I items for SY 2010. The items were distributed to 17 Regions which are based on needs of the centers/schools as well as enrolment of children with special needs.
  2. In order to maintain clarity and uniformity in the deployment of the said items, the following guidelines as specified in DepEd Order No. 93, s. 2010 should be strictly followed:
  3. Teachers to be given item should possess any of the following qualifications:a.  Bachelor of Elementary Education specializing in Special Education;
    b.  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education major in Special Education;
    c.  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education plus 18 units in special education in the graduate level with 3 years of teaching experience to children with special needs and with very satisfactory performance in the regular schools for the last 3 years;
    d.  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education plus 15 units in special education with 4 years of teaching experience in children with special needs and with very satisfactory performance in the regular schools for the last 3 years;
    e.  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education plus 12 units in special education with 6 years of teaching experience to children with special needs and with very satisfactory performance in the regular schools for the last 3 years; and
    f.  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education plus 9 units in special education with 9 years of teaching experience to children with special needs and with very satisfactory performance in the regular school for the last 3 years.
  4. The Breakdown of Allocation for SPED Teacher I and the List of Divisions, Schools and Names of Teacher Recipients are attached as Enclosure Nos.: 1 and 2 respectively. Teachers listed in Enclosure No. 2 are priorities since they had been teaching special education classes for 10 years and beyond and were not given yet the intended items allocated in the previous school years.
  5. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is hereby directed.BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, FSC (signed)
    SecretaryReference:
    DepED Order: (No. 93, s. 2010)To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
    under the following subjects:

    POLICY
    SPECIAL EDUCATION
    TEACHERS

    DO No. 12, s. 2011