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ANNEXES

Annex 1

TEACHERS CODE OF ETHICS

PREAMBLE
As Immaculadian Teachers they are expected and are treated as professionals who possess dignity and reputation with high moral values as
well as technical and professional competence. In the practice of their noble profession, they strictly adhere to, observe, and practice this set
of ethical and moral principles, standards and values.

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND LIMITATION

The Philippine Constitution provides that all educational institutions shall offer quality education for all Filipino citizens, a vision that requires
professionally competent teachers committed to its full realization. The Immaculada Concepcion College, therefore, as a Filipino school,
patterns its Code of Ethics for teachers on the provisions of the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers, Resolution No. 435, and Series of
1997.

This Code of Ethics covers all full-time and part-time faculty members of the College/school community of the Immaculada Concepcion
College including the non-teaching personnel. The term “teacher” shall include all academic personnel, non-teaching personnel and all
other persons performing supervisory and/or administrative functions in school doing academic functions and related services, whether on
full-time or part-time basis.

SECTION 2 THE TEACHER AND THE IMMACULADA CONCEPCION COLLEGE

1. The teacher shall look at teaching as both VOCATION and PROFESSION: noble, important and of great responsibility.
2. The teacher shall remember that talents and competencies are gifts to be shared with others.
3. The teacher shall strive for professional growth by keeping abreast of latest information and knowledge in oneʼs specific field of
teaching, by being open to new ideas on what and how to teach, and by learning from criticism of Supervisors, peers and students.
4. Every teacher or school official shall actively help carry out the declared vision-mission and policies of the Institution, and shall commit
to personally appropriate the mission and contribute to its fulfillment.
5. Every teacher shall possess and actualize full commitment and devotion to duty.
6. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political or other partisan interest, and shall not directly, or indirectly, solicit,
require, collect or receive any money, service, other valuable material from any persons or entity for such purpose.
7. A teacher shall not use his position or official authority of influence to coerce any other person to follow any political action.
8. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have the privilege of sharing the product of his/her researches and
investigations.

SECTION 3 THE IMMACULADIAN TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY

1. The teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth; s/he shall, therefore, render the best service by providing
an environment conducive to such learning and growth. The teacher shall promote friendly relations between the school and the
community.
2. Every teacher, whenever given the opportunity, shall actively participate in community movements for moral, social, educational,
economic and civic betterment.
3. Every teacher is looked upon as an example/model for the youth and as such s/he shall behave with honor and dignity at all times and
refrain from such activities as gambling, smoking, drunkenness and other excesses, much less illicit relations.
4. Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community, and shall, therefore, study and understand local customs and
traditions in order to have a sympathetic attitude, therefore, refrain from disparaging the community.
5. Every teacher is encouraged to welcome every opportunity to participate and extend his/her services, whenever needed, in his/her
local community, and to be actively involved in matters affecting the welfare of the people.
6. Every teacher shall maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and official relations with other professionals, with government
officials, and with the people, individually or collectively.
7. The teacher possesses freedom to attend church and worship, as appropriate, but shall not use his positions and influence to
proselyte others.

SECTION 4 THE IMMACULADIAN TEACHER AND THE PROFESSION

1. Every teacher shall actively help insure that teaching is the noblest profession, and shall manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in
teaching as a noble calling.
2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality education, shall make the best preparation for the career of
teaching, and shall be at his/her best at all times in the practice of his/her profession.
3. Every teacher shall participate in the continuing professional education (CPE) program of the Professional Regulation Commission,
and shall pursue such other studies as will improve his/her efficiency, enhance the prestige of the profession, and strengthen his/her
competence, virtues, and productivity in order to be nationally and internationally competitive.
4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized, to seek support for the school, but shall not make improper misrepresentations through
personal advertisements and other questionable means.
5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that makes it a dignified means for earning a decent living.

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