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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.
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