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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.

SECTION 5 THE IMMACULADIAN TEACHER AND THE TEACHING COMMUNITY

1. Teachers shall, at all times, be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty, mutual confidence, and faith in one
another, self-sacrifice for the common good, and full cooperation with colleagues. When the best interest of the
learners, the school, or the profession is at stake in any controversy, teachers shall support one another.
2. The teacher is not entitled to claim credit for work not of his own, and shall give due credit for the work of others
which s/he may use.
3. Before leaving his/her position, the teacher shall organize and leave to his/her successor such records and other
data as are necessary to carry on the work.
4. The teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning associates and the school, and shall not
divulge to anyone documents which have not yet been officially released, or remove records from the files without
official permission.
5. It shall be the responsibility for every teacher to seek correctives for what may appear to be unprofessional and
unethical conduct of any associate. This may be done only if there is incontrovertible evidence for such conduct.
6. The teacher may submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism against an associate preferably in writing,
without violating any right of the individual concerned.
7. The teacher may apply for a vacant position for which s/he is qualified, provided that s/he respects the system of
selection on the basis of merit and competence, provided further that all qualified candidates are given the
opportunity to be considered.

SECTION 6 THE IMMACULADIAN TEACHER AND HIGHER AUTHORITIES IN THE PROFESSION

1. The teacher shall make it his/her duty to make an honest effort to understand and support the legitimate policies of
the school and administration and shall faithfully carry them out.
2. The teacher has the right, and under circumstances also the duty, to personally participate in the ongoing
improvement of the school using the channels of participation that are available to him/her such as the Faculty
Club, the Academic Council, Management Council, Higher Education Council personal dialogue with
administrators, etc.
3. The teacher shall not make any false accusation, fabricate or charges against fellow employees, including
Supervisors or subordinate, especially surreptitiously and under anonymity or using a fictitious name. However, if
there are valid charges, s/he should formally present such to competent authorities.
4. The teacher shall transact all official business through channels except when special conditions warrant a different
procedure, such as when reforms are advocated but are opposed by the immediate Supervisor, in which case the
teacher shall appeal directly to the appropriate higher authority.
5. The teacher, individually or as part of a group, has a right to seek redress against injustice and discrimination and
to the extent possible, shall raise his/her grievances within democratic processes. In doing so, s/he shall avoid
jeopardizing the interest and the welfare of learners whose right to learn must be respected.
6. The teacher has a right to invoke the principle that appointments, promotions, and transfer of teachers are made
only on the basis of competence-merit in the interest of the optimum service in pursuit of the Institution mission.
7. The teacher who accepts a position assumes a contractual obligation to live up to his/her contract, assuming full
knowledge of the employment terms and conditions.

SECTION 7 SCHOOL OFFICIALS, TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL

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