Following the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), Senator Win Gatchalian assured that tutors serving under the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program will receive appropriate compensation or incentives.
The ARAL Program, established under the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act (Republic Act No. 12028), is a national learning intervention initiative aimed at addressing learning losses among students. The law specifies that teachers, para-teachers, and pre-service teachers are eligible to serve under the program.
“Tiniyak nating makakatanggap sila ng omento o benepisyo bilang pagkilala sa kanilang mahalagang papel sa tagumpay ng ARAL Program.”
“Mahalaga ang pakikilahok ng ating mga guro, para-teachers, at mga pre-service teachers upang mapatupad natin ang ARAL Program na tutugon sa learning loss ng ating mga mag-aaral. Tiniyak nating makakatanggap sila ng omento o benepisyo bilang pagkilala sa kanilang mahalagang papel sa tagumpay ng ARAL Program,” said Gatchalian, principal author and sponsor of the law.
Para-teachers have taken the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) but were unable to qualify.
Para-teachers have taken the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) but were unable to qualify. They have a special permit from the Board for Professional Teachers, which indicates their area of assignment. Pre-service teachers, meanwhile, are students enrolled in teacher education degree programs.
Under the ARAL law, teachers who will serve as tutors shall be compensated subject to the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers and the existing rules and regulations of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
However, they first need to render the prescribed six hours of classroom teaching. The payment that they will receive shall also not exceed the compensation for two hours based on the Prime Hourly Teaching Rate consistent with DBM guidelines.
Para-teachers who will serve as ARAL tutors shall be compensated from the DepEd budget or the Special Education Fund (SEF) of Local School Boards.
Services rendered by pre-service teachers who serve as ARAL tutors shall be considered relevant teaching experience when applying for a plantilla position in the DepEd, subject to the agency’s hiring guidelines and the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Merit Selection Plan.
