A Long Term Faculty Development Plan For The University of San Agustin Basic Education Department (Elementary) 2018-2022
A Long Term Faculty Development Plan For The University of San Agustin Basic Education Department (Elementary) 2018-2022
for the
University of San Agustin Basic Education Department
(Elementary)
2018-2022
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Introduction.
The university began as a preparatory school for boys during the American
colonial period. It was recognized by the government on December 12, 1912 for
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under the name Colegio de San Agustín de Iloilo. In 1928, one of the country's
some of the country's well-known writers. The 1930s saw rapid growth with the
opening of three colleges in quick succession i.e. the College of Liberal Arts in
1935, the College of Commerce in 1936 and the College of Law in 1937. In
1940, on the eve of the Second World War, the college admitted female
During the Second World War (1941–45), the college was temporarily shuttered
as the Philippines fought a guerilla war against the Japanese. The war led to the
destruction of all the buildings, except for the Urdaneta Hall, which at present
houses the university theatre and Archives and Museum. With almost the entire
college in ruins, some friars advocated closing the school altogether while others
and the College of Technology (1945), the Normal (Teacher's) College (1947),
the Graduate School (1950), and the College of Dentistry (1953). The school
was granted university status on March 1, 1953, a year before its 50th
The following year, Rev. Angel Dulanto, OSA arrived from Spain after
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completing his studies at Villanova University, an American sister school of the
In 1965 Rev. Nicanor Lana, OSA, Ph.D. became the rector of the
DySA, the official radio station of the university, to help expand the reach of the
university through mass media. The University of San Agustín Press, known
today as Libro Agustino, came a year later. In the months leading to the
The university maintains a Level III accreditation status granted by the PAASCU
and is one of the two schools in the region having an autonomous status
granted by CHED. The university's campus, situated in the very heart of the city
badminton courts.
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In the early 2000’s the University of San Agustin transferred its Basic Education
student population both in the Colleges and the Basic Education level.
More than a hundred years after its establishment the University is continuously
pursuing its Mission and Vision, the goal of being a premier academic community
of life – long learners working with one mind and one heart to search for,
discover and share the Truth (Gaudium de Veritate) for the promotion of
attempts to keep up with the pace of the modern world and the globalization of
also necessary.
In the wave of 21st century learning the University of San Agustin should keep
its faculty at par with the qualifications of faculties from the major learning hubs
of Asia. New techniques in teaching must be explored above and beyond the
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Moreover there must be a consistent monitoring and assessment of teacher
performance in order to ensure that the skills of the teachers are within the
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Faculty Profile:
With the goal of faculty development in mind it is essential for the University to
take stock of the current faculty that it has in order to better determine the
course to take for its faculty development program. Classifying the current faulty
will allow the University to revisit internal and external programs and identify key
Doctoral Degree 0 1 0
Masters Degree 2 5
Total: 2 10
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Organizational Structure of the Basic Education Department:
School Principal
Academic Coordinator
Extra Co curricular coordinator
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Teachers
Brief Explanation:
3. There are two other point persons who have a close collaborative
relationship with the principal- the Academic Coordinator and the Extra Co
Curricular coordinator.
5. These two point persons come from the same group of faculty with no extra
compensation.
6. The teachers are given extra responsibilities by two point persons who are
also their colleagues without extra compensation nor other form of reward.
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Vision and Mission with Strategy Formulation
Vision
The University of San Agustin Basic Education Department will be the premier
institution for a well developed learner by 2022 with faculty members deeply
Mission
geared towards the total development of the learner in academics and real life
Goals
further studies.
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contribution by teachers.
To realize the Vision and Mission the following Key Result Areas were
formulated:
For Key Result Area 1, The Faculty is the backbone of the institution. This
means that the school will do well to invest in the competencies and morale of
the faculty by initiating programs that will show them that the University is there
Offering a scholarship for further studies is one of the programs initiated by the
The University should devise a way to enhance its offerings to make it more
attractive to the faculty which can include sponsorship to conventions that will
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University is only shouldering a measly amount leaving the faculty at the mercy
of financial distress.
For Key Result Area 2, One of the end goals of the boosting faculty
competencies and morale is that in the long run, it will result to the
beyond the traditional pedagogical approach learning becomes a one way street-
the teacher spews out information and the student tries to catch up. As
will more likely be able to enhance student learning experience. The 21st century
learners are on the hyper expressway of technology. Thus it means that the
teacher must keep up with the technological advances that can be utilized to
make sure that learning is not only purely textbook but is also experiential for
the students.
For Key Results Area 3, The University along with the Basic Education
must see to it that it is able to establish communication and relationship with the
stakeholders. In light of the goal of faculty development, one way on how this
For Key Results Area 4, The University has always stressed the noble role of
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research and development in institutional development. Aside from this, the
University has emphasized that true education is like a scaffolding in that when
one has reached a new area of learning such person will strive to learn further.
The University should always make available funds for teacher and student
and accessible with ease so that students and teachers alike will be encouraged
Long Term Faculty Development Plan for the Basic Education Department
(Elementary Level)
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a noble
The form will profession and
seek to elicit teachers are in
comments a vocation of
which a the service to
stakeholders others.
has
experienced in Linkages will
dealing with be established
the teacher. on a multi-
facet
Deliberation perspective
will be from the
conducted by parents, from
the ad hoc fellow
committee and teachers, from
the result will students and
be posted at from
the school community.
bulletin board.
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Series will teacher bond
serve as a
venue to
knowledge
transfer and
quality
enhancement.
It will also
boost teacher
morale by
giving them an
altruistic
feeling of
contributing to
the betterment
of the
institution.
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teachers to study which
think outside will yield the
the box and highest
use as areas improvement
for further will be
research and integrated as a
practice teaching
already existing strategy in the
teaching following
strategies. school year.
Teachers who
wish to attend
Teachers who
key seminars
have been
that focus on:
given the
curriculum
opportunity to
development,
attend the
teaching
To enhance seminar should
strategies and
professional have a
research shall
development different
be given a
by requiring standard of
chance to do
teachers to performance
so with the
attend key evaluation.
University
seminars and S.I.L “Seminar defraying 50%
conferences and Integrative of the cost.
and to require Learning”
teachers who Program The teacher
have attended attendees will
a seminar be required to
output for submit a
purposes of narrative
echo seminars report and
prepare an
echo seminar
to be held on
the closest
Saturday after
the end of the
seminar.
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Goal 3: Promote institutional excellence through research and development
contribution by teachers.
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To create and Community Community Once every Proactive
enhance Development Day four months a relationship will
linkage community day be established
partnerships. will be held in between key
the University. stakeholders.
During the
community
day, various
stakeholders
will be updated
with the
projects of the
University.
Impact
assessment
and
feedbacking
will be taken
from the
stakeholders
to establish
better linkage.
The
stakeholders
will be given
the opportunity
to proactively
contribute to
the
development of
the institution
not necessarily
through cash.
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Goal 1: Achieve academic excellence through the promotion of faculty morale.
Program: Morale Enhancement Program
1. Create
Principal
ad hoc Created
Every year Academic -0-
committe committee
Coordinator
e
Distributed
4. Impleme Every three Printed
Committee nomination
nt months of nomination 100
in charge forms to key
Program every year forms
stakeholders
Results
6. Release After School
2,500 released for
of results deliberation principal
recognition.
1. Create
Academic Created
Steering Every year -0-
Coordinator committee
Committ
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ee
2. Committ
ee to
identify
Paper, Committee Lecture
lectures Every year -0-
Computer in charge Tracker
that can
be
offered.
3. Selection
of
lecture
resource
person Letter Committee Accepted
Every Year 2,000
from invitation in charge invitation
within
the
Universit
y
Venue,
AV
equipment,
4. Impleme Holding of
As snacks, Committee
nt 5,000 lecture
scheduled token for the in charge
Program series
resource
person
Task:
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1. Create Research Research -0- Created
steering Center Head Center steering
committee and auxiliary Head, committee
team
Academic
Coordinator,
school
principal
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Activity: S.I.L “Seminar and Integrative Learning” Program
Task:
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Goal 3: Promote institutional excellence through research and development
contribution by teachers.
Program: Strengthening Institutional Standard
Activity:
Task:
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6. Committe 20,000 Best Faculty
e to award research
20,000 cash award to be
incentive to given every
teacher with year during
the best the
research Personnel
Recognition
Task:
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School
Principal for
approval
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Budget Matrix
Goal 1: Achieve academic excellence through the promotion of faculty morale.
Program: Morale Enhancement Program
5. Assessment -0-
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Pang Abi Abi 1. Create Steering Committee -0- University
Lecture Seminar Budget
Series-To 2. Committee to identify lectures
arrange peer to that can be offered. -0-
peer
involvement and 3. Selection of lecture resource
team seminars person from within the 2,000
on various areas University
of the
profession 4. Implement Program 5,000
5.Assessment -0-
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2,500
-0-
4. Submission of Research
10,000
5. Committee to publish
research
5,000
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cash incentive to teacher 20,000
with the best research
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Budget Summary-Program Summary and Budget Source
Assessment 0 0 0
Committee to identify 0 0 0
lectures that can be offered.
Implement Program
5,000 5,000 5,000
Assessment 0 0 0
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Program 3: University Budget
Create steering committee 0 0 0
1,000 1,000 1,000
Committee to formulate
guidelines 0 0 0
Committee to release 0 0 0
guidelines
1,500 1,500 1,500
Call for Best Practices
proposal
2,000 2,000 2,000
Evaluation by research head
with deliberation
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Guidelines to be 0 0 0
released
Submission of Research 10,000 10,000 10,000
Committee to publish 5,000 5,000 5,000
research
Committee to award 20,000 20,000 20,000
best research
Sub Total 120,600 145,600 160,000
Expenditures:
Contingency (10%) 12,600 14,560 16,000
Total Amount: 133,200 160,160 176,000
origins as the first University in Western Visayas and its hope to becoming a
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premier institution for life-long learners. The harsh reality is that the University
cannot bank on being just the first university in Western Visayas. Both parents
and students alike expect more from an institution boasting of 100 years of
experience in education.
Undoubtedly, the University of San Agustin has produced notable alumni which
has recognized the University’s role in the their success prompting them to give
back to the University in the form of donations thru the Philanthropic Office of
the University. Notably alumni such as Henry Chusuey and Edgar Sia has gifted
the University with physical infrastructures to serve as lifelong learning hubs for
should also be tapped as existing funding for teachers who are desirous of
pursuing higher education but do not have the monetary support to do so.
invested in the development of its human resources will be just as beneficial for
Currently, the University of San Agustin College of Law has linked with the
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University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law in order to offer Master’s degree
in Law to law professors employed by the University. This set up removes the
Using a similar model, linkages between the University of San Agustin Basic
Education Department and other Universities can result to the availability of post
graduate studies that are aligned with the Faculty’s undergraduate degree.
governments and NGO’s through its research and development office. Inter
country immersion programs for the faculty can serve as a venue for
international fora despite such exposure however the University only defrays
part of the expenses. This fact alone, already serves to discourage faculty from
efficient and effective feed backing process for internal stakeholders particularly
the parents.
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MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN
This institutional plan had developed six major programs which would respond
task geared towards the implementation of the said program. Hence, these
programs will serve as the guide in the overall goal of the Elementary Teachers
Teachers are the back bone of any educational institution. The general peril is
that teachers are often so bombarded with focusing on the students that they
tend to get left behind. The cause is noble- a teacher is like candle consuming
itself for others. Its time that the University focuses on teacher development
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Combined Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
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developments
To enhance
professional
development
by requiring
teachers to
attend key
seminars and
conferences
and to require
teachers who
have attended
a seminar
output for
purposes of
echo seminars
Strengthening To ensure Yearly Research 100% of
Institutional institutional outputs teachers should
Standards excellence by engage in
asking the research study
teachers to that will
produce enhance the
quality institution and
research. support its
eight key
advocacy.
Community To create and Yearly Participation of Teachers
Development enhance key should be able
linkage stakeholders to connect with
partnerships. key
stakeholders
and enhance
their
participation in
school
activities.
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References
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