1. Pursuant to DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025 titled “Guidelines on the Implementation of the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) System for Teachers and School Heads in the Department of Education”, this Office announces the Call for Applications for Retitling of Incumbents of Priority Teaching and Related-Teaching Positions.

2. Per DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025, the existing positions, with titles that do not conform to the position titles in the ECP System shall be retitled to the positions of equivalent salary grades (SGs) in the ECP System, as shown below, subject to applicable staffing standards and deployment parameters for Master Teacher and School Principal positions. Retitling is a form of reclassification that does not involve change in salary grade of the position; provided that the new position title belongs to the same occupational group. This shall apply to existing incumbents who may not be qualified for promotion or reclassification to higher positions at the time of the effectivity of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (i.e., March 12, 2025).

0707 Division Memorandum No. 707 s. 2025