The Department of Education (DepEd) has implemented several policy reforms to reduce teachers’ administrative workload. However, recent research finds that in many schools teachers are working long hours and still performing administrative tasks. Compliance with new departmental orders has been challenging for schools as current levels of administrative work outweigh the availability of support staff, resulting in work falling back onto teachers. The deployment of Administrative Officer II (AO IIs) has helped lessen the burden of administrative work, but alone may not be sufficient to meet schools administrative demands. To best support teachers and schools, policy recommendations include increasing deployment of AO IIs, expanding deployment of additional NTPs, and restructuring how administrative tasks are assigned and completed to improve operational efficiency.
