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What Department of Education memo or rule announced the 2025 reclassification of programs to non-professional?
Executive summary
The available reporting shows no single “Department of Education memo or rule” labeled as announcing a 2025 reclassification of programs to “non‑professional.” Instead, multiple DepEd division memoranda and a central DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025 relate to the commencement of reclassification for teaching and school‑head positions under an Expanded Career Progression (ECP) system (DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025 and DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505 are repeatedly referenced) [1] [2]. Local division memoranda (e.g., DM Nos. 339, 410, 504, 724, 802 and numerous division notices) implement calls for applications and procedural steps tied to that order [3] [4] [5] [1] [6].
1. What the documents in the record actually announce: reclassification of teaching and school‑head positions
The items in the provided results consistently describe the 2025 activity as a reclassification of teaching and school principal (school head) positions under an Expanded Career Progression (ECP) System, not a sweeping reclassification of “programs” to “non‑professional.” DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025 is cited as the guideline authorizing the ECP and the commencement memorandum DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505 (downloadable in some reporting) is named as the implementing memorandum prompting division calls for applications [1] [2].
2. Where the announcement appears to originate: a central DepEd order with implementing memos
Multiple local DepEd division websites and notice aggregators point to DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025 as the governing instrument and to a specific commencement memorandum (DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505) as the actionable notice for reclassification applications. Local division memoranda (for example DM No. 724, DM No. 504, DM No. 802, and various Division Memoranda Nos. like 339, 380, 410) announce calls for applications and pre‑assessment steps specifically “pursuant to DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025” [1] [5] [6] [3] [7] [4].
3. What the announcements cover — who and what is being reclassified
The notices and division memos repeatedly specify reclassification of personnel positions: teaching positions and school principal/school head positions, under the Expanded Career Progression System (ECP). They describe application windows, document submission and assessment processes for personnel seeking reclassification—elements consistent with a human‑resources action rather than a reclassification of academic “programs” [1] [4] [8].
4. Where “non‑professional” language appears — not found in current reporting
The search results and linked descriptions do not use the phrase “reclassification of programs to non‑professional.” Available sources focus on personnel reclassification and career progression for teachers and school heads; none of the provided snippets show an announcement reclassifying academic programs into a “non‑professional” category. Therefore, “reclassification of programs to non‑professional” is not found in current reporting [1] [2] [4].
5. Evidence chain and practical local implementation
What’s visible in the documents is a two‑tiered structure: a central DepEd Order (No. 024, s. 2025) establishing guidelines for the Expanded Career Progression System, and a DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505 commencement memo that triggers division‑level calls for applications. Division offices then issue their own Division Memoranda (e.g., DM Nos. 339, 410, 504, 724, 802, 380) to manage intake, pre‑evaluation and timelines in their jurisdictions [1] [3] [4] [5] [7].
6. Competing interpretations and possible sources of confusion
Two plausible causes of confusion arise from the record. First, many division memos and local posts repeat the language “reclassification,” which could be misread as affecting academic programs rather than personnel. Second, aggregated summaries (blogs or teacher‑oriented sites) emphasize funding and nationwide rollout (TeachersClick notes a ₱6.148 billion allocation tied to the program) and may frame the change as broader systemic reform—this can appear to some readers as a reclassification of program status rather than a personnel career progression initiative [2]. Both the division memos and the central order, however, consistently describe personnel reclassification.
7. How to verify the single authoritative source
To identify the precise memo or rule, consult DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2025 (the central guideline cited across division notices) and the named commencement memorandum DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505 that local offices reference for implementation; local Division Memoranda then operationalize the order in specific timelines and application details [1] [2] [4]. If you need the exact text of DepEd Order No. 024 or DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505, the cited division pages and teacher‑oriented sites reference downloadable copies or the memo identifiers to request from DepEd.
Limitations: The provided sources are division sites, aggregators and PDFs referencing DepEd Order No. 024 and DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505; the actual central DepEd Order document text and the full DM‑OUHROD‑2025‑2505 file are not included verbatim among the supplied snippets, so direct quotations from those originals are not possible from these results [1] [2].