Faculty Development
Program
SY. 2020-2023
Message from the School Principal
The UVCA vision, which states that it " To be one of the
most effective schools who empowers learners towards
spiritual growth and maturity, intellectual and emotional
development, sports and creativity, to bring about unity,
brotherhood and Christian love, as a true result of
evangelization.," depends on excellent and highly qualified
faculty members in teaching and research.
This form of faculty development is the goal of the
Faculty Development Program, 2020-2023. It is a crucial
component of the main tactics used to achieve our vision and
purpose. Support for graduate studies, conducting high
quality research, linkages with local and international
community, among other things, are all included in the
programs.
Anjo G. Marcelo, MAEd
School Principal
UVCA Faculty Development Committee
Dr. Carina Z. Dela Cruz
School Directress
Anjo G. Marcelo, MAEd
School Principal
Robin Angelo DS. Angeles
Assistant Principal
SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY
UVCA is committed to provide every learner the holistic approach through quality education
using an active learning process and providing meaningful opportunities for growth that will
lead learners in strengthening and building up their characters, become aware of individual
differences and encourage respect for cultural diversity to attain a harmonious relationship
among various communities.
VISION
To be one of the most effective schools who empowers learners towards spiritual growth and
maturity, intellectual and emotional development, sports and creativity, to bring about unity,
brotherhood and Christian love, as a true result of evangelization.
MISSION
To provide students with the 21st Century Learning Skills, enriched with Christian values,
focused on academic excellence, dynamism in sports and the arts, leading UVCAnians to be
globally and internationally competent to work and take part in building a just, humane and
Christ-centered society.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
To provide students with a relevant Christian education and facilitate intellectual, social, moral
and physical development:
1. By creating opportunities for meaningful spiritual experiences that will help them become
more committed to the Christian values;
2. By integrating updated and technology-based instructions that will improve their intellectual
skills and capabilities;
3. By developing their moral, social and physical potentialities for growth and maturity in order
to become useful contributors in society;
4. By cooperating in the advancement and enhancement of knowledge in the Arts and Culture
which will promote creativity and originality.
Faculty Development Program
Rationale:
The UVCA Faculty Development Program offers appropriate and
pertinent educational experiences to UVCA faculty members who are at
the forefront of teaching, research, and community participation in line
with its vision and goal as one of the top schools in San Pedro, Laguna. To
achieve comprehensive growth as people, learners, and scholars, UVCA is
devoted to creating, nurturing, and supporting the faculty that are
academic front liners, up to date on the most recent advancements and
innovations in their fields of study.
While the immediate goal of the Faculty Development Program is to
help faculty members grow as individuals, it is the students who will
ultimately gain from the presence of highly qualified faculty members
whose pursuit of greatness is at the Program's core.
This Program is just one of the UVCA's ongoing initiatives to
maintain the vibrancy, applicability, and efficacy of its educational goal.
The PEAC seminars on learning and pedagogy, the Administration
Program, and the Professional Learning Communities between and among
departments are similar initiatives that also seek to improve faculty. Along
with these initiatives, the Professors Development Program is founded on
an overarching premise of Christian education: to produce and sustain
outstanding faculty devoted to lifelong evangelizing that is based on
Christ.
Support for Participation in National or Local Training,
Seminars, and Workshops
Objectives
• To upgrade the knowledge and skills of faculty members in their field of
discipline or line of work through participation in local training, seminars,
and workshops.
• To provide opportunities for faculty members to network with experts and
their peers in the discipline.
Strategy
Support for faculty members in attending training, seminars, and
workshops Eligibility
Full-time (permanent or probationary) faculty members.
Benefits
1. Actual registration fees but not to exceed 10,000 pesos.
2. Travel allowance of 4,000 pesos for seminars held in Laguna and nearby
provinces, and 10,000 pesos outside the scope of Laguna and nearby
provinces.
3. Miscellaneous Allowances of 5,000 pesos.
Policies
1. The training, seminars, and workshops referred to in this program are those
that lead to the transfer of academic or professional knowledge and skills to
the participants.
2. The faculty member shall not be given any of the benefits that will be funded
by the organizers or sponsors of the training/seminar/ workshop.
3. Funding support by UVCA shall be provided only to those items for which no
funding from other sources is available.
4. The seminar, workshop, or training must be directly in line with the faculty
member’s area of discipline or line of work and should lead to the upgrading
of his/her knowledge or skills. It should also be part of the faculty
development plan of the department to which the faculty member belongs.
5. The seminar, workshop, or training should be sponsored, organized, and
conducted by a reputable agency or institution. (ex: PEAC, San Pedro Private
School Association, Laguna Private School Association, etc.)
6. The duration of the training, workshop, or seminar should not exceed two (3)
days. Faculty absence while on official business shall be subject to the
provision on faculty attendance in the Faculty Manual.
7. The faculty member shall submit a post-training report/summary of activities
within two (3) weeks after returning from the training.
8. Faculty members should be able to echo their learning to their fellow faculty or
workers when requested to do so by the School Principal.
9. Regulations on disbursements, liquidation, and oversight shall follow relevant
UVCA accounting procedures.
Procedures
1. The subject coordinator initiates the process by writing a formal application
addressed to the BOT, duly endorsed by the School Principal. The
endorsement and approval process shall follow the school's organizational
structure.
2. The application must be submitted to the respective office at least one (1)
month before the training/seminar/workshop.
3. The application should be accompanied by the following:
a. Application form
b. A copy of the acceptance to the training/seminar/workshop.
c. A brief description of how the faculty member plans to manage the classes to
be missed while on official business.
d. For conferences outside of Laguna, an itinerary that includes the program of
activities, arrival and departure dates, and when the faculty member expects to
return to his/her work in the University.
Support for Membership in Professional Organizations
Objectives
• To provide faculty members the opportunity to network with professionals,
industry practitioners, and researchers in their field of discipline for possible
collaboration in research and other academic/ professional pursuits.
• To upgrade the knowledge and skills of faculty members through the annual
conference and meetings of professional organizations.
Strategy
Support for faculty members in their annual and/or lifetime membership fees
in professional organizations.
Eligibility
1. Full-time (permanent or probationary) faculty members.
2. Only permanent full time faculty members with coordinatorship and up
may avail of the lifetime membership fee.
Benefits
1. A lifetime membership fee at a maximum of 5,000 pesos for the local
professional organization.
2. An annual membership fee of a maximum of 10,000.00 pesos for the national
professional organization.
3. A lifetime membership fee of a maximum of 20l,000 pesos for an international
professional organization
Policies
For annual membership fee:
1. A faculty may avail of this incentive for 1 local and 1 international
professional organization. In case a faculty wishes to join an additional
professional organization, he/she should present a paper at the organization’s
annual conference and meeting to be eligible for reimbursement of the
membership fee.
2. The faculty should determine the quality of the professional the organization
he/she intends to be a member of.
3. Regulations on disbursements, liquidation, and oversight shall follow relevant
UVCA accounting procedures.
For lifetime membership fee:
1. The faculty member must have presented at least five (5) papers (cumulative)
at the organization’s annual conference and meeting.
2. Only one (1) lifetime membership fee may be availed of.
3. The faculty should determine the quality of the professional the organization
he/she intends to be a member of.
4. Regulations on disbursements, liquidation, and oversight shall follow relevant
UVCA accounting procedures.
Procedures
1. The subject coordinator initiates the process by writing a formal application
addressed to the BOT, duly endorsed by the School Principal. The endorsement
and approval process shall follow the school's organizational structure. 2.
Application should be accompanied by the following:
a. Application form.
b. A filled-out membership form from the professional organization. c. Print-
outs/brochures that will determine the credentials of the professional
organization.
For lifetime membership, additional documents are required:
d. Copies of the organization’s annual conference and meeting program/s
showing the paper presentations of the faculty; or
e. A certification from the professional organization’s secretariat that the
faculty member has presented papers at least five (5) papers (cumulative) in
the organization’s annual conference and meetings.
Support for Graduate Studies
Objectives
• To minimize inbreeding and improve the quality of faculty members. • To
increase the number of faculty members with graduate degrees earned from
top-rate foreign and local universities.
Strategy
Support for faculty members who are pursuing graduate studies in top-rate
universities through grants from external funding sources.
Eligibility
Full-time (permanent or probationary) faculty members who meet the
following criteria may apply:
a. Must not be more than 22 years old at the start of the study program for a
Masters's degree and 30 years old for a doctoral degree.
b. Must be in good health as attested to by the physician.
c. Must have been admitted in the program of study as shown by the letter of
admission from the university where the faculty will enroll.
Benefits
1. Reimbursement of application fee
2. Regular salary only for the first three (3) months of study leave. (if there's is a
study leave)
3. For permanent faculty members, the period of study leave shall be credited
towards years of continuous service, including years of service for purposes of
promotion, service leave, and another form of leave.
Policies
1. The study leave is without pay, except for the first three (3) months of study
leave.
2. The program of study must be within the priority areas of the Academic
Department of UVCA.
3. The faculty member is expected to complete his/her studies within the period
prescribed by the department/institution where he/she is enrolled.
4. The faculty must sign a contract, that he/she must serve an additional 5 years.
Procedures
1. The faculty initiates the process by writing a formal application addressed to
the BOT, duly endorsed by the School Principal.
2. The application should be accompanied by the following:
a. Application form.
b. Letter of admission from the university where the faculty member will study.
c. Letter from funding institution providing scholarship.
d. Certificate of good health from the physician.
Prepared by:
Anjo G. Marcelo, MAEd
School Principal
