Abstract
This descriptive study seeks to examine the proficiency level of teachers in the context of Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST) and to come up with a professional development plan for proper career pathing. The respondents of this study were the in-service teacher certificate holders of secondary schools coming from the Davao City division. Data were gathered through survey questionnaire containing the seven domains of PPST. Results show that secondary school teachers are highly proficient across the different domains of the PPST. When grouped by career stages, Teachers I to III rated themselves highly proficient. Additionally Master Teachers I and II are on the distinguished level for learning environment domain, and highly proficient for the rest. The ten least rated indicators were the bases for the proposed professional development plan anchored on the highly proficient qualities and standards of the PPST. It was recommended that the proposed professional development plan must be incorporated in educational institutions’ professional growth program for teachers.
