School Heads' Performance of Leadership Roles in Public Elementary Schools in the Division of Batangas City: Basis for action Plan on Effective Management Practices

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONThe school is apparently the reflection of the school head who leads and manages. Management practices of the school leaders entirely depend upon the way which they manage all the resources of the school. However, there are problems that hamper the acceleration of the development of the school organization which create other problems when left unattended. Those problems could be linked with the school heads' limitation in performing leadership roles in which this study on the school heads' style of adjusting to and coping with changes, as well as implementing effective solutions to occurring and recurring problems is attuned with.METHODSDescriptive method of research was used with questionnaire as main data gathering tool along with focus group discussion facilitated to 72 school heads and 83 teacher-respondents determined through purposive sampling with regards to latter's performance of leadership roles. Data were tallied, analyzed using statistical tools, and interpreted based on the set standards and tabulated values.RESULTSMajority of the school heads' exercise of leadership roles in the areas that include school leadership, human relation, decision making,instructional leadership and control, and conflict management to a great extent .Promoting the welfare of the school in varied ways was the strongest points of the school heads while moving the group members beyond their self-interest was moderately performed by the school heads.Among the top problems encountered by the school heads in their exercise of leadership roles were training potential stakeholders to participate in school leadership and governance, constantly congested pupil population, fostering strong linkages with the community necessitates frequent disturbance of classes, inadequacy of school resources to resolve the growing educational problems, and needs and utilization of scarce resources puts school heads in a compromising situation in the community

DISCUSSIONS

Learning new strategies and management skills is a continuous process. Leaders can do better each day and learn from experiences and should be optimistic to change. A leader should undergo metamorphosis to become a better leader that shall pave the way for greater gain of the organization. Performance of leadership roles in schools may become easier had the school heads intensified collaboration in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities, and aligning those in the organization's vision, mission, and goals.