School Heads' Performance of Leadership Roles Towards Organizational Development in Public Elementary Schools in the Division of Lipa City: Basis for adaptive Management Practices

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Momentum of change continued to build. Management of change is a challenge for school leaders which requires an approach that will impact positively on the schools' organization. But there are existing problems that hamper the acceleration of the development of the school organization when left unattended. To assess the schools heads' performance of leadership roles towards organizational development this study was conceptualized.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was used with the questionnaire as the main datagathering instrument which was validated and administered to school heads and teachers. It includes three parts, the first part of which focused on the demographic profile of the respondents. The second part is on leadership roles which include leadershipdomains, human relationship, trust/ decision making, instructional leadership and control and conflict management. The third part is on the problems encountered in the same cited areas. The results of the retrieved copies were tallied and tabulated in accordance with frequency counts for the given options. The data were analyzed and interpreted.

RESULTS

School heads' exercise of leadership roles in the areas that include leadership domains, human relation, decision making, instructional leadership and control, and conflict is very satisfactory. Common problems encountered by the school heads in their exercise of leadership roles are training potential stakeholders to participate in school leadership and governance, unfavorable teacher-pupils ratio caused by the constantly increasing school population, frequent disturbance of classes resulting from the teachers' establishing of strong linkage with the community, inadequate school resources required to resolve the growing educational problems and needs, and the management of limited school resources which puts the school head in a compromising situation. The assessments of the two groups of respondents vary significantly in the areas of leadership, control and conflict, and problems encountered in the exerciseof leadership roles.

DISCUSSIONS

School Head should maintain and enhance their exercises of leadership roles. Maximize observation of classes, utilize more effective communication strategies. School Heads must be more adept in analyzing resources within the school team for problem solving. They may search for further innovative ways of managing and supervising school affairs. The designed action plan must be implemented.