School Managers' Leadership Traits: Basis for Designing Partnership in Community Relations

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONThis study aimed to determine the leadership traits of school manager and issues and concern in building partnership with the community in public secondary schools in the Division of Lipa City.METHODSRespondents' profile and assessment on the school managers’ leadership traits and issues and concerns in building partnership with the community were collected through a researcher-designed questionnaire which underwent validation as to its ability to solicit the required data.RESULTSOn the level of manifestation of leadership traits of school managers as assessed by themselves, the study found out that the school managers feel that they extremely demonstrate most of the leadership traits needed to build partnerships with their communities. Contrary to the result, the teachers are not very much impressed with their school managers' leadership qualities to build partnerships with their communities. The PTA Officers and barangay chairmen observe that the school manager demonstrate the leadership qualities deemed to build partnerships with their communities.

In issues and concerns in building partnerships with the community as assessed by school managers, they are not bothered of the possible challenges in building partnership with their communities. As teachers assessed the school managers, teachers contemplate that their school managers are less bothered with the many possible problems in building partnership with their communities while the PTA officers find the school managers of no problem at all in building partnership with their communities. The barangay chairmen are generally self-assured that the school managers can overcome all possible challenges in building partnerships with the communities.

DISCUSSIONSUpon analyzing the results, it has been recommended that a continuing education program with responsive projects and activities must be provided to the PTA officers and Barangay chairmen to enable to participate actively in building partnership with the communities.

It is recommended that the program should be disseminated to all stakeholders. It must monitored and evaluated in order to have good basis for making decision and appropriate actions. Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation should be part of the action plan.