Experiences of Senior High School Teachers: Basis for a School Community Partnership Program for Senior High School Curriculum Implementation at Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Amado M. Quirit National High School recorded an enrollment of 28 students in senior high school, including only 10% of the grade 10 graduates for the school year 2015-2016. Presently, only 22 students are enrolled in grade 12. On average, only 60% or 13 out of 22 students are present every day (SF 2). Moreover, the teachers also experienced a lack of facilities and equipment and other instructional materials. This pushed the researcher to conduct a study on the experiences of senior high school teachers at Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School to assess the progress of the program and plan enhancement to improve the implementation.

METHODS

This study used qualitative method in exploring the experiences of the seven senior high school teachers at Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School. The interview technique used for this study was predominantly nondirective. Colaizzi (1978) was used to analyzethe data from the interview through the identification of themes.

RESULTS

The struggles and success of teachers in the implementation of senior high school education in Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School brought them to the following common goal and themes: lack of facilities, lack of tools and equipment, lack of instructional materials, use of technology and collaboration , regular observation , lack of LGU support and faltering parents " ̃support. In the interview, participants revealed that school facilities are not enough. English teacher said that the rooms used were still the junior high school buildings. There were limited tools and equipment in the agriculture subject provided according to the agriculturist. If there are tools, they get easily lost. The participants revealed that generally, the lack of instructional materials teacher guides, learning materials, and references, negatively affect them from delivering education. MAPEH teacher attested, " Learning Materials are absent and there is no tangible copy from the division ." The lack of instructional materials was addressed by the provision of wide LED televisions. Perdev teacher emphasized that she downloaded useful videos and other materials from the internet and the media literacy teacher quoted that linking with co-teachers from around the country helped a lot. The principal gave constant observation, consultation and monitoring resulting to a better lesson planning as exposed by Filipino teachers that there is enough freedom for the teachers to craft new techniques that suit to the context and level of the learners. For the Local Government Units, it is found that they have less support. Agriculture teacher recalled that there were unrealized plans due to the poor response or slow action by the municipal government and as well as the provincial government. The participants revealed that at the start, parents were not that support as they lack information regarding the senior high school. This was attested by mathematics teacher saying, "Parents regarded their children as income earners so they gave less support."

DISCUSSIONS

Therefore, the researcher posited that the school should focus more on the provision of facilities like the laboratory building and area internet access and instructional materials through the improvement of school-community partnership. Thus, an enhancement program was designed.