The Level Of Implementation Of Cfss Program In Tuanadatu Elementary School: Basis For Designing Teachers Development Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

School should be places for children to feel loved and protected, cared and secured. This should be a home where they can freely express themselves, enhance their potentials, discover their talents, skills, multiple intelligences, experience mistakes and find their own way to correct it. On the other hand, Tuanadatu Elementary School is the farthest school in West Maitum District where the value and the usefulness of advance technology such as computer, cellphone, internet, and other electronic gadgets cannot be appreciated. The distance and difficulty of travel from the heart of the municipality wretched the living condition of the people in the community. The existence of poverty is undeniable that even children cannot escaped. Poor academic performance, non-attendance, health nutrition issues, child labor, early marriages, and armed-conflict are among those serious issues the school is facing. With this, the research proponent aimed to find out the level of implementation of the CFSS program in Tuanadatu Elementary School, which will be the basis in designing teachers development plan.

METHODS

Using a descriptive method, frequency distribution, weighted mean, and a Likert Five Point Scale, six teachers were surveyed through answering the seven parts checklist questionnaire that was adopted from the Department of Education Annex 2A A Child-Friendly School Survey.

RESULTS

It was found out that six out of the seven goals of the CFSS program, Tuanadatu Elementary School often implement it. These were encourage enrollment and completion among pupils, raise teachers morale and motivation, mobilize community support for education, ensure children's high academic achievement and success, encourage children's participation to school and community, and guarantee safe and protective spaces for children. However, children's health and wellbeing got the lowest weighted mean, which means the school find difficult and sometimes implement it. Further, the school has rarely steady supply of clean and safe drinking water sometimes holds annual dental examination of pupils, sometimes sells healthy and nutritious food in school premises, and cannot even provide complete set of textbooks for the pupils.

DISCUSSIONS

The results imply that the school should hold in-service training to enhance and enrich teachers’ knowledge on Child Friendly School System. There is a need for the teachers to attend various seminars and workshop. The school needs the parents, Local Government Unit, and other stakeholders like the Department of Health, Non-Government Organization to be involved on addressing the problems.