Development of School-based Parent-Teacher association (PTA) Participation Enhancement Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

PTA's greater involvement helped in supporting and assisting the school in its programs' and projects' implementations, in providing needed cooperation in solving pupils' problems in school activities and in creating parents', community's and school's awareness of their roles towards achieving quality education. In this study, we observed that oftentimes, several parents lacked support, not knowing or knowing little about teachers' efforts towards their children. Most of them did not attend Homeroom PTA Meetings. This action research aimed to propose programs that will enhance PTA's participation in school development since enrollment increases yearly.

METHODS

This action research employed a descriptive method to determine the existing extent of parents'participation in Inicbulan Elementary School. Thirteen teachers and 139 parents of presently enrolled pupils of Inicbulan ES, for SY 2017-2018 served as respondents in the survey method using checklists and questionnaires, focus group discussion and random sampling.

Project 4Ks -Karangalan, Kontak, Kasiyahan at Karapatan was the proposed strategy or activity to strengthen the motivation and encouragement on the part of parents in terms of full support and cooperation being expected from them.

RESULTS

The highest percentage of parents' participation was given to involvement in the National Maintenance Week / Brigada Eskwela and Oplan Balik Eskwela interms of co-curricular activities. When it comes to physical improvement, the least involvement of parents was noticed in trimming of bushes and cutting grasses because the school hired utility workers paid under MOOE and it has its own grasscutter.

Attendance to Parent-Teacher Conferences to discuss plans for minimizing pupils' absenteeism, tardiness, and misbehavior and developing proper study habits little involvement/attendance among parents. Lack of parents' time because there were engaged in different pursuits was the main reason for their absence. Furthermore, hesitation or refusal in carrying out role functions/responsibilities once became a PTA officer came out from their responses.

DISCUSSIONS

Conducting a monitoring process on action plan implementation, making an assessment on its outcome than doing follow-up action research based on the assessment were recommended. Furthermore, holding open fora, acknowledging contributions and donations from stakeholders and strengthening home visits will be helpful in encouraging parents to attend to Homeroom PTA Meetings.