The Status of Educational Stakeholder Empowerment of Public Elementary Schools in the City Schools Division of Cabuyao

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Educational stakeholders in public schools play a significant role in support of the Philippine's education system. Every public school needs the support of the parents, together with the community, in order to provide and accommodate most of the needs of the school for the students. Several public schools in Cabuyao have been awarded as best Brigada implementers under different school category both in elementary and secondary level due to the increase of stakeholders' participation. This has been one of the bases for the award along with the accomplishments. This study aimed to draw basis for sustainability framework through the status of educational stakeholder empowerment of public elementary schools in the Division of Cabuyao for academic year 2017-: 2018.

METHODS

This study employed quantitative and evaluative methods of research using survey questionnaire. The respondents were 18 elementary school heads, 90 teachers, and 90 PTA Officers. Proportional random sampling was used in taking respondents through the use of Slovin's formula. The data were treated statistically through one-: way ANOVA, mean, ranking, and Kruskal's Gamma.

RESULTS

This study revealed that the status of educational stakeholder participation in the elementary schools in Cabuyao has increased for the last three years. The level of involvement has been highly manifested in advocacy and marketing, resource and program mobilization, and administrative and finance. There was therefore no significant difference between the levels of involvement of stakeholder and the status of educational stakeholder empowerment.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of this study proved that schools having large accumulated stakeholders may benchmark their best practices to the Division. Level of involvement of the stakeholders should also be monitored. The study recommended that a sustainability framework should be implemented for educational stakeholder empowerment.