Capability Building Program for Potential School Administrators in Batangas Province

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Principal preparation programs are vital to the new wave of school leaders. As high stakes accountability measures continue to impact public education, the role of the public-school principal continues to dramatically change. Thus, principals require a new preparation and should be guided by highly competent, professional, and ethical mentors. The researcher, being a potential school head, looks into this study as a very significant contribution in equipping potential school heads the qualities needed to be competent school leaders.

METHODS

The descriptive research design was used in this study. This method ascertains the conditions which prevails in the group and obtains the facts with regard to the existing conditions. The respondents were the school heads and potential school administrators in the Province of Batangas selected through stratified random sampling with proportional allocation using Slovin’s Formula. Statistical tools used to analyze data gathered were frequency count, percentage, weighted mean and independent t-test.

RESULTS

Findings of the study showed that potential school administrators present highly evident positive personal qualities and reasonable professional qualities. The assessed skills of potential school administrators are manifested to a moderate extent, therefore there is a need to enhance these skills to the fullest. In terms of the differences between the responses of the two groups of respondents, there is a significant difference in the school heads and potential school administrator's responses on the management skills of the potential school administrators.

In terms of the issues and concerns met by respondents in administering the school, some issues and concerns may not be too evident which means that they are supervising their schools properly since few issues and concerns are arising.

DISCUSSIONS

Some suggestions for school heads and potential school administrators are categorized into of conducting training or schooling for the potential school administrators, making the potential school administrators read more about Department of Education Order and Memorandum so that they will have idea about the school functions, conducting small group discussions with other potential school administrators with a seasoned school head to exchange comprehensive thoughts and developing a book or work book for potential school administrators.