Schools Clique: A Tour De Force on The School to School Partnerships

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The primary purpose of this action research is to determine the implication of school to school partnerships between Mario Z. Lanuza Elementary School as partner school and the leader school Sampaloc Elementary School for SY 2017-2018on reading performance of the pupils. Specifically, it aims to improve the reading performance level of the pupils. Also, this is to ensure that Leader School shall be provided with various incentives to enable and encourage them to assist and support their Partner School.

METHODS

The researcher conducted the action research July to November SY 2017-2018 and used quota sampling and independent of population characteristics. The respondents were 152 pupils from Grade 2-6. Statistical Treatment used were Weighted Mean, Mean Percentage Score, and Standard Deviation.

RESULTS

As the result, there is an increased on the Mean, MPS, and SD. The use of Project PREPARE as an intervention in the School to School Partnership helped to improve the Reading performance of the partner school. with the support and assistance of the leader school.Reading Assessment Results for SY 2017-2018 during the School to School Partnerships No. Indicators January-March September-November

Based on the table, it shows that there is an increased on the Mean, MPS, and SD. The big leap on pupils’ reading performance is a manifestation that an appropriate reading intervention and great focus and ardent interest of teachers and school head to carry the learners towards better reading performance is through Partnerships.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the presented findings of the study, the Project PREPARE is the intervention utilized to improve the reading performance level of the pupil-respondents in the School to School Partnership that brings out positive implication on the said program of Department of Education, camaraderie and collaboration of leader and partner schools to achieve one goal, and sharing of best practices or provision of technical assistance as well as coaching and mentoring supported by the Leader School to its Partner School. The project of leader school equipped the partner school in developing the reading skills. The pupils of partner school benefited from it and should be sustain.