Status of School-Based Management Program in Public Secondary Schools in The Division of Cavite: Basis for a Proposed Total Quality Management Template

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In every education institution there are problems that need to be addressed. Some issues besetting the school system especially the public school include high dropout rate, quality educational service, high repetition rate and limited holding capacity of the schools. Over the past decades, many initiatives and reform efforts have been implemented to arrest these problems. One key response of the national government is the adoption and implementation of School-Based Management. It is a structural reform intervention used to improve quality education as well as to produce functionally literate Filipinos. The challenge is the continuous improvement in the implementation of the program as well as the performance outcome of the students. In this study, it determines the present status of School-Based Management program in the Division as basis for initiating Total Quality Management Template for the improvement of the implementation of SBM for better performance of the learners.

METHODS

The study used the descriptive correlational survey research design. The survey questionnaires were given to sixty-three school heads and three hundred eleven teachers who are member of the School-Based Management team. After the survey questionnaires were retrieved the data gathered were organized and presented to the school heads and teachers concerned for validation. Then the analysis and interpretation of data were done.

RESULTS

Most of the secondary public high schools in the division fall under the "Developing" level in the implementation of School-Based Management. The respondents were also identified the facilitating factors in the implementation of SBM. These are the following (1) Clear statement of mission and goal; (2) Goal setting at the school level; (3) Financial planning and control; and (4) Intensification of work with minimal supervision. They also agreed on the hindering factors encountered namely: (1) Attitude of stakeholders towards SBM; (2) Administrative inflexibility; (3) Preference of the school head; and (4) Different perceptions of the member of the school organization.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that school heads and teachers agreed that there are facilitating and hindering factors on the implementation of School-Based Management program. It also demonstrated the need for Total Quality Management (TQM) template to improve the implementation of School-Based Management program in public secondary schools.