Sustainability of Adopt-A-School Project at San Carlos Elementary School: An Assessment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Adopt-a-School Program Law (RA 8525) is a project of the Department of Education responsible for generating projects that would allow participation of the private sector and that such projects would be instrumental in addressing the resource needs of the schools, in providing students quality learning environment and instruction, and in making quality learning experience accessible to the widest extent. Furthermore, the office is responsible for pursuing projects that would benefit not only the public schools but also reward adopting private entities, through recognition and tax incentive entitlement.

METHODS

This descriptive qualitative research was aimed at identifying potential stakeholders and their concerns towards sustaining the Adopt A-School Program at San Carlos Elementary School. The respondents of the study consisted of 15 local private companies operating in the municipality of Rosario, Batangas who were identified as unregistered supporter of the school programs and were considered potential Adopt-A-School Program stakeholders, all from the municipality of Rosario, Batangas, all capable of answering the survey questionnaire.

RESULTS

Based from the table of the attitudes towards in San Carlos Elementary School in Adopt-A-School Program most of the Educational Development Program got 40%, the Health and Sanitation Program got 33.33% and the Sports Development Program got 26.66%.In the level of concern of the private sectors in the Adopt-A-School Program implementation at the school both Educational Development Program and Health and Sanitation Program got 40% and the Sports Development Program got 20%.In order for the Adopt-A-School Program to obtain the stakeholders support, and obtain their interest in all the project implementations of SCES the researchers highly recommend different activities.

DISCUSSIONS

As shown in the table of attitudes, majority of the potential stakeholders selected "Educational Development Program" verbally interpreted as "Not Apprehensive”; and the least number of the potential stakeholders elected "Sports Development Program”, verbally interpreted as "Apprehensive”.In the table of level of concern majority of the private sectors selected both "Educational Development Program" and Health and Sanitation Program; verbally interpreted as "Not Apprehensive" ; and the least number of the private sectors elected "Sports Development Program', verbally interpreted as "Slightly Apprehensive'.