The Effectiveness of School Improvement Planning (SIP) Based on the Data in Education Management Information System (EMIS)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

School Improvement Planning is a process through which schools set goals for improvement, and make decisions about how and when these goals will be achieved. It needs data of which activities and interventions to be undertaken is based. Thus, data stored in the Education Management Information System (EMIS) are of help in crafting a feasible School Improvement Plan of which, the ultimate objective of the process is to improve student achievement level by enhancing the way curriculum is delivered, by creating positive environment for learning, and by increasing the degree to which parents are involved in their children's learning at school and in their home.

METHODS

This study employed the descriptive-normative survey method. It is descriptive since the solicited facts were accurately treated, interpreted and described. It is normative because the questionnaire administered to the population of teachers, school planning officers and school heads in the district presented the extent of effectiveness of the Educational Management Information System.

RESULTS

School Improvement Planning was very much effective evident by its grand mean of 4.92. The result further shows the overall mean of 4.17 which clearly emphasized that accurate data in an Education Management Information System is much related to the successful crafting of the School Improvement Plan.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results of the test of significance, there is a significant relationship between the accurateness of data in an Education Management Information System and the effectiveness of School Improvement Planning. For the school to have functional Education Management Information System thus, ensuring effective collection, storage, and utilization of records by module, school heads should set policy that must be adhered to by the teachers, planning officer and everybody in the school community.