School - Based Management (SBM) Implementation of Selected Public Elementary Schools in The North District, Division of Lipa City : Basis for Sbm Plan Model

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the management tools in the management of schools is the School-Based Management reform known as SBM which has only two layers with the Department of Education as the Central Office and the school for which all intermediary layers of management are entrusted. With this concept and ideas presented, decentralization of power and authority is directly cascaded to the school level. Responsibility and decision-making on school operations is being transferred to the school heads. The school level actors are to conform or operate within a set of centrally determined policies and standards. Power given to the school such as decision-making will be made by all those who are closely involved with resolving the challenges of the individual schools so that specific needs of the students will be served more effectively.

It is in this premise that this study analyzes the implementations of the school-based management programs anchored on RA 7160 and RA 9155 respectively of selected public elementary schools in the North District, Division of Lipa City to know how public elementary schools are managed so that an SBM intervention plan may be offered.

METHODS

A combination of descriptive-normative type of research was used in this study. This method involved collecting numerical data to test the hypothesis or answer questions concerning current status which is then conducted either through self-report collected through questionnaire, interviews and observations, using the survey questionnaire checklist on the extent of implementation of the school-based management practices and problems encountered by the school administrators, teachers, and parents.

RESULTS

A Proposed Enhanced School-Based Management (SBM) Plan Model was prepared in accordance with the findings of the study and with the projected areas for improvement for the schools to better understand how quality high performing school should manage their financial, human, physical and material resources to effect quality learning outcomes.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that there is a strong need to adopt the Proposed Enhanced School-Based Management (SBM)Plan Model to continuously improve and actively participate towards attaining quality teaching-learning outputs.