The Level of Implementation of School-Based Management and Academic Performance of Secondary Schools in The Third Congressional District of Camarines Sur

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Education is the best investment of a government to develop its citizen especially the youth. It is not the concern solely of educators but of everyone. The school as the key provider of education should continuously improve to provide an upgraded quality education. The department has formulated enabling policies and mechanisms to ensure that the school and its community are equipped and empowered to make decisions on what is best for their learners. Programs and projects are being implemented to produce the best results for the basic education sector but still significant increase in the achievement rates of schools is not attained.The ultimate goal of the study is to determine the level of implementation of school-based management and academic performance of secondary schools in the Third Congressional District of Camarines Sur.

METHODS

210 respondents were utilized during the conduct of the study that involved secondary school heads, faculty club president, supreme student government president, parent-teachers association president, barangay councilor chairman of the committee on education, member of the barangay disaster risk reduction management council and member of the school child protection. A standardized questionnaire which is The Revised School-Based Management Assessment Tool was employed in the data gathering. This study applied a descriptive-comparative correlational method of research and the statistical measures used were average weighted mean, analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis.

RESULTS

The result of the study revealed that the level of implementation of school-based management along the four core principles such as leadership and governance, curriculum and instruction, accountability and continuous improvement and management of resources is in developing level. The performance of secondary schools in the third congressional district of Camarines Sur is far from the standard set by the Department of Education.

DISCUSSIONS

The level of implementation of school-based management is not predictive of the academic performance of the schools in the third congressional district of Camarines Sur.

Based on the findings, the researcher proposed an intervention plan that will enhance the level of implementation of school-based management thereby improve the academic performance of the secondary schools in the third congressional district of Camarines Sur.