Readiness of Public Schools in the Implementation of K-12 Senior High School in the Seventh Congressional District of Cavite: Basis for the Proposed Contingency Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The plan to add two years for the Senior High School Program (SHS) was conceptualized in order to address the persisting problems of the current 10-year basic education curriculum. One of the major problems confronting the system is the preparedness of selected public schools which will offer Grades 11 and 12. This study therefore aims to prepare solutions in order for failures to be avoided so that the vision and mission of the program will be fully achieved.

METHODS

The researcher used Readiness of the Junior High School to Implement Senior High School Program Questionnaire adopted from Adao (2015). Using descriptive correlational method of research, data were gathered from the 19 school principals and were interpreted using percentage and weighted mean, while one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the significant differences of the readiness of all the schools.

RESULTS

Findings revealed that out of 19 schools, five schools were offering ABM, four schools were offering were offering HUMMS, two schools were offering STEM, fourteen schools were offering GAS; no school was offering Sports Track, one school was offering Arts and Design, and seventeen schools were offering TVL Track. In general, the schools were "Moderately Ready" to offer Academic Track; "Not Much Ready" to offer TVL Track; and "Moderately Ready" for the only school to offer Arts and Design Track. Additionally, significant difference exists in the readiness of the public secondary schools to offer academic track in terms of faculty availability, enrolment capacity, and available stakeholders' support, except for facilities and resources. Also, significant difference existed in the readiness of the public secondary schools to offer Technical-Vocational-Livelihood track in terms of faculty and staff availability, enrolment capacity, facilities and resources, and available stakeholders' support. However, since there was only one school to offer Arts and Design Track, there was no point of comparison.

DISCUSSIONS

This study would be beneficial to the Department of Education, through the Regional and Division Office. The data that they could get from this study would make them aware of their duty to assist schools on deficiencies found. The school principals would have first-hand data and information concerning issues which may be obstacles to the successful implementation of the program. The study also recommends for the schools to adopt and use the Contingency Plan prepared as an output of this study.