School-Based Management Practices of Public Secondary School Heads: Basis for Policy Recommendation

Abstract

School-Based Management (SBM) is characterized as an era of
the transition of the roles and functions of school leaders‖ or school
managers such as principals, head teachers, officers-in-charge and
teachers-in-charge who participate in school leadership activities.
As managers, school heads are accountable for financial operations,
building maintenance, student scheduling, personnel, public relations,
school policy regarding discipline, coordination of the instructional
program, and other overall school matters. This study attempted to
analyze the school-based management practices of secondary school
heads in the first district of Isabela. This study employed the descriptive
method of research and involved two hundred fifty three (253) teacherparticipants
selected through stratified proportional random sampling
and used a questionnaire in gathering data needed for the study.
The findings of the study fostered better understanding of the basic
tenets namely: vision and purpose, features, structures and roles, and
support system of school-based management. Coordination among
stakeholders served as the best measure for an effective school-based
management which is influenced by the participants’ educational
attainment, position, and length of service.