ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
This study investigates the effective strategies employed by school heads in managing change and fostering innovation within the school environment, as well as their impact on the performance of secondary teachers. Utilizing a descriptive-correlational research design, the research focuses on a sample of forty-three secondary school teachers and one school head from Seguinon National High School in the Albuera North District, Leyte Division. To assess the management of change and innovation, the study employed surveys that captured the perceptions of secondary school teachers regarding the strategies implemented by their school head. Specifically, the survey instrument was adapted from the Innovative Managerial Strategies framework developed by Abiodun and Uloma (2015), which evaluates innovative management strategies for enhancing administrative effectiveness in secondary schools. Additionally, the study incorporated elements from the research of Enorme-Lopera and Pinca-Atutubo (2022), which examines the effectiveness of management strategies employed by school heads to evaluate their change management practices. To measure the performance of secondary teachers, the school head utilized the Classroom Observation Tool (COT) for the first quarter. The data were analyzed using simple percentages, weighted means, and Pearson correlation coefficients to determine the relationships between the variables. The findings indicate a significant relationship between the extent of innovative managerial strategies and change management strategies employed by school heads and the performance outcomes of secondary teachers. This underscores the critical role of effective leadership in fostering a culture of innovation and effective change management within educational settings. Keywords — Effective Strategies, School Heads, Managing Change, Innovation, Educational Setting, Performance, Secondary Teachers