Managerial Competence of School Heads in the Implementation of Educational Procedures: Basis for a Development Plan

AUTHOR(S)

ELIGENIA C. INDON

ABSTRACT

—— — The study employed descriptive and correlational research designs to compare the managerial competence of 118 public secondary school heads in the Division of Pangasinan II for the school year 2021-2022 based on five domains: leading strategically, managing school operations and resources, focusing on teaching and learning, developing self and others, and building connections. The study profiled the public secondary school heads based on age, sex, civil status, highest educational attainment, type of school graduated from, number of years as a school head, number of relevant trainings and seminars, number of awards and recognition received, and number of teachers managed that were recorded, tallied, tabulated, interpreted, and further analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, average weighted mean, Multivariate Analysis of Variance, Point Biserial, Spearman rho and Pearson r. Male and female respondents are 35 to 61 years old. Most are married with degrees in masters to doctorate. They also have state college or university degrees and have directed schools for 1 to 21 years. The respondents have attended relevant trainings and have won awards in the school, division, regional, national, and international levels. Principals surveyed had below 15 to 51 above teachers. High level of competence has been along the five domains to managerial competence based on PPSSH (Philippine Professionals Standards for School Heads) as perceived by both school heads and teachers. The extent of manifestation of school principals and teachers vary across the five indicators to managerial competence Parallel to the findings, it is proposed that all relevant public secondary principals attend various trainings/seminars to attain PPSSH standards and construct a development plan. Division Offices may hold PPSSH seminars for teachers and school heads to review its domains. Future research could verify the three-year development plan’s impact on management competency. Keywords — Managerial Competence, PPSSH, Educational Procedures, Development Plan