Partnership Programs of the School Governance and Operations Division in Batangas Province

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the status of partnership programs of the School Governance and Operations Division in Batangas Province with the end view of proposing a management plan to effectively implement partnership programs to stakeholders. It assessed the status of SGOD relative to human resource training and development, planning and research, school management, monitoring and evaluation. The differences in the assessments by the middle level and top-level managers were taken. Further, this study also looked into the assessments on the partnership programs relative to resource generation, capability building program, research productivity, and environmental factor. Moreover, significant relationship between the conduct of activities and aspects of environment in the partnership program as assessed by the respondents was also identified. Results were used in the development of the management plan. The descriptive method of research was utilized in the study with the use of a questionnaire as the main data gathering instrument. Interview and focus group discussion were conducted to enrich the findings of the study. Respondents used were 491 top level and middle level managers from the four divisions in the province of Batangas. The findings revealed that both groups of respondents assessed SGOD partnership programs manifested high implementation in terms of human resource and training development, planning and research, school management monitoring and evaluation thus the null hypothesis of no significance is failed to be rejected underscoring no significant differences on the assessments on the status of SGOD partnership. As assessed between top-level management and middle level management as to manifestation of the SGOD partnership programs, respondents rated high manifestation among resource generation, capability building program, research productivity, and environmental factor. The management program was planned, developed, in accordance with the findings of the study with its composite framework including areas of concern, objectives, programs and projects, description, strategies/activities, time frame, budget, and partner institutions.