Leadership Competencies of School Heads of Public Secondary Junior High School as Correlates to Organizational Effectiveness

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to assess the leadership competencies and organizational effectiveness of school heads in public secondary junior high schools in terms of instructional competencies, creating student-learning climate, human resource management and professional development, parent involvement and community partnership, personal and professional attributes, and interpersonal effectiveness. It focused on the significant relationship of leadership competencies and organizational effectiveness. A total of 108 school heads of the Schools Division of Batangas Province served as respondents in this study and a descriptive design was employed. A researcher made survey questionnaire used as tool in gathering the needed data. For the analysis of the data, frequency, weighted mean, and Pearson r were used. The result revealed that the school heads were rated outstanding in all variable learning competencies. A very high degree of correlation was noted between leadership competencies and organizational effectiveness of school heads which implies that those with adequate knowledge of conceptual, human skills and leadership competencies of school management can make a difference in managing the public secondary schools as educational organizations. Limitations of the study were the respondents, sample size and location of the study. The study is original and can be replicated in public elementary schools in Batangas Province.