SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN DAVAO CITY (KEY IJP************968)

• Jenny B. San Felipe

Abstract

Abstract The School-Based Management (SBM) is a system of public education which is systematic and consistent decentralization to the school level of authority and responsibility to make decisions on significant matters related to school operations within a centrally determined framework of goals, policies, curriculum, standards and accountabilities. Thus, this study is primarily aimed to evaluate the implementation of the School Based Management (SBM) and its correlation to the school management effectiveness. The researcher used a descriptive research of a correlation type in determining the respondents impression on the existence of the School-Based Management. The data gathered were treated through the use of Pearsons r, Standard Deviation, and Kruskal Wallis. Results show that there is positive moderate correlation between SBM and SME which resulted in the correlation test. There are indicators of school-based management that significantly infuence school management effectiveness. School leadership and school-based resources are the two domains that produced strong evidences. The data suggests that school management effectiveness of teachers is significantly influenced by school leadership and school resources.Keywords: SBM, SME, elementary teachers, learning, academic performance, Davao City