If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't

want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without

assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months,

then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job.  ~Donald D. Quinn

Authority – power and governing control, or the legal and territorial extent of power

Accountability -accepting the authority and responsibility for the results of one’s contributions, both positive and negative

It is different from responsibility. It is an obligation, not just something you will try to do.

Responsibility -a duty, the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one’s conduct.-a form of trustworthiness,-the proper sphere or extent of one’s activities.

1.Setting the vision, mission, goals and objectives of the school

“The State shall protect and promote the right

of all citizens equality education at all levels and

shall take appropriate steps to make such education

accessible to all.”

To develop a highly competent, civic

spirited, life skilled and God-loving Filipino youth

actively participated in and contribute

towards the building of a humane, healthy

and productive society

Provide quality basic education that is

equitably accessible to all and lay the

foundation for life-long learning and

service for the common good.

To develop the Filipino learners by providing them

basic competencies in literacy and numeracy, critical thinking

and learning skills, and desirable values to become caring, self reliant, productive, socially

aware, patriotic, and responsible citizens.

2. Creating an environment within the school that is conducive to teaching learning

Factors in the “WHAT WORKS in SCHOOL” Model

School-Level Factors

•Guaranteed and viable curriculum

•Challenging goals and effective feedbacks

•Parent and community involvement

•Safe and orderly environment

•Collegiality and professionalism

Teacher-Level Factors

•Instructional Strategies

•Classroom Management

•Classroom curriculum design

Student-Level Factors

•Home environment

•Learned intelligence and background knowledge

•Motivation

The curriculum works only if

3. Implementing, monitoring and assessing the school curriculum and being accountable for higher learning outcomes

teachers teach well.

The curriculum is like a cemetery,we always put in something

and never take out of anything.

A competent system proves itself when everyone within the system performs better as a result of the collective endeavors and accepts accountability for that improvement.

“Knowing the right thing to do is the central problem of the school improvement. Holding the schools accountable for their performance depends on having people in schools with knowledge, skills, and judgment to make the improvements that will increase student performance.” Elmore (2001)

4. Developing the school education program and school improvement plan

“He who fails to plan, plans to fail.”

Planning

“what is” and

“what should be”

is a process that bridges between

Why do we need to plan?

•Provides direction

•Facilitates control

•Help us prepare for change

•Promotes management development

By law, all schools are mandated to prepare a School Improvement Plan (SIP)

A SIP is the main vehicle through which schools proceed down the path to improvement. It should carefully structured to focus on key goals and strategies which will lead to greater student learning and a more effective organization.

Planning

is about making a

difference.

a. Allocate more resources to basic education, deploy resources to improve quality, reinforce behavior that promotes quality.

5. Offering educational programs, projects and services which provide equitable opportunities for all learners in the community.

b. Improve the quality of the teaching force; improve the quality of instructional supervision.

c. Exercise political savvy.

d. Build a coherent assessment system and use its information as a policy tool.

e. Adopt school-based management as the core of reform initiatives.f. Build a culture of quality education.

6. Introducing new and innovative modes of instruction to achieve higher learning outcomes

7. Administering and managing all personnel, physical and fiscal resources of the school.

8. Recommending the staff complement of the school based on its needs

9. Encouraging and enhancing staff developmentFor staff development to be effective, it must be an integral part of a deliberately developed continuous improvement effort.

In a competent system, all staff members believe that what they have collectively agreed to do is challenging, possible, and worthy of the attempt.

10. Establishing school community networks and encouraging the active participation of teacher organizations, non-academic personnel of public schools, and parents-teachers-community associations.

11. Accepting donations, gifts, bequests and grants in accordance with existing laws and policy of the Department for the purpose of upgrading teachers/learning facilitators’ competencies, improving and expanding school facilities and providing instructional materials and equipment. Such donations or grants must be reported to the division superintendents.

12. Performing such other functions as may be assigned by the Secretary, Regional Director and Schools Division Superintendents where they belong

The world has never seen a great leader who lacked commitment. Ed McElroy spoke of its importance: “Commitment gives us new power. No matter what comes to us – sickness, poverty, or disaster – we never turn our eye from the goal.”

If you want to be an effective leader, you have to be committed. True commitment inspires and attracts people. It shows them that you have conviction. They will believe in you only if you believe in your cause. As the Law of buy-In states, people buy into the leader, then vision.

Ivan Illich once asked: “What is the most revolutionary way to change the society? Is it violent revolution or is it gradual reform?”

He gave a careful answer. Neither. If you want to change society, then you must tell an alternative story.”

-Quote from Illich’s Deschouling Society