Collaboration Between Administrators of National Secondary Schools and the Local Government Units (LGUs): Its Impact on the Schools’ Development

Abstract

The collaboration between the Local Government Units (LGUs) and thenational secondary schools (NSS) of Misamis Oriental is seen as a need for the schools’ development. This study assessed the level of collaboration between the administrators of the 18 national secondary schools (NSS) and the localgovernment executives (LCE) in the 23 municipalities of Misamis Oriental fromthe calendar years 2007 to 2012. The instruments used were the questionnairesand interview on collaboration involving school administrators and the local chiefexecutives in Misamis Oriental. The questionnaire has a reliability coefficient ofr=.968 using Cronbach’s Alpha. The study adopted the across-stage mixed modelresearch as its statistical tool. The findings of the study showed that both localchief executives and school administrators are mature and responsible leaders intheir respective areas of responsibility. The assistance that the national secondaryschools received from LGUs are funded from the Special Education Fund (SEF)and the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). The level of assistance in buildingpartnerships for collaboration LGUs provided to schools is high. Most of thesupport provided by the LGUs to schools is in the form of financial assistance.Some secondary school administrators have strong collaboration with the localchief executives.Keywords: Education, collaboration, impact, school administrator, local governmentunit, IRA, SEF, Department of Education, Across-stage mixed model research,Misamis Oriental, Philippines