Compliance with School-Based Management Standards: An Assessment for Policy Formulation

Abstract

Basic education is challenged to be responsive to the current demands ofquality education through the efficient delivery of educational servicesand the translation of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable thelearners to attain mandated learning outcomes. Over the past decades,many initiatives and reform efforts have been implemented to realizethe thrusts of Basic Education Reform Agenda. One key response of thenational government is the implementation of the standard principles ofthe School-Based Management (SBM). Two elementary schools in theDivision of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental, Philippines, implementSBM with an ultimate goal of achieving learning outcomes. This studyaimed to assess the level of compliance with the standard principles ofSBM and its implication to the quality of life among the learners beyondbasic education using a descriptive-comparative research design. Theparticipants were internal and external assessors identified througha predetermined criterion. The data were collected through SBMstandardized survey form with the necessary supporting documentsincluding focus group discussion (FGD) relative to the compliance withSBM standards. The findings revealed that the two central schools areon Level 2 and are categorized as maturing schools, wherein, most ofthe standard principles of SBM are complied with and implemented forcontinuous improvement. Both schools are prepared for National SBMlevel 3 accreditation relative to the SBM principles.