Enhancement of management program for organizational effectiveness of educational leaders

Abstract

This study wanted to evaluate the existing management programs at the school level and division level of the Department of Education in the City of Mandaluyong. It had 324 purposely selected school principals, headteachers/ assistant to the principals and teachers. The study used purposive sampling to focus on a particular characteristic of the existing management programs in the division which benefitted the cited respondents. The existing management programs at the Department of Education of Mandaluyong City at the school level were School Improvement Plan (SIP), Annual Improvement Plan (AIP), Team-Buildings, School Learning Action Cell (SLAC), and Focused Group Discussions (FGD). Additionally, the division-implemented management programs for the 24 public schools comprised of Division Learning Action Cell (DLAC), Division In-Service Training (In-SeT), Capacity Building Trainings, Focused Group Discussions (FGD), and Teacher Induction Program (TIP). The results of the study revealed that in Mandaluyong City's Schools Division Office, existing management programs encompass both school and division-level initiatives, including in-service training, capacity building, and program implementation reviews. These programs demonstrated alignment, emphasizing a coordinated approach within the educational system. The level of effectiveness of these programs was notably high, with positive results in program management, the attainment of DepEd's goals, employee performance and development, stakeholder engagement, and program evaluation and feedback mechanisms. Differences in program effectiveness were observed based on respondents' current positions, but not their sex or years in service. Additionally, participants perceived the current management programs as highly valuable, both in terms of usefulness and quality, and there was a strong positive correlation between their perceived value and their level of effectiveness. A proposed enhanced management program, Project MANAGE, was designed to further improve the existing initiatives.