School Heads' Leadership Practices in Relation to Teachers' Performance
Keywords:
School Heads Leadership Practices, teachers’ performance, Department of EducationAbstract
Through DepEd Order No. 24, s., the Department of Education established the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH) in recognition of the changing needs of education in the twenty-first century. 2020, which provides a framework for professional accountability and lifelong learning (Department of Education, 2020). This study aimed to determine the level of School Heads’ leadership practices in relation to teachers’ performance in one of the districts in a medium sized division during School Year 2024-2025. Descriptive research design was adopted for this study and the statistical tools used were Frequency Count and Percentage Distribution, Mean, Mann Whitney U Test and Spearman rho. The result of the study showed that the level of School Heads’ leadership practices was high in the following domains: Leading Strategically, Managing School Operations and Resources, Focusing on Teaching and Learning, Developing Self and Others, and Building Connections. When grouped according to the aforementioned variables, Schools Heads leadership practices was on high level. Teachers’ Performance was on “very satisfactory” level. There was a significant relationship between the level of School Heads’ leadership skills when grouped and compared according to aforementioned variables.
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