Philippine E-Journals

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

Gay P. Dela Cruz

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The collaboration between the Local Government Units (LGUs) and the national 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 local government executives (LCE) in the 23 municipalities of Misamis Oriental from the calendar years 2007 to 2012. The instruments used were the questionnaires and interview on collaboration involving school administrators and the local chief executives in Misamis Oriental. The questionnaire has a reliability coefficient of rtt=.968 using Cronbach’s Alpha. The study adopted the across-stage mixed model research as its statistical tool. The findings of the study showed that both local chief executives and school administrators are mature and responsible leaders in their respective areas of responsibility. The assistance that the national secondary schools received from LGUs are funded from the Special Education Fund (SEF) and the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). The level of assistance in building partnerships for collaboration LGUs provided to schools is high. Most of the support provided by the LGUs to schools is in the form of financial assistance. Some secondary school administrators have strong collaboration with the local chief executives.