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Fundamental Principles of Administration and Supervision
Fundamental Principles of Administration and Supervision
OF ADMINISTRATION
AND SUPERVISION
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF
ADMINISTRATION
AND SUPERVISION
In the field of administration and supervision, PRINCIPLE
is accepted as a fundamental truth.
PRINCIPLE is considered as a law, a doctrine, a
policy, or a deep-seated beliefs which governs the
conduct of various types of human activities.
---- for the administrator and supervisor, it is very
important to have good principles, because these will
serve as his guide in his reflective thinking and in his
choice of program of activities.
----- they are the hypotheses that direct the search for new
techniques in school administration and supervision.
6. Principles are needed to guide the choice and sequence of the
techniques at hand.
7. Principles aid in the evaluation of techniques, for they furnish a
broader basis by which to judge the techniques used in the
school administration and supervision.
Autocratic
1. Thinks he can sit by himself and see
Democratic
1. Realizes the potential power in thirty or
----- the outstanding point here is, the integration of personality which
possess a well-developed standard of values, giving consistency and unity to
all thinking, feeling, and acting.
----- this guiding philosophy of our educational system is well-outlined in the
Philippine Constitution in terms of objectives namely:
development of moral and personal discipline
civic conscience
vocational efficiency
citizenship training
5. School Administration and Supervision must be creative.
----- the term creative here means initiating, suggesting, devising,
inventing, experimenting or producing something new.
----- creative administration and supervision encourages growth. This
provides opportunity for the teachers and pupils to grow through the exercise
of their talents and abilities under expert and professional guidance and
encouragement.
4. Republic No. 896 - this Act is known as the Elementary School Act of
1953. This provides for compulsory education of seven years and made it
mandatory on the part of the parents to enroll their children in public
schools upon attaining seven years of age.
Executive Order NO. 94 specially charges the Secretary of Education
with administration of the public schools system and the supervision and
regulation of private schools, colleges and universities in the country. The
Bureau of Public Schools directly administers and supervises the public
school system while the Bureau of Private Schools regulates and
supervises all private schools in the country. (Issued on October 4, 1947)
5. Republic Act No. 1124 this Act created the Board of Education.
According to this law, the Board of Education is a policy-making body.
The Board is charged with the duty formulate, implement, and enforce
general educational objectives and policies; coordinate the offerings,
activities and functions of all educational institutions in the country with a
view to accomplishing an integrated, nationalistic and democracy-inspired
educational system in the Philippines.
Republic Act No. 4661 this Act is known as Teachers Meeting Law.
This law provides that the teachers meeting shall not be called on
Saturdays. This concept is based on the contention of teachers that
Saturdays is not a working day as observed by the government
employees. (Approved in 1965)
Republic Act No. 1080 this Act amended Sections 562 and 564 of the
Revised Administrative Code. It prescribes legal hours of labor to 8
hours a day, 5 days a week or 40 hours a week. It also states that
government employees may be allowed five (5hrs) of service from April
to June 15 inclusive upon the discretion of the President of the Republic.
However, because of the nature of the services, teachers of vocational
schools such as Agricultural Schools are not embraced by the provision
of this Act. Since the teachers in this school render service throughout
the year, they are placed on the vacation-sick leave basis. Memo of the
Bureau of Vocational education No. 9, s, 1968 was issued to this effect.
(Approved on June 22, 1967).
Republic Act No. 4968 this law increases the retirement benefit. Among the
important provisions of this Act are:
increase in the basic monthly annuity from P20 to 30.00
use of the average salary for the last three years instead of the last 5 years
granting the lump sum of five year annuity payment to the retirees age 63 and a
three year lump sum payment at the age of 60
authorized computation of accumulated vacation and sick leave based on the
highest salary received retirement.
Republic Act No. 5168 this is known as the Public School Teachers Salary
Standardization Act. This law upgrading of WAPCO salary ranges and fixed
progressive rates of salary from existing salary rates to the maximum under the
adjusted range. (Approved in 1967).
Republic Act No. 6040 this Act amended Section 24 of Civil Service Act of
1959. This Act states that no person shall be appointed to nor to hold two or
more full-time positions in the government including the government owned or
controlled corporations or offices whether in temporary or permanent capacity or
with or without salary.
Republic Act No. 6110 this Act is called the Omnibus Tax
Law. Officials and employees of the government and those
rendering services in religious, educational charitable
institutions, hospitals and sanitariums. Those members of
the judiciary who teach in law schools are required to pay
professional tax. (Took effect since Sept. 1, 1969).
Republic Act No. 6111 this Act is otherwise known as
Philippine Medical Care Act of 1969. Under this Act the
Philippine Medical Care plan has been established to consist
of two basic programs namely:
Program I for membership of the GSIS and SSS
Program II for those who are not qualified for benefits
under Program I
Republic Act No. 1381 states that all students enrolled in the course
Law, Commerce, Liberal Arts, Foreign Service Education are required to
complete at least 24 units of Spanish. (Approved June 22, 1957).
Department Order No. 19, s 1970 increased time allotment for
language arts (English) from 30 to 40 minutes in Grades 1 and II, from
40 to 60 minutes in Grades III and IV and from 60 to 80 minutes in the
intermediate grades. This Order approved also the changing of the
terminology of Arithmetic into Elementary Mathematics with the
aim of enabling Filipino child to achieve deeper understanding of the
science of numbers and mathematical concepts.
Presidential Decree No. 6-A - known as Educational Development
Decree of 1972. Under this, education will aim to attain the national
development goal particularly the acceleration of economic development
and social progress to assure the maximum participation of all people in
the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of growth and to
strengthen national consciousness and promote desirable values of the
people.