5.0.

SCHOOL MONITORING,
EVALUATION AND
ADJUSTMENTS

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 A school improvement plan is a road map that outlines the
adjustments that must be made in order for student success to
increase, as well as how and when these changes will be implemented.

All school stakeholders are given the facts and information they
need to make decisions in accordance with the planned interventions
through the monitoring of SIPs. This includes;

• Aids in determining what is effective and, potentially, what has to be

changed if the treatments put in place failed to reach the desired
results.
• Assists in assessing the overall implementation process's progress.

To assist in the upgrading and enhancement of the system, an evalua
tion of the implementation of the School Monitoring, Evaluation and A
djustment (SMEA) System of the Department of Education (DepEd) w
as carried out.
Interviews were done to determine the difficulties and challenges of its 
execution, and a researcher-made instrument was used to quantitativ
ely examine it.
The level of conformity with the stated standards was also determined 
by carefully examining the SMEA questionnaires.
Although the quantitative study revealed high levels of implementatio
n, the qualitative analysis revealed weaknesses in the data' reliability 
and validity.
The main issue was determined to be the strain of having too many in
dicators and the confusion caused by questions that are difficult to q
uantify in a single questionnaire.The key need was determined to be
the need for indicators that take each school's environment and
context into account. The ideas included developing dedication and a
sense of ownership over the indicators. A systems approach was also
recommended, which would integrate well-established educational
systems including School Improvement Planning, Results-Based
Performance Management System, and Monitoring and Evaluation
System. The study's findings may help with DepEd system
development, policy reform, and school management.

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