Change Forces

Change Forces
- refers to the strength that
change the total work
environment
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 Responding to the Needs of the
Country and Local Communities
The genesis of community school during the
American period planted the seed for the
development of good school-community partnership
Community schools were expected to contribute to
the economic and cultural development of the people
and the communities where they served.
Trade and agricultural schools are also good models
of how a school can influence positive social changes.
The University of the Philippines, Manila also made
outstanding contribution developing local doctors
Silliman University,
who are serving a private
in local protestant
communities school
in the country.
established during the time of the Americans in
Dumaguete City is a good example of how a school
can influence the transformation of the society.
 Roles of Administrators, Teachers, and Students in
Promoting Schools as Agents of Social Changes and
Transformation
 Educational leaders must be
Fullan (2001)
guided by moral purpose.
identified It is essential for leaders to
several understand the change process.
strategies that It is essential to build
leaders in
relationships.
schools could
do to be Leaders must commit to
effective in knowledge creation and sharing.
complex times: Effective leaders seek coherence
in everything they do.
There are other strategies that administrators, teachers, and
other personnel can do to ensure success of the school.

Strong principal leadership -

the principal plays a vital role in the
school. The principal ensures that all educational goals,
targets, and plans set by the school and by the Department
of Education should be implemented effectively.
Setting high expectations for students' achievement - the business of the
school is to ensure that all students should be successful in their
students; ensuring that all curriculum competencies should be
mastered by the students and this is measured by the assessment
of their learning performance.
There are other strategies that administrators, teachers, and other
personnel can do to ensure success of the school.
3. Empowerment and providing positive support to teachers - teachers need
to be empowered in making decisions for their classes and in
the subjects they teach. Trust and support for teachers are
important morale boasters that drive teachers to do more
4. Creating a clear vision and mission - any administrator should help
innovations in their classes
the school community to create a clear vision and a great
sense of mission. This sets the foundation of good leadership-
a vision and mission that is shared by all members of the
school
5. community.
Monitoring students' progress and teachers' performance - effective
school leaders regularly monitor students' progress and
evaluate teachers' performance. This means providing
instructional leadership is important.
There are other strategies that administrators, teachers,
and other personnel can do to ensure success of the
school.
6. Establishing a positive school climate -
ensuring transparency,
integrity, and honesty in all school transactions, establishing
clear standards to follow, could do this exercising fairness,
and supporting professional growth of teachers and staffs.
7. Establishing linkages and collaboration with parents, community, and all
stakeholders - there is an old African proverb that says "it
takes a village to educate a child" which simply mens that
ensuring support and participation of all stakeholders in
every school activities and encouraging parents to have
active role in the educaation of their children are essential.