CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 9
THE SCHOOL HEAD
IN A SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT (SBM)
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this Chapter, you should be able to:

explain the meaning, advantages, disadvantages, and demands of SBM;

state practices aligned to SBM; and

explain the roles, functions, and competencies of school heads in SBM.

RA 7160
 RA 7160
The Local Governance Code of 1991
 Provides for a more responsive
local government structure
through a system of
decentralization where local
RA 7160
The Local Governance Code of 1991
governments are given more
power, authority,
responsibilities, and resources.
Likewise with the School-
Based Management in the
Philippines, schools are
given more power to direct
their affairs with the
learning and development
RA 7160
The Local Governance Code of 1991
of learners as the ultimate
goal.
The Meaning of
SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT
The Meaning of
SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT

Ms. Ligaya, the school head, is smart. She knew

she couldn't solve the problems all alone so she
involved the teachers, the parents, the student
leaders, and the leaders of the community.
The Meaning of
SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT

She knew that by involving them these members

of the school community would feel a sense of
importance and a sense of ownership.
The Meaning of
SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT

Because they were the ones directly involved with the

problems, they themselves were in the best position to
solve the problem. The actions that Ms. Ligaya took are
all in accordance with…
The Meaning

SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT
The Meaning

SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT

School based-management is a decentralized management initiative

by developing power or authority to school heads, teachers, parents
and students.
The Meaning

SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT
School based-management is a decentralized management initiative
by developing power or authority to school heads, teachers, parents
and students.

SBM is a strategy to improve education by transferring significant

decision-making authority from the DepEd Central Office, regional
offices, and division offices to individual schools.
The Meaning

SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT
SBM provides principals, teachers, students, and parents greater
control over the education process by giving them responsibility for
decisions about the budget, personnel, and the curriculum.

Through the involvement of teachers, parents, and other community members in

these key decisions, SBM can create more effective learning environments for
children.
SBM AND THE PRINCIPLE OF
SUBSIDIARITY
 SBM AND THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY

SBM is in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity which

states that it is the people at the lowest level who will know
best their problems and so are in the best position to address
the same.
 SBM AND THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY

This tenet holds that: "nothing should be done by a larger and

SBM is in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity which
more complex organization which can be done as well by a
states that it isand
smaller thesimpler
people at the lowest
organization. levelanywho
In other words, will know
activity
which can be performed by a more decentralized entity should
best their problems be doneand so more
by that are decentralized
in the bestentity."
position to address
the same.