Lumangtad, Genesis C.

Day 3

1. Interview faculty members through the phone. Ask them to identify which among
the theories are applied in the management of their school.

- According to the a faculty member I interviewed, Ms. Rhea C. Lumangtad, in the

school where she is working, they adhere to Weber’s Bureaucratic Theory because
their managers are organized into hierarchical layers and that there are people
who are given the task to be the head of a particular department namely teachers-
in-charged. Those teachers-in-charged, are chosen based upon their proficiency
and competency level. They are the ones who receive information from the
principal and are the ones who disseminate to the teachers under them. In their
school, they are divided by departments and every department has a particular job
to do. This is how their school divides the task and make the task easier to achieve.

2. Identify the leadership functions of teachers within your school. Find out their
contributions within the school.

In our school, teachers have different functions and those are:

 Grade Level/Subject Coordinator
Of course, all teachers not just in our school are grade level or
subject coordinator because that belongs to the nature of their job.
Every teacher has a subject matter that he/she holds or teaches.
 Department Chair/Coordinator
In school, there are teachers who are considered as department
chair or coordinator. They are in-charged of being a head of every
department. They are also in-charged of creating activities together
with their subordinates in every occasion especially when the
occasion is in line with their department or field of specialization. For
instance, English month, Mathematics month, Buwan ng Wika etc.
 Curriculum and Assessment Specialists
This is one of the jobs of the teachers. They contribute to the making
and checking of curriculum and that they are the ones who
implement the curriculum inside the classroom. They help giving
insights about what the learners’ needs and what suit them the best.
 Mentor/Coach
Teachers’ job has no limitation. Beyond teaching, they are also
people who motivate us and give us advices as to what we need to
do to cope with our studies—we can even seek life advices from
them. Teachers can also be coaches be it in sports, academics,
 journalism etc. Since they are more experienced than us they can
impart some of their learnings with us to enhance what lacks on us.
 Learning Facilitator
I think this word best describes the teachers especially in the 21 st
century. Being a facilitator means teachers no longer need to spoon
feed the learners with what is inside the book. Their job has shifted
to just facilitate the learners during the educative process. They are
the ones who will identify whether or not the learners acquired the
correct information they need to learn. In short, teachers being
facilitators are people who add information to the class since learners
are the ones who mostly speak inside the classroom.

3. Ask permission from your school administrator/principal to find out how the school
organizations is structured including assignment of each member.

The following are the various positions of the faculty members of King’s College of
Marbel, Inc. in particular order. (the organizational flowchart of KCMI is uploaded
together with this activity)
Board of Trustees
- The board of trustees are appointed or elected group of individuals that has overall
responsibility for the management of an organization. The board of trustees is
typically the governing body of an organization and seeks to ensure the best
interest of stakeholders in all types of management decisions.

Director
- As what indicated in the flow chart, the first and highest position in King’s
College of Marbel, Inc. is the director. The school director’s job are:
o To develop and evaluate curricula, teaching procedures and educational materials
within an institution.
o Supervising all faculty recruitment and vetting prospective teachers.
o Monitoring the progress of new and existing teaching methods, and,
o closely evaluating results at the end of each quarter and writing up progress
reports.

Educational directors can work in schools, universities, business, and even non-
profit organizations. They may also act as our mentors and advisors.
 Alumni Coordinator

Alumni coordinator promotes and fosters effective alumni relations through

continuing written communication and personal contact with constituent groups,
he/she provides staff assistance to Alumni Association committees and alumni
groups, as assigned, serves as a resource to alumni and others regarding alumni
and University programs and activities, assists Director in preparing funding
requests, including grant proposals under the general direction of the Director,
coordinates alumni recognition program, as assigned, and seeks to develop and
establish new alumni chapters, regional centers and/or programs and services, as
assigned.

Secretary
- The secretary the secretary in the school is usually seen in the director’s office
sitting on her assigned desk and faces the laptop. Her job are the following:

o Maintain executive’s agenda and assist in planning appointments, board meetings,

conferences etc.
o Attend meetings and keep minutes
o Receive and screen phone calls and redirect them when appropriate
o Handle and prioritize all outgoing or incoming correspondence (e-mail, letters,
packages etc.)
o Make travel arrangements for executives
o Handle confidential documents ensuring they remain secure
o Prepare invoices or financial statements and provide assistance in bookkeeping
o Monitor office supplies and negotiate terms with suppliers to ensure the most cost-
effective orders
o Maintain electronic and paper records ensuring information is organized and easily
accessible
o Conduct research and prepare presentations or reports as assigned

School Chaplain
- School chaplains are responsible for supporting the spiritual, social, and
emotional wellbeing of their students. School chaplains, have a key role in
supporting the spiritual wellbeing of their students, regardless of faith or beliefs.
It is expected that school chaplains support and work with the Principal, the
school’s student wellbeing staff or equivalent to refer students to appropriate
services when required. To assist in facilitating this, school chaplains should
 have or develop an appropriate and suitable external network of professional
groups working with the community

Treasurer
- A school treasurer handles the financial activities of a school district or similar
institution. They often sit on the school board and are responsible for
maintaining financial and accounting records. Job duties also include
implementing budgets and keeping track of receipts.

Registrar
- The school registrar’s job are the following:
o Organizing and administering student records.
o Overseeing the student admissions and graduation process.
o Ensuring records are updated with new grades, attendance, finances, etc.
o Training staff at the registrar's office to use software related to records
administration.
o Performing clerical tasks, such as printing academic transcripts for students.
o Keeping student information confidential and secure.
o Participating in student service committees and initiatives.

Librarian
- School librarians are responsible for organizing and managing collections of
journals, books, magazines, newspapers, electronic documents, and other
data resources. Today's school librarian works with both students and teachers
to facilitate access to information in a wide variety of formats, instruct students
and teachers how to acquire, evaluate and use information and the technology
needed in this process, and introduces children and young adults to literature
and other resources to broaden their horizons.

Student Affairs Coordinator

- Under the general direction of the Dean of Student Affairs or other assigned
administrator, Students Affairs Coordinator assists the Dean to coordinate,
organize, and create special programs and major events to promote
opportunities for students and to provide support for student organizations in
order to achieve student learning outcomes and student success.
Principal (Prep/Elem and SHS)
- As managers, principals were responsible for financial operations, building
maintenance, student scheduling, personnel, public relations, school policy
regarding discipline, coordination of the instructional program, and other
overall school matters. Functions of a principal at an elementary, middle or high
school are similar, whether the setting is public or private. The role of a principal
is to provide strategic direction in the school system. Principals develop
standardized curricula, assess teaching methods, monitor student
achievement, encourage parent involvement, revise policies and procedures,
administer the budget, hire and evaluate staff and oversee facilities. Other
important duties entail developing safety protocols and emergency response
procedures. Under the Principal are the guidance councillor and the teachers.
These are the ones who receive the information from the principal and the ones
who exercise or put into action the curriculum.

College Dean
- The College Dean is responsible for, but not limited to, academic planning,
enhancement of programs, curriculum, teaching, scholarship and service,
professional and regional accreditation, recruitment of faculty, faculty
development and evaluation, student recruitment, advising, budget
development, and allocation of resources. . Under the College Dean are the
guidance councillor and the teachers. These are the ones who receive the
information from the Dean and are the ones who exercise or put into action the
curriculum.

Head of Research
- The Director of Research and Evaluation guides the implementation of high
quality, responsive, and timely activities that support the internal operations and
program functions of the Building Blocks for Kids Collaborative (BBK). The
Director of Research and Evaluation is responsible for providing strategic
direction for BBK Collaborative evaluation of its funding, program development
and impact on the Iron Triangle community (Zone).

Sports Coordinator
- The following are what sports coordinator do:
o To assist student development
 o To enhance the profile of sport and recreation at the school, within the school
and the community
o To increase participation in sport and recreation
o To increase the quality of student participation in sport and recreation
o To assist students in gaining enjoyment from sport and recreation
o To assist with the safe delivery of sport and recreation to our students
o To cater to the different needs of all students

School Nurse
- School nurses perform a critical role within the school health program by
addressing the major health problems experienced by children. This role
includes providing preventive and screening services, health education and
assistance with decision-making about health, and immunization against
preventable diseases

Campus Maintenance (Guard, Work Scholars, Property Custodian)

- These people are crucial in maintaining the neatness and the security of the
school campus. They are the ones make sure that the school is pleasing and
in orderly manner. It is also part of their job to see to it that everything belong
to the school are secured and well arranged.

Canteen
- Canteen is the place where students buy food and eat during lunch or break
time. They are in charge of selling products like food or school supplies and
anything that the students might need.

4. Identify and explain how students will benefit from the reforms initiated by the
government in the Department of Education.

- Indeed, the Philippine education system has been into a lot of various reformation
bearing only one goal; to make it suitable and relevant to the learners’ diverse and
dynamic needs and allow them to get the quality of education that will help them
shape their future. The latest reformation that the Philippine education system has
embarked is the implementation of the k to 12 program. The K to 12 Program
covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary
education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School
[SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong
learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills
development, employment, and entrepreneurship.
(https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/k-12/)

The benefits of this reformation in Philippine education are:

a) It strengthens the foundation of education in the country – As early as

kindergarten, the learners are already exposed to education enhancing their
competence and teaching them simple ideas or concepts which later will
become complex as they move forward in Elementary, High school, Senior
High School, and College. This refers to as spiral progression.
b) It makes the curriculum relevant to the learners – it is no secret that the goal
of education in general is to instill information in the minds of the learners;
however, the information that the learners accumulate must be in line with
their needs and that it should be useful to them, hence, curriculum has to
be relevant to the learners for better learning quality.
c) It helps building learners’ proficiency- K to 12 entails approaches that make
learners the focal point of the educative process. For instance, the learner-
centered approach to teaching is the most common approach being used
inside the classroom. This approach allows learners to be the ones to impart
information to their fellow learners and the teachers being just the
facilitators. This way, the learners will gain confidence talking and sharing
his or her thought inside the classroom which will result to better
understanding and proficiency. The more learners are engaged in talking,
the more they learn and the more they become more proficient.
d) It ensures integrated and seamless learning – what makes the k to 12
subjects effective for learning is that they are interconnected with other
disciplines. Meaning, a subject does not only focuses on its area. The
teacher may use other subject or topics to be integrated in that subject for
the learning process to become effective to the learners and to ensure
understanding.
e) It gears learners up for the future – K to 12 education is very sophisticated
that it prepares the learners to become globally competent individuals with
enough knowledge that can match those academically-advanced countries.
This vision of k to 12 alone is way helpful to uplift the educational system of
the Philippines making the country as competent and knowledgeable as
other nations.
f) Lastly, this reformation will nurture the holistically developed Filipinos – with
the help of this reformation, the learners will be able to achieve proficiency
and mastery in various disciplines making them a well-educated and
competent people capable of making an impact to the country.
 5. Ask a Principal/Administrator of a particular school on how assignments are
delegated by the top management to lower-level managers.

- In school, principals are the ones who hold the highest position. They juggle
everything from budgeting to supervising food service in order to run a school
efficiently. With activities ranging from reviewing test results to grappling with high-
level student disciplinary problems are all under the responsibility of principals. As
such, delegation is seen as an effective technique to divide the workload that the
principals have on their plate. The tasks are distributed over a meeting of the
school faculties. The principal holds the power to choose what task should be given
to every member of the school. With this, the tasks will be handled efficiently and
be accomplished successfully.

Note: the answer in number 5 was based solely on my understanding and observation
due to failure of receiving an answer from the principals whom I reached out to have an
interview. I tried to insist asking for a little amount of their time to ask this question but
they all declined politely explaining how busy and loaded their schedules were. As a
result, I respected their decision and came up with another plan and the only possible
plan I could think of is to undergo thorough reading on the internet and scrutinize the
meaning of the question.

Answer the reflection on p.41.

1. How important is leadership in an educational organization?

- Leadership entails a crucial role in an educational organization. Leaders are
seen to be the very head of the organization, hence, the overall performance
of the organization relies solely on the ability of the leader to manage the tasks
and his subordinates.
2. How do school leaders influence the members of organization?
- School leaders could influence the members of the organization by teaching
them how to accomplish a task or how things should done and by being the
catalyst of good character. Whatever the leader does, might affect his/her
subordinates, therefore, leaders must show what it is like to be an ideal person
so his subordinates will follow him/her.
3. What are the important characteristics of an effective school leader?
- An effective school leader possesses the following characteristics:
  He/she is able to make an impact or change in the community or in the
school he/she belongs.
 If he/she will influence his subordinates and his fellow students and lead
them to doing good things.
 An effective leader knows how to prioritize the success of the school
 Has compassion and able to multitask and do the task under pressure
 They are highly inclusive, having complete regard for the progress and
personal development of every pupil.
 They develop individual students through promoting rich opportunities for
learning both within and out of the classroom
 They cultivate a range of partnerships particularly with parents, business
and the community to support pupil learning and progress.

4. How important is the basic education reforms in the Department of Education?

- It is through basic education where learners will be pushed through their
limitations and will allow them to acquire skills needed and relevant in this
changing world. With this, Filipino learners will finally cope with the demand of
education around the world. They will be as competent and as knowledgeable
as the students in other nations. Further, basic education reforms in the
Philippines will pave the way in uplifting the country’s educational system and
will soon make the Philippines a country of educated and totally literate learners
capable of making a drastic change in our country.