THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL TO SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP ON THE SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT LEVEL OF PRACTICE AMONG SELECT SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANES

EDWARD E. DITA

Head Teacher III

EFREN V. DABU

Head Teacher

The School to School Partnership Program is one of the measures being taken by the Department of Education to improve the performance of schools through the collaboration of School Heads, Teachers and stakeholders. This research was conducted to determine the effect of the School to School Partnership Program of the Department of Education in improving the performance of Schools in the Schools Division of Batanes. It aimed to gather information on the effect of the program to the performance of Partner Schools in the Schools Division of Batanes. It was conducted to assess the result of the program in relation to its implementation between Sabtang National School of Fisheries, Ivana National High School, Diura Barrio School as leader schools, and Itbayat National Agricultural High School, Itbud Integrated School, and Yawran Barrio School as partner schools respectively. To acquire the needed data, interviews with the School Heads both of the leader and Partner Schools were conducted. Assessment of the School Based Management Level of Practice was also requested. The result shows that among the partner school involved in this study, School to School Partnership program had bought positive result even if that there were hindering factors such as geographical situation which constraints some way in the sharing o best practices and close monitoring. Hence, enhancement and sustainability of the program is recommended.

Keywords: school-based management, partnership, performance, KRA, Batanes