Towards restructured regional superintendents' offices of the RVM congregation

• Main Author: Cantos, Maria Teresita Soriano, RVM
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1996
• Subjects: School management and organization; School superintendents; Educational planning; Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM); Congregation of the; Educational Administration and Supervision
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1723
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study evaluated the four (4) RVM Regional Superintendents' Offices of Luzon, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Southern Mindanao Schools, focused mainly on the level of performance of the administrative functions practiced in these areas. A descriptive-comparative research design was used which involved description and assessment of the level of the actual and expected performance of the four RVM RSOs using interview, documentary analysis and survey techniques.The data were gathered from 360 respondents classified into four levels: regional level administrators, school level administrators, middle level administrators, teachers and personnel, using a survey questionnaire and checklist developed by Franco and used later by Meneses and others. Additional data for the study were gathered from compiled documents in the RVM superintendents' offices and the office of the Chairman of the Commission on Education. Interviews were conducted with incumbent superintendents and other respondents.The study made use of frequencies, weighted means and percentages to determine the level and extent of the actual and expected performance of the RSOs managerial functions, the extent of the implementation of the vision-mission-goals, programs and other services of the four offices. The weighted mean was computed and tabulated both for the actual and expected ratings which were further computed using t-tests for significant differences. The findings of the study are the following:1. The four superintendents have only satisfactorily performed their functions in terms of the vision-mission, goals and objectives of the RVM Education Ministry generally the member schools need assistance for clarification, adaptation and re-education to attain full implementation of these goals and objectives.2. The four RSOs need to improve to a great extent their human and material capabilities. The facilities they have need re-organization to enable them to deliver fully whatever services they have been doing as well as those expected of them especially by the smaller and poorer schools.3. The policy-making body has been perceived to be inadequately performing its primary tasks. For it to efficiently do these, the members need re-training and re-orientation.4. The managerial functions of the four superintendents were perceived to be average in performance. However, since they were expected to carry out their functions were frequently and better, their performance was deemed inadequate. They need much improvement in their basic tasks as well as in other services expected of the office.5. Programs and program implementation need monitoring and evaluation and existing programs have to be strengthened. Continuing programs on financial management and sourcing of funds for school administrators are expected of the RSOs.