STRENGTHENING SBM SYSTEM
SHERLY ANN H. PECSON
The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued Guidelines on the Implementation of the Revised School-Based Management (SBM) System.
This aims to strengthen the policy on decentralizing decision-making authority to school administration on matters affecting school operations and to establish a mechanism on continuous improvement and provision of technical assistance at the school level.
The SBM framework, process, and self-assessment checklist constituting the implementation of this policy shall guide all public elementary and secondary schools, schools division offices SDOs), regional offices (ROs), and the Central Office (cO) in nurturing a culture of continuous improvement of school practices and learning outcomes.
DepEd Order (DO) No. 83,s. 2012 titled Implementing Guidelines on the Revised School-Based Management (SBM) Framework, Assessment Process and Tool (APAT), and all other issuances inconsistent with this Order and their provisions are repealed, rescinded, or amended accordingly.
The updating of the policy provides a definitive understanding that SBM is the gateway to school effectiveness. The practice of SBM is the preparation phase in which all schools are given an equitable opportunity to hone their intrinsic motivation to continuously improve. It is through this appreciation of the linkage between SBM and organizational success that schools learn how to endeavor for excellence.
Another key feature describes a broader appreciation of rewards and recognitions.
While it is a fact that extrinsic rewards and recognitions are aspired by organizations, the Department also recognizes the importance of organizational introspection as a strong foundation for sustainable school improvement.
SBM is designed to nurture the intrinsic motivations of schools which shall eventually open opportunities for extrinsic rewards.
With the DepEd Vision, Mission, and Core Values (VMVs) playing an important role in providing a common goal, all schools shall have access to an attainable long-term objective that shall guide them to reach organizational success, regardless of their varying conditions.
-ooOThe author is a TEACHER II at ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL