School Heads' Leadership and Innovative Skills in Relation to Teachers' Performance

Abstract:

Leadership is as old as human civilization. Leadership style steers the organization to a higher level of productivity. It breeds cooperation and motivation among employees. This study sought to find out the level of school heads’ leadership skills in one of the small-sized School Division Offices (SDOs) in Central Philippines during the School Year 2021-2022. Results shows that the school heads’ level of leadership skills in the areas of technical skills, interpersonal skills, and conceptual skills is “high level”. The p-value showed no significant difference existed between the school heads’ level of leadership skills when grouped and compared according to age, highest educational attainment, and plantilla position, except for the variable sex. Further, there was no significant difference existed between the school heads’ level of leadership skills and the level of teachers’ performance. Results of this study calls for the School Heads undergo Information Communication Technology (ICT) capability-building; Initiate training on Grievance Machinery; and Conduct a confidence-building activity in problem-solving skills.

Keywords: innovative skills, teachers’ performance, technical skills