To achieve the Education for All (EFA) objectives by 2015, the Department of Education is pursuing policy reforms under the Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA). Key Reform Thrust 1 (KRT1) of BESRA is School-Based Management (SBM). SBM underscores the empowerment of key stakeholders in school communities to enable them to actively participate in the continuous improvement of schools towards the attainment of higher pupil/student learning outcomes.

               A decision as to where and into what aspect of school management and processes a school and its stakeholders may start to build upon, as prescribed in the SBM Scale of Practice, makes assessment imperative. Assessment is also important to determine the directions of improvements to attain the mature level of SBM practice. For this reason, the Assessment Tool for SBM Practices was developed.

               The tool is based on the “Framework and Standards for Effective School-Based Management Practice Towards Improved Learning Outcomes” carried out by the Department of Education. Specifically, the tool is evidence-based and provides a baseline for those who are just starting a culture of SBM or for those schools progressing toward the next level of SBM practice. Awareness of the current status of the school serves as a sound basis for the establishment of a plan of action to address certain gaps or challenges. The basic concepts on the assessment tool as well as its administration are contained in this Manual. This Manual serves as a guide to the key players in the school in assessing their SBM practices as well as in identifying their needs for technical support that ought to be given by the Department of Education in various administrative levels.

       It should be noted that this instrument is NOT an evaluation of the performance of the school head but an assessment of SBM practices.

 Purposes of SBM Practices Assessment SBM assessment aims to:

            • determine the level of the SBM practices of the school;

            • provide the school a sound basis on which to establish its plan of action;

  • improve the SBM support systems through interventions that the school and other administrative levels of the                 Department may introduce; and

  • determine the effectiveness of SBM practices in the delivery of basic education

 

 

SBM TOOL (APAT TOOL)