Instructional Supervisory Roles of the School Heads in a District

The instructional supervisory roles of school heads are significant and indispensable factors that lead to the improvement of instruction among teachers and the learning outcomes of students. This research aimed to study the instructional supervisory roles of secondary school heads in the district of Sta. Cruz, Province of Zambales. The descriptive method was used in this study. Nine (9) school heads and sixty - four (64) teachers served as respondents wherein survey questionnaires were used as instruments. Frequencies were used to summarize the information obtained, presented in distribution tables of frequency and percentages. Weighted mean was used in describing the supervisory roles of school heads in terms of their administrative function, supervisory activities, and the effectiveness of carrying out their supervisory roles. The findings established that the school heads carried out their instructional supervisory roles always and very effectively. Based on the result of the T - test, there is a significant difference between the assessments of the school heads and teachers on the instructional supervisory roles of the school heads. Because of this result, a proposed plan of action was made to improve the instructional supervisory role of school heads and likewise recommended that further and in - depth studies on instructional supervision be conducted.