The role of supervisors in leading school improvement program reforms in illu abba bor zone secondary schools , oromia regional state

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to assess the role of supervisors in leading the school improvement programs in Illu Abba Bor Zone secondary schools. The research design employed in this study will be descriptive survey. The researcher also applied mixed research approach, and both primary and secondary sources of data were applied in the study .As data collection tools, questionnaire and interview were applied to collect the desired data from the respondents. Using simple random sampling techniques, the researcher use 158 teachers from 320 total teachers of the selected secondary schools .The collected data were analyzed, interpreted and presented through percentages and frequencies. Therefore, the finding of this study shows that The school management commitment for high student achievement was very low. Students parent were not show any consent to participate on school improvement program. The school has not created effective regular communication with all stakeholders. There was no library with recent reference materials that helped students to improve their academic performance. There were no clear cut rules and policies of the school that are communicated by the school community. Finally, the researcher recommended that Parent teacher association should work towards improving school improvement program. Parents should initiated and take care of their children school and how they are attending the school. There must be good relationship between teachers, supervisors, principals, woreda education and experts of the school bring a better kind of school improvement program.