Abstract
The research sought to ascertain the level of implementation of Brigada Eskwela in Quezon Province's 4th Congressional District. The descriptive-comparative research design was appropriate for the questionnaire created as an instrument for data collection, with statistics such as weighted arithmetic mean and one-way ANOVA. Data were gathered through a researcher-created questionnaire based on the Brigada Eskwela (BE) Manual for School Heads and DepEd Memorandum No. 62 s. 2022. It was given to 267 respondents from 10 municipalities in Quezon's 4th Congressional District, as well as 89 school heads, 89 Brigada Eskwela coordinators, and 89 stakeholders. According to the findings, the Brigada Eskwela Program was highly executed via preparation efforts, partnership engagement activities, impact on school performance, resource generation, and bayanihan efforts. At the 0.05 level of significance, there is no significant difference in the implementation of Brigada Eskwela among small, medium, large, and mega schools in terms of preparation effort, effect on school performance, resource generation, and bayanihan effort. In the result the findings of the study, it was revealed that lack of materials, sources of funds, managing human resources, and collaborative effort of stakeholders to participate, and less participation of stakeholders. And also, it was revealed that coping strategies like the spirit of volunteerism, allocating the budget for the implementation of Brigada Eskwela, communication with the stakeholders, capacity development programs, and continuous improvement through a development mindset. An implementation plan was proposed to further reinforce and strengthen school and community relationships, boost the spirit of volunteerism among stakeholders, build partnerships with the community, and extend resources through Brigada Eskwela Program.
