Abstract
This study looks at the strategic leadership, school operations administration, instructional leadership, personal growth, and community involvement of elementary school principals in BIBACASIPI, Bohol, Philippines. A descriptive study was done with 18 school heads and 261 teachers to look at demographics and how well they led their schools according to the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. School principals did best at managing school operations and resources (WM = 4.32) and strategic leadership (WM = 4.30). Most of the time, school leaders rated themselves a little lower than teachers, but the differences were small. This shows that they all knew what made a good leader. Age, gender, level of education, and years of experience did not affect how well someone could lead (p > 0.05). This means that professional growth and skills are more important than personal traits. The study also found that administrators and teachers rated leadership effectiveness in the same way (t = -0.507, p = 0.613). Some of the things that came out of these results are creating peer learning systems, including leadership performance in school improvement goals, and expanding professional development programs. These results add to the discussion about school leadership in the Philippines and improve the way primary school leaders do their jobs.
