Assessing School- Based Management Implementation and Stakeholder Participation in Governance and Accountability Among Public Schools

This study assessed the implementation of School-Based Management (SBM) in terms of governance and accountability and examined the level of stakeholder participation in public elementary and secondary schools in the Division of Mati City, Philippines. Employing a quantitative descriptive design, data were collected from 314 governance-level stakeholders through a validated survey instrument aligned with DepEd Order No. 007, s. 2024. Descriptive statistics, specifically mean and standard deviation, were utilized in the analysis. Findings revealed that SBM implementation in governance and accountability was Very Highly Implemented (M = 3.74, SD = 0.36), while stakeholder participation in planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation was Very High (M = 3.76, SD = 0.35). The results indicate that schools have effectively institutionalized participatory governance practices and accountability mechanisms through active stakeholder engagement. The study concludes that strong stakeholder participation supports effective governance and accountability within the SBM framework and recommends sustaining collaborative governance initiatives to promote continuous school improvement.