FOUR PRINCIPLES OF ACCESS: SCHOOL BASE MANAGEMENT R.A. 9155

VELVET E. CORREA

Leadership and Governance: A network of leadership and governance, guides the education system to achieve its shared VMVG, making them responsive and relevant to the context of diverse environment.

Community-Based Learning: The curriculum and the learning systems anchored on the community and learners’ contexts and aspirations are collaboratively developed and continuously improved.

Accountability for Performance & Results: A clear, transparent, inclusive, and responsive accountability system is in place, collaboratively developed by the school community, which monitors performance and acts appropriately on gaps and gains.

Convergence to Harness Resources for Education: Resources are collectively organized, judiciously mobilized and managed with transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency to support targeted education outcome.

• The boundary of the system indicated by a broken line denotes openness to inputs from the external environment, as well as a resistance to change that may injure its systemic integrity and stability.

• Schools must allow the framework to continuously and develop on the basis of its experience to meet the emerging needs of the learning community.

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The author is Teacher III at Pampanga High School, Division of City of San Fernando, (P)