Teachers' Leadership, Decision-Making, and Innovative Skills amidst Modernizing Technology

Abstract

It is common knowledge that teachers' classroom performance is closely tied to their leadership qualities and collective expertise. In this context, this paper analyzed the leadership, decision-making, and innovative skills of high school teachers in a District in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, during the SY 2020-2021. Using census or complete enumeration, all 83 public high school teachers responded to a self-made, 50 -item questionnaire, which has hurdled the validity and reliability tests. Data were subsequently analyzed according to the research problems stipulated in the objectives of the study. The study’s three major variables on teachers' leadership, decision-making, and innovative skills were analyzed using the mean as one of the measures of central tendency. The ensuing analysis showed a high level of leadership skills in directing, supporting, and delegating (M=4.15; SD=.557). Nonetheless, a moderate level surfaced in teachers' coaching skills (M=3.35; SD=1.067). Another high level of decision-making skills was found in decision quality (M=3.97; SD=.675), team commitment (M=4.09; SD=.553), and time constraints (M=3.94; SD=.687). The same data showed a high level of innovative skills under all three mentioned sub-groupings. This paper calls for the allocation of needed resources for teachers' capability-building, particularly in mentoring and designing lessons in their discipline that use the 21st pedagogy, assessment style, and technology.