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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region XII Division of Koronadal City Corner Rizal Street, Jaycee Avenue, City of Koronadal DOCUMENT ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (MOOE) OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY DIVISION OF KORONADAL: A QUALITATIVE ACTION RESEARCH An Action Research Funded Through Basic Education Research Fund (BERF 2016) By RICHARD P. MORAL, JR. DANILO C. ABANIL JOHN GREGORY D. JABIDO March 2018

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education

Region XII Division of Koronadal City

Corner Rizal Street, Jaycee Avenue, City of Koronadal

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (MOOE) OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY DIVISION OF

KORONADAL: A QUALITATIVE ACTION RESEARCH

An Action Research Funded Through

Basic Education Research Fund (BERF 2016)

By

RICHARD P. MORAL, JR. DANILO C. ABANIL

JOHN GREGORY D. JABIDO

March 2018

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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (MOOE) OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY DIVISION OF

KORONADAL: A QUALITATIVE ACTION RESEARCH

ABSTRACT

This research paper entitled “Document Analysis of Maintenance and Other

Operating Expenses (MOOE) of the Elementary Schools in the City Division of Koronadal:

A Qualitative Action Research” discusses how the school principal in the elementary

schools in Koronadal disburses and consumes the Maintenance and Other Operating

Expenses (MOOE) from November 2016 to March 2017.

The researchers employed document analysis and Focus Group Discussion

(FGD) which are qualitative in nature. In the first phase, the researchers analyzed the

MOOE liquidation report through convenience sampling after which the researchers

tabulated the expenses reflected in the liquidation report.

Through purposive sampling the documents were validated using Focus

Group Discussion (FGD). Three main questions were answered by the participants. Using

thematic extraction, it was found out that most of the schools in elementary’s MOOE were

allocated in the mandatory expenses and almost 1% were allocated in the teacher’s

development, hence, there are no direct effect in the achievement of student’s scholastic

performance.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Obviously, when one completes a task like this, there are numerous people to

thank. First and foremost, we want to thank God who provided us with this great

opportunity, gave us strength to complete our task, and surrounded us with people who

continuously supported us.

We are so grateful for the influence, support, and assistance of our heads: Dr.

Arturo B. Bayocot, CESO V, Dr. Kahar H. Macasayon, CESO V, Al Hadj, Dr. Roberto

J. Montero and Dr. Glenn A. Bisnar. It was through their infinite advice, words of

Wisdom, and patience that this enormous endeavor was made possible.

To our colleagues and co-workers, each of whom in their very special way

enabled the completion of this study.

We are appreciative to our friends, for their patience and understanding as we

worked through this extensive research and writing project. Many times, they would have

preferred a little more of our attention when we was reading research articles or writing

this document.

We hope that this accomplishment will serve as an example for our students

and teachers in the field to always set high goals and persevere until you attain them, and

to never settle for less than your highest dream.

This is for the whole Koronadal City Division, all our dreams and aspirations

are for the common good of our work place.

To God be all the Glory!

Researchers

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I. INTRODUCTION

The Department of Education Order no. 13 series of 2016 stipulated the value

of school budget, which says “the school budget is one of the most powerful tools to

promote and strengthen school based management and accountability.” The idea is to

put premium in the financial aspect of school management and to create school that is

fully aware of the financial responsibility.

The order also emphasized that the Department of Education continues to

make resources available to schools to support them in enabling students to perform

better. Thus, to interpret the said statement the main goal of giving school funds is to

uplifts students’ performance and to aid students need in their academic endeavor.

In December 2016 during the Education Summit, Leonor M. Briones, the

Secretary of Education highlights the vision of the department, she said that “there have

to be sufficient and well-trained teachers, climate smart school buildings with adequate

facilities, tools like computer kits, textbook and school supplies. To do this, process and

procedure must be efficient; financing must be prudent and economical. My findings are

that program and financial management as well as procurement are major areas that

need urgent and decisive intervention.” Hence, the Maintenance and Other Operating

Expenses (MOOE) as one of the monthly financial budgets being handed down to schools

should be gearing towards students’ achievement and students’ satisfaction. All is for the

welfare and glory of the students.

The study will try to analyze and situate the MOOE of every elementary

schools in the City Division of Koronadal, in terms of their expenditures and allocations.

It will technically cluster the themes or emerging thoughts of MOOE allocation and to

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make proper recommendation towards the end on how to properly utilize the budget and

to anchor the finances in the vision-mission statement of the department. Furthermore, it

will try to seek interpretative meaning of the MOOE allocation in to what aspect of school

development the budget was allocated. The big questions are: does the MOOE uplifts

student’s welfare? How quality in education?

The reality maybe different to what the Government is expecting from us in

budget allocation, that’s why the necessity to conduct and organize this study is very

timely. This study will help to seek better understanding about financial planning among

the school leaders and school administrators.

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

School-Based Financial Management for Quality Education

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single school in possession of its

own financial decision-making must provide better quality. This statement is reflected in

its endorsement by many government and other agencies, including the Organisation for

Economic and Cultural Development, the Australian Karmel Report, the New Zealand

Picot Report, the English 1988 Education Reform Act and its supporting circulars. The

prevailing thrust of reform is towards financial school based management (a term used to

describe a decentralized school management system).(Levacic 1995:5).

With regard to the importance of financial school management it would be

relevant to quote Paisey (1992: 81), when he stresses that of all kinds of information in

the school system, none is more important than financial information since all the activities

of the school and its ultimate performance rely on soundly managed finances. In essence

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what is being implied is that even though a school may have sufficient financial resources,

if not managed efficiently may result in the lack of attaining its academic goals. To

substantiate the above view Dimmock (1993: 119), says that financial delegation

highlights the need for efficient school management. Indeed, the term management is

central to the concept of financial delegation as is indicated in the 24 range of terms used

by school-based management, site-based management, the self-managing school, and

local financial management.

The allocation of funds is important in the decision of the school manager

whether it uplifts quality education. Funds should nourish the quality of life in the school,

it facilitates student needs

The Government Funds as means of School Quality & Efficiency

Domestic Financing Education is a concurrent responsibility of both the federal

and state governments under the constitution. There are four main sources of public

funding for the public education sector: direct allocations from the government (through

the Universal Basic Education Intervention Fund and the Education Trust Fund), state

governments, local governments, and private individuals and organizations, including

non-governmental organizations and international donors. (Loft, 2012)

There is a huge lack of information on state and local expenditures for

education, which makes accurate estimates of total spending difficult. Federal

Contribution Education Spending The federal government (FG) makes nationwide

policies and runs secondary (both junior and senior) and post-secondary institutions,

including universities, polytechnics, and colleges. (Loft, 2012)

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The MOOE of the public schools in the Philippines mandates that the budget

will funds the activities of the school which stipulated in the School Improvement Plan and

the Annual Implementation Plan; to support school based-management training that are

designed to promote learning outcomes of the school; to support expenses on special

curricular programs such as advocacy programs, capacity building or etc.; to finance

expenses such as graduation, recognition or moving-up ceremonies; to procure school

supplies and other teaching related materials that are necessary in the teaching learning

process; to fund minor repairs of facilities, building and ground maintenance; to pay for

full time janitorial, transportation and security services; to pay for utilities such as water

and electric bills; to pay for the reproduction of teachers activity sheets or materials.(D.O

13, s. 2016)

These guidelines enable the school principals to supervise the MOOE

allocation and expenditures that will improve school mechanism in achieving the quality

education within the minimum corner of the school, furthermore, the guidelines will

continue to seek transparency and order among the school principal to be more aware of

the budgetary requirements in funding some programs.

The Need to Analyze the MOOE Allocations and Expenditures

The government is aiming for a transparent schools that will see-through

various financial activities of the school, this is true when the President Rodrigo R. Duterte

signed the executive order containing the Freedom of Information (FOI). This study will

not only be limited in the concept of transparency but it will dig more into the concept of

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quality. In terms of quality: are there any evidences that the School Improvement Plan

(SIP) is the basis of the principal in designing or allocating the budget? What are some

aspects of allocation did they emphasize? Are there more in student learning? Are they

promoting student’s progress? What themes are usually repeated in the budgetary

allocations of the MOOE?

In the City of Koronadal, how far did our schools conceptualize the said

guidelines? It will become a bases of a more relevant schools that cater the needs of the

students. By doing this, a more visionary schools in the City of Koronadal upholding the

vision of the department and fulfilling the mission in the world of education.

III. Statement of the Problem/ Research Questions

This research will technically answer the following questions:

1. What are the areas being allocated in the expenditures of the MOOE of the

elementary schools in the City of Koronadal?

2. What are the emergent reasons of the elementary principals in the City of

Koronadal about their MOOE allocation using Focus Group Discussion

(FGD)?

IV. Scope and Limitations

The study evolve in the submitted liquidated MOOE documents of the school

principals in the Division Office (DO) for the past 5 months. The division office through

the School Governance and Operations Division (SGOD) collated the documents. The 44

elementary schools in the division was considered through their liquidated MOOE. The

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analysis starts after the SGOD compiled the said document. Out of 44 school heads, the

10 school heads/ principals was called for the triangulation and Focus Group Discussion

(FGD) the researchers set criteria in selecting the 10 principals. The participants was

called on the scheduled date by the SGOD.

A school visitation was organized to validate the allocated budget and to

strengthen the result of FGD. This is because the major output of the research is to

produce a qualitative and narrative budget allocation for the MOOE.

A major circumstance was considered such as: some schools were not yet

done liquidating for the past 5 months and the availability of the school principal during

the Focus Group Discussion (FGD).

V. Research Methodology

This study seeks better understanding in MOOE allocation and expenditures

in the elementary schools in the City of Koronadal, thus, the Division Office (D.O) through

the SGOD was the one who took initiatives in gathering the documents: such as the

liquidated MOOE for the past 5 months. After gathering the said document the

researchers analyzed the paper based on the method presented in the qualitative

research called interpretative phenomenology specifically it will use document analysis

method in dealing with the paper. In this method the researchers used the thematic

analysis of the paper based on the emergent theme. In analyzing the paper, Collaizi’s

method in interpreting the data was used.

After the analysis, the researchers conducted the FGD to some of the

principals. The participants was selected through the given criteria. The SGOD was the

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one who scheduled the date of the FGD. Using the triangulation technique the

researchers will be crafting a thematic/narrative discussion on the MOOE budget

allocation.

a. Sampling Method

The sampling method employed was purposive sampling. This was done during

the second part of the research, the study utilized FGD. The researchers sets

criteria in selecting the participants. The participants are the 10 elementary

principals in the City of Koronadal. These criteria are the following: (1) 10 years of

being school head/ principal (2) at least, handled different school three times (3)

presently 2 years in the current school he/she handling.

b. Data Collection

In the first part of the research the team applied document analysis. The MOOE of

all elementary schools for the past five months prior to the approval of this research

was analyzed. The researchers extracted the common themes of the budget

allocations and expenditures and analyzed the said themes. In the second part,

the researchers used the FGD among the selected participants. Guide questions

was evaluated and prepared for the convenience of the researchers and

participants. The answers of the principal were analyzed through the emergent

theme. It was triangulated based on the document analysis.

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c. Ethical Issues

The research is mainly on the budget allocation of the MOOE, proper authorities

was considered and the decision of the participants was accepted. The

researchers prepared the consent form for the principals. The decision was not

mandatory, it was the free will of the participants. They were informed ahead of

time that there will be FGD. The researchers asked their permission through a

consent letter stating that their MOOE liquidation will be used, even if they are

bounded by the law, the researchers in view of ethical considerations will be

doing information dissemination to the participants.

d. Plan for Data Analysis

The research method employed in this particular study is qualitative, hence,

researchers used cluster themes and emergent themes in analyzing the

documents specifically, the Collaizi’s method in analyzing the data. There are

themes that was indicated both in the document analysis and during the FGD. A

triangulation was made after the document analysis and FGD. School visitation

was employed for the verification and assessing the truthfulness of the document

analysis.

VII. Plans for Dissemination/ Advocacy

The result of this research was disseminated in the Management Committee

of the division. Furthermore, it was reiterated during the principal’s enhancement program

of the division. In a technical manner, it will become a bases for the division in supervising

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and monitoring MOOE in elementary level, it will also be cascaded in the secondary level.

This research will be viewed as a model in budget allocation and expenditures, thus,

during the capacity building of the school heads this will become a major part in the

program, for the principal to become fully aware about their allocation and expenditures

and to be more sensitive in the curricular and quality offering of the schools in the division.

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

After the conduct of the study, records of MOOE expenditures of Koronadal City

Division from 2015 until 2017 along with the Focus Group Discussion of the school heads,

were obtained showing the results.

Koronadal City Division has 44 elementary schools. These elementary schools

were randomly selected through their MOOE liquidation report by the use of convenience

sampling method. The 10 elementary schools liquidation report had been gathered and

evaluated through the process of document analysis.

Table 1 below shows document analysis of MOOE report for the month of

December 2016-March 2017.

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Table 1. Breakdown of MOOE Allocation

Table 1 indicates the allocation of MOOE among the 10 schools in Koronadal City

Division. This is based on the document provided by the Accountings Office from

December 2016 down to March 2017. In a random manner the researchers selected

liquidation reports through convenience sampling.

It can be noted then that expenses which include utilities, security, water bills,

telephone, internet and electricity are among the highest allocated budget in the MOOE

with 38% allocation, while repairs and maintenance garnered 38% also in the whole

budget allocation.

Insignificant amount were allocated to Students’ Activities based on the SIP

(School Improvement Plan), School supplies for teachers, and travel expenses.

UTILITIES, BILLS

OFFICE SUPPLIES

REPAIRS

STUDENTS ACTIVITIES

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR TEACHERS

TRAININGS

TRAVEL

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR TEACHERS

1% TRAININGS

9%

OFFICE SUPPLIES 14%

REPAIRS 38%

UTILITIES, BILLS 38%

0% TRAVEL 0%

MOOE ALLOCATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN KORONADAL CITY

STUDENTS ACTIVITIES

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These categories were drawn based on the existing policy of MOOE allocation

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and DepEd Joint Circular No. 2004-1

dated January 01, 2004 entitled Guidelines on the Direct Release of Funds to DepED-

Regional Offices and Implementing Units; Section 10, Republic Act No. 9155

(Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001) which provides that the appropriations

intended for the regional and field offices (elementary/secondary schools and schools

division offices) are to be allocated directly and released immediately by the DBM to the

said offices; and Section 10 of the DepEd Special Provisions, Republic Act No. 10147,

the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of Fiscal Year 2011.

B. Triangulation Method Based on the Focus Group Discussion

To deepen the numbers in the MOOE allocation, Focus Group Discussion (FGD)

were formally done to triangulate the existing data on the document analysis. Inclusion

criteria were set by the researchers to avoid inconsistencies of data, the following are the

inclusion criteria: 5 years as school head, 2 years in the assigned school. There were

only five school heads qualified as the participants, so as to set the standard in the FGD

a purposive sampling method were employed to get to more participants.

The participants were informed a week before the conduct of FGD, this is part of

the ethical standards in research, they were given consent form to decide whether they

will participate or not.

After the FGD a qualitative discourse analysis were used to extract the themes

and meanings of their answers.

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1. Question 1: As a school head how do you manage your MOOE?

Text Formulated Meanings Cluster themes

Participant 1: I see to it

that the disbursement of

the MOOE funds are

based on SIP, but there

are instances that there

are priorities concern in

the school to be funded

first and so I made

adjustment for the

budget on hand and

finish first what is

needed. Immediate

concern like fixing of

water facilities, electrical

repairs, labor fees for

repairs and school

supplies. Ara sa SIP

pero indi siya na allocate

for the specific month.

Fortunately, gina-

approve man nila.

Participant 2: Before gina-ipon ko ang MOOE to buy a printer. Based sa any purchased on SIP. Sometimes I cannot anticipate the price of the materials. Para mahimo ang isa ka daku nga project, gina amat-amat ko bakal every month until such time nga makompleto ko ang materials pero naka align gihapon sa SIP ang mga purchase ko.

Based on the SIP but

depending on the needs.

Align in the SIP but

needs thorough planning

and adjusting to be able

to purchase the needed

materials.

Depending on the

context of school.

SIP-based

SIP-based

Context-Based

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Participant 3: In my first school, I prioritized the physical aspects of the school because the classrooms need repair. In my second school, I then prioritized the teachers’ needs and the school landscaping as a respond to the program of Sir Montero.

Participant 4: I manage the MOOE based on the SIP. I follow the SIP religiously, except for emergencies like assessment for SPED.

Participant 4: Our MOOE was based on AIP and SIP.

Participant 5: On making my PR, I made sure that teachers participate for transparency.

Participant 6: On making my SIP, we use collaborative effort where teachers participate on the construction of programs in the SIP. Dapat mabal an sang mga teachers kung ano baklon. For example sa DRR, ang coordinator gid ang mag sulat sang mga needs.May planning team kami to identify the priorities. I manage my mooe based on the SIP.

Priority Program of the

leaders in the division

were considered.

Religiously follows the

SIP but some

emergency materials

that need to be

addressed are exempted

Following the AIP and

SIP

Collaborative SIP

crafting was employed

Informed teaching staff

for transparency in

making SIP and

purchasing the materials

needed

SIP-based

SIP-based

SIP-based

SIP-based

SIP-based

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Participant 7: We refer our MOOE expenses from SIP. We planned for the priorities to be included in the SIP. Nangutang ako sa two months nga MOOE para maka ubra sang room. Fortunately, I was approved.

Even though the money

in the MOOE were not

sufficient you need to

take a risk by borrowing

money to other sources.

SIP-based

School heads are religiously following the School Based Improvement Plan in

managing their MOOE. Listed on their prioritization area in the Annual Improvement Plan

(AIP) school heads see to it that they still follows the SIP, this is true in the document they

presented in their liquidation were most of their finances and budget allocation came from

the Annual Improvement Plan that were crafted based on the SIP.

2. To what extent did you give priority to your teachers and students’ needs?

Text Formulated meanings Cluster themes

Participant 1: 80% is provided to learner environment. Kay useless man gihapon ang instructional naterials kung guba ang room.

Participant 2: 85% learning environment. In terms on training, nagatraining man sila. Wala kami ga school- bases training.

Learning environment

can affect the quality

teaching thus providing

the need of the learning

environment is highly

prioritized.

Learning environment

were prioritized because

of its long term value.

Indirect prioritization

Indirect prioritization

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Participant 3: Sa mga trainings, ang iban gakuha kami sa IGP especially kung gamay man lang. I allocate major MOOE to physical development and mandatory bills. Sometimes ga utang anay kami para sa mga expenses. Sa SLAC, wala kami ga request sa MOOE, sariling bulsa.

Participant 4: Budlayan man bi kami mag request sa MOOE especially sa merienda sang teachers during SLAC session.

Participant 5: malaki ang percentage sa learning environment and mandatory bills. It has indirect effect naman sa bata. Wala na ko ga conduct gid sa school based kay mismo ang division and region naman gahatag. But sa SLAC session, ga conduct kami. It is effective naman para sa mga teachers.

Participant 6: Mandatory bills gid. But in terms of teacher needs, daku man ang na allocate sa ila especially sa mga activities sang mga bata. In addition, I provide laminating film for the reading materials.

We can can allocate

budget on training

through IGP

We cannot request

immediately in the

MOOE specially in

liquidating the merienda.

Big percentage were

allocated in the learning

environment and

mandatory bills but

making school initiative

thru SLAC

We are recognizing in

honing the skills of the

teachers by sending

them to training but our

MOOE really has big

spare in the mandatory

bills.

Making initiative to

address the training’s

need of the teachers.

Not a priority because of

the process.

Teacher’s training is not

the priority

Indirect prioritization

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For teachers development, we sent teachers for training like SEAMEO. If there is no budget, utangan gid.

Participant 7: 33% repair 22% supply 17 electricity 15 utility. I prioritized classroom before the school grounds. MOOE expenses to the full extent to the students and teachers’ needs. The things purchased by the MOOE were open every month like bond papers, printers, photocopier and risograph.

Much of our MOOE goes

to repair and

maintenance because of

its benefits to students

learning

Indirect prioritization

An indirect prioritization on Teachers and students needs were visible based on

the FGD. School heads are not really prioritizing trainings and seminars of the teachers

because the large chunk of their MOOE were allocated in the mandatory bills and

expenses and school learning environment. It was true in the document that they are

giving much and higher allocation in their MOOE were 38% goes to the mandatory

expenses.

This is inconsistent of the mandate that MOOE should be more visible ion teachers’

and learners’ growth and achievement, but school heads reiterated that investing on the

learning environment has indirect and future impact in their achievement.

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3. What are your problems in MOOE? What changes do you want to happen?

Text Formulated Meanings Cluster Themes

Participant 1: I have a problem on 2306 and 2307 required for BIR. There are times that we cannot accomplish these papers. So BIR forms should be totally eliminated.

Participant 2: There’s a problem on the process on receiving the PR.

Participant 3: if there are lapses in the MOOE, ipatawag lang tani one by one indi nga e mention sa meetings or mancom. THERE IS NO TECHNICAL ASSITANCE PROVIDED ON MOOE.

Participant 4: Redundancy of documents. Simplify the attachments in the MOOE.

Participant 5: All programs of Deped should be given priority.

Participant 6: Requires additional requirement. There’s a problem on the consistency of requirement.

Participant 7: simplfy please lang ang documents.

Tax papers are burden in liquidation. Paper requirement should not be passed on in the DepEd.

Problem on purchase request

An open dialogue should be conducted and not in a big forum. School heads should have through planning and should be given technical assistance

There are papers that are redundant and can be eliminated

List all the programs and not only the Priority programs

Burden in requiring papers that are not related or redundant to other documents

Simplification of requirements in the MOOE

Eliminate processing of papers

Review Purchase request obligation

One on one dialogue should be observed.

Eliminate some paper requirements

Identify all the programs and allocate budget

Eliminate some paper requirements

Eliminate some paper requirements

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Eliminate the papers that are unnecessary in liquidation and of purchasing should

be given attention. This is because it can affect the liquidation report of the school heads.

Some of the paper requirements also are redundant, accomplishing the same paper with

the same concept, thus to really have a good compliance in liquidation report too much

red tape or paper obligation can be eliminated or reduced.

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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary

It was the aim of this study to investigate how Koronadal City Division Elementary

Schools allocated and made use of its MOOE fund, from December 2016 to March 2017.

The study wanted to answer the following specific questions:

1. What are the areas being allocated in the expenditures of the MOOE of the

elementary schools in the City of Koronadal?

2. What are the emergent reasons of the elementary principals in the City of

Koronadal about their MOOE allocation using Focus Group Discussion

(FGD)?

This study applied document and triagulation method of research and employed

a purposive sampling approach based on the inclusion criteria. Part of the data was to

review the liquidation report and to conduct a Focus Group Discusion.

From the data gathered, the following findings were achieved:

1. The areas of expense of MOOE fund in the Elementary schools in Koronadal City

Division and their corresponding average percentage allocation from December

2016 to March 2017 are summarized and arranged from highest to lowest as

follow: repair and maintenance, 38.22%; utilities and mandatory expenses,

37.86%; office supplies expenses, 13.70%, Trainings, 8.73%, School supplies for

Teachers, 0.62%, Travel, 0.52% and; Students Activities, 0.35%. It was found out

that the highest allocation of Elemetary Schools in Koronadal City Division budget

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is given to repair and maintenance and Mandatory expenses. The least amount

allotted, on the other hand, is the students’ activities.

2. In the FGD, it was found out that the school head really follows the School

Improvement Plan consistently. It was also emphasized that students and teachers

development were not really emphasized in allocating budget in the MOOE

because for them investing in the learning environment will have greater impact in

the future.

INSIGHTS

Based on the findings discussed, the following reflections are presented:

The areas of expenses of Koronadal Elementary Schools MOOE fund are office

supplies, repair and maintenance, utility expenses, travel, students activities, and

trainings from November 2016 to March 2017. The largest percentage allocation of

Koronadal City Division Elementary Schools MOOE fund for November 2016 to March

2017 belongs to repair and maintenance and mandatory expenses while the least amount

is allocated to students activities.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Based on the conclusions drawn, the following recommendations are hereby offered:

1. Elementary Schools in Koronadal City Division should maintain the current

percentage share of MOOE fund for each school aspect. The schools must exert

further maintenance efforts and improvements in teachers training, student’s

activites fund and teachers learning materials.

2. The national, regional, and division office should review the processing of papers

in the liquidation report and MOOE budget aligning. A consultation dialogue should

be done to properly eliminate unnecessary paper reports and document

submission.

3. A comprehensive Model Budget Allocation Framework should be crafted

considering the context (MOOE budget) of every school in the division.

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education

Region XII Division of City Schools

City of Koronadal

STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

KEY RESULT AREA: MOOE MONITORING AND DISSEMINATION

GOAL: Improved MOOE utilization and strengthened dissemination.

OBJECTIVES: To revisit MOOE utilization by reviewing school’s expenses and maintenance. To conduct intensive seminar on MOOE allocation and expenses; and To develop model budget allocation matrix for MOOE utilization.

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES RESOURCES TIME FRAME FINANCIAL OUTPUT MONITORING SCHEME Human Materials MOOE /PTA/ LGU

CHECKing & MOOEnitoring

1. Revisit and assess the 3 year MOOE utilization and expenses of each schools in the City of Koronadal.

Principal, SGOD, teachers

MOOE liquidation report; Financial report; School Report Card

2 weeks ( June 2018)

P3,500 Findings and results of MOOE assessment matrix

Minutes of the meeting, List of committees on evaluation, Attendance

2.Craft matrix or scheme that will show pattern of expenses after assessment;

Principal, SGOD, teachers

Bondpaper, laptop and matrix model

2 weeks (July 2018)

P2,000 Matrix scheme/ Flow of Expenses

Minutes, attendance of evaluating teams

3. Design Intensive 3 day Seminar-workshop based on the evaluation of MOOE expenses

Principal, SGOD, teachers Principal, Teachers

Seminar materials papers, visual aids etc.

2 weeks (August)

P10,000 Conducted seminar workshop

Plan and proposal project of seminar workshop, Training design, budgetary

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requirement,

workshop committee

4. Application of the intensive workshops on MOOE budget allocation matrix

Principal, SGOD, teachers

matrix 1 month (september)

P5000 Report of the impact/ improvement of teaching using the new MOOE budget allocation scheme

Picture, documentsa and papers of impact and improvement

6. Design reward scheme for schools who intensively use approved budget allocation matrix and scheme

Principal, SGOD, teachers

Evaluation form

3 months (October- December

P3,000 Reward scheme List of reward committee, rubric of demo-teaching on localization

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VIII. References

Baker, B., (2012). Revisiting that Age-Old Question: Does Money Matter In Education? The Albert Shanker Institute

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. An Imperiled Generation: Saving Urban Schools.Princeton, New Jersey, 1988.

Dep Ed order number 13, series 2016

Dimmock, L. 1993. Finances and Money: The Apple Printing Press. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Levacic, K., 1995. The Financial Management Matters: New York Publishing House. NY,

USA. Loft, G., 2012. School Based Management: Nigeria Publishing House. Nigeria.

Paisey, Leenard. 1992. The School Financial Status: Washington Publishing House,

Washington, DC, USA.

Rolle, R.A. (2008). The Social Justice Implications of Contemporary School Finance Theory and Policy. New York, NY: Routledge.

Seeley, I.H., 1987, Building Maintenance, Second Edition, MacMillan Educational,

London.

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FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN

Bondpaper (short) 5 reams 1,000.00

Bondpaper (long) 5 reams 1,000.00

Other school supplies 3,500.00

Printer's ink (colored) 10 bottles 1,500.00

Printer's ink (black) 15 bottles 2,000.00

Meals/ merienda 7,000.00

binding 1,000.00

Meals in FGD 10,000.00

Transportation 3,000.00

TOTAL 30,000.00