Schools’ Fiscal Management, Organizational Climate and Teachers’ Morales

Abstract

The main thrust of this study was to determine the relationship between administrators’ fiscal management, organizational climate and teachers’ morale among public secondary schools of the Third Congressional District (CD3), Province of Bohol School Year 2018-2019. Specifically, this study aimed to determine the following: the level of schools’ fiscal management system in terms of: planning, organizing, leading and controlling, the schools’ organizational climate in the aspects of: facilities, disaster risk reduction management, students’ services, teachers needs and school culture, the teachers’ teaching morale in the construct of: satisfaction in teaching, relationship with the community, satisfaction with school facilities and services, the difference between the Schools fiscal management as perceived by the teachers and administrators and the organizational climate as perceived by administrators and teachers, the relationship between administrator relationships with administrator fiscal management, organizational climate and teachers morale. A researcher modified self-made questionnaire in checklist form which underwent the process of validation was the instrument used. The data were treated using the weighted mean and Z-test. Findings revealed that there is no significant difference between fiscal management and organizational climate as perceived by the teachers and administrators. Furthermore, there is no significant relationship between the administrators’ fiscal management, organizational climate and teachers’ morale. Thus, it is concluded that teachers’ morale remains high regardless of their administrators’ fiscal management and organizational climate. Hence, researcher recommends that the Department of Education continue to conduct financial related trainings for all administrators and teachers every year to optimize their knowledge and skills in financial management. A proposed enhancement program on management of schools’ funds may be conducted to enrich administrators and teachers’ knowledge understanding and awareness relative to financial aspects.