Learning Activity No.

SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENTAL ADMINISTRATION IN EDUCATION

Activities:
Directions: Read the topic “School Business Administration and the Areas of Responsibility of
the School Administrator”.

Questions:

1. What is school business administration? Applying it to the present set-up in the division,
district or school offices, who are the office personnel who support the school
administrator along school business administration?
2. Along school business administration, what are the areas of responsibility of the school
administrator? Relate this to the present. Are the areas of responsibilities still the same?
Write your reaction about your observation of the school business administration in your
school.
3. In connection with the financial resources of the school especially the MOOE, write your
observation about its disbursement. Do not mention the school and the school personnel
including the school head.

Answers:
1.
A School Business Administrator performs duties at the school district level in the areas
of budget preparation and administration, risk management, purchasing, transportation, food
services, school plant operations and facility planning. School business administration also
involves the provision and management of the financial and material resources efficiently for the
attainment of school goals and objectives. School administrators mainly include principals and
assistant principals. District and school administrators play a critical role in improving the
learning environment and overall academic progress of their students. District and school
administrators play a critical role in improving the learning environment and overall academic
progress of their students.
District superintendents and central administration make important decision that impact
all staff. They can encourage and advocate for school climate improvements through the school
district’s mission, training priorities, and promotional activities. Within each school, the
principal plays a central role in guiding teachers and supporting staff. When teachers and staff
are supported, students are supported. Therefore, district and school administrators need to be
conscious of staff well-being, burnout, and promoting a positive and healthy culture in the
schools. Integrating trauma-informed responses and cultural competency while building
relationships with staff interactions will greatly influence the student-staff dynamics.

2. The areas of the responsibility of the school administrators are as follows:

 Oversees the activities of other workers.

 Hires, trains, and evaluates new employees.
 Ensures that a company or department is on track to meet its financial goals.
 Reports to other executives or to the owner directly.
  Directs team or group leaders.
 Motivates workers through incentives and positive feedback.
 Develops and implements budgets.
 Prepares reports for management.
 Ensures workers have the resources to complete their work.
 Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading
professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
 Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new
and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job
accomplishments.
 I observe that the responsibilities of the school administrators are still the same at present
but there is an enhancement regarding their duties and responsibilities as the head of the
institution.
 Since I am newly transferred from my former workplace to my present workplace I can
say not much regarding the management of the school business administrators in my
current station, however What I can say that I am more satisfied and happier in my
current station than to my former station, maybe to the fact the I can observe that the
school administrators are doing their best for the improvement of the whole school and
the teachers as well.

3. In my former station, in connection with the financial resources of the school

especially the MOOE, I observe that the disbursement process in not really
transparent and I think there was really a discrepancy happening, because my
former principal sometimes as us the teachers to shoulder some expenses of the
school but we cannot expect to refund it because they say that the school is short
in budget. For my present station, I can say that the administrators are trying
really hard to be transparent and use the MOOE for the school’s benefit.