Exploring Instructional Leadership of School-Based Management Level III Schools

Abstract

The study explored the instructional leadership of school-based management level III schools in Pandi North and South District during the School Year 2022-2023.With explanatory sequential research design and 596 teachers and 24 school heads as respondents of the study, results showed that the teachers and the school heads themselves assessed their instructional leadership in terms of instructional resource provider, maintaining visible presence, teacher professional development, maximizing instructional time, monitoring pupils' progress, feedback on teaching and learning, and curriculum implementer as "outstanding." All school respondents garnered an "advanced" performance or Level III in the SBM. No significant difference was found between the assessments of the teachers and school heads themselves with regard to their instructional leadership. Highly significant relationship was found between school heads' instructional leadership and their school performance in SBM. Based on the findings of the study the following conclusions were drawn: The assessments of the teachers and the school heads themselves with regard to their instructional leadership are the same. The instructional leadership of the school heads is positively correlated to school performance in the SBM.