UTILIZATION OF MOOE FUND FOR SY 2008-2012 IN SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the subject requirements in Methods of Research to the Office of Graduate Studies Southern Leyte State University-Tomas Oppus

Dotegrace C. Simagala May J. Eronico Rosanna R. Vertudazo

October 2012

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Title Page Acknowledgment Dedication Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Abstract I. INTRODUCTION Rationale of the Study Statement of the Problem Significance of the Study II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND RESEARCH PARADIGM Related Literature and Studies Theoretical and Conceptual Framework Definition of Terms III. METHODOLOGY Research Respondent and Locale of the Study Research Design Research Instrument Data Gathering Procedure Data Analysis Procedure IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS Summary of Findings Conclusions Recommendations BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES Specified Areas of Expenses Mandated in MOOE Research Questionnaire Letter of Request to the Principal Curricula Vitae

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Gender Profile of Research Respondents MOOE Areas of Expenses and Percentage Allocation Extent of Building Maintenance & Improvement as Perceived by the Respondents Extent of Physical Facilities Maintenance & Improvement as Perceived by the Respondents Extent of Provision of Instructional Materials as Perceived by the Respondents Extent of Maintenance and Improvement of Other MOOE Expenditures as Perceived by the Respondents

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Theoretical and Conceptual Framework of the Study Location Map of the Study

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vii ABSTRACT

In this study, how San Roque National High School made use of its MOOE fund within four years, from 2008 to 2012 and the extent of MOOEs contribution to how the school improved within the four-year period especially with its building and other structural repair and maintenance was investigated. The descriptive-survey method was employed with half of the data collected was taken from the recorded MOOE expenditures of San Roque NHS over four consecutive school fiscal years, 2008-2009 to 2011-2012. The other half of the data was derived from the self-made survey questionnaire which determined the extent of school improvement in terms of building maintenance, physical facilities, instructional materials, and other MOOE features as perceived by all teachers who started or had been teaching since 2008, 4th-year students and their corresponding parents. Results of the survey determined the

following areas of expense and their conforming average percentage allocation from 2008 to 2012: repair and maintenance, 43%; other supplies expenses, 29%; personnel expenses, 22%; office supplies expenses, 4%, and; other MOOE, 1%. The repair and maintenance of school building was concluded to be the dominant area that San Roque NHS administration prioritized with the MOOE fund allocation while the least amount is given to the other MOOE. On the other hand, the improvements of San Roque NHS as subsidized by the MOOE fund have the following general extent as perceived by the research respondents: building maintenance fair improvement; physical facilities fair improvement; instructional materials less improvement, and; other features fair improvement.