Parent-teachers association: Its contribution to school development

According to Vulkelich (2003), the most important involvement of parents is in the education of their children. Teachers are more involved in the academic work of the children and must see to their academic growth, strength, and soundness. Parents are active in this area. To enable the parents to really participate and allow them to appreciate the learning imparted to the children, let the teachers and parents meet and discuss the academic development of the children through regular meetings so that they can also understand the difficulties which some children face. According to Morfaw (2013), parents can see the importance of following up their children at home because they know the difficulties which their children are encountering at school. This study attempted to assess the extent of involvement of the Parent-Teachers Association Officers in the implementation of programs and projects of Saint Joseph's College of Baggao, Inc. This study made used of the descriptive correlation design. This design was used to gather information about the involvement of PTA in school programs and projects from the teachers and PTA officers themselves and to determine the extent of parent's involvement in school. This was appropriate to use because it describes the condition as it is in its present state at the time of study. The researcher used the questionnaire that served as primary tool for gathering data. There were only two groups of respondents, the 120 PTA officers and 42 teachers, for a total of 162 respondents. In gathering the data needed, the questionnaire survey, was used. The questionnaire was the primary tool used for data gathering. The questionnaire was adopted from the study of Ma. Angelica Gazmen (2016), regarding the PTA involvement in school programs and projects; its basis for school improvement. The study used statistical tools to answer the questions posed in the study. For the profile of the respondents, the frequency count and percentage were used. Weighted mean was used to quantify the assessment of the two groups of respondents on the implementation of PTA on projects and programs on the identified areas. A three-point scale was utilized to interpret the obtained weighted means. An arbitrary scale was used to analyze the problems encountered by the PTA in the implementation of programs and projects in the school. The T-test was used to compare the assessment of the two groups of respondents relative to the extent of involvement of PTA officers and the extent of implementation of programs and projects in the school. The Pearson r was used to correlate the profile variables of the PTA officer-respondents and their extent of involvement in the implementation of programs and projects. To quantify the problems encountered by the respondents on the implementation of programs and projects of the PTA, Rank distribution was utilized. In the light of the findings of the study, it can be concluded that active involvement and participation of parents, and a strong partnership between the school and the community must be strengthened so that the vision, mission, and objectives of the school can be achieved. The primary goal therefore of the administrators is to build a strong and harmonious relationship between the home, the community, and the school. Problems and issues will arise in the implementation of programs and projects of the school if parents and the school will not work together. Therefore, a strong and active partnership between the home and the school through parent-teacher association can build up productive and socially aware citizens from the school. Based on the findings, the researcher strongly recommends that the PTA should be encouraged to sponsor educational shows and symposium for the student development, involved in the Greening Programs of the school like the “BrigadaEskwela” and “Improving MRF” before the start of the school year.