Observance of Results-based Performance Management System (RPMS) Guidelines and Calamba East District Teachers’ Performance

Abstract

This study mainly focused on the observance of RPMS guidelines and the Calamba East District teachers' performance and the development of an action plan that can enrich the utilization of RPMS and eventually improve the performance of the teachers. The descriptive research was utilized wherein a survey questionnaire was the primary source of data provided by seven school heads and the 162 teachers of Calamba East District for School Year 2015-2016 using the simple random sampling technique. The findings revealed that the guidelines of the RPMS in its first phase which is performance planning and commitment are highly observed while in the latter phases which are performance monitoring and coaching; performance review and evaluation; and performance rewarding and development planning are only observed. The results showed that the assessments of the two groups of respondents on the observance of the guidelines of RPMS are not significantly different in the four phases/stages of RPMS. The teachers of Calamba East District obtain very satisfactory in their performance rating for S.Y 2014-2015. The study also revealed that the observance of the RPMS guidelines is not directly helpful in improving the performance of teachers of Calamba East District. The implementation of the RPMS in Calamba East District is still ineffective since the observance of its guidelines is still vague for some school heads and teachers; Calamba East District teachers have done their best to earn a very satisfactory rating in teaching performance but still lack certain competencies to perform more expertly; and school heads and teachers both agree that the implementation of RPMS still needs improvement and a series of orientations are still needed in order to appreciate the entire system are the conclusions drawn based on the findings of the study.