Involvement of Stakeholders in SBM Implementation: Inputs for the Development of an Academic Support Program

School-Based Management (SBM) plays a vital role in improving the quality of education by transferring significant decision-making authority from state and district offices to individual schools.This study aimed to determine the level of involvement of stakeholders towards SBM of Rizal Elementary School, Schools District of Pototan, for School Year 2023-2024.A proposed output, a proposed academic support program, was formulated based on the results of the study.The respondents were the selected stakeholders of Rizal Elementary School for School Year 2023-2024, chosen using convenience sampling.A researcher-made questionnaire was used to measure the level of involvement of stakeholders in school-based management.The study disclosed that stakeholders' involvement level in Rizal Elementary School is "average" when classified according to age, sex, educational attainment, socioeconomic status, distance from school, length of years as stakeholders, type of stakeholder, and occupational status.It was further revealed that there is no significant difference in the level of involvement of stakeholders towards the implementation of SBM when classified according to age, distance from school, length of years as stakeholders, type of stakeholders, socio-economic status, and occupational status but significant when grouped according to sex and educational attainment.The study concludes that female stakeholders who finished graduate school are more involved than their counterparts.