Interpersonal, Leadership and Supervisory Skills of Public Elementary School Heads in Relation to Teachers' Performance

Abstract: This study investigated the the levels of interpersonal, leadership and supervisory skills of public elementary School Heads in relation to teachers’ performance of one of the districts of a medium size division in Central Philippines for the School Year 2020-2021. The study made use of descriptive analytical research design, and used a self-made questionnaire which was fully validated and reliability tested. The study utilized 129 teachers sampled out from a population of 192. The level of interpersonal skills of public elementary School Heads was high in both communication skills and emotional intelligence and very high in decision making and problem-solving. The level of leadership skills of public elementary School Heads was very high in the pursuance of mission and vision and on high level for both empowering teachers and collaboration with the community. The level of supervisory skills of public elementary School Heads was very high in written and oral communication, and both on high level in the area of conflict resolution and mentorship. The level of teachers’ performance was very satisfactory. The comparative analysis revealed the following: there was a significant difference in the level of inter personal skills of public elementary School Heads when grouped and compared according to aforementioned variables; there was a significant difference in the level of leadership skills of public elementary School Heads when grouped and compared according to aforementioned variables; there was a significant difference in the level of supervisory skills of public elementary School Heads when grouped and compared according to aforementioned variables; there was no significant relationship between the level of interpersonal skills of public elementary School Heads and level of teachers’ performance; there was no significant relationship between the level of leadership skills of public elementary School Heads and level of teachers’ performance. Keywords: School Heads, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, supervisory skills, teachers’ performance