Level of Awareness of Newly Designated Result – Based Performance Management System Instructional Supervision Leaders (RPMS-ISLs): Basis for Capacity Building

This study aimed to assess the level of awareness of the newly designated Result-Based Performance Management System (RPMS) instructional supervision leaders in secondary schools within the Division of Tandag City, Caraga Region, for the academic year 2024-2025. Participants were selected using purposive sampling, focusing on newly promoted Master Teachers, Head Teachers, and designated Teacher In-charges from the 2019-2020 school year to the present that has no training in RPMS-PPST, as identified by the Human Resource Management Office.The research utilized a three-part questionnaire: the first part collected demographic information, the second part assessed the level of awareness of the participants regarding RPMS, and the third part consisted of qualitative questions designed to address the study’s main issues. The results indicated that the respondents’ level of awareness averaged 4.23, categorized as “Very Satisfactory.†Further analysis revealed no significant relationships between the level of awareness and factors such as age, sex, civil status, or instructional supervision experience. However, a significant relationship was found between educational attainment and the level of awareness. Qualitative responses identified several facilitating factors, including clear guidelines and training, supportive school leadership, teacher motivation and engagement, collaboration and peer support, as well as available resources and tools for observation. Conversely, hindering factors included time constraints, resistance to change, inadequate training, unfamiliarity with standards, observer biases, limited resources, and competing priorities and schedules.