Validating Brigada Eskwela Monitoring and Coordinating Practices: Sustainable Blueprint for Island and Geographically Isolated Schools
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https://doi.org/10.67167/vertex.741Keywords:
administrative barriers blueprint, brigada eskwela, community volunteerism, data management, descriptive, program enhancement, resource optimization, school-based management, stakeholder transparencyAbstract
This research assessed the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices of the Brigada Eskwela Program across select public elementary schools in the District of Santa Fe, Division of Cebu Province, during School Year 2025–2026 to establish an empirical basis for program enhancement. Anchored on the CIPP Evaluation Model, Deming’s PDCA Cycle, General Systems Theory, and Stakeholder Theory, the investigation utilized a descriptive-evaluative quantitative design. Data were gathered via a validated, reliability-tested four-point Likert questionnaire administered to seventy purposively sampled respondents, comprising ten teachers and sixty community coordinators from Santa Fe Central Elementary School and Hagdan Elementary School. The findings revealed that while respondents were experienced educators and dedicated community stakeholders, most teacher-coordinators lacked specialized M&E training. Brigada Eskwela activities were rated highly implemented, led by physical repairs and environmental sanitation. Overall M&E practices were categorized as implemented, with the actual implementation phase scoring highest due to consistent volunteer logging and donation tracking. Conversely, the post-implementation phase scored lowest, revealing critical vulnerabilities in material inventory auditing, financial liquidation transparency, and structured evaluative debriefings. Operational challenges posed a serious constraint, dominated by island-specific logistical barriers, specifically high maritime transport costs, mainland hauling delays, and severe weather interference, compounded by unstable internet connectivity and coordinator training gaps. The study concluded that localized M&E practices remain compliance-driven rather than evaluative, creating a fractured feedback loop. Consequently, a contextualized ten-point Sustainable Action Plan was formulated, featuring offline-first data toolkits, a three-week maritime procurement buffer, local logistics subsidies, and institutionalized post-implementation debriefings to secure long-term programmatic resilience.
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