Board of Management Level of Commitment to Implementation of Strategic Planning in Primary Schools in Eldoret East Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Abstract

The uses of Strategic plans in modern institutions have developed indicators of successes in both public and private schools. It enabled stakeholders to define priorities, nature innovation and develop creativity. The study sought to determine the board of management level of commitment to implementation of strategic planning in primary schools in Eldoret East Sub-County. The study employed descriptive research design where the researcher used a 10% of total target population of 3066 to select 310 BOM members from 62 Primary Schools. The study used 30% of the total 14 BOM in each school. The study purposively sampled 2 Sub-County Directors of Education and random sampled 15 head teachers from primary schools. Data was collected using questionnaire and interview schedules.Quantitative data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequencies, statistical measures of central tendency and standard deviation. Qualitative data was analyzed by building themes from the data collected based on the objectives. The study established that BOM were committed to ensuring that there were enough classrooms for children in schools. They were also commited to improve literacy on finance in schools. The BOM commits to providing resources for pupils to participate in co-curriculum activities geared towards improved social behavior. The study concluded that BOM members were committed in ensuring that the schools had play field for physical activities. The study recommended that the BOM should consider committing their resources to facilitated modern sanitation facilities for both boys and girls together with adequate offices for teachers and staffroom facilities.