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Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program Among the Elementary Schools in the School Division of Quezon: Basis for Amendments on the SBFP Operational Guidelines

Shairra Morata

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The main focus of the study was to determine the implementation of School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) among the Elementary Schools in the Division of Quezon. Specifically, it aimed to answer the extent of implementation` of School- Based Feeding Program (SBFP) among the Elementary Schools in the Division of Quezon, in terms of Stakeholders’ Involvement, Budget Allocation and Spending, Strategies of Implementation, Nutritional Management, Sanitation Management, and Health and Nutrition Education; the challenges encountered in the implementation of School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) among the Elementary Schools in the Division of Quezon; the significant relationship between the level of implementation of School- Based Feeding Program (SBFP) and the challenges encountered among the Districts in the School’s Division of Quezon; and amendments on the existing manual of SBFP could be proposed to improve the implementation of the school-based feeding program among the elementary schools in the Division of Quezon. This research employed a quantitative, descriptive correlational design. The study's respondents are the principals of particular elementary schools in the Division of Quezon. The researcher utilized a custom research questionnaire and weighted mean and Pearson Correlation Coefficient to analyze the data. According to the study, parents and instructors cooperate to some extent in order to maintain the wellbeing of their pupils. Additionally, it proved that the institution properly reported and liquidated SBFP costs. Moreover, schools offered orientation about the feeding program. In a similar vein, the school uses malunggay to a commendable extent in the preparation of meals for SBFP. According to the analysis, the school maintains a regular timetable for disinfection, which was, to a lesser extent, observed. Ultimately, it was discovered that teachers only somewhat encourage students to garden at home. The majority of the teachers agreed that the local government unit (LGU) did not support the schools where there is an epidemic of underweight pupils. Furthermore, the program's administrators moderately encountered challenges, coming to the same conclusion that the school misappropriates the money designated for the school feeding program. Also, it demonstrated that the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program was inactive, as the school heads fairly concurred. The survey showed that most school administrators agree that pupils are not properly assessed to determine their nutritional status. Additionally, it demonstrated that the school administrators had visited the SBFP kitchen. Moreover, all of the school administrators concurred that neither parents nor students are given seminars on the value of eating a balanced diet. The study further showed, there is a direct correlation between the degree of implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) and the difficulties faced by the districts in the Quezon school division. In light of the research's findings, the researcher came up with amendments to the existing Operational Guidelines, to which include the role and responsibilities of School Division of Quezon Personnel, Local Government Unit, Barangay Officials, School Heads, School Feeding Coordinators, Teachers, Parents, and other stakeholders.