DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2023.v11i05.004

Pages: 120-133

The level of implementation and the level engagement on Crisis Response Management (School Contingency Plans, Mental Health Actions and School Recovery Plans) for COVID-19 from the perspective of the school heads of selected secondary schools in the Division of Zambales were investigated and determined in this study. The study was conducted during the School Year of 2021-2022. The study is descriptive research with survey questionnaire as the main research instrument of data gathering and utilized descriptive and inferential statistics for data analysis. The study showed that majority of the school head-respondents are female, in their adulthood, holders of Master’s degree with EdD units, Principal I, middle income earners and attended at least 5 trainings related to disaster management. The result of the perception showed that the School Contingency Plan is the highly implemented aspect of Crisis Response Management for COVID-19. For the school heads, the Learners are highly engaged in the implementation Crisis Response Management. The ANOVA computation showed that there is significant difference on the perception of school heads on the level of implementation of School Contingency Plans aspect of Crisis Response Management in terms of monthly family income and position. There is significant difference on the perception on the level of implementation of Mental Health Actions in terms of the number of trainings related to disaster management. There is a significant difference on the perception on the level of implementation of School Recovery Plans in terms of monthly family income, position and number of trainings related to disaster management. There is significant difference on the school heads’ perception on Parents and Learners’ Engagement in terms of monthly family income, position, number of trainings related to disaster management. There is a significant high positive relationship between the level of implementation and level of engagement towards crisis ...