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    Leading School forImprovement: Assessment of Practice and Challenges In Some Selected Secondary Schools of Sabata Town.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-01) Keli., Kedir; Kelil, Hussen(PhD)
    The purpose of this study was to assess effectiveness of educational leadership in implementing SIP in some selected Secondary Schools of Sabata Town. The study is conducted under this Title to show the importance of effective and efficient School leadership for the implementation of SIP and to assess the Challenges of School Leaders in implementing SIP and to come up with some possible solutions. To conduct this study a descriptive survey research method was employed and four secondary School, Namely Sabata Secondary School, Mulgeta Gadle Secondary School, Alemgena Secondary School and Rapi secondary School were addressed by this study. The researcher incorporated 3 supervisors, 10 principals, 70 teachers, 72 students and 15 members of SIP committee. Questionnaires, interviews, FGD, and document analysis were used for the purpose of collecting relevant data. Date obtained through questionnaire were summarized and presented in table. More over data gathered through interview, FGD and document analyses were considered in triangulating the result of the questionnaire survey. The finding revealed that most of educational leaders were subject specialists and, lack of adequate support from the stakeholders to implements SIP. Based on the school self – assessment the relationship between the school and its stake holders, and local community did not ensure the ownership of its potential stakeholders since implementation of SIP was not effectively supported by stakeholders and the community. Educational leaders did not possess the required knowledge through training. In line with the above findings and conclusion, it was recommended that Sabata Education Bureau is required to revise the criteria used to select school principals. It was also recommended that Town and special Zone education officials may arrange workshops, seminars, short and long term training in collaboration with higher education institutions like Kotobe Collage of teacher education, and school need to think of their own income generation mechanisms.