INSIGHTS FROM THE STRATEGIC PLANNING TRAINING
Day 1 Reflections I have been to a strategic planning session during my SMILE-CSA under the auspices of the National Educators' Academy of the Philippines. Our facilitator then was Mr. Mendoza, who a lecturer at the Asian Institute of Management. We were exposed to the VVMOKraPI (Values, Vision, Mission Objectives Key Result Areas and Performance Indicators. VVMOKraPI became the mantra for the 10-day training that we had for our school management course. I completed the course with an output that we promised to implement in our respective schools. (I was then a Head Teacher III at Lawaan Elementary School.) Upon returning, I immediately asked permission from the superintendent to implement it. I texted her for her initial reaction. The answer came and it's a big no. When I reasoned that it was encouraged by NEAP to implement our School Improvement Plan. The reply was something I could not forget until now. "Tell your NEAP people that I am also knowledgeable about school...