ABSTRACT
Although there have been researches conducted on leadership of educators as well as the leadership programs made for them, leadership skills gap is still an issue. This mixed methods research aims to fill in this gap by proposing a leadership development plan based on the assessed dynamic leadership skills of administrators (principals or coordinators) from ten (10) non-sectarian basic education schools in South Caloocan as well as on the dynamic leadership challenges they encountered in their organizations. Findings revealed that principals or coordinators have high levels of dynamic leadership skills. However, findings also revealed that these administrators still encountered dynamic leadership challenges including diversities, insufficiencies, and negative behaviors/ conditions in their organizations. From these findings, it was concluded that the proposed leadership development plan is necessary for these administrators since it will not just help address their leadership skills gap and align their leadership with their organizational goals but, more importantly, it will also address the identified dynamic leadership challenges and will further develop or strengthen their dynamic leadership skills. Future directions and implications of dynamic leadership in basic education were also discussed.
Keywords: Dynamic Leadership Skills; Leadership; Leadership Development Plan; Mixed Methods Research; Non-sectarian Basic Education Schools; School Administrators; South Caloocan