| dc.description.abstract | The importance of leadership in school academic performance has been noted by diverse scholars. This is because the leadership is involved in stakeholder management, resources mobilization and deployment, motivation of teachers, maintaining of school discipline levels, elimination of drug abuse menace, and policy formulation. The role of strategic leadership is even more critical within the secondary schools‟ system in order to achieve and maintain sustainable academic performance. This study investigated the strategic level of management and academic performance in private secondary schools in Mandera County. The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the effects of level of management on academic performance in secondary school, to determine how stakeholder involvement affects academic performance in private secondary schools, to find out how resource allocation affects academic performance in private secondary and to find out how school laws and regulations affect academic performance in private secondary schools in Mandera County. The study was founded on Path-goal theory, transformational leadership approach, and trait leadership theory. The study utilized a descriptive design and target 540 respondents from private secondary schools in Mandera County. A stratified random sampling method was utilized to choose the respondents. The sample size of was 108 respondents was used in the study. The research carried out pilot study in the neighboring County to test reliability of the instruments. Data was collected through open and closed ended questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the guide of SPSS software. ANOVA and T test were used to test the relationship between the variables. the study found that there was a substantial link between the principal's level of management and academic achievement (r=0.988, p=0.000, p<0.05); revealed that stakeholder participation in Mandera County private secondary schools was a strong predictor of academic achievement (β=.891, t=2486458.408, p=0.000, p<0.05); and that resource allocation was the second-best predictor of academic achievement in Mandera County's private secondary schools (β=.110, t=199394.740, p=0.000, p<0.05). The study recommends that there is need to create a favorable climate for teaching and learning, the principal should utilize the most appropriate level of management that enable collective responsibility. Also, capacity building programs should be developed by the school administration to strengthen both the principle and teachers in their leadership abilities and styles. In addition, Teachers and parents of private secondary schools in Mandera County should be involved in problems of academic achievement in schools, such as dealing with student discipline, so that the administrator may focus on the overall management of the school. | en_US |
