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MY QUICK SWOT ANALYSIS
OF SMS
AND PROPOSED ACTION PLAN
by
Rufino B. Bomasang
Board Chairman
St. Mary's School, Sagada Inc.
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VISION:
SMS BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN MT. PROVINCE BY 2008 AND BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE
CORDILLERA REGION BY 2013.
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MISSION:
TO BE A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WITH STRONG EMPHASIS ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; WELL
EQUIPPED LABORATORY AND LIBRARY; HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND WELL PAID FACULTY; AND
SERVING AS TRAINING GROUND FOR FUTURE LEADERS.
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STRENGTHS: EXCELLENT LOCATION; BROAD BASE OF
SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI; HIGH QUALITY FEEDER SCHOOLS; GLORIOUS HISTORY.
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WEAKNESSES: FAST DECLINING REPUTATION; LACK OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT; INADEQUATE FACILITIES; LOW MORALE OF FACULTY; DECLINING
ENROLLMENT; LOW SCORES IN GOVERNMENT EXAMS.
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OPPORTUNITIES: WIDESPREAD DESIRE OF PARENTS TO
SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO THE BEST SCHOOLS, WITH COST BEING A MINOR
CONSIDERATION; COMMITMENT AMONG ALUMNI TO MAKE SMS AS A TOP QUALITY
INSTITUTION; DESIRE OF CERTAIN BUSINESSMEN TO LOOK FOR LASTING LEGACY,
PARTICULARLY IN EDUCATION; WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GROUPS; SAGADA A
MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATION GIVES US A BIG POTENTIAL MARKET.
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THREATS: LEGAL CHALLENGES TO CHURCH PROPERTY;
SECURITY; COMMERCIALIZATION OF SAGADA.
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ACTION
PLAN:
(A) SHORT TERM: ACCELERATE CAMPAIGN FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT; COMMUNICATE
TO STAKEHOLDERS OUR VISION AND CAMPAIGN FOR INCREASED ENROLLMENT; INFUSE FRESH
BLOOD INTO ADM/FACULTY; RECOGNIZE SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS
(TEN MOST OUTSTANDING AND 90 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AND NAME ROOMS/BUILDINGS AFTER
DONORS FROM AMONG THEM) DURING CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
(B) LONG TERM:
SECURE MORE SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT (HIGHER TUITION FEES,
ENDOWMENT FUND, CORPORATE SPONSORS, MULTILATERAL GRANTS); REVAMP ADM/FACULTY;
UPGRADE LABORATORIES; UPGRADE LIBRARY; UPGRADE DORMITORIES; ESTABLISH LINKAGES
WITH MAJOR UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND OTHER SCHOOLS; REVAMP/UPDATE
CURRICULUM; CONSIDER SPECIALIZED COURSES
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