Leading Change through School Improvement Program for School Effectiveness in Addis Ababa City administration

Abstract

The purpose of the article was to find out the practices and challenges of the school improvement program in Addis Ababa's city administration. The qualitative approach was used for data analysis. Using purposive sampling, data were collected from the of Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa City Administration Education Bureau, three sub-cities of Addis Ababa City administration, three districts, and three schools. Data was gathered through interviews. The findings reveal that there were many achievements in the school improvement programs such as teaching-learning, school feeding programs, community participation, and leadership in schools. Despite significant changes, there are still some obstacles concerning the effective implementation of, like a lack of resources like science kits, computers, pedagogical centres, laboratories, and internet access.