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Mathematics Department SWOT Analysis
Mathematics Department SWOT Analysis
Strengths:
1. What are our strengths or main achievements over the last three years?
Physical: Infrastructure – classrooms
Academic: quality has improved/ Online grading system (Abacus)
Social: collaboration within the department.
2. In what way is Julian Cho more competitive than other secondary schools in Toledo?
Offer a variety of options to choose departments from.
Offer special needs program
Sports have improved (sports scholarship & equipment)
Book rental
3. What technical or professional skills are magnified by our school?
Qualified staff
Water purification system
4. What are the strengths that our competitors think we have?
Location
Size of campus
Diverse culture
Variety of departments
Qualified/specialized staff
Sporting programs
Specialized program (Autocad)
Student center
Vendors (price affordability)
Hospitality room equipped
Opportunities:
1. What opportunities exist for extending services to new stakeholders?
NGO’s program
Establish the Alumni association
Community policing presentation
accommodate interns
student internship program
2. Which partnership and collaborative working relationships do we need to embrace?
Openness to learn and work with stakeholders in the community
Exchange meaningful information with other institutions
3. What opportunities exist for developing a new area of study?
Re-evaluate existing programs and enhance the development of such programs.
Gardening program
Teacher incentives – materials/resources for teacher efficacy.
4. What opportunities exist through GOB or local government authorities that we need to
take advantage of to develop our school?
SAN & SEN
Ministry of Agriculture to provide support (seeds, certification, training & equipment)
to school.
Ministry of Education for teacher development (TLI program).
ITVET programs
Youth Ambassador Program
Weaknesses:
1. Do our current services to our stakeholders meet the intended requirements?
No.
Communication gap
Unstable internet connection
Secretarial/Bursar services need improvement.
Filing system needs improvement
2. What are our communication challenges with internal/external groups?
Dissemination of information in a timely manner
Lack of Confidentiality and accountability
3. What staff or expertise challenges do we face that prevent us from meeting our objectives
or targets?
Lack of proper use of the human resources.
In need of an updated library (ebooks)
Maintain campus landscape
Beautification of campus
Infrastructure (walk ways)
Cafeteria
Technology upgrade (fiber-optic Internet and devices)
4. What objectives or targets have we failed to meet?
Adjust to needs of the present time – adapting to online teaching
On-time budget approval
Timely response on pressing matters
Submission reports ( feeding program
Threats:
1. What are other secondary schools doing better than we are?
Online learning
School assistance for teachers
Better academic performance
Great mentorship program for new teachers.
Teacher appointment and contract in a timely manner
Functional water system
2. What are some barriers that impeded our school’s development?
Students’ location
Minimal access to student resources
Socio-economic challenges
Decision makers
3. What facilities of infrastructure is needed to develop our school?
Conducive learning environment (Ventilated classroom, walkways, proper
staffrooms and bathrooms for teachers and students, establish parking lots, gym,
workshop for trade)
4. What information, tools, or plans are needed to mitigate the threats faced by the
institution and its stakeholders?
Reduce student population size in classroom
Adjust the school curriculum
In need of more students’ computers, lab equipment and library update (virtual
library)
Input projectors in each classroom