The Department of Education prescribed a set of standard for school plant and facilities in 2010, but schools in the research area still lacked adequate provisions. Documentation of compliance levels and means of coping with standards were not well-established as well. This descriptive study determined the existing school plant management of the secondary schools of Claveria, Misamis Oriental to the prescribed DepEd standards. Questionnaires, focus group discussion, and Appreciative Inquiry were used as means of gathering necessary data and verifying facts. Frequency, percentages and weighted meanwere used in data processing. Participant schools have an excellent compliance level in classroom structuring, very satisfactory compliance level in school site, furniture and equipment standards, and satisfactory compliance level in terms of school buildings, instructional/administrative spaces and disaster management. The schools generally lack certain facilities; and inadequate information dissemination, substandard materials and distance of the school are main factors which affect the schools’ compliance levels. Courses of action to address these included division of labor, use of personal initiative, and networking. School practices considered as most effective included Brigada Eskwela, pahina system, and partnerships with organizations. Recommendations included information dissemination, giving training/seminars and circulating a simplified version of the manual.
