ACADEMIA Letters Instructional supervision practices of school heads and academic performance of learners of elementary schools in Eastern Samar division Lilia Pombo Capangpangan, School Head, Nena Elementary School Abstract This investigation primarily aimed at describing the relationship between the level of super- vision practices of elementary school administrators and the academic performance of pupils in 128 elementary schools in the division of Eastern Samar. A total of 128 school princi- pals/headteachers were randomly selected to evaluate their supervision practices in terms of six (6) parameters, which include: Class Observations, Lesson Plan Evaluation, and assis- tance in the formulation of Table of Specifcation (TOS) and Test Questions (TQs), Provision of Instructional Materials, and Organization of In-Service Trainings (INSETS). Secondary data regarding pupils’ 1st quarter unifed test MPS were obtained from each school. Using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical tools, analyses revealed that the majority of the respondents perform their supervisory functions at “High” levels implying that the re- spondents are well aware of their responsibilities as school managers and that they have a high commitment to performing functions expected of them. As to the academic performance of pupils, it was found that learners from most of the elementary schools perform far below the acceptable national standards. Results suggest that there is declining performance among schools in the division, as manifested by the poor academic performance of learners. The test on correlation found a signifcant relationship between the two variables. It is implied that the degree to which school managers perform their supervisory functions infuences learners’ academic achievement. It is therefore recommended that schools should carefully consider Academia Letters, October 2021 Corresponding Author: Lilia Pombo Capangpangan, lilia.capangpangan001@deped.gov.ph Citation: Capangpangan, L.P. (2021). Instructional supervision practices of school heads and academic performance of learners of elementary schools in Eastern Samar division. Academia Letters, Article 3623. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL3623. 1 ©2021 by the author — Open Access — Distributed under CC BY 4.0