Resource Allocation and Utilization for School Facility Development: Basis for Improving Administrative Decision-Making

School facilities serve as essential physical environments that support teaching and learning, ensure safety and accessibility, and facilitate daily school operations. Their effective development requires proper resource allocation, efficient utilization, regular maintenance, and sound administrative decision-making. This study focuses on Somosa Elementary School in Barangay Somosa, Tabogon, Cebu, and examines the allocation and utilization of resources as a basis for enhancing administrative decision-making. A descriptive research design was proposed, involving 20 respondents consisting of the school head, teachers, and other personnel or stakeholders. A researcher-developed questionnaire was designed to gather information on financial and human resources, materials and equipment, infrastructure requirements, resource utilization, challenges in facility development, and administrative decision-making practices. The data analysis employed frequency, percentage, weighted mean, and standard deviation to summarize respondents’ assessments. Preliminary summary figures showed a mean of 3.80 (SD = 0.89) for resource allocation, 3.74 (SD = 0.91) for resource utilization, and 3.96 (SD = 0.82) for administrative decision-making. These figures remain provisional and must be validated against the original respondent data before being presented as actual research findings. The available summaries do not independently confirm the specific challenges encountered by the school or establish definitive conclusions about its resource management practices. The study highlights the importance of needs-based planning, preventive maintenance, stakeholder involvement, transparent documentation, and systematic monitoring in school facility development. An improvement plan is to align available resources with identified facility needs and strengthen accountable, evidence-informed administrative decisions.