Abstract:
This research aimed to: 1) examine the current conditions and the desirable
conditions of supplies administration in schools under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary
Educational Service Area Office 1, and 2) explore guidelines for supplies administration
in schools under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1.
The population in this research consisted of 326 directors, chiefs of supplies
officers, and supplies officers in schools under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary
Educational Service Area Office 1, and 5 interviewees who were school directors and chiefs
of supplies officers. The instruments for data collection were a dual-response questionnaire
and a structured interview form. The statistical techniques for data analysis were
percentage, mean, standard deviation, priority needs index (PNI), and content analysis.
The research findings revealed the following: 1) the current conditions and the
desirable conditions of supplies administration in schools under the Office of Pathum Thani
Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 were at a high level. 2) The suggested guidelines
for supplies administration could be summarized as follows: (1) in terms of planning, schools
should hold meetings to plan and determine specifications of supplies for involved
personnel. (2) Regarding procurement, schools should provide appropriate and accurate
procurement plans. Procurements should be conducted in accordance with the specifications by appointing an inspection and acceptance committee. (3) In respect to requisition and issuance, schools should monitor and assess the requisition, issuance and utilization of supplies in accordance with inventory records. ( 4 ) In regard to control, schools should allocate appropriate and sufficient storage space for supplies and improve the storage sites to ensure safety. Requisition and issuance records should also be constantly
monitored and updated. ( 5 ) Respecting maintenance, schools should perform regular
maintenance of supplies and equipment, along with appointments of inventory officers.
(6) In terms of disposal, schools should remove supplies and equipment in disrepair out
of inventory records for update by appointing a consideration and inspection committee.
Supplies in disrepair should be disposed of, and the revenue from selling the supplies
must be returned as public revenue in accordance with the supplies regulations.