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This study sought to establish the adoption of Biometric System to Manage Teachers Absenteeism for Improvement of Teachers Performance: A Case Study for Karuri High School in Kiambu County. The specific objectives of the study were: To determine the current methods used in schools in monitoring teacher’s absenteeism, investigate the challenges faced in the use of the traditional methods. To determine the benefits of using biometric system to manage teacher’s absenteeism in schools, determine factors affecting schools from using biometric systems and develop and validate an adoption framework for biometric system. The study adopted a descriptive research design and purposive sampling was used to collect data from the principal, deputy principals and the heads of departments and simple random sampling for teachers. Data was presented using tables, graphs and pie charts and analysed using frequencies. The findings from this study revealed that traditional ways the schools used in managing teachers absenteeism included attendance register, impromptu visits by the principal and the class prefects’ records in checking the teachers’ attendance. The challenges faced in the use of the traditional methods include teachers signing for others, ineffective policies and the loss of books. Also there is lack of motivation from students. The study revealed that traditional methods had many challenges in checking of teachers’ attendance and therefore this negatively influences the teacher’s performance. The study revealed that biometric system had a lot of benefits that schools can realize if the adopt it in managing teachers’ absenteeism and for improvement of teachers’ performance. The benefits of using biometric system was security of attendance tracking, its flexibility and convenience and the benefit of time saving. Also the study revealed that biometric had the benefit of being easily integrated with other systems.

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Adoption of Biometric System to Manage Teachers Absenteeism for Improvement of Teachers Performance: A Case Study for Karuri High School in Kiambu County, Kenya