Principal and Quality of Education

PRINCIPAL AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION A. Principal and Supervisor Strategic Issues A strategic issue is a condition where something must be considered or prioritized in planning because it has a significant impact on characteristics that are fundamental, urgent, long-term, important and determine the objectives of the implementation of future activities. There are two things that are the basis for the importance of supervision in the education process, namely: 1. Curriculum development is a symptom of educational progress. Changes in the structure and function of the curriculum often arise due to this development. The need for continuous adjustments in the field with the real conditions in the implementation of the curriculum. This means that teachers must continue to strive to develop their creativity so that educational efforts based on the curriculum can be carried out properly. However, there are things that are inhibiting factors, these efforts cannot always run smoothly such as school conditions that are not in accordance with curriculum regulations, incomplete information received, lack of public awareness to help each other, skills in applying learning methods that still need to be improved even to the point of lack of mastery in the problem-solving process. Therefore, principals and teachers at the most basic level who implement educational policies in meeting the demands of educational development require special assistance, especially in curriculum development. 2. Teacher development in an organization is continuously pursued. In educational institutions, not all teachers who are educated are well trained and qualified. In order to perform their functions potentially, teacher resources need to continue to grow and develop. Not only that, the influence of rapid changes creates a drive for teachers to continue learning to adapt to the development of science, technology and community mobility. B. How Principals and Supervisors Improve the Quality of Educators and Education Personnel In the implementation of the professional development program for education personnel to improve their quality cannot be separated from the role of the principal. Here are some programs that have been planned and can be implemented: 1. Seminars and Workshops The implementation of these seminars and workshops is to discuss what programs will be implemented. These seminars and workshops are also a forum to improve the quality of education and improve the quality of human resources as well as evaluate which programs have been implemented, which programs have not been completed and which programs will be implemented first in the future. It has the meaning of looking back at the success of what programs have been achieved and which programs have not been implemented by an education personnel. 2. Education and Training This is one of the programs in the form of activities provided by the principal to education personnel to develop human resources personally (Personnel Development). This program is given in the form of the principal's active role in the professional development of education personnel to carry out the responsibilities and duties of the principal towards improving the quality of education personnel. Supervision is a process that can support the achievement of expected results in accordance with established performance such as performance measures and action taking. Evaluation can be interpreted as the process of assessing something based on established goals or criteria, which is then continued with decision making or the results of the object that has been evaluated. For example, project evaluation, the goals and development of the project are the criteria, whether according to plan, whether it has been achieved, if not why is that, and what steps will be taken next. In general, coaching has the meaning of achieving certain goals by making efforts to provide guidance and direction. The purpose of coaching activities carried out by the principal is to provide extensive opportunities for educational staff to actualize themselves in accordance with the very rapid development of technology and information.