Achievement-Based School Principal Leadership in Improving the Quality of Education at the Buffer Schools of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN): Achievement-Based School Principal Leadership in Improving the Quality of Education at the Buffer Schools of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN)

Budiman Budiman; Azainil Azainil; Haeruddin Haeruddin; Laili Komariyah; Amir Masruhim; Usfandi Haryaka

doi:10.24903/bej.v8i1.2291

Authors

Budiman Budiman PSMMP FKIP Universitas Mulawarman
Azainil FKIP Universitas Mulawarman
Haeruddin FKIP Universitas Mulawarman
Komariyah L FKIP Universitas Mulawarman
Masruhim A FKIP Universitas Mulawarman
Haryaka U FKIP Universitas Mulawarman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24903/bej.v8i1.2291

Keywords:

Educational Quality Improvement, Nusantara Capital City (IKN), Performance-Based, Public Junior High School, School Principal Leadership

Abstract

This study aims to describe and analyze the planning, organizing, strategies, impacts, and challenges of performance-based school principal leadership at SMP Negeri 27 Penajam Paser Utara in efforts to improve the quality of education. The research employs a qualitative approach using a case study method. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings are as follows: (1) Performance-based leadership at SMP the Buffer Nusantara Capital City (Ibu Kota Nusantara) emphasizes continuous teacher competency development through routine training and systematic evaluation using a participatory transformational approach; (2) Leadership organization involves structured and synergistic resource management, supported by ongoing monitoring and program evaluation to maintain the quality of education; (3) Leadership strategies focus on strengthening teachers’ professional capacity, developing a culture of innovative quality, implementing school-based management (SBM), engaging the community, and managing facilities that support optimal learning; (4) The impact of performance-based school principal leadership is evident in improved learning quality, school community motivation, discipline, academic achievement, and innovation; (5) Challenges in performance-based leadership include limited resources, diverse teacher motivation, resistance to innovation, and heavy workloads, which are addressed through routine evaluations, effective communication, and conflict and time management strategies

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Achievement-Based School Principal Leadership in Improving the Quality of Education at the Buffer Schools of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN)