Transcript School Leadership For A Better Future By Wawan.H.purwanto

Dr. Wawan H Purwanto
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Conditions of this part of the world community
in this era of globalization with competing
technologies into mastery, things like this are
certainly affect national education. Each state is
required to play a role in global competence,
and hope this can be achieved if supported by
superior human resources.
Education is very important because one of the determinants of
education quality Human Resources. Where present superiority of a
nation is no longer characterized by abundant natural resources, but
the excellence of Human Resources (HR). Where the quality of Human
Resources (HR) was positively correlated with the quality of education,
quality of education is often indicated by the condition of good,
qualified, and all the components that should be included in education,
these components are input, process, output, education personnel,
infrastructure and costs.
Quality of education attained when the input, process, output,
teachers, facilities and infrastructure, as well as the cost of all
components meet certain requirements. Quality education in dire need
of professional teaching force. Education power has a very strategic
role in the formation of knowledge, skills, and character of students.
Therefore professional education personnel who will carry out their
duties in a professional manner so as to produce graduates who are
more qualified. From the description of the various existing resources
in an educational institution. Totals may not run properly without any
clear management as well as the educational leader who directs and
oversee the administration of the existing process.
In addition, educational leadership should be able to master the
educational needs in the future so that challenges can affect successful
of educational process can be handled effectively and efficiently.
Leadership is "influence upon the process of inter-personal or interperson in certain situations, through targeted communication process
to achieve a particular goal" or by McFarland (1978) leadership is a
process by which leaders will describe the command or influence,
guidance or influence the work process others in choosing and
achieving goals.
According to Robbins leadership is the ability to group achievement
goals fig. While the definition of education according to Ki Hajar
Dewantara is the work done with the full conviction that is intended
for human safety and happiness. According H.M. Arifin adult
education is a conscious effort to guide and develop the personality,
and the bottom ability students both in formal and non-formal
education. Leadership can be concluded education is an activity or
activities carried out in a planned learning process that involves the
education (educators, students, facilities, curriculum, etc.) to achieve
educational goals.
The figure of a leader's become a central point in the educational process.
In this case is very important in relation to the management of education.
When a leader is able to organize educational activities of the learning
process will go smoothly. About leadership in an educational institution
in this case the principal, leadership is an ability and readiness of a
person to influence, guide, direct, and moving the school staff in order to
work effectively in order to achieve educational goals and instruction set.
A head of the educational institution does not have a requirement to
create a school that they lead to effective schools, namely: - possess the
physical and spiritual health is good - Sticking to an achievable goal Eager - Proficient in the guidance of members - Honest - Smart Proficient in in terms of teaching and paying attention to the good faith
and strive to achieve it.
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In addition, it is also a leader of the school
institution should consider the school
managerial duties, as follows: - The ability to
create new ideas and creative solutions Ability to make short-and long-term planning ability to organize a good responsibility Ability to communicate with a range of school
institutions - ability provide motivation Ability to evaluate.
Leadership process can be run if it satisfies the following elements:
•There are lead
•There are led
•There are activities goal achievement
•There is a goal or target
In addition it is also influenced by factors of leadership:
•Characteristics of the people who led
•Work of the school environment
•Culture or local culture
•Personality groups
•Time owned by the school
A leader of design work along with the mechanism, supported staff
who carry out tasks according to ability and expertise. The important
thing about leadership components are:
•Process of action
•Influence and lead by example
•Commanded by means of persuasion and human
•Followers obey orders
•Using the authority and power
•Move or deploy all personnel within the institution in order to
complete the task.
The school principal has a strategic role in the development of the
school. To that end, school principals are required to have adequate
competence and professionalism. Currently, as the embodiment of the
democratization and decentralization of schooling are given flexibility
in utilizing existing resources effectively. For that educational
institutions require trained professionals who are competent in an
effort to manage the school.
In the context of the competence dimension, a professional school
principals are required to have a number of competencies. In the
Minister of National Education No. 13 Year 2007 on Standards for
School / Madrasah (Islamic School) has been determined that there are
five dimensions of competency, namely: personal, managerial,
entrepreneurial, supervision, and social.
1.
2.
Personal competence, meaning: - Have good moral, develop a culture and
tradition of noble character and a role model for moral values in school
communities. - Have personal integrity as a leader. - Have a strong desire
for self-development as a school / madrasah. - Characteristically open in
carrying out the duties and functions. - Controlling the self in the face of
problems at work as principal. - Have a talent and interest in educational
leadership positions.
Competention in managerial, meaning: - Prepare school for different levels
of planning. - Develop the school as needed. - Leading the school in order
to empower school optimally. - Managing change and school development
towards effective learning organization. - Creating a culture and school
climate that is conducive to learning and innovative learners. - Manage the
teachers and staff in order to empower human resources optimally. Manage the school facilities and infrastructure in order to optimally use of
performance is. - Managing the relationship between school and
community in order to seek support ideas, learning resources and
financing. - Managing the students in the admission of new students and
the placement of learners capacity development.
Manage the development of curriculum and learning activities in
accordance with the direction and goals of national education. Manage the school in accordance with the principles of financial
management accountable, transparent and efficient. - Managing the
school administration in supporting the achievement of the school. Manage special service unit in support of learning activities and the
activities of students in school. - Manage the school within the
framework of information systems programming and decisionmaking. - Taking advantage of advances in information technology
for improved learning and school management. - Monitor, evaluate
and report on the implementation of school activities program with
proper procedures, and follow-up plan.
3.
Entrepreneurial competence, meaning: - Creating useful for school
innovation. - Working hard to achieve the success of the school as an
effective learning organization. - Have a strong motivation to
succeed in carrying out the duties and functions as the leader of the
school / madrasah. - Never give up and always look for the best
solution in dealing with problems in the school / madrasah. - Have
an entrepreneurial spirit in managing production activities /
services of the school as a learning resource learners.
4.
Supervision competencies, meaning: - Plan academic supervision
programs to improve the professionalism of teachers. - Implement
the academic supervision of the teacher using the right approach
and supervision. - Following up the results of academic
supervision of the teacher in order to improve the professionalism
of teachers.
5.
Social competence, that is to say: - Working closely with other
parties for the benefit of the school. - Participate in social activities.
- Have a social sensitivity towards people or other groups.
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Leaders of the future must have the
characteristics of modern leadership, which has
the spirit, values and modern thoughts.
Basically for the Indonesian nation a leader
must have three properties, namely: First, he
must have ideals, meaning clear where or in
what direction he wants to take the lead.
Secondly, he must have knowledge, to be able
to effectively bring that led to the desired goal.
He must know how to lead and control areas or tasks of the group they
lead. As such, he should be a professional. This means that a leader,
leadership technique not only understand, but also master the areas
under their responsibility.
Third, a leader must be a role model and source of inspiration.
Therefore, a leader is expected of humans who believe and fear Allah,
because only in the faith and piety, moral development can be
organized. Future itself can not be separated with the present and the
past. Similarly, leaders of the future, he should be able to think through
the track history, set foot in the present, as well as "adventurous"
explore the future.
He should pay attention to the constraints of the past and the present,
but he must have creativity to bring that leads to a more prosperous
life physically and spiritually in the future. He should be able to look
back into time, and into the future, and understand all he saw in order
aspirations of his people.
Each policy makers at every level The Indonesian government should
be more understanding about rules are followed in producing a figure
head quality schools. This can be done starting from the recruitment
process, training and professional development head schools are more
strategic, expected the recruitment and development of school
principals can result in the formation of the principal's leadership skills
to manage needs of its customers.
Aside from the challenges described above, it is necessary
note that the schools are not effective in achieving quality
sometimes influenced by the complexity of the management
schools such as the condition of the students, workforce, facilitiesinfrastructures, financing and government policy.
The rise of fights / brawls students are already very concern for
education in Indonesia. It's very haunting the students and parents for
students who are being educated
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Students involved were expelled from school brawl proposed "the
sentence of a variety of media. Legislators say so. Education Minister
also said the same thing. Then Education Minister proposed that
extended school hours. Solutions are not spawned goodness in the
future.
There are many who are sick of the generation of officials today. The
teacher and person in charge of national education, want to break away
from the failure to build a sound national education system. Short-term
solutions, considered a virtue. Though later, these solutions will
actually give birth to generations of this country are getting sick.
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There are many cases of violence against students
in school, which was never completed by state
education agencies. Government tends to provide
protection to teachers or principals, as well as
Department of Education officials and the Ministry
of Education who commit violence against
students. Teachers who commit violence, generally
only given a reprimand sanction, also because
there is no legal and social protection of the law
enforcement agencies, to the victim. Instead, most
of the victims of violence at school, getting bullied
a psychic, so some choose to end his life.
Taking the student the conduct brawl or a victim, not a good solution.
Because then, a psychic, students will be shaken. And when it does not
have a good supporting force, will give birth to an individual who is
getting away from goodness. School, has been mandated by the state,
to do education.
Not merely teaching. Build and share love on students, a school
assignment, with all devices. Admittedly, a lot of schools in this
country that has become a new prison for the student it. Thus, the
"rebellion" soul student was born. And eventually build their own
community outside of school. Which sometimes, later to be called the
gang, by many people.
Students is the generation of this country who are looking for him in
the future form. They wanted to find himself. Psychological pressure
on the circumference of a family, or in the circumference of their social
life, sometimes require a new learn. And the school is one of hope for
it. When a school fails to place confuse share them, then they will look
elsewhere, which provide psychological comfort for them.
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Students is the generation of this country who
are looking for him in the future form. They
wanted to find himself. Psychological pressure
on the circumference of a family, or in the
circumference of their social life, sometimes
require a new learn. And the school is one of
hope for it. When a school fails to place confuse
share them, then they will look elsewhere,
which provide psychological comfort for them.
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Students is the generation of this country who
are looking for him in the future form. They
wanted to find himself. Psychological pressure
on the circumference of a family, or in the
circumference of their social life, sometimes
require a new learn. And the school is one of
hope for it. When a school fails to place confuse
share them, then they will look elsewhere,
which provide psychological comfort for them.
Is not nearly every educator has been equipped with educational
psychology? Not all, every educator has chalked promises to build a
generation of the country. Too, can be realized, today's level of
compensation received by the educators are in the process of
improvement. But then, ambitious of education business, has given
birth educators workers, who may be forgetting the roots of why
philosophy should be an educator.
Nothing is free. This is the sentence that may be exhibited. That welfare
was directly proportional to salary. It's no longer looking at the welfare
of educators from the smiles of students. Also no longer necessary to
hear a thank you from the students the knowledge and learning
gained. And then, just gave birth to the country's educational robots as
a creative intellectual, which is then subject to get advantage. There is a
lot of anxiety in the world of education this country. Ranging from
shortage of teaching staff, to the lack of infrastructure support learning.
Because then, the success of the education indicators seen from the
figures inscribed on a certificate of graduation. Already faded
creativity generated by the many generations of this country, in the
process of learning.
Never seen and appreciated, as an important asset of the nation.
Taking the student the conduct brawl, and / or be a victim of school
romance, only to give birth to a generation that hurt. It should be a
school for their new backrest. Rebuilding the communication model.
Transform schools into places that are convenient for students. Until a
new family for student. Then the simple question is whether it will cost?.
Education budget has been increased to 20%. Even some areas proudly
proclaim their education budgets have more than that number. So,
where did the budget, when the school is still a place for students who
do not fit. And then, the student must be kept caged in the school halls.
Then, when the student build social communication with the
community?
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Families deemed not able to provide a decent
education for students in the family
environment. Communication is lacking, then
there is no love in the family, then a goat that is
not black. In fact, most of the parents are
occupied with the public service, or busied
themselves to find advantage abundant, simply
because the cost of education and health are
not
cheap
these
days.
Then later, the school, with so many levies, the price book, as well as a
variety of tutoring package, and lunch, paid from the time the parents
are taken up to pay it, still did not afford a second home for students?
To what school there, if so. Better, learn together in a family
environment alone. Because the school is not the appropriate place for
foreign children. Especially at this time, information technology has
been able to become the main source of knowledge.
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Schools and educational institutions should put a
big mirror in front of him. To see her face again. Is
now the country has implemented this
constitutional mandate? Or is it up to date, just be
a robot generating unit intellectual and business
education alone? Try to stop moving for a
moment. Look around. Read the future. Parse one
by one load of life in this country. Rearrange the
national education system to make it more feasible
for the generation of to build next-generation
intelligent of the country, and are able to not just
smart. Should not always blame the country and
the failure of education to students.
Hopefully there is a change, after so many students of this country who
die and / or suffer from a strong psychological pressure, the flow of
the world of education today. And most importantly, should not
abdicate responsibility to educate generations of the country, by
removing them from the school, which is supposed to be a second
home for them in the Bohemian in his youth.
Values, morals, attitudes and behaviors of students grew up during the
time in school, and their development can not be avoided is influenced
by the structure and culture of the school, as well as by their interaction
with the aspects and components that exist in the school, such as school
principals, teachers, subject matter and between students themselves.
Excessively strict school rules and rituals is not a boring school rarely
cause conflicts both between students and between schools and
students. Because the rules and rituals of the school are not always
acceptable to students. Rules and rituals that the students are believed
to be good to them, but are still forced to make the school does not
provide a place for students to be themselves.
Earning leadership starts from the school is very important. This is
because some of the benefits that can be obtained, for example:
1.
Students who actively organize at the school / college have a high
confidence and nurtured. They are more adaptable to the
environment and to understand the state of social conditions. This
is due to organize in schools directly teach students to live
independently, get used to working together, and interact with
different people with different characters.
2.
Students who actively organize at the school / college have the
ability to solve problems quickly and effectively. Those who
actively organized school / college often carry out activities
together, the more activity the more problems to be solved, so
many activities at the school have been honing their creativity. This
directly increases the child's ability learners / students, especially
those who are active organization, in finding solutions to any
problems (problem solving).
3.
Students who actively organize at the school / college have a
working network (net working) are well established since in the
school. Network so that it can be used after their plunge in the real
social world. The net work continues to be fostered and enlarged if
the benefit to be given is also getting bigger. Ranging from finding a
job, do the business cooperation, fulfillment of project resources, to
the development of information for school alma mater (up to date).
For example, because the author has been active in the Red Cross
Youth at (PMR) Tangerang City, then the links of friends who are
also active in the Red Cross Youth at (PMR), contemporaries,
seniors and juniors are still nurtured well. Some even make their
own alumni community for several organizations in the school.
4.
Active student organization at the school / college have better
communication skills. Naturally, the organization name is also a
gathering place for people, like it or not we have to communicate.
Like the first point above, because we are dealing with various
kinds of people with different characters. The ability of our
communications is increasing. Directly we also became an observer,
evaluator and consultant for our colleagues organization time in
school / college.
5.
Active student organization at the school / college have an
understanding of the wider political world. Those who study
organization in high school, his organization will likely continue
his career while in college, even in public. It can also be obtained
for organizational learning in schools. Especially at high school
level. Organizational activities at the high school level in addition
to following the activities and get busy organizing, is also
associated with prestige, recognition of group identity and values.
Inevitably many interests involved in organization at the upper
secondary school level. And this is obviously directly has given
students an understanding of the application and implementation
of practical politics ranging from school. Understand how politics
work in the school is very beneficial since supplies in the world for
more stringent campus organizations and organizations in the
community as well as political parties are more complex.
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As the stakeholder, school must know : 1) the role of school
committee in organizing of Program Planning and School
Budget, 2) the effort of school committee in looking for the
fund beside of government fund to pay the education
organization, 3) the effort of school committee to work
together with the society and government in concerning
effective education organization, 4) the function of school
committee in increasing the work of educator and
educational personnel to increase the quality of education,
5) the function of school committee graduate in increasing
the quality of, 6) the supporting factor and pursuer factor of
the successful school committee program in increasing
education quality.
We must research, by observation, interview and
documentation. The sources of the data consist of the
Principal, School Committee Organizer, teacher, students,
alumnus, students’ parents and entrepreneur.
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The ideal position are : 1) The school committee
have been involved to the maximum in organizing
of program planning and school budget, not only
gives input and consideration for perfecting
program planning and school budget, 2) the effort
of committee in looking for the fund besides of
government fund is come from students’ parents
socialized by school committee in the meeting with
students’ parents at the beginning of the school
year and paid in phases on the time space which is
agreed in the meeting, 3) school committee must
joint in the cooperation widely with society
especially in the world of work in the case of
practice placing and graduate placing,
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4) school committee in increasing the work of educator and
educational personnel by giving properly prosperity, the
facilities to support primary task and secondary task and
also supply another supporting facility, 5) school committee
in increasing the quality of graduate by establishing the
facility in the form of complete practice learning instrument
in the classroom according to each program study and
supporting infrastructure for the comfortable teaching
learning process in the school, 6) the supporting factor and
pursuer factor of the successful of the programs which is
done by school committee is, there is fund which comes
from the students parents that is paid irregularly, so there is
a priority for the program management.
Key word: The role of school committee, the function of
school committee, the quality of education