STRATEGI KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM UPAYA MEWUJUDKAN KINERJA GURU PADA IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM MERDEKA (Studi Multisitus di SMP Hang Tuah 6 Excellent Juanda dan SMP Negeri 2 Buduran, Sidoarjo) 

Principal Leadership Strategy in Efforts to Realize Teacher Performance in the Implementation of ‘Merdeka’ Curriculum (Multisite Study at SMP Hang Tuah 6 Excellent Juanda and SMP Negeri 2 Buduran, Sidoarjo)

ABSTRAK

Raudatul Ula. Strategi Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dalam Upaya Mewujudkan Kinerja Guru pada Implementasi Kurikulium Merdeka (Studi Multisitus di SMP Hang Tuah 6 Excellent Juanda dan SMP Negeri 2 Buduran, Sidoarjo). Laporan Tugas Akhir. Surabaya. Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan. 2024.

Strategi kepemimpinan kepala sekolah diperlukan agar kualitas sekolah teteap terjamin dengan berupaya mewujudkan kinerja guru, terutama pada sekolah penggerak implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji strategi kepala sekolah dalam upaya mewujudkan kinerja guru, menganalisis gambaran kinerja guru, dan mendeskripsikan implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif jenis studi kasus multi situs, dilakukan di dua sekolah berdasarkan persamaan karakteristik. Data dikumpulkan dengan teknik wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan dokumentasi, serta dianalisis dalam dua langkah yaitu, data tunggal dan lintas situs. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan strategi kepemimpinan kepala sekolah di kedua situs terdiri dari tahap perumusan atau perencanaan meliputi evaluasi diri dan visi misi sekolah, analisis lingkungan eksternal dan internal, komitmen bersama, penyusunan dokumen perencanaan, dan perumusan kebijakan; tahap pelaksanaan dengan menjalin komunikasi yang demokratis dan meningkatkan kompetensi guru; dan tahap evaluasi melalui program supervisi akademik dan pembinaan kedisplinan guru. Kinerja guru terwujud dengan penerapan kurikulum sesuai dengan karakter peserta didik, berprestasi, peningkatan kualitas dan pelaksanaan tugas profesi dengan disiplin dalam implementasi kurikulum merdeka mulai dari tahap perencanaan pembelajaran dengan melibatkan para pemangku kepentingan, pelaksanaan pembelajaran intrakurikuler, ko-kurikuler, ekstra kurikuler, dan pembinaan karakter, sampai pada evaluasi pembelajaran melalui beberapa bentuk asesmen.

Kata Kunci: Strategi Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah, Kinerja Guru, Implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka.

ABSTRACT

Raudatul Ula. Principal Leadership Strategy in Efforts to Realize Teacher Performance in the Implementation of ‘Merdeka’ Curriculum (Multisite Study at SMP Hang Tuah 6 Excellent Juanda and SMP Negeri 2 Buduran, Sidoarjo). Final Assignment Report. Surabaya. Faculty of Education. 2024.

Principal leadership strategies are needed so that school quality remains guaranteed by making efforts to realize teacher performance, especially in ‘sekolah penggerak’ that implements the ‘Merdeka’ Curriculum. This research aims to examine the school principal's strategy in efforts to realize teacher performance, analyze the description of teacher performance, and describe the implementation of the ‘Merdeka’ Curriculum. This research uses a qualitative approach, a multi-site case study type, conducted in two schools based on similar characteristics. Data was collected using techniques, which are in-depth interview, observation, and documentation; and analyzed in two steps, namely, single and cross-site data. The results show that the principal's leadership strategies at both sites consist of the formulation or planning stage including self and school vision-mission evaluation, analysis of the external and internal environment, joint commitment, preparation of planning documents, and policy formulation; implementation stage by establishing democratic communication and increasing teacher competence; and the evaluation stage through academic supervision programs and teacher discipline development. Teacher performance is realized by implementing the curriculum in accordance to students characteristic, achieving, improving the quality and carrying out professional duties with discipline in the implementation of ‘merdeka’ curriculum starting from the learning planning stage by involving stakeholders, implementing intra, extra, co-curricular, and character building, up to learning evaluation through several forms of assessment.

Keywords: Principle Leadership Strategies, Teachers’ Performance, Implementation of ‘Merdeka’ Curriculum