PERENCANAAN STRATEGIK KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM MEMPERBAIKI MUTU PEMBELAJARAN ERA DIGITAL DI MI AL-ISTIANAH SIDOARJO

The Principal's Strategic Planning to Improve the Quality of Learning in the Digital Era at MI Al-Istianah Sidoarjo

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perencanaan strategis kepala sekolah dalam meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran era digital, dengan fokus pada formulasi visi-misi, pemetaan kondisi riil, peningkatan kompetensi pendidik, dan kesiapan siswa di MI Al-Istianah Sidoarjo. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif melalui teknik wawancara, observasi, serta dokumentasi. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa madrasah sedang merestrukturisasi visi-misi konvensional menuju orientasi berbasis teknologi menggunakan pendekatan partisipatif antargenerasi. Strategi peningkatan mutu dieksekusi secara terukur melalui pembagian target lini masa yang jelas dalam Rencana Kerja Madrasah, program pendampingan digital siswa yang dirancang bertahap sesuai tingkatan kelas, serta kendali mutu klinis lewat supervisi akademik berkala. Selanjutnya, hambatan berupa keterbatasan finansial dan kecemasan teknologi (technological anxiety) guru senior berhasil direduksi melalui pendekatan humanistik kekeluargaan serta diversifikasi anggaran kemitraan non-pemerintah. Kebaruan (novelty) penelitian ini terletak pada integrasi model kepemimpinan kepala madrasah yang luwes (agile leadership), yang memadukan asistensi personal dengan diferensiasi nilai-nilai keagamaan (faith-based digital learning) pada tingkat sekolah dasar Islam. Langkah taktis ini terbukti efektif untuk melindungi peserta didik dari dekadensi moral siber sekaligus memenangkan persaingan dari sekolah umum.

This study aims to analyze the principal's strategic planning in improving the quality of learning in the digital era, with a focus on the formulation of the vision and mission, mapping real conditions, improving educator competency, and student readiness at MI Al-Istianah Sidoarjo. This research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach through interviews, observation, and documentation techniques. The results show that the madrasah is restructuring its conventional vision and mission towards a technology-based orientation using an intergenerational participatory approach. The quality improvement strategy is implemented measurably through the division of clear timeline targets in the Madrasah Work Plan, a digital student mentoring program designed in stages according to grade level, and clinical quality control through regular academic supervision. Furthermore, challenges such as financial limitations and technological anxiety of senior teachers were successfully reduced through a humanistic, family-oriented approach and diversification of non-governmental partnership budgets. The novelty of this study lies in the flexible leadership integration model of the madrasah principal (agile leadership), which combines personal assistance with the differentiation of religious values (faith-based digital learning) at the Islamic elementary school level. This tactical step has proven effective in protecting students from cyber moral decadence while winning competition from public schools.