STRATEGI KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM MEWUJUDKAN SMK PUSAT KEUNGGULAN (SMK PK)

(Studi Multi Kasus di SMKN 1 Wonoasri, SMK Model PGRI 1 Mejayan dan SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Dolopo di Kabupaten Madiun)

THE PRINCIPAL'S STRATEGY IN REALIZING A VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (SMK PK)

(Multi Case Study in SMKN 1 Wonoasri, SMK Model PGRI 1 Mejayan and SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Dolopo in Madiun Regency)

ABSTRAK

Aroum Bidandari.2022. Strategi Kepala Sekolah dalam Mewujudkan SMK Pusat Keunggulan (SMK PK) (Studi Multi Kasus di SMKN 1 Wonoasri, SMK Model PGRI 1 Mejayan dan SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Dolopo di Kabupaten Madiun). Tesis. Program Studi S2 Manajemen Pendidikan, Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Negeri Surabaya. Pembimbing (1) Dr. Sri Setyowati, M.Pd. dan (II) Dr. Erny Roesminingsih, M.Si.

Peningkatan mutu SMK untuk menjadi SMK Pusat Keunggulan tidak lepas dari peran Kepala sekolah dan strateginya. Strategi merupakan suatu cara, teknik, atau metode, rangkaian keputusan serta tindakan yang diambil oleh Kepala Sekolah sebagai upaya dalam mewujudkan visi misi sekolah menjadi SMK Pusat Keunggulan melalui Kemitraan bersama DU/DI dengan berbagai dimensi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mendeskripsikan strategi yang dilakukan kepala sekolah untuk mewujudkan SMK Pusat Keunggulan sebagai upaya meningkatkan kualitas peserta didik SMK agar memiliki kemampuan setara dengan kemampuan sumber daya manusia yang dibutuhkan oleh DU/DI. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian studi multi kasus dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Wawancara mendalam, observasi dan teknik dokumentasi digunakan dalam penelitian ini dan menggunakan dua teknik analisis data yakni teknik analisis data tunggal dan analisis data lintas kasus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi yang digunakan oleh kepala sekolah dalam mewujudkan SMK Pusat Keunggulan (SMK PK) antara lain adalah sebagai berikut: 1) Strategi Fasilitatif seperti tersedianya fasilitas pendidikan dan infrastruktur yang baik dan,peralatan yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan DU/DI, 2) Strategi Pendidikan (pendidikan ulang) seperti pelatihan upskilling dan reskilling bagi guru SMK dan magang industri, 3) Strategi Persuasif seperti kolaborasi antara kepala sekolah dengan perguruan tinggi pendamping untuk melakukan koordinasi bersama dengan DU/DI, serta peran kepala BKK melakukan negosiasi dalam perekrutan tenaga kerja dari lulusan SMK, 4) Strategi Kekuatan seperti kebijakan kepala sekolah, and MOU dari pihak sekolah dan DU/DI. Keempat strategi tersebut sama-sama diterapkan oleh kepala sekolah di tiga sekolah yang menjadi objek penelitian. Strategi tersebut dinilai sangat efektif dalam mewujudkan SMK mereka menjadi SMK Pusat Keunggulan.

Kata kunci:

Strategi Kepala Sekolah; Strategi; Kepala Sekolah; SMK Pusat Keunggulan (SMK PK)

ABSTRACT

Aroum Bidandari.2022. Principal’s Strategy in Realizing Vocational High School Center of Excellence (SMK PK) (Multi Case Study in SMKN 1 Wonoasri, SMK Model PGRI 1 Mejayan dan SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Dolopo in Madiun Regency). Thesis. Master Program of Educational Manajemen, Faculty of Education. State University of Surabaya. Supervisor:(1) Dr. Sri Setyowati, M.Pd. dan (II) Dr. Erny Roesminingsih, M.Si.

Improving the quality of a Vocational High School to become a Vocational School Center of Excellence cannot be separated from the role of the principal and his strategy. Strategy is a way, technique or method, a series of decisions and actions taken by the Principal as an effort to realize the school's vision and mission to become a Vocational School Center of Excellence through Partnership. together with DU/DI with various dimensions. This research aims to analyze and describe the strategies carried out by school principals to create a Vocational School Center of Excellence as an effort to improve the quality of Vocational School students so that they have abilities equivalent to the human resource capabilities required by DU/DI. This research aims to analyze and describe the strategies carried out by school principals to create a Superior Central Vocational School as an effort to improve the quality of vocational school students so that they are equivalent to the human resource capabilities required by DU/DI. This research is a multi-scase study with qualitative approach. Deep interview, observation and documentation technique are used in this research to collect the data and using two data analysis technique these are single and cross case data analyze. The research results show that the strategies used by school principals in realizing Vocational High Schools Centre of Excellence (SMK PK) include the following: 1) Facilitative Strategy such as availability of good educational facilities and infrastructure; Guest teacher of the World Business and Industrial; and the equipment is updated to suit world trends Business and Industrial needed, 2) Educational Strategy (re-educative strategy)such as upskilling and reskilling for Vocational High School teachers and internship program for productive teacher, 3) Persuasive Strategy  such as collaboration between school principals and companion Collage in persuading the business world and industrial world;  Head of Special Job Fair (BKK) in conducting negotiations in recruiting employees from vocational school graduates, 4) Strength Strategies such as school principal policies and MOU of school and the Business World and Industrial Word(DU/DI). These four strategies were equally implemented by school principals in the three schools that were the objects of the research. This strategy is considered very effective in realizing their school to be Vocational High School Centre of Excellence.

Keywords:

Principals’ Strategy; Strategy; Principals; Vocational High School Centre of Excellence (SMK PK)