MENINGKATKAN KINERJA GURU MELALUI GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DI MADRASAH IBTIDAIYYAH NEGERI 4 LUWU

Abstract

The head of the Madrasah Principal is a leader in the educational unit, including teachers, education staff, students, and madrasah committees as well as the learning community within the Madrasah. The head of the Madrasah Principal should have a leadership style that can help determine what goals should be prioritized, how to approach people, and how to make decisions. The purpose of this article is to explain improving teacher performance through leadership style at Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah Negeri 4 Luwu. The research method applied in this article is qualitative. Meanwhile, the type of research applied in this article is descriptive research. The research results show that; The Head of Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah Negeri 4 Luwu is proven to often demonstrate an impressive leadership style in the areas of planning, organizing, organizing, directing, and unifying, and the teachers show very satisfactory teaching quality. The explanation given by the Head of Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah Negeri 4 Luwu and the teacher regarding the superior leadership style of the Head of Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah Negeri 4 Luwu is unmatched. The differences in leadership practices experienced by the Head of Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah Negeri 4 Luwu and their teachers are very important, this confirms that the reactions of respondents from both sectors were better. Teacher performance is consistent regardless of age, educational achievement, or significant contribution. However, when teachers are categorized based on teaching status and number of years of experience, there is a large gap in their productivity. This explains that principals have improved teaching efficiency compared to teachers and master teachers. In comparison, teachers with less relevant experience demonstrated poorer educational quality compared to those who spent more time in the Madrasah system. The performance of highly effective teachers remained constant, regardless of whether the Head of Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah Negeri 4 Luwu exercised strong authentic leadership. very high. The researchers forwarded several recommendations. The Department of Education can complete the following intervention activities to further improve the leadership practices of the Head of Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah Negeri 4 Luwu which results in superior Madrasah, teacher, and student performance.

Keyword: Leadership Style, Teacher Performance, Education.