Supervisors are parties who are expected to provide professional development for teachers in teaching and learning activities and provide the latest information related to educational policies, provide alternative solutions when schools have difficulty improving quality or running educational programs. However, limited attention is paid to primary school supervision issues during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This article discusses the implementation of primary school supervision in Bontang City during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative approach with a descriptive method is used to describe the conditions that occurred at the time the research was conducted and then examine the causes of the conditions under study. Then, the researcher also explained how the supervisory plan for monitoring, implementing and evaluating Bontang City elementary schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. The results showed that school supervision during the pandemic was not carried out properly. The implementation of supervision does not follow the supervisor's technical instructions during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the supervision process does not provide real implications for the implementation of effective learning.
This study aims to describe the principal's strategic planning in improving the quality of education at Bontang City Vocational High School. This study uses a qualitative approach, it is based on the intention to describe the behavior of informants, namely implementing educational planning in improving the quality of education. Data collection methods used are observation, interviews, and documentation. Primary data sources in this study were directed at finding data from school principals, vice principals, and teachers. The search for data started with the principal as a key informant by using snowball sampling. then the teachers who manage student learning. The adequacy of the data is based on the saturation of the data, that is if the data from one data and the other data are the same. Secondary data sources are carried out by processing information obtained from the field in the form of notes and documents related to the research focus. Data analysis in this study took place simultaneously with the data collection process, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that the principal's strategic planning in improving the quality of education in Bontang City Vocational High Schools are: (1) Implementation of programs relevant to planning for improving the quality of education; (2) School principals prioritize cooperation and maintain stability and sustainability of education quality improvement policies; (3) Managing school and community relations to implement education quality improvement plans; (4) manage teachers and staff to synergize in the planning and implementation of quality improvement, and are highly committed to planning for improving the quality of education in their schools.
This paper aims to discuss the management of school operational funds in an effort to ease the school's burden. This study uses a literature review method with narrative analysis to deepen knowledge about the management of school operational funds. The data was obtained through the process of collecting written documents regarding the management of educational operational assistance from previous researchers and writers as well as documents of applicable laws and regulations. The results of this study can be drawn several conclusions: (1) school financial receipts and expenditures must be reported and accounted for regularly in accordance with applicable regulations. Budget reporting and accountability from parents and the community are carried out in detail and transparently according to the source of funds; (2) School Operational Assistance in practice is very helpful in realizing the quality of education. Nevertheless, the operational assistance must be appropriately managed and closely monitored by various parties so that its usefulness is in accordance with its primary duties and functions; (3) the preparation of school budgets and expenditures is a barometer in the financial managerial process in schools. Recommendations that can be given are to the manager of the school operational assistance program to further maximize the school active assistance program because this is one of the government programs that can assist the community in getting better educational services so that in its implementation in the field, more optimal management is needed so that the objectives and the benefits that can be obtained from this application can be channeled more optimally as well.
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