The PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SEKOLAH PENGGERAK AS A CATALYST IN REALIZING THE PANCASILA STUDENT PROFILE

Abstract

Program Sekolah Penggerak (PSP) is one of the policies of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia in the transformation of education. PSP places the principal's instructional leadership as a determinant of the success of the Sekolah Penggerak in transforming education and realizing the Pancasila Student Profile. The purpose of this study is to describe the strategy, implementation, and role of the principal's instructional leadership in the Sekolah Penggerak to realize the Pancasila Student Profile. This research uses a qualitative approach using a multicase study design. Data collection was done by in-depth interview, observation, and documentation study. The result of this study is the instructional leadership strategy carried out by the principal by adjusting the existing school vision with the Pancasila Student Profile then socializing it to all school members, promoting a child-friendly, harmonious, and family-like school climate, dividing tasks according to the competence of teachers and employees, and facilitating professional development for teachers and employees. The implementation of instructional leadership is carried out through child-centered learning in intracurricular, extracurricular learning, Pancasila Student Profile strengthening projects, as well as through fostering school culture with the stages of planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. To realize the role of the Sekolah Penggerak as a catalyst in realizing the Pancasila Student Profile, the school principal.