The Management Programs of Aceh Tengah Educational Board Chairman in Improving the Elementary Education Quality

Abstract. The Management Programs of Aceh Tengah Educational Board Chairman in Improving the Elementary Education Quality. Objectives: The purpose of this research is to describe the planning, implementation strategy, and evaluation of the management programs of Aceh Tengah Educational Board Chairman in improving the quality of elementary education. Methods: Data collection using qualitative methods and data collection techniques through: Observation, interviews and documentation studies. The research subject is head of Education office, head of field, school principal. Findings: The results showed that planning was formulated through the Musrenbang and the results of the evaluation of the previous period and involving government, MPD and community leaders. The strategy of implementing the program by involving the whole field, by providing the development of tasks according to their respective fields, such as training to improve the quality of educators ' resources, improvement of facilities and infrastructure such as computerized and digitisation and improvement of administrative services such as ease of access to program and ease of communication.Keyword: Management, educational board chairman, quality education. Abstrak: Program Manajemen Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Aceh Tengah dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Pendidikan Dasar. Tujuan: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan perencanaan, strategi implementasi, dan evaluasi program manajemen Ketua Dewan Pendidikan Aceh Tengah dalam meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan dasar. Metode: Pengumpulan data menggunakan metode kualitatif dan teknik pengumpulan data melalui: Pengamatan, wawancara dan studi dokumentasi. Subjek penelitian adalah kepala Dinas Pendidikan, kepala bidang, kepala sekolah. Temuan: Hasil menunjukkan bahwa perencanaan dirumuskan melalui musrenbang dan hasil evaluasi periode sebelumnya dan melibatkan pemerintah, MPD dan tokoh masyarakat. Strategi pelaksanaan program dengan melibatkan seluruh bidang, dengan memberikan pengembangan tugas sesuai bidangnya masing-masing, seperti pelatihan untukmeningkatkan kualitas sumber daya pendidik, peningkatan fasilitas dan infrastruktur seperti komputerisasi dan digitalisasi serta peningkatan administrasi layanan seperti kemudahan akses ke program dan kemudahan komunikasi.Kata kunci: manajemen, ketua dewan pendidikan, pendidikan berkualitas.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v10.i1.202010