THE ROLE OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION OF NATIONAL STANDARD MADRASAH AT KABUPATEN BLITAR

Abstract

In general, the implementation of school-based management is not optimal yet. The role of the school committee in school’s development in quality and quantity hasn’t funtioned as expected. The purpose of this research is to know the strategic role of the school committee to improve the quality of education because the school committee is one of the pillars of the National Education System in Indonesia. This research was conducted at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Negeri Tegalasri Blitar, The method used in this research is qualitative approach, in this research the school committee was also the object and informant of this research. The data collection techniques used in this research are observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the research shows that the role of school committees in implementation of school-based management has affected the quality of education in school because with their role the school’s infrastructure will be developed so that the quality of learning will be improved. This research suggests significant improvements to the structure and infrastructure of educational institutions to enable school to overcome the challenges that hinder institutions. Especially the lack of funds, facilities and infrastructure for school development, as well as limited digital facilities, which result in the quality of education not optimally achieved. This research recommends optimizing the cooperation with the school committees to develop the infrastructure of educational institutions so that quality education can be improved.