The Principal’s Supervision to Improve Teacher Professionalism

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the program, implementation, evaluation, and
looking at the supporting and inhibiting factors faced by the school principal of Madrasah
Aliyah in carrying out their duties as supervisors. The method used in this study is qualitative
with a descriptive approach. This study is conducted in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 3 Padang.
Meanwhile, for data collection techniques, this study employs observation, interviews, and
documentation with the research subject of madrasah principal, vice-principal of the madrasah,
and teachers totaling 49 people. Data analysis is executed by reducing, displaying, drawing
conclusions, and verifying data. It was found that the supervision program was established
at the beginning of the year through meeting activities involving all madrasah personnel
which was carried out according to a predetermined schedule. Supervision is carried out
on individual teachers and groups with class visits, teacher meetings, group discussions,
exchange of experiences, and seminars. Supervision evaluation is carried out at the end of
each semester by improving the goals that have not been achieved and making improvements
in the preparation of the next program. The supporting factor for the implementation of
supervision is the teacher responding positively and the establishment of a good relationship
between the madrasah principal and the teachers so that it raises the awareness of the teachers
to improve their abilities. Meanwhile, the obstacles in this study were the implementation
of this supervision are due to the busyness of the madrasah principal and the absence of the
teacher when the supervision is carried out.