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Abstract: Profile and Level of Performance of Elementary School Heads in Leading Strategically: Basis for the Development of Policy Recommendations. Objectives: This study determined the profile of elementary school heads in relation to their level of performance in leading strategically covering School Year 2021-2022. Methods: Descriptive-correlational research design with survey using researcher-made questionnaire as its research instrument was used. Frequency count, percentage weighted mean and chi-square for association were used as statistical tools in the tabulation, analysis and interpretation of data gathered. Findings: The computed chi square on the relationships between the profile and the level of performance of the school heads along the 7 key result areas in leading strategically ranges from 0.03 to 9.38 which did not exceed the tabular values at 2 and 4 degrees of freedom and tested at .05 level of significance. Conclusion: There are no significant relationships between the profile of the school heads and their level of performance along the 7 key result areas of the first domain of the national standards for school heads. The proposed policy recommendations on improving school heads profile, career stage and strategic leadership can be adopted and implemented upon review and approval of the higher authorities in the Department of Education.
Keywords: school heads, leading strategically, professional development.
Abstrak: Profil dan Tingkat Kinerja Kepala Sekolah Dasar dalam Memimpin Secara Strategis: Landasan Penyusunan Rekomendasi Kebijakan. Tujuan: Kajian ini untuk mengetahui profil kepala sekolah dasar dalam kaitannya dengan tingkat kinerjanya dalam memimpin secara strategis meliputi Tahun Ajaran 2021-2022. Metode: Desain penelitian deskriptif-korelasi dengan survei menggunakan kuesioner buatan peneliti sebagai instrumen penelitiannya. Jumlah frekuensi, rata-rata tertimbang persentase dan chi-kuadrat untuk asosiasi digunakan sebagai alat statistik dalam tabulasi, analisis dan interpretasi data yang dikumpulkan. Temuan: Chi square yang dihitung pada hubungan antara profil dan tingkat kinerja kepala sekolah di sepanjang 7 area hasil utama dalam memimpin secara strategis berkisar antara 0,03 hingga 9,38 yang tidak melebihi nilai tabel pada 2 dan 4 derajat kebebasan dan diuji pada tingkat signifikansi 0,05. Kesimpulan: Tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara profil kepala sekolah dan tingkat kinerjanya di sepanjang 7 area hasil utama dari domain pertama standar nasional kepala sekolah. Rekomendasi kebijakan yang diusulkan untuk meningkatkan profil kepala sekolah, tahapan karir dan kepemimpinan strategis dapat diadopsi dan diterapkan setelah ditinjau dan disetujui oleh otoritas yang lebih tinggi di Departemen Pendidikan.
Kata kunci: kepala sekolah, memimpin secara strategis, pengembangan profesi.
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