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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 565 Proceedings of the International Conference on Education Universitas PGRI Palembang (INCoEPP 2021) Free School Leadership Meilia Rosani1, Misdalina1*), Tri Widayatsih1 1Universitas PGRI Palembang, Indonesia *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT The introduction of free schools needs to be dealt with seriously by the leader. Seriousness is shown by his ability to lead. Leadership is required so that the introduction of free schools can be guided and targets can be accomplished quickly and efficiently. The purpose of this study was to decide how free school leadership is in the Musi Banyuasin Regency (MUBA). This research uses a qualitative approach to the case study process. The data collection technique was conducted by interviewing, analyzing and recording the validity of the data used in the triangulation process. The results show that free school leadership in the MUBA district is focused on coordination, collaboration, productivity in the division of roles, the arrangement of the activities of the management team members in an integrated and sustainable manner between the district management team and the school. Keywords: Leadership, Cohesion, Performance, Sustainability 1. INTRODUCTION Regional Governments, that education and the enhancement of the quality of human resources in the The Free School that is introduced in MUBA regions are also the responsibility of the Regional Regency is a program of the MUBA Regency Government. In addition to this clause, the leaders of the Government that has been implemented since 2003. MUBA District Government, along with stakeholders Until now, the software has been running well. The (DPRD, relevant agencies, community leaders and success of the program cannot be separated from its NGOs) led by the MUBA Regent at the time, tried to leadership and leadership. Leadership is an absolute find the best solution to the problem of education. After necessity for a stable organizational life. Leadership is going through intense phases and meetings, an required so that group activities can be guided and goals agreement was eventually reached that an appropriate can be accomplished easily and effectively [1]. way to address the issue of low-quality education for the Since the leadership of the Regent in the period MUBA community was to exclude the cost of 12 years 2002-2006, free schools have been the solution to the of education, from primary to secondary school levels in problems that exist in MUBA Regency. Access to the MUBA district. The program will be initiated by the education facilities was poor in MUBA Regency that government and all stakeholders beginning in 2003 with year. Data from the Department of Education and the goal of public and private schools. Culture MUBA Regency in 2002 reveals that the The MUBA District Government Leaders' initiative number of illiterate people as many as 11,881 and 4500 to address low access to education earned positive at school ages 7-12 cannot obtain formal education at support from different groups, both from stakeholders school. The standard of human resources is also still and from donors. Conceptually, therefore, this initiative poor, as can be seen from the APK for Education in the is very feasible to execute, the one factor that has a huge MUBA district, namely the APK for SD of 118,24 per effect on the effort to move this initiative is the very cent, the APK for SMP of 62,74 per cent and the SMA high commitment of all stakeholders. Based on the of 21,83 per cent. This data shows that community experience of the MUBA Regency Government, good involvement in the MUBA district in education is still cooperation from all stakeholders is a key factor in the poor. success of this programme. This can be seen from a Pursuant to Law No 22 of 1999 on the Regional deep willingness to work together to address the poor Government Article 13(f) it is specified that the standard of human capital in the MUBA culture. This implementation of education and the allocation of demonstrates the leader's role in the success of free human resources are compulsory matters for the school, through his leadership, so that he can run until now. The role of leaders in organizational management Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL. This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license -http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. 544 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 565 is inseparable from how skilled they are in preparing, the objectives. In addition, organizing in management coordinating, mobilizing/leading and overseeing to according to Karnati is any cooperation mechanism run ensure that all components of resources work together in by a group of people to achieve certain objectives [10]. an organized manner to properly operate free schools. There are three interconnected components, namely a community of individuals, collaboration and certain Several challenges have been established in the objectives. Then, according to Wijono, leadership is a introduction of free schools, including the discipline and leader's attempt to achieve organizational objectives efficacy of teaching and learning programs, as well as through encouragement, power, inspiration, so that the concerns of parents of free school students about the followers are willing to adopt them [11]. In line with quality and quality of education [2], and the quality of Yukl's view, leadership is a process of influencing education has not improved [3]. In reality, free schools others to understand and agree on what needs to be do have to follow the requirements set out in the achieved and how the work is done effectively, as well national education standards in Indonesia, so that the as a process of promoting individual and collective quality of the production produced is in line with the efforts to achieve shared goals [12]. Leadership is also, actual educational objectives. in Nadeak's view, a person's ability to influence others Various issues that need to be addressed in the in a community or organization to accept and management of free schools include management- understand all that needs to be accomplished with related information technology variables that can have predetermined goals [13]. It can therefore be inferred an impact and change on leadership habits, sense of that leadership is a leader who achieves organizational duty, decision-making, preparation, workload and goals by encouragement and facilitation by influencing teacher performance [4]. The MUBA Regency Free other people in a group to understand and agree about Schools have been running well since 2003 until now. what needs to be accomplished and how the mission is This demonstrates the seriousness of all the parties carried out effectively, whereas supervision is an concerned, by leadership that manages well. According activity to evaluate, review and match whether the work to Ambar, management is a method of using that has been done is compatible with the planned plans organizational resources to achieve organizational and objectives. objectives through the planning, organization, The success of the introduction of free schools in management and control functions [5]. Management is MUBA Regency can be a symbol of successful the art of completing work by others [6]. In the leadership. The goal of this research is to find out how meantime, according to Arikunto, there are two free school leadership is in MUBA Regency? definitions of services, namely general and unique programmes. In general, a program can be characterized as a schedule or activity design that can be completed in 2. METHODS a short time or on a continuous basis by policy. This study uses a qualitative approach to the case Whereas, in particular, the activity unit, which is the study process. The goal is to find relevant and unique execution of a program, takes place in a continuous elements of free school leadership in the MUBA district phase and takes place in an organisation involving a involved in free schools. Interviews were performed, community of people [7]. In addition, free schooling leadership (a leadership performance and achievement means that students can go to school without the of a free school. Sources of data from representatives of responsibility of their parents to pay anything and that the Education and Culture Office, the Principal, the students receive book loans from the School Library [8]. Students, and the Community. Data collection methods On the basis of the above belief, leadership in free were carried out by interviewing, observing, and school management is required by leading other people recording the quality of the data used in the or groups to achieve organizational objectives, that is to triangulation process. say, free schooling for students without the requirement to pay. 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Success in the administration of free schools requires leaders who can transfer organizational The progress of the MUBA Regency Free Schools members to accomplish objectives such as preparing, cannot be separated from the severity of the parties organizing, leading, mobilizing, engaging, organising, involved in its implementation. This seriousness can be managing, tracking and reviewing, as well as budgeting seen from the leadership of the MUBA Regency local that must be enforced in free schools so that they can be government and related parties in an integrated and properly implemented. Planning is planning tasks over a sustainable manner in free school management, period of time to accomplish the objectives set [9]. including the planning, coordination, leadership and These tasks should be planned to be carried out over a supervision that is carried out in an integrated and period of time in a systematic, complete calculation and sustainable manner between the MUBA Regency determination of who, where, when and how to achieve management team and the school team.