Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Pemberdayaan merupakan upaya untuk mengoptimalkan peran serta partisipasi berbagai pihak dalam mencapai tujuan pendidikan secara efektif dan berkelanjutan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi serta faktor pendukung dan penghambat pemberdayaan komite sekolah dalam meningkatkan citra sekolah pada Sekolah Dasar Negeri Kecamatan Salang Kabupaten Simeulue. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1). Perencanaan program pemberdayaan komite sekolah di tiga SD Negeri Kecamatan Salang dilakukan secara terstruktur melalui rapat koordinasi yang melibatkan kepala sekolah, guru, komite, dan orang tua. Setiap program dirancang bersama untuk menyamakan tujuan dan strategi pelaksanaan sehingga tercipta tanggung jawab kolektif dan efektivitas program. 2). Pelaksanaan program menunjukkan adanya sinergi kuat antara sekolah, guru, komite, dan orang tua, di mana komite berperan aktif sebagai penghubung, penggerak partisipasi, serta pemberi dukungan moral dan material yang berdampak positif terhadap motivasi guru, semangat siswa, dan peningkatan citra sekolah. 3). Faktor pendukung meliputi komunikasi yang baik, koordinasi rutin, serta dukungan moral dan material dari orang tua dan masyarakat, sedangkan faktor penghambat mencakup keterbatasan dana, sarana, dan rendahnya partisipasi sebagian orang tua. 4). Evaluasi program dilakukan secara berkala untuk menilai efektivitas dan mengidentifikasi kendala pelaksanaan, dan hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi aktif komite dan orang tua berpengaruh positif terhadap peningkatan mutu pendidikan dan citra sekolah di masyarakat.

Kata Kunci: Pemberdayaan, Komite Sekolah, Citra Sekolah, Sekolah Dasar

Empowerment refers to efforts to optimize the roles and participation of various stakeholders to achieve educational goals effectively and sustainably. This study aims to examine the planning, implementation, evaluation, as well as the supporting and inhibiting factors of school committee empowerment in enhancing school image in public elementary schools in Salang Subdistrict, Simeulue Regency. The study employed a qualitative approach using a descriptive method. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and document analysis. The findings indicate that: (1) the planning of school committee empowerment programs in three public elementary schools in Salang Subdistrict was conducted in a structured manner through coordination meetings involving principals, teachers, school committees, and parents. Each program was jointly designed to align objectives and implementation strategies, thereby fostering collective responsibility and program effectiveness; (2) program implementation demonstrated strong synergy among schools, teachers, school committees, and parents, with school committees actively serving as liaisons, mobilizing participation, and providing moral and material support, which positively affected teacher motivation, student enthusiasm, and the enhancement of school image; (3) supporting factors included effective communication, regular coordination, and moral and material support from parents and the community, whereas inhibiting factors comprised limited funding and facilities, as well as low participation from some parents; and (4) program evaluation was conducted periodically to assess effectiveness and identify implementation challenges, with results indicating that the active involvement of school committees and parents positively influenced the improvement of educational quality and the school’s image within the community. Keywords: Empowerment, school committee, school image, elementary school