Peran Dan Upaya Kepala Sekolah Dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja Guru Di Pondok Modern Dan Pondok Tradisional (Studi Kasus Di Pondok Pesantren Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta Dan Pondok Pesantren Daarul Hidayah Sukoharjo)

This study aims to determine: 1) how the role and efforts of the principal in improving teacher performance in Modern Islamic Boarding Schools and Traditional Islamic Boarding Schools; 2) the extent to which the principal has made efforts to improve teacher performance in Modern Islamic Boarding Schools and Traditional Islamic Boarding Schools. This research is a qualitative research. The subjects of this study were principals and teachers at the Modern Islamic Boarding Schools and Traditional Islamic Boarding Schools. The place where the research was carried out was Islamic boarding schools in the Surakarta area, namely the Ta'mirul Islam Surakarta Islamic boarding school and the Daarul Hidayah Islamic boarding school in Sukoharjo. The data collection method uses interview, observation and documentation techniques. The data were analyzed by descriptive qualitative. The results showed that: 1) the efforts made by the principal in improving teacher performance were: a) involving teachers in training and seminars or various trainings; b) provide the facilities needed in the learning process; c) urge / remind teachers to take advantage of the facilities that have been provided; d) provide freedom to teachers in the use of learning methods; e) provide attendance and check periodically; f) arranging the teacher's desk to facilitate communication; g) supervise every learning activity; h) provide motivation, direction and examples to teachers; i) give a warning to teachers who lack discipline; and j) the principal is open and provides an example to teachers. 2) these efforts can be said to be effective in improving teacher performance because teacher performance is better and orderly, starting from planning, implementing learning to evaluating / assessing learning