Strategi Kepala Sekolah Dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan Pada SMP Negeri 2 Unggul Mesjid Raya Kabupaten Aceh Besar

: Strategies appropriate principals are highly demanded to make a change to improve the quality of schools. The purpose of this study to determine the program, program implementation, evaluation and barriers faced by principals to improve the quality of education at the Junior High School 2 Mesjid Raya of Aceh Besar district. The technique of collecting data through observation, interviews, and documentation. Research subjects principals, vice-principals, school committee, chairman MGMPs, teachers and supervisors. Data were analyzed by reducing, display, draw conclusions and verification of data. The results showed: (1) Programs are arranged not entirely based on the consensus reached school personnel. Quality improvement programs documented in the annual program and semester program to be used as a reference in implementing the program. (2) The implementation of the quality improvement program begins with the division of tasks with daily activities forming the executive committee of the school. Programs implemented not entirely based on a predetermined schedule. If the principal is absent, then the authority to implement the program submitted to the vice-principal or a senior teacher. (3) The evaluation was conducted by a committee or team that has been formed by the principal that includes principals, vice principals, supervisors and senior teachers. Prior to the evaluation carried out, the executive committee drafting and preparing instruments evaluation beforehand. The evaluation results will be analyzed and used as a consideration in the decision making in determining the program the following year, and (4) barriers faced by principals are still lacking kediplinan teachers, most school personnel are less committed to the running quality improvement program, the principal less timely in implementing quality improvement programs, the majority of teachers are less serious when seniors do performance monitoring