Strategic Planning in Improving Organizational Performance: Analysis of Practice in Schools

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze and describe the strategic planning of elementary schools in the city of Medan Indonesia, in achieving quality education. This research is a type of case study conducted at Intrenational Elementary School. The research findings explain that to achieve educational goals, schools carry out strategic planning with the following stages; the internal and external environmental analysis stages, examine the factors that affect the quality of graduates, gather information on current and future school conditions and evaluate the results of the implementation of programs in the previous period as material for analysis in preparing a strategic plan; the formulation is carried out by the team by adjusting the conditions of the school and taking into account the expectations of stakeholders. At the implementation stage of strategic planning by maximizing resources, maximizing academic and non-academic implementation, facilities and infrastructure to support the achievement of superior quality graduates.