Effectiveness of the principal's leadership in the implementation of the independent curriculum: A case study at SMP N 2 Temanggung.

One of the driving schools that are currently implementing the independent curriculum is SMP N 2 Temanggung. SMP N 2 Temanggung is one of the schools located at Jl. Guerrilla Kowangan Temanggung, Kab. Temanggung, Central Java. This school has started implementing the independent curriculum since 2021, so it is essential to know its results at SMP N 2 Temanggung. This research aims to determine how the results of implementing the independent curriculum at SMP N 2 Temanggung are viewed from the planning, implementation, and evaluation carried out in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 school year. Implementing the independent curriculum, which is the focus of this research, includes Principal Leadership and Learning Leadership in intra-curricular activities and the Project to Strengthen Pancasila Student Profiles. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques in this study used documentation, surveys, and interviews; the instruments used were questionnaires, interview guides, and documentation. The results of the study were (1) the independent curriculum implementation planning carried out by SMP N 2 Temanggung was excellent based on the five stages of the independent curriculum design; (2) The implementation of the independent curriculum carried out by SMP N 2 Temanggung is excellent based on the eight stages of implementing the independent curriculum; and (3) the effectiveness of the principal's leadership is excellent, this can be seen from the seven principal leadership activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]