Principal Leadership During Pandemic

ABSTRACT: The Covid-19 pandemic has had many consequences on all aspects and lines of life, both the economic, health and education sectors being an inevitable part. Basic education bears the heaviest impact of the pandemic with online teaching and learning activities, while the abilities of students and families may not necessarily be able to sustain it. The purpose of this study is to reveal how the leadership of the sekolah principal in facing the challenges of education during the pandemic. The method used in this research is qualitative with a policy study approach. The results of the study indicate that the leadership of the sekolah principal prioritizes humanitarian strategies with situational education policies according to the conditions and abilities of students. The competence of teachers continues to be strived to be improved through workshops and training activities in order to anticipate uncertain situations mainly related to online learning strategies that must still refer to applicable education policies.

KEYWORDS: principal leadership, online learning, situational policybout five key words in alphabetical order