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Discuss what contributes to successful school leadership. Provide specific

examples to support your answer.

Recent developments in the Malaysian education system now demands wisdom

to realize the Zionist vision of education, and the image of Vision 2020 Ministry of

Education is to disclose a world class quality education system and mae Malaysia a

center of academic e!cellence"

#ater it for the challenge, then a successful school is the $est alternative to

achieve" Referring to various opinion researchers such as Morrison, %" &opins, '"

(mith and others it is clear that successful schools can $e achieved and realized as an

instrument in the education system in Malaysia"

)haracteristics of successful school leadership are lie having a dynamic and

efficient, structured curriculum management, monitoring or supervision and others" *his

is one of the elements essential to a school that was a success"

+ndeed, a successful school is not a dream that cannot come true, $ut it is

something that can $e achieved if a high level of commitment from all parties involved"

Everyone is hoping the success of a school, especially if a school is a success in

terms of the curriculum in which the percentage of approval for a pu$lic e!amination can

$e improved" Every year after the pu$lic e!amination results are announced, the

government and the students and the community will loo to increase student

achievement pela-ar pela-ar"+ni is $ecause today is the leader in the future" +n order to

achieve Vision 2020 of maing our country as a developed country, a commitment of

steel and concrete is needed among the students to acquire nowledge"

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.ccording to Mahathir Mohamed /113, histories has proven to us that 4apan

and 5ermany had lost the war the world has stood up and stay ahead of the $eat them"

*his is $ecause they are $rave and willing to tae riss and have the values of honor

and discipline which allows them to progress and achieve success"

+n order to produce a generation of e!cellence, the government should give full

commitment to raise the level of educational e!cellence" #ater that an educational

reform move so fast when the Ministry of Education Malaysia is holding a variety of

changes that are necessary to develop the student as a whole, such as the introduction

of the use of computers in accordance with the information e!plosion era, esta$lishing

schools and so smart" *his is $ecause the education system is a ey tool to change the

mindset and personality of students and $ecome important tools for the successfuldevelopment of the country"

*o achieve these o$-ectives, the need to mae a school successful as a school is

required" *he school is said to $e successful if performed well in academics, school

climate and stimulating teaching and learning, commitment among teachers, parents,

ne!t of in and the community $ut also to the leadership style of the school

management"

.ccording to (olomon Masri /1163, a happy family will $e a$le to create a

culture of e!cellence among children" 7articularly in creating a successful school where

the school is happy among the school will ensure that the process of teaching and

learning among many students" #ater, then young people will grow up as a person of

quality in which they would $e willing to contri$ute to national development"

8liver /1193 has revealed a model that connects its commitment to the

organization and its individual characteristics" +n this model, he said he e!pected people

to wor together with the wor environment in order to produce perception" &ow these

perceptions and attitudes trigger $ehavior do depends on the values of the individual

and the environment" :or e!ample, the practice of supervision, rewards and so on"

.ttitudes and $ehaviors will $e the impetus to the way individuals wor in a form of

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socialization, a change of attitude and a good wor environment in the form name and

the group" *his is related to the efforts to achieve the success of a school where

everyone involved equally mo$ilize the energy to achieve these goals"

&ussein Mamood /11;3 says the success and failure of a school in Malaysia is

dependent on the headmaster of the school, the teachers, $ut the leadership of the

teachers are identified as the most important varia$les that influence the quality and

quantity of the school" (chools classified as successful in having competent school

leaders and school $ut that does not wor, do not have such leaders /&u$er, 20093"

'eveloping cultural leadership school teachers according /2003, teachers are

leaders who act as agents of change" *eachers mae a difference to the school and

classrooms" .ccording to (tolp /113, teacher leadership can influence students

toward learning situations that encourage and develop a culturally appropriate student

with a visionary idea"

.n effective leader is a motivator and an effective organizational leader" it can

motivate and change them for the $etter or more successful and achieve the vision of

the organization" Effective leaders are a$le to act as an important varia$le for the

organization" (uccess of the organization and staff pride relates with the leadershipqualities"

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(uccessful organizations are distinguished $y the organization is not a$le to rely

on a dynamic leadership style and effectiveness" (uccess of the organization depends

on a credi$le leadership" *he effectiveness school led $y principal outstanding

/.$d"%arim 1=13"

.tang #ong in study in 11 found that schools that have high success in

academia is led $y principals who have effective leadership" Management e!perts and

psychologists said no one particular form of leadership to achieve the goals of the

organization, the leadership is open to the changes and circumstances, environments"

Management and leadership are two things interconnected and integrated,

$ecause of good management, effective and efficient, reflecting the quality of

leadership" Management and effective leadership will $e a$le to mo$ilize mem$ers of

the organization perform their duties with full dedication to achieve the aspirations and

o$-ectives outlined" *he study says that change or progress of an innovation requires

move conditions can $e implemented, certainly one of the effective leadership" Effective

leader can change the organization and $ehavior of the e!isting staff to a condition that

more dynamic and goal achievement" *his is done $y creating a vision of theorganization> instill responsi$ility implement changes on employees and a culture and a

new strategy for the organization" Effective leadership is undenia$le proven to influence

the organization and $ehavior and attitude minions $elow"

Effective leadership can improve staffs ha$it wor towards school improvement"

5uiding, coaching and always foster a spirit of cooperation"

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+n conclusion, development and organizational change depends on the individual

in the organization, use environment, without wasting energy and resources" for achieve

2st century education, school leaders need dynamic, have effective leadership, quality

and e!cellence as well as the changes planned, implemented and monitored in a

systematic manner so that the institution earnings generation $rilliant, illustrious,

glorious and honora$le"