Vol. 8, Issue 3, Part A (2022)

School administration staff functions as student data management, educator and education staff data, correspondence, archives, facilities and infrastructure administration, and financial administration. School administration also plays an active role in providing administrative services to all interested parties. The position and role of administrative staff is so important in the management of a school that the government through Permendiknas Number 24 of 2008 sets the standard for school administrative personnel. This standard regulates the minimum qualifications and competencies that must be met by a school administration staff. Research approach used in this study is a qualitative descriptive approach by collecting data related to the optimization of school administration management at Junior High School 7 Ratahan and described in a statement or sentence. The place of this research was carried out at Junior High School 7 Ratahan which is located in Wongkai, East Ratahan District, Southeast Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province. This program will be carried out for three months, namely October to December 2021.

The objectives to be achieved in this research are: to find out and analyze school administration planning, organization, implementation and evaluation of school administration in Junior High School 7 Ratahan. Research result show that: 1. Planning for school administration activities at Junior High School 7 Ratahan includes long-term plans and short-term plans. In planning school administration services, it involves all school personnel. 2. Administrative organization at Junior High School 7 Ratahan is carried out in accordance with good school administration rules, but the obstacle is that not all school administrative functions can be carried out by an administrative employee, this is due to the limited number of employees owned by Junior High School 7 Ratahan. 3. The implementation of administration at Junior High School 7 Ratahan is strongly supported by the role of the principal as the main motivator for the staff implementing school administration services. School administration services are strongly supported by the role of the head of administration as a director of the implementation of school administration services. 4. Evaluation of school administration at Junior High School 7 Ratahan is carried out regularly every month through periodic meetings of teachers and employees. This evaluation activity will be used as input for school principals to make further handling strategies so that the implementation of school administration management is carried out optimally.