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Visits to SD Kauman 7, Batang
SD Kauman 7 is one of the MBE target schools in Batang sub-district. At present the school does not have a principal, as the former principal has just retired. The tasks of the principal are currently being carried out by the school supervisor, Pak Sukadi. In spite of this the school is showing a lot of program in SBM, Community Participation and PAKEM.
The School Committee, led by Bpk. H. Suprapto, is very dynamic. They have already made lots of physical changes to the school, including turning a former rice field into a school yard, turning a former teacher’s house into a school office, building a wall around the school and making a road into the school. Almost all the classrooms have been given tiled floors.
Besides this, the committee and principal have made plans to add to the school buildings, as there are 340 students divided into 8 class groups but only six classrooms. The plans have been submitted to the local government.
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The principal, head of the school committee and one of the teachers are examining the school budget which was draw up transparently involving all stakeholders.
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The plans for adding to the school buildings, displayed in the teachers’ room.
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In order to support the implementation of SBM, the school committee has allocated funds to install display boards in each class. During our visit we were pleased to see that several classes are already implementing PAKEM quite well, even though they have not yet been trained formally.
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The children in class 5a are working on fractions assisted by their teacher Bpk. Rasokha. The display boards provided by the school committee are already being well used.
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Our impression of SD Kauman 7 was very positive. There is an atmosphere of openness both in the school office and in the classrooms. The children were open and enjoyed having discussions. The atmosphere in some of the classrooms, where they were doing PAKEM, was more like a workshop..
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Ninis, a student in class 6b, is counting the number of axes of rotational symmetry in a hexagon watched by her teacher Bpk. Choliq Budiman.
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Getting to know the SBM Pilot Schools in Batang
SDN Kranggan 02 in Tersono sub-district is one of the SBM pilot schools in the Batang district. Since it was named as one of the pilot schools they felt it was quite a burden for several reasons: they are short of teachers, they have few students (because in the nearby Kranggan village there are two primary schools and one Madrasah Ibtidayah Muhammadiyah), the social conditions of the community are poor (+80% of the families below the poverty line), the community participation in the school is low, and the environment is not conducive to the community support.
After being entrusted with being a pilot school the principal Bpk. Siwignyo, S.Pd tried to improve matters based on advice given by Dinas Pendidikan of Batang district, the Dinas branch in Tersono sub-district and the school supervisor. Their activities included explaining the program by approaching members of the local community and religious leaders, having a meeting with parents and meeting with the village and other related institutions. In order to stimulate activity, SDN Kranggan 02 made a study visit to a pilot SBM school, SD Pasuruhan 02 in Magelang supported by parents contributions and a Rp.3 million block grant from the Central Java provincial budget.
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Explaining SBM at SD Kranggan 02, Tersono sub-district, Batang
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The implementation of open and transparent management by the School Principal has been positively received by all parties, especially the teachers. The result of the teachers’ work is more visible as it is based on the spirit of religion. This is evident in the amount of work the teachers are undertaking, like preparing their lessons, guiding their students in reading the Qur’an, in a number of other activities.
Nor have they been ignoring their routine teaching activities. The teachers are increasing the amount of assistance given to class VI (in preparing for the end of school examination) and extra-curricular activities. The success of SBM is already apparent. This can be seen in the improved performance in lessons, increased community participation, frequent visits from the local community, and the school
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