IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL QUALITY; An Analysis of a Thailand Islamic Educational Institution

: The purpose of this study was to analyze the implementation of strategic management in the management of educational institutions at SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand. This research method uses a qualitative approach with descriptive research methods. The method of collecting information uses interviews, documentation and observation. The respondents in this study were the Principal and Management of the Darul Muhmin School Thailand Foundation. The results showed that the implementation of strategic management in the management of educational institutions at SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand was carried out well, this can be seen from the increasing number of students at SD Darul Muhmin School every year, then the creation of quality, superior, and morally good students in accordance with the vision and mission of SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand. Strategic management implemented at SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand is in the form of learner management, curriculum management, personal management, infrastructure management, and budget management. This research provides recommendations for improving the management of educational institutions, especially Islamic-based.


INTRODUCTION
The meaning of citizens in ensuring strategic management is very dominant, because it can cause an advantage or even a threat to the Educational Institution (Munandar, 2019).
Strategic management is a series of decisions and actions Management issues that arise in the process of developing and implementing plans to achieve competitive advantage.If we associate this definition with its terminology, then strategic management can also be interpreted as the process of planning, directing, organizing, and controlling various strategic decisions and actions of a school to achieve competitive advantage (Susanto, 2015).
The rapid development of the times makes people have to do more to improve their knowledge and abilities.
One way to improve their ability is through education.Education is an important aspect of life.Some countries are willing to spend most of their funds to provide educational facilities.Implement various educational projects to cultivate high-quality talents.However, the practice of education in Indonesia has not been implemented optimally.Therefore, the education system needs to be improved.
Currently, education management is being implemented in the education system improvement plan that is being developed (Budiman, 2021).education can achieve it (Iskandar, 2017).
The benefits of implementing strategic management at SD Darul Muhmin School and external areas, which keep changing so as to share expertise with the organization to achieve goals in accordance with the expected.

CONCLUSION
there are several students and students who have talents and interests that must be supported by the school, therefore the principal should hold a meeting for all teachers to discuss activity plans and strategies, in order to help students , the value dimension is ignored without going deep, and the relational dimension (the field of interaction) is not explored.In fact, a quality school should be able to develop the cognitive dimension (acquisition of knowledge based on students' talents and interests)(Khori, 2016).There is also the purpose of the author examining the implementation of strategic management at SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand to find out the strategic management pattern in the management of SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand to improve quality, teacher professionalism that must be improved, human resource management and implementation of graduate standards.In this study, the authors are interested a qualitative approach with a descriptive research method which is one of the procedures that clearly describes the state of the object of research conducted, and describes the variables or circumstances in the field in a particular situation.The method of collecting information uses interviews, documentation and observation.Syahrul Amsari, said that "Observation is a research technique that requires observation by researchers either directly or indirectly of the object of research".The method of analyzing information with the stages of strategic management which consists of 3 sessions, namely: Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation and Strategy Assessment.This research has been carried out in August 2023 at Darul Muhmin School Thailand.The main subjects or respondents in this study were the Head of the Foundation, Principal, and Teachers at Darul Muhmin School Thailand.In this study, researchers concentrated on the implementation of strategic management in the management of educational institutions at Darul Muhmin School Thailand.a method of controlling an organization effectively and efficiently, up to frontline implementation to achieve the desired goals.Strategic management targets according to Akdon (2017: 79) state that the objectives of strategic management are to improve organizational quality, disbursement efficiency, resource utilization, project evaluation quality, and performance monitoring and reporting quality.an Islamic atmosphere and following the Sunnah of the Prophet.The mission is to produce students who are proactive, intelligent, creative, innovative, establishment of vision, mission, and goals.The school focuses on a comprehensive review of both the internal and external environment, involving the participation of various stakeholders.The school's vision, mission and goals are customized to meet the specific needs of students.The education staff, consisting of 80% graduates and 20% alumni of pesantren, creates a religious atmosphere in the elementary school environment.The curriculum, which is derived from the teachings of the Quran and Hadith, aims to foster students' faith and devotion through their learning experiences.The implementation of activities involves the collaboration of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring optimal program implementation to achieve the desired level of quality.Evaluation is conducted based on the basic competencies of all subjects at SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand, so that eligible students can continue their education at the junior high school (SMP) of their choice.Strategies implemented by SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand are the principal being a role model, building character in teachers and employees, providing training to teachers and employees, selecting teachers and employees, conducting cadre for teachers and employees, directing the functions and duties of teachers and employees, accelerating the physical development of schools, improving the quality of students through extracurricular activities and finding the right figure to create a quality educational institution.The implementation of this strategy aims to create a quality school and is beneficial to the school, because if seen further, the strategy is a strategy that can be used in schools and can benefit the school as a whole such as to improve school education management, improve the quality of education, and build Creative in shaping the future of the organization itself, Strategic management allows an organization to initiate and influence its activities and, at its peak, use them to achieve its goals Control its way of life.a vision and mission according to school goals, formulate a good vision and mission according to educational standards, and keep up with the times.By using strategic management, SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand can easily manage and manage the school.the effectiveness of the strategy, its weaknesses, and obstacles in its implementation.Based on the results of the strategic assessment, it can be concluded whether the strategic implementation is in accordance with the predetermined plan or not The policy is the right policy or strategic changes are needed.There are several obstacles that are a challenge for SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand, namely that it still needs to be improved in the procurement of facilities and infrastructure, it still needs to be improved training on digitalization to answer today's technological challenges, it still needs to increase a sense of responsibility, a sense of belonging and awareness of the school organization, there is still a need for cadre for teachers and employees so that teachers Based on the above discussion, it can be concluded that the implementation of strategic management that has been implemented is an approach used to control an organization effectively and efficiently in order to achieve the desired goals.The implementation of strategic management in SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand considers various factors, ranging from the management of teaching staff according to their respective responsibilities to aspects such as planning, teamwork, learner management, curriculum, personnel, infrastructure, and budget.The first strategy implemented is school management by dividing teaching staff responsibilities according to their fields, which is the basis for good managementand in the implementation of activities.There are several obstacles faced, including the need to improve facilities and infrastructure, digitalization training, increasing the sense of belonging to the school organization, teacher and staff cadre, and increasing responsibility and awareness of assigned tasks and functions.The principal continues to strive to improve strategic management in the management of educational institutions in SD Darul Muhmin School Thailand.