~ 80 ~ ISSN Print: 2394-7500 ISSN Online: 2394-5869 Impact Factor: 8.4 IJAR 2020; 6(11): 80-87 www.allresearchjournal.com Received: 13-09-2020 Accepted: 15-10-2020 Meiske Tangkere Magister Education, Management Postgraduate Program, Manado State University, Indonesia Henny N Tambingon Magister Education, Management Postgraduate Program, Manado State University, Indonesia Jimmy Waworuntu Magister Education, Management Postgraduate Program, Manado State University, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Henny N Tambingon Magister Education, Management Postgraduate Program, Manado State University, Indonesia The effect of leadership and supervision on kindergarten teacher performance in Pineleng district, Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi province Meiske Tangkere, Henny N Tambingon and Jimmy Waworuntu Abstract This study aims to describe and analyze: The influence of leadership and supervision of school principals on the performance of Kindergarten teachers in Pineleng District, Minahasa. This study uses a survey method with a quantitative approach. The population unit was 49 teachers, while the research sample was 49 teachers. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire that was arranged based on a Likert scale and was tested on 40 Kindergarten teachers, the questionnaire was valid and reliable. To test the hypothesis, a simple and multiple correlation analysis is used. The results of the data analysis show that: 1) There is a positive influence of principal leadership on teacher performance 2) There is a positive effect of principal's supervision on teacher performance 3) There is a positive effect of principal leadership and supervision on teacher performance Based on these conclusions, it is suggested: 1) That this research be useful as a contribution of thought in the development of education management science, especially in relation to principal leadership and supervision of teacher performance 2) That this research is used as input for other educators in Pineleng District Minahasa in the context of developing and fostering teacher performance in the future Keywords: Principal leadership, supervision, teacher performance 1. Introduction Indonesia as a developing country recognizes the very large role of education in nation building. The Indonesian nation realizes that without education it is impossible to find human development who can build themselves, build others and build the nation together. To develop quality human resources can be formed through a quality education process as well. The teacher is one of the elements of the resource that determines the success of education in schools, because the teacher is a human element that is very close to students in daily education at school. This is in line with the opinion (Depdikbud; 2009: 25) which states that teachers are human resources capable of utilizing other factors so as to create a quality teaching and learning process and become the main factor determining the quality of education that exists today. Teachers are educators who act as spearheads of the transformation of knowledge and values and attitude skills. The formation of the personality of students and taking responsibility for the achievement of educational goals, therefore the teacher is directly involved in the learning process in the classroom, so the teacher can be said to be a major component in the educational process, because his position is based on the role of a teacher, the teacher occupies a very important in improving the quality of the learning process and its results. In this contest the quality of education is very much determined by the quality of teacher performance which consequently is required of teachers to play an active role in positioning themselves as professionals in accordance with the demands of an increasingly developing society. The teacher's performance can be seen in how he carries out his duties and obligations, starting from lesson planning, implementing learning to evaluating the learning. The teacher is the spearhead who is at the forefront of dealing directly with students through teaching and International Journal of Applied Research 2020; 6(11): 80-87