The Role of Leadership and Motivation of School Headmaster in Improving Teacher Performance International Journal of Nusantara Islam Vol. 06 No. 02 2018: (182-190) DOI :10.15575/ijni.v6i2.5586 182 THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION OF SCHOOL HEADMASTER IN IMPROVING TEACHER PERFORMANCE Ahmad Sukandar Program Studi Komunikasi Penyiaran Islam (KPI) Fakultas Agama Islam Universitas Islam Nusantara (UNINUS) Bandung ahmadsukandar@uninus.ac.id Abstract This article discusses about role of leadership and motivation of school headmaster in improving teacher performance. By using literature review in education, this article found that teacher is a professional profession where he is required to make every effort to carry out his activities as best he can. The task of the teacher as an educator, teacher and trainer should be able to impact the students. The teacher as one component in teaching and learning activities, has a position that greatly determines the success of learning. The role of the school headmaster is very important and dominant in improving teacher performance, both in increasing competence and work motivation and in building effective work systems and creating a harmonious, safe and pleasant working atmosphere. The efforts of improving the quality of teachers must be continuously carried out by school headmaster in order to improve the performance of teachers into reliable individuals who will advance the school organization. Therefore, we need the ability of the leadership role and motivation of the principal to explore, disseminate, foster and develop the potential of the teacher in order to improve teacher performance in order to achieve educational goals Keywords: leadership; motivation; school headmaster; teacher performance A. INTRODUCTION School management applies the concept of organizational management through the application of policies and rules of conduct in carrying out the school's vision and mission in order to achieve organizational goals (Visscher, 2013, p. vi). The Rules of Procedure are created to create an atmosphere that supports the educational process so that students are motivated in learning and teaching. With the existence of these policies and rules the school must install good teacher teaching performance for all components in it to achieve school management goals to the fullest (Cañado, 2012, p. 128). One of the keys to the success of school management is the implementation of good teacher teaching performance. Even for the school with the high and orderly teaching performance of the teacher must be an image for the school itself especially for students and their teachers (Hunter, Brown, & Donahoo, 2012, p. 37). The views of the community and the school on the image with the teaching performance of good teachers will bring positive feedback on the development of the school especially in order to maintain school management. Achieving the management goals of the principal is influenced by one of the good managerial skills of the principal in carrying out all activities in the school (Jones, Jenkin, & Lord, 2006, p. 5).