IMPROVING EDUCATION QUALITY IN DRIVING SCHOOLS BASED INDEPENDENT LEARNING CURRICULUM INTEGRATED ISLAMIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Indonesia needs to improve the quality of education with various alternatives, one of which is through school movement and an independent learning curriculum. Obstacles to improving education quality include innovation, leadership, human resources, and curriculum. The research aims to analyse the improvement of the quality of education in the school movement by implementing an independent learning curriculum in integrated Islamic elementary schools. The study used a qualitative method with a descriptive approach to the integrated Islamic elementary school Al Fidaa in Bekasi District. Primary data collection techniques are by conducting observations and interviews, while secondary data is obtained from literature and documentation. Primary data sources were obtained from interviews with informants such as school principals and teachers and secondary data from school documents-the validity of the data using triangulation techniques while using descriptive analysis techniques. The study found that the quality of education at the integrated Islamic elementary school Al Fidaa as a driving school by implementing the independent learning curriculum went well. The indicators of education quality that are applied include accreditation, integrated Islamic school network licenses, and an internal quality assurance system. The implementation of the independent learning curriculum is carried out by the Ministry of Education and Culture guidelines, including consultative and asymmetric assistance, strengthening school resources, learning with a new paradigm, data-based planning, and school digitalisation. The improvement in the quality of education is demonstrated by increasing participatory programs and the uniqueness of integrated and innovative Islamic school networks. The research implication is that a better quality of education is determined by applying an innovative curriculum and the motivation of human resources.