Principal accountability and supervision are critical components in strengthening school governance and improving educational quality. This study aims to analyze the accountability and supervision of school principals in supporting school governance and improving the quality of education. The method used is a literature study by reviewing scientific books, journal articles, and policy documents relevant to educational leadership. The results show that principal accountability is reflected in systematic program planning, transparent resource management, and structured performance reporting. Principal supervision has been shown to play a significant role in improving the quality of learning through observation, feedback, and teacher professional development. However, the study also found various obstacles such as limited managerial competence, a lack of evaluation instruments, and inconsistent monitoring that hamper the effectiveness of accountability and supervision. These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening school leadership capacity and developing more comprehensive evaluation instruments.
This study aims to describe guidance and counseling supervision, professional development of guidance and counseling teachers, and the performance of guidance and counseling teachers, as well as to analyze the contribution of supervision and professional development to guidance and counseling teacher performance. The study used a quantitative approach with descriptive methods and multiple correlation analysis on 115 guidance and counseling teachers of junior high schools (SMP), senior high schools (SMAN), and vocational schools (SMKN) in Kota Padang Panjang, and Tanah Datar Regency who were selected through purposive sampling. The research instrument was a Likert scale. The research results show that guidance and counseling supervision and professional development have been proven to provide a positive and significant contribution to the performance of guidance and counseling teachers, which shows that the combination of good supervision and optimal professional development is able to improve the overall performance of guidance and counseling teachers.