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4 Strategic plan of national education department year 2005-2009 state
that: to improve nation competitiveness , it needs to develop international standard school in the regency through consistent
corporation between government and regional government 5
Policy of national education department year 2007 about guidance of quality guarantor of international standard school on basic and average
education ladder, for example stated on page 10: “…….diharapkan
seluruh pemangku
kepentigan unuk
menjabarkan secara operasional esuai dengan karakteristik dan kebutuhan sekolahmadrasah bertaraf internasional….”
3. The Characteristics of International Standard School
International Standard School must have excellence which is shown by the international confession toward the input, the process, and the educational result in all
aspects. The confession is proved by the good certificate from one of the members of OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development andor other
developed countries which; has certain excellence in educational field, believed to have reputation of quality which is confessed internationally, and also the graduates have
international competitiveness ability. The international standard school graduates are supposed not only to master the competency stated in SNP national educational
standard in Indonesia but also to master global key ability in order to be equivalent with other graduates from developed countries.
Therefore, the intimacy of the students toward progressive values which is considered as superior in the globalization era need to be used as the reference in the
implementation of international standard school. Those progressive values will be able
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to narrow the difference between Indonesia and other developed countries, especially in economy and technology field. The development of economy and technology field
depends on the mastery of hard science Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astronomy and soft science Sociology, Economics, Foreign Language, and Global
Ethics. Referring to the educational vision, the characteristic of international standard
school is: “Terwujudnya insan Indonesia yang cerdas dan kompetitif secara
internasional” www.pelangi.dit-plp.go.id
.
The vision has implication that the preparation of human who is international standard needs some efforts which is done intensively, directionally, planned, and
systematically in order to realize developed, secure and prosperous, peaceful, and respected country and also be considered by other countries. Therefore, the mission of
international standard school is to make Indonesian people smart and competitive internationally, who are able to compete and collaborate globally. These missions are
realized through the policy, plan, program, and activities in international standard school which are arranged carefully, accurately, futuristically, and based on demand-
driven. The implementation of international standard school has the aim to make graduates having both national and international class.
International standard school has to fill eight elements in SNP National educational standard
www.pelangi.dit-plp.go.id286 ; 1 content standard standar
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isi; 2 process standard standar proses; 3 graduates competency standard standar kompetensi lulusan; 4 educator and educational staff standard standar pendidik dan
tenaga kependidikan; 5 facilities and basic facilities standard standar sarana dan prasarana; 6 management standard standar pengelolaan; 7 financing standard
standar pembiayaan; and 8 assessment standard standar pembiayaan. The characteristic of international standard school is that the school has to be able to fill
those eight elements.
B. The Nature of Teaching and Learning Activities
