Leadership of School Heads in Developing Potentials of Teacher Performance in Basic School

—Based on preliminary research that the author did at school and against the background of the low interest in teacher performance in elementary schools, the researchers tried to use survey methods with descriptive qualitative research approaches. The data collection techniques used were questionnaires with closed questionnaires. As an alternative to developing the potential performance of elementary school teachers. Principal leadership in developing teacher performance potential is very necessary. educator or teacher plays an important role in the success of the ongoing Education process. Therefore, efforts are needed to develop the teacher's performance potential as a human resource that enables an increase in professionalism, because the teacher is an educator who is central to the implementation of educational activities and interacts directly with students in the process of teaching and learning activities, to realize and determine student’s quality and character. Then the teacher is required to have the potential, a good personality besides teaching, for this reason it is necessary to have a Principal Leadership for the management of educators and education personnel so that teachers have good performance in accordance with the demands and needs of the community.