Optimizing School Management Information Systems for Data-Driven Decision Making: The Strategic Role of School Operators

Fatimah Azzahra Ramadani Fazri, Abubakar Abubakar

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Ineffectiveness in handling educational information results in decision-making failures at schools, for instance, erroneous planning and improper allocation of resources. In this regard, the importance of school administration in the context of Management Information System (MIS) is emphasized as an issue that has not yet been considered in its systematic form. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine and suggest approaches to improve the role of school administration in MIS implementation in order to facilitate decision-making based on collected data. The study used a literature review. The sources included articles from authoritative national and international journals, conference papers and academic books. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results indicate that there are seven strategically integrated roles of school operators, including data quality guardian, efficiency driver, data mediator, ICT integration agent, system sustainability manager, bridge between technology, data, and management, and holistic competency implementer. These seven roles were then synthesized into a conceptual model of four competency dimensions (technical, analytical, managerial, and data communication) as a foundation for strengthening the Educational Information System (SIM). Thus, the effectiveness of data-driven decision-making heavily depends on the capacity of school operators and the shift in their roles from technical-operational to strategic-managerial. This study contributes to strengthening the educational information management framework to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 quality education through effective data-driven school governance.


Keywords


Management Information System (MIS); School Administrators; Data-Driven Decision-Making; School Administrator Competencies; Digital Transformation in Education

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