This research aim is to get the real picture or empiric description about the principal leadership in the improvement of quality of education. It is expected to serve the purpose of the reference materials to the principal leadership model in the improvement of quality of education through the management base on school, in order to obtain maximal result and can give information to the stakeholders in order to improve the quality of education
It tries to describe the performance of SMP Labschool Cinere the principal in improving of the quality of education seen from the principal leadership aspect. To be able to describe completely and comprehensively hence used by a research approach qualitative. This Research instrument is a researcher himself as a key instrument ( especial instrument). As the key instrument the researcher himself, he observes directly to the field actively. In his activity, this human instrument is assisted by using data collector such as guidance interview, observation, and the document. Becoming subject research, the principal support with information collected by some teachers. The data analys uses qualitative analys with inductive analysis technique.
Based on description of the result of tangible research of the leadership of the principal SMP Labschool Cinere : (a) The Principal SMP Labschool Cinere comprehends participative leadership, (b) The Principal SMP Labschool Cinere has conducted effective leadership, that is with can be powered by the teachers to execute learning process better, has a constructive good relation between school with society and has succeeded to realize target and it has been specified; (c) The Principal SMP Labschool Cinere has formulated the improvement of quality of education.
It tries to describe the performance of SMP Labschool Cinere the principal in improving of the quality of education seen from the principal leadership aspect. To be able to describe completely and comprehensively hence used by a research approach qualitative. This Research instrument is a researcher himself as a key instrument ( especial instrument). As the key instrument the researcher himself, he observes directly to the field actively. In his activity, this human instrument is assisted by using data collector such as guidance interview, observation, and the document. Becoming subject research, the principal support with information collected by some teachers. The data analys uses qualitative analys with inductive analysis technique.
Based on description of the result of tangible research of the leadership of the principal SMP Labschool Cinere : (a) The Principal SMP Labschool Cinere comprehends participative leadership, (b) The Principal SMP Labschool Cinere has conducted effective leadership, that is with can be powered by the teachers to execute learning process better, has a constructive good relation between school with society and has succeeded to realize target and it has been specified; (c) The Principal SMP Labschool Cinere has formulated the improvement of quality of education.

