The Relationship Between School Principals’ Transformational Leadership and Teachers’ Work Productivity at Public Junior High Schools in Padang Utara District

This study is based on the author’s observations indicating that teacher work productivity in public junior high schools in Padang Utara District remains sub-optimal. One contributing factor is believed to be the principal’s transformational leadership. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between transformational leadership of school principals and teacher work productivity. This research employed a quantitative method with a correlational research design. The population consisted of 136 teachers from public junior high schools in Padang Utara District, and a sample of 61 teachers was selected using Proportional Stratified Random Sampling, determined through the Slovin formula. Data were collected using a Likert-scale questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis with the help of SPSS version 27. The results show: 1) The principals’ transformational leadership was rated as very good with a score of 91.5%, 2) Teacher work productivity was also rated as very good with a score of 90.3%, and 3) There is a significant relationship between transformational leadership and teacher work productivity, with a correlation coefficient of 0.289. The significance test showed that the calculated r-value (2.3184) > r-table (1.671) at a 5% significance level (α = 0.05). Based on these findings, it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the transformational leadership of principals and teacher work productivity in public junior high schools in Padang Utara District.