<![CDATA[The existence of an educational institution lies in the quality of the human resources produced by the institution, because in essence the establishment of an educational institution aims to improve the quality of human resources. This study focuses on performance appraisal as a basis for decision-making in improving teacher competence at SDN 04 Sikabu. The purpose of this research is to assist teachers and school staff in making decisions in order to improve their competency in doing work effectively and efficiently. This research is a library research. The data collection technique uses documentary studies, while the data analysis uses content analysis. The results of this study indicate that in educational institutions, performance appraisal is a formal system used to evaluate performance periodically, and the results can be used for decision making in the context of development, rewarding, planning, compensation and motivation. It is hoped that the results of performance appraisal as a basis for decision making in improving teacher competence at SDN 04 Sikabu are expected to be useful in determining various policies related to quality improvement. Performance appraisal is a reference for policy makers or stakeholders to determine career development, periodization and continuous professional development. For schools and teachers, performance appraisal is a reference to find out what elements teachers must do to improve the quality of their work.]]>
