  Teachers are the spearhead of improving the quality of education. The law
clearly describes the duties and professional functions of teachers along with
the standard qualifications that must be met. The division of education affairs
between the Central Government and Regional Governments should facilitate
teacher management. But the management of teachers is still a classic problem
that has not been resolved. Data regarding the attainment of teacher
professional competence shows that teacher capability is still far from
expectations. Adequate provision of teacher capabilities is a very urgent
matter for the government to carry out if it wants teachers to be able to carry
out their duties and functions correctly according to what has been mandated by
law. This paper will present the problems faced by the government, especially
local governments in teacher management. Next, it presents an analysis of a
series of teacher management policies carried out by the local government which
in this paper takes the case in South Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands
Province.
