Abstract
This study aims to determine the impact of School Operational Assistance towards the challenges of community participation at Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Central Lombok. The case study in the form of qualitative research was used in this research. Subjects of the study include the madrasah principle, teachers, parents, committees and also students. The subject determination used purposive sampling. Data collection techniques and instruments are non-participant observation, semi-structured interviews and documentation. Data analysis was done by organizing, reading and making memos, describing, classifying, interpreting, presenting and visualizing the data. The results of study show that the communities/parents' involvements at school were limited on the routine involvements such as in the students' submission of the new academic year, distribution of report score, and farewell event. There is less involvement in improving the school qualities. Moreover, there are none involvements of the madrasas' committees and parents in designing the use of school operational assistance. Parents assume that the existence of operational assistance is sufficient for all school operational costs. The community involvements in funding the school fees and other contributions have been eliminated at schools. Thus, this situation makes the communities/parents' involvement decrease in developing the school quality.