<![CDATA[General Background Islamic personal development programs within elementary education construct essential foundational values for moral and spiritual character formation among students. Specific Background SDN Pucang 1 Sidoarjo deliberately integrates religious character education into its curriculum through programs such as Aku Cinta Al-Qur'an, Tajwid Clinics, Jumat Berbagi, and congregational prayers. Knowledge Gap Although character education is a recognized policy, qualitative analyses explicitly applying the POAC management framework to evaluate the implementation and structural challenges of religious value-based programs within secular public schools remain scarce. Aims This study describes the POAC-based management processes of the Islamic Personal Development Program at SDN Pucang 1 Sidoarjo and analyzes the specific challenges encountered during its implementation. Results Utilizing a qualitative phenomenological approach through participatory observations, in-depth interviews, and document analysis, findings reveal a highly structured management cycle. Planning involves collaborative curriculum design, organizing delegates specific roles to religion teachers and class advisors, actuating features daily religious routines, while controlling relies on weekly evaluations. The program faces challenges including dense academic schedules, limited teacher training, and insufficient parental involvement, which the institution mitigates through schedule adjustments, collaborative religious training, and continuous parental socialization. Novelty This research isolates the POAC management cycle within a public school context, proving that secular institutions can successfully orchestrate intensive religious habituation typically reserved for madrasas. Implications Public elementary schools can effectively utilize structured management frameworks to seamlessly integrate spiritual development into crowded national curricula, thereby ensuring holistic moral and academic student growth. Highlights: The POAC management framework successfully integrates intensive religious routines into a dense public school curriculum. Programs like ACA and Jumat Berbagi significantly enhance students' spiritual discipline and social empathy. Addressing challenges through schedule flexibility and increased parental involvement guarantees sustainable character development. Keywords: POAC Management, Character Education, Islamic Values, Public Elementary School, Educational Innovation]]>
