Requirements for a opening a New School

by Vishal Jain

| Checklist, Forms and Reports

January 28, 2012

School Improvement Programme

 

Admission & Promotion Criteria

• Excellent, Good, Average or Below Average students
• English Medium only or Hindi or Other Medium also.
• Promotion Criteria – Failure students in next class or not/ conditional promotion to be considered or not.

E-Learning Strategy

• Web Portal
• Digital Learning Centre
• CAL Packages
• Administration Software
• Wi-Fi Campus
• Interactive Whiteboards
• Digital Library Solutions
• On-line Assessments
• E-Lesson Plans

Image Building Techniques

• Maintain close contact with the media, govt. agencies, banks, insurance companies, political parties, District Administration, Police, VVIPS etc.
• To publish various activities in Local and National Newspapers.
• Newsletters minimum – 4 in a year
• Annual School Magazine/ CDs etc.
• Interaction with parents through written letters / correspondence.
• School Prospectus / CD.
• School website with all the updates
• Hosting CBSE competitions.
• Invitation to selected parents for Special assemblies.
• Inter-school competitions.
• Safety Measures
• Hygiene & Cleanliness
• Ambience of the school, Classrooms, Labs, Reception, Office, Library etc.
• Contacts play groups.
• Annual Day / Sports Day programme.

Improvement in Standard of Education

• Audio – Visual Classes
• Language / Maths / Social Science / Science / Computer Laboratories
• Project work
• Exhibition
• Student Seminars
• Workshops for Teachers.
• Workshops for Students
• Well stocked – Updated Library
• Well planned Examination System
• Remedial teaching for slow learners
• Enrichment classes for the bright ones

 

Quality Improvement Projects

• Almanac
• Weekly Tests
• Awards & Certification
• Coaching Classes
• Co-curricular Activities – Quality – Judges from outside
• Club Activities
• Parent Teacher Interactions
• Parent Teacher Co-ordination Committee
• House System
• Spoken English
• Counsellor – students, parents & teachers
• Uniform of all Staff members including IV grade staff
• EPBEX & CCTV for proper communication

 

Parent Satisfaction Index

• Academic Response Sheet
• PTCC Meetings
• Area Representatives
• Class-wise Result Analysis to Parents

Boarding

• Full furnished Accommodation for Boarding/Sports staff
• Recreation room for boarders
• Well Planned outing for boarders

Maintenance of the School

• All School grounds on regular basis
• School Ambience (Entry from the main gate)
• AC / Buses /School Vehicles/ furniture / Cleaning / Generator / Security / Swimming pool etc.

Mess

• Required proper training for all the catering staff.
• Doctor/teacher/student/professional should be consulted for the School Menu.
• Hygiene – proper checking of personal & living hygiene of each and every person.

GOALS FOR HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION

 

New Admission – How to achieve the target?

• Advertisement – Pamphlets, Hoardings, Wall painting, SMS, FM Radio, Newspaper
• Appointment of Admission team
• Fee structure according to the vicinity
• School Prospectus & Admission Form
• Ambience of the classrooms, corridors, library, office etc.
• Update School Website
• Furniture according to the height in different classrooms
• Pre-primary rooms (Fully decorated & Equipped)
• Music room (Fully Equipped)
• Sports room (Fully Equipped)
• Library room (More books required – No specimen copies)

Excellence in Academics– How to achieve the target?

• Well design Curriculum
• Good examination system
• Well Structured CCE system with equal emphasis on scholastic as well as co-scholastic areas
• Remedial classes
• Enrichment classes
• Good teaching staff
• Good salary for the staff
• Workshop (Subject wise)  for teachers
• Workshop (General)  for teachers
• Frequent classroom observation with proper feedback format
• Staff appraisal
• Fair Admission and Promotion Policy (Transparent)

Control on All kind of Expenses and Wastage and Increases School funds

• Electricity
• Water
• Phone bills
• Diesel
• Wastage of all kitchen items – vegetable/fruits/chapatti/milk/cooked food etc.

Check on All kind of Purchases and Increases School funds

• Well Maintained stock register
• Electricity – Solar Energy – one time investment & subsidy by the govt. of India
• Phone plans – CUG connections etc
• Check on any kind of Purchase for kitchen/ Stationary/ Furniture/ Books/ Uniforms/ Shoes/ Lab Equipments/  Computers/ Vehicles/ School Building Materials/ Whitewash etc
• School Maintenance
• Once or twice stock checking

Promotional Tour

• Printing Materials (News paper) Brochure to be ready. Greeting, VCD – given to each city cable operator (Strip Advertisement), Advertisement in selected theatres of different districts.
• Hoarding in city example. for Secondary School Affiliation – prime locations (GT Road / Airport etc.)
• Promotional tour for promotion of admission needs to start from the month of Nov-Dec as this is the right time for admission. Therefore advertisement in the newspaper has to be given time and again to make people know about the school.

Proper channelizing of this organization should be our first and foremost priority and I am looking forward for your guidance and support for it.

 

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