Starting a New School

Starting a new school requires a lot of planning and sincere efforts. You will need to plan all the financial and management related things, at least two years in advance. You should consult the officials of famous and established schools for some guidance and for getting any doubts cleared.

Setting Up the School Infrastructure

The first step in starting a school is to have an efficient school infrastructure. Choosing the location for your school is very important, choose a location which is preferably in the heart of the city. The first thing to do is to get a sanction from the government authorities, without which you cannot go ahead with your plans. The chairman of the board members of the school will take the initiative in obtaining the sanction letter.

Only after getting the sanction letter, can you start recruiting the teaching staff, non teaching staff and the other employees, as per their merit. Get the design and structure designed from an expert, well in advance, to avoid any problems creeping up during the actual construction. The design for the construction will be prepared as per the decided strength of students, teaching staff, management people and the working staff. It is important to have quality people on board, because unskilled employees can diminish the image created by the management, after a lot of hard work. Take special care of the safety of students and employees, by having a sound security system for the school safety.

There are innumerable small, but very important things to be taken care of, while designing the interior of the school. The accounts department, creative department and the human resource management departments should be separate and should be under the control of the school management. As per government norms and rules, there should be a playground, fun and games area, assembly space, rooms or amphitheater for musical shows and orchestras, parking space for vehicles and an open space for various school activities. Facilities like libraries, pick up and drop off bus facility for students and teachers, offering competitive salaries to retain talented employees, having meeting and conference halls, etc. will help in making your school one of the best, in a short period of time.

The number of classrooms will naturally increase, if your school is up to the high school level. Get the expensive and precious materials insured from a reputed insurance organization. Have good quality furniture and also an emergency tackling system. See to it that you do not exceed your budget, while setting up the school infrastructure. Have a nice name for your school by having a public opinion poll, to get some positive publicity for the school. Advertise in the newspapers for admissions to different classes and ensure that the parents interested in getting their kids enrolled in your school, have complete knowledge of the facilities and the kind of environment that you will be providing for their children. It is better to conduct an entrance screening examination, to set a high standard for your school. Decide on decent and attractive school uniforms for your students, so that they look smart.

When all these things are done, you can start a private school with a big celebration, by inviting a special guest. It is advisable to follow all the rules and regulations laid down by the education ministry regarding the syllabus to be taught, extra courses to be held, the method of teaching, number of hours of school and the roles of the teachers and the students. One should also have the vision, mission and the school song ready to instill discipline in the students and teachers.

Managing the School on a Daily Basis

As stated above the decisions of the management should be final and binding on all students and teachers. The management should ensure that no rule is passed, which may create inconvenience for these people. The principal and senior teachers should personally take care of attendance, examinations, performance of students, student behavior and related things. Conduct parent-teacher meetings to give parents the feedback on their child's abilities.

Financial gains should not be the sole motive behind starting a new school. Try to provide your students with everything that you can, to make them good citizens of the country. Doing this will create a good reputation of your school in the society.