SDP After the end of the session you will know What is SDP? Objectives of SDP Regulatory provisions of SDP Stakeholders of SDP Dimensions of SDP How to devise SDP How to begin for SDP? Preparing SDP A sample SWOT analysis A sample SDP Challenges of SDP SCHOOL DDVELOPMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION All school wants their students succeed, but schools can only make a lasting different when they focus on specific goals and strategies for the change. School development planning is a process through which school goals for improvement and make decisions about how and when the goals will be achieved. The ultimate objective of the process is to improve student achievement levels by enhancing the way curriculum is delivered, by creating a positive environment for learning and by increasing the degree to which parents are involved in their children’s learning at school and in the home. What is School Development Plan? School development plan is called as school improvement plan or future Action plan. SDP is a high level strategic planning document covering all the school activities over a period two or three years. It is a road map that sets out a changes a school needs to make the improve the level of student achievement and show how and when these changes will be made. There is no prescribed format for the plan. Every school may design their own as per the need. SDP will show the quality of school’s leadership and direction. The purpose of a school development plan is to build a school’s capacity for continuous advancement toward the goal of all student’s achievement. SDP helps principal, teachers and school authorities answer the question where are we and where we want to reach It also bring clarity to the short terms and long terms goals, area to focus by setting priorities and specific, measurable, attainable , result oriented time bound (SMART) goals. School development plan is a statutory requirement. The matter regarding School Development Plan are set out in the RTE Act-2009 RTE Rules 2010 (Government of India) RTE Rules 11th October 2011 (Government of Maharastra) GR dated 17th June 2010 (Government of Maharastra) ARTICLE 21(A) A school other than a school specified in to clause (IV) and clause (n) on section 2 (unaided school) shall constitute a school management committee consisting of the elected representatives of local authority, parents and guardians of children admitted in such school and teachers. As per RTE act Amendment dated 20th June 2012 in section 21 Provided that smc in respective of a school established and administered by minority (religious and linguistic) shall perform advisory function only. SECTION 22 Every school management committee constituted under sub section 1 of section 21, shall prepare a school development plan as such manner may be prescribed. The school development plan to prepare under sub section 1shall be the basis for the plan and grants made by the appropriate government & local authority as the case may be. STAKEHOLDERS OF SDP MANAGEMENT TEACHER NON-TEACHING STAFF STUDENT PARENT GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY Dimensions of SDP Physical: Infrastructure, Environment, safety measures etc. Academic: Curriculum planning, teaching learning process, evaluation, co & extracurricular activities etc. Personnel: Principal, teaching and non- teaching staff Financial: Means of financing /funding, budgetary allocations capital and recurring expenses. Administrative: Decreasing enrolment, communication and coordination etc. Social: PTA, SMC, Alumni association and community How to devise SDP What is our vision for our school? How well, based evidence are we doing? What more do we want to achieve in 2 to 3 years? What must we do to make it happens Take action and review process Improving outcomes for all pupils How to begin for SDP? How to begin for SDP? By forming an internal school improvement advisory team By doing a SWOT analysis of the school (SWOT analysis is a study under taken by an organization to identify its internal strengths and weakness as well as its external opportunity and threats) Identifying the areas for improvement Establishing the priority areas for planning. Setting goals and targets Presenting the above to smc for further action . Preparing SDP (By SMC) Preparing an action plan (input, process, output, timeline, financials, responsibilities, evaluation, follow up) Get it approved / sanction by appropriate authority (Management, Education department etc) Communicating to all stake holders Executing / implementing Monitoring / Supervising Sample SWOT Analysis Strengths Providing education from Jr KG to std XII Large capacity for exclusive girls education All female staff members Brand legacy Qualify and dedicated staff Excellent infrastructure Excellent academic result Vision & Goal orientated activities Focus on all round development of student Educational link with a U.K school (Global school partnership) Efficient administration Achievers staff and students Well place alumni Good interaction with other school Continuous self-upgrade by staff members Emphasis on technology on day-to-day teaching Financial support to poor & deserving student Participation in inter school activities Weakness Number of the pupils more than the capacity High pupil teacher ratio Narrow & long entrance passage. Cannot maintain required area per child. Growing percentage of indifferent parents. No playground for sporting activities. No emergency exit during disaster/crisis situation Problems of co-ordination and communication due to more than one institute and large number of staff in the campus. Sample of SDP Challenges of SDP Lack of awareness & expertise in SMC members Lack of initiatives by the leaders Absence of professional approach No management support Poor communication Paucity of resources (physical and financial) Conflicts of objectives Indifferent staff Time constraint
