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Educational Management

Notes ends.” Thus we can say that planning is the process of preparing a set of decisions for action in the
future and directed towards realising some goals by the best possible means. The essence of planning
is an appraisal of a many operational alternatives as possible and then selecting the best for launching
action. “Planning selects among alternatives, explores routes before travel begins and identifies
possible or probable outcomes of action before the executive and the organisation is committed to
any.”
Organization : Organization has been a major problem in the field of education. The debate has
over and again raised the salient issue of how educational machinery should be best organized,
politically, professionally and administratively. Here too, as in several other vital areas, education
is handicapped by tradition. If conventional biases and prejudices can be replaced by decisions
made logically and scientifically, with the achievement of objectives as the only consideration modern
principles and techniques of organization will provide as basis for effective distribution and
coordination of functions.

Practical Measure for School Management
The practical measure for school management are given in the follow : (1) Staff Council (2) Student’s
Council, (3) Staff Meetings, (4) Special Committee of Pupils, (5) Social Service Squads, and Practical
Measures.
These details have been following paragraphs :
(1) Staff Council : The aim of the staff council is to plan all important matters of the school. The
staff council may be further split up into committees to plan and execute specific tasks. Meetings
of the staff council should be held frequently to discuss all important issues. Senior members of
the staff should constitute the staff council.
(2) Student’s Council : A student council consisting of Secretaries form different houses, associations
and clubs should form a student’s council with the aim of giving the students training in self-
government. The student councils can be guided and assisted by a staff adviser.
(3) Staff Meetings : Meetings of the staff should be called fortnightly to discuss the different
matters and the staff should have the idea that whatever has been decided upon is mainly their
work.
(4) Special Committee of Pupils : In addition to the student council, special committees should be
formed, duly elected by the pupils to carry out specific duties and organise special activities for
maintaining discipline, organising debates, dramatics, exhibitions, flower shows, literary
societies, music concerts etc.
(5) Social Service Squads : Such type of squads can render service in the form of laying roads,
arranging committee functions, cleanliness campaigns in the neighbourhood, literary campaigns,
helping the sick, looking after the families of the jawans, collection of national defence fund, etc.
(6) Practical Measures : Practical measures are to be adopted for democratic educational
administration and staff council, students’ council, staff, meetings, special committees of pupils,
social services squads, etc.

22.6 School Records

Every school has keep records and registers which facilitate to know its origin, its growth and
development, its progress and efficiency at different periods, its achievements and usefulness.
Therefore maintenance of school records and registers are very important in educational management.
Need of School Records
The records of a school essential for its management, administration and organization. A school
head to provide, marks sheets and certificates to students when they complete the education of the

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