School Administration

Suniti Malhotra | Vice Principal | Modern Indian School

What is School Administration?

A Career in School Administration is very interesting. One should first understand What a Career in School Administration entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in School Administration. The most authoritative source of information on School Administration is someone with real experience in it.

Vice Principal Suniti Malhotra is an experienced professional with 24 years & 1 month in School Administration. According to Vice Principal Suniti Malhotra, School Administration is:

School Administration is the act of managing duties, responsibilities or rules. An example of school Administration is the act of the principal in the school, managing the faculty ,staff and employing the rules of the school system for the betterment of students, faculty and other members.

How Vice Principal Suniti Malhotra got into School Administration?

After doing my schooling from Loreto Convent School Nagpur, I did my BA and MA from Womens College, Ranchi University and then I did my B Ed from St. Ursula College, Ranchi. I worked as the Vice Principal at Modern Indian School, Kathmandu.

Vice Principal Suniti Malhotra's Talk on School Administration

Starts with what is:
1)	School Administration

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in School Administration and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into School Administration. It explains Education needed in School Administration with these items:
2)	General Reading
3)	Child Psychology
4)	Administrative Management
5)	Crisis Management

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a School Administration. It defines Skills in terms of following items for School Administration:
6)	Leadership
7)	Motivation
8)	Communication
9)	Team Work
10)	Multitasking
11)	Planning & Strategy

School Administration has an interesting list of Positives. These are the Positives of School Administration:
12)	Respect
13)	Social Impact
14)	Shaping Students Future
15)	Tech Savvy

There are a few Challenges in School Administration which one needs to be cognizant of:
16)	Work Balance
17)	High Responsibility
18)	Changes in Faculty

In the final section of the Talk, Suniti Malhotra talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
19)	Administration

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Links for this Talk

Vice Principal Suniti Malhotra's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/sunitimalhotra

LifePage Career Talk on School Administration

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/school-administration-1

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20171026-0002

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUGWGndtumk

(School Administration, Suniti Malhotra, Modern School, Vice Principal, Education, School Education, Academic Management, Administration)

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