INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

1. INSITUTIONAL PLANNING,
MAN POWER FORECASTING,
SUPERVISION
A.ARULPRIYA
SECOND YEAR
M.ED

2. Institutional planning
 A plan is prepared by a particular institution on the basis of
its own development and improvement.
 A programme of development and improvement prepared
by an educational institution on the basis of its need and
the resources available or an likely to be available, with a
view to improving the school programme and school
practices constitute a plan for an institution. The plan may
be for a longer duration or a shorter duration.

3. Characteristics of Institutional
planning
 It is need-based and not grant-based.
 Aim at maximum use of available human and material
resources
 Aim at utilizing what is available and not demanding
what is not available
 Cooperative affair of all staff members with full
responsibilities and duties
 It spotlights not only the present needs but also future
needs of the institution.

4. Cont.
 It is an improvement plan, seeking improvement of the
institution at all levels
 It should clearly indicate the time limit for its
implementation. It can be a short term one or a long
term one depending upon circumstances and needs of
the institution.

5. Importance of Institutional
planning
 For the betterment and improvement of any institution
 To give proper direction to educational objectives
 For maximum utilization of resources which are available
 For encourage initiative of individual teachers freedom and
creativity
 It has a special contribution to make in national
development
 It democratizes the process of planning because it takes
into confidence the students, the teachers, the parents and
head of the institution.

6. Steps of Institutional Planning
 Survey of the needs of an institution
 Survey of resources
 Determining priorities and formulation of
action plan
 Execution of the plan
 Evaluation of the plan
 Modification in the plan

7. Man Power Forecasting
Man power planning which is also called as human resource
planning is a process by which an organization ensures that,
 The right number of people and
 The right kind of people
 At the right place
 At the right time
doing the right things for which they are suited for the
achievement of goals of the organization.

8. Steps in manpower planning of
MHRD
 Analysing the current manpower inventory
----Type of organization
----Number of departments
----Number and quantity of such departments
----Employees in these work units
 Making future manpower forecasts
----Experts forecasts
----Trend analysis
----Work load analysis
----Work force analysis
----Budgeting and planning analysis

9. Cont.
 Developing employment programmes
----Recruitment
----Selection procedures
----Placement plans
 Design training programmes
----Extent of improvement in technology and advancement
----Improve skill, capabilities and knowledge of workers

10. Supervision
 It means essentially superior vision .
 A person supervises something who called as
supervisors
In school, It is concerned with,
 Bringing about improvement in instruction by
working with people who are working with pupils
 It is to facilitate learning by pupils
 The chief function of supervision is to help improve
the learning situation for children.
 Supervision is a service activity that exists only to
help teachers do their job better

11. Activities of supervision
 Survey of the school system
 Improvement of the classroom teaching
 In-service education of teachers
 Selecting and organizing materials for
instructions.
 Researching the problems of teaching
 Determining the desirable physical condition
of teaching
 Performing semi-administrative duties

12. Defects in supervision
 Authorianism
 Burden of routine
work
 Centralization of
policies
 Unsuitable
supervisors
 Shortage of staffs
 Too mechanical
 Lack of subject
 Interference by
private management
 Incomplete inspection
 Distrust between
supervisors and staffs
 Inadequate time in
supervision
 Defective system of
recruitment

13. Solution for effective
supervision
 A supervisor should be given complete control
over work unit
 A supervisor should be given adequate
authority, responsibility and status
 A supervisors should be supplied with full
information and knowledge on all matters
affecting the working work unit.

14. Cont.
 Supervisors should be provided with an
adequate number of assistance to share work
load who also should work directly under
supervisors control.
 Supervisor should have promotional
opportunities to the higher managerial posts.
This will encourage and boost up supervisor
confidence level.