Rational Decision Making for School Leaders

1. RATIONAL DECISION MAKING

2. Rational Decision Making
What is RDM?
Rational decision making is a process which helps in
taking purposive and consensual decisions based on
sound reasoning involving all the stakeholders
concerned
–Purposive
–Consensual process
–Involving the stakeholders concerns
–Sound reasoning

3. Rational Decision Making
Significance for HTs
- multiplicity of situations
- varying concerns
- bearing on the quality and equity
- Resolve
- Based on policies, processes and principles

4. • Multiplicity of situations
– Managing routine; managing MDM; Community
interactions (to enquire absentees, dropouts);
Attending meetings, trainings, nodal works, union;
Addressing needs of special campaigns ( reading
campaign in Rajasthan), entertaining visitors.
• Varying concerns
– Authorities demands; community pressures,
Pedagogical issues, student needs, policy and
program pressures.

5. • Bearing on the quality and equity
– There can be long term implications of certain decisions
and striking balance between various concerns can have
bearing on the quality of solution and also on equity
issues.
• Resolve
– Decisions need to resolve issues, not postpone or
complicate it and so it being ‘sound’ and agreeable to all, is
important.
• Based on policies, processes and principles
– Decisions need to be situated in the framework of above,
so that it enjoys acceptance and respect.

6. • Cause
• Situation
• Personal efficiency (to Analyse & Reflect)
• Goals
• Information (availability of relevant Info.)
• Alternatives (with degree of certainty)
• Guiding values, principles and policies
• Methodology
Elements of Rational Decision Making