This document provides a comprehensive checklist for starting a new school, covering all necessary areas such as admissions, stationary, staffing, facilities, curriculum development, policies, transportation, construction, activities, and goals. It includes requirements and considerations for admission forms, fee structures, office supplies, advertisements, hiring teachers and other staff, developing school uniforms, classroom materials, inquiries, purchases, affiliations, room needs, policies, transportation, construction timelines, pre-primary toys, sports facilities, meals, admissions, landscaping, education standards, quality improvement, boarding, maintenance, and setting academic and financial targets. The extensive list aims to ensure all areas are addressed for establishing a fully functioning school.

1. Check List for Starting a School
ADMISSION
1. Admission form
2. Transport form
3. Medical form
4. School brochure
5. Fee structure
STATIONARY
1. Stationary
2. School letter head
3. Office stationary
4. Art & Craft stationary
ADVERTISEMENT
1. School advertisement (News Paper, leaflet, hording etc)
2. Animated video of the school
3. Photograph – Animated or Real
STAFF SELECTION
1. Vice-Principal
2. Teaching Staff
3. Non-teaching Staff
4. Ancillary staff
UNIFORM
1. Winter Uniform – Students
2. Summer Uniform – Students
3. Sports Uniform – Students
4. Sports/Leather Shoes, Tie,Belt,Socks– Students
5. Dress Code-Teaching Staff – Winter & Summer
6. Dress Code for Non Teaching Staff
7. Dress Code for Ancillary Staff
CLASSROOM REQUIREMENT
1. Green Board
2. Soft Board
3. Cupboard
4. Table & Chair for Staff
5. Table & Chair for Students
6. CCTV
7. Interactive Board
8. Coffee/tea machine

2. INQUIRY
1. Salary structure of other school
PURCHASE
1. Book list
2. Note book Print
3. Furniture requirement
4. Computer requirement
5. Water Purifier
6. Internet connection whole campus
7. School bell – Automatic
8. Staff room furniture
9. Library books
10. I-card, Smart Card
11. Video & still camera
12. School software – complete
13. Poster for corridors
AFFILIATION
1. Fire permission
2. State NOC for affiliation
3. CBSE/ICSE/CIE/IB Board
SCHOOL ROOMS REQUIREMENTS
1. Activity room for pre-primary
2. Art & craft room
3. Councellor room
4. Dance room
5. Infirmary room
6. Lab Computer
7. Lab Geography
8. Lab Language
9. Lab Maths
10. Lab Science
11. Music room
12. Yoga room

3. 13. Staff rooms
14. Account office
15. Principal Office
16. Vice-principal Office
17. Examination room
18. Conference room
19. CCTV Control room
20. Library –Pre-primary
21. Library – Primary
SCHOOL POLICY
1. School name
2. Vision of the school & management
3. Mission of the school
4. School logo
5. School website
6. School calendar
7. High-tech School
8. Almanac
9. Teacher’s form
10. CUG phone
11. School timings – Winter & Summer
12. Day school / Day Boarding
13. School open on which date
14. Leave rule
15. School rules & regulations
16. Laptop for all staff or not

4. 17. Safety Security of the campus
18. Staying arrangement of the outside staff ????
19. Salary structure of our school – I have to form
20. Boarding will start this year or not
21. Staff in-service training
TRANSPORT
1. School transport – Students
2. School transport – Staff
3. Medical van
4. Parking for vehicles
CONSTRUCTION
1. School Building – Deadline
2. Teaching Staff Quarters – Deadline
3. Non Teaching Staff Quarters – Deadline
4. Ancillary Staff Quarters - Deadline
5. Mess – Ready or Not – Deadline
6. Boarding – Deadline
7. Deadline for all construction works
TOYS FOR PRE-PRIMARY
1. Toys for play groups
2. Swings for pre-primary
3. Soft toys
GAMES & SPORTS – STATUS?
1. Basketball
2. Football
3. Volleyball
4. Badminton
5. Cricket
6. Lawn tennis
7. Table tennis
8. Swimming pool – Indoor

5. Mess – Day-Boarding & Boarding
1. Milk – Morning – Only for Boarders
2. Breakfast – Only for Boarders
3. Dinner – Only for Boarders
4. Snacks – Morning –Day Boarder & Boarder Both
5. Lunch – Day Boarder & Boarder Both
6. Snacks – Evening- Day Boarder & Boarder Both
7. Food Policy for Staff & Staff Children
ADMISSION DRIVE
1. Appointment for Admission staff
2. Date of admission
3. Admission office
4. Admission Stationary
5. Entrance test papers for all classes
PLANTATION
1. Grass in all the fields
2. Seasonal flowers
3. Hedge – different colour & height
4. Plantation of evergreen trees
5. Plantation of trees for shades
 Deadline for all requirement
 Construction phase – finishing dead line
School Improvement Programme
Admission & Promotion Criteria
 Excellent, Good, Average or Below Average students
 English Medium only or Hindi or Other Medium also.
 Promotion Criteria – Failure students in next class or not/ conditional promotion to be
considered or not.
E-Learning Strategy
 Web Portal
 Digital Learning Centre
 CAL Packages
 Administration Software
 Wi-Fi Campus
 Interactive Whiteboards
 Digital Library Solutions
 On-line Assessments
 E-Lesson Plans
Image Building Techniques

6.  Maintain close contact with the media, govt. agencies, banks, insurance companies,
political parties, District Administration, Police, VVIPS etc.
 To publish various activities in Local and National Newspapers.
 Newsletters minimum – 4 in a year
 Annual School Magazine/ CDs etc.
 Interaction with parents through written letters / correspondence.
 School Prospectus / CD.
 School website with all the updates
 Hosting CBSE competitions.
 Invitation to selected parents for Special assemblies.
 Inter-school competitions.
 Safety Measures
 Hygiene & Cleanliness
 Ambience of the school, Classrooms, Labs, Reception, Office, Library etc.
 Contacts play groups.
 Annual Day / Sports Day programme.
Improvement in Standard of Education
 Audio – Visual Classes
 Language / Maths / Social Science / Science / Computer Laboratories
 Project work
 Exhibition
 Student Seminars
 Workshops for Teachers.
 Workshops for Students
 Well stocked – Updated Library
 Well planned Examination System
 Remedial teaching for slow learners
 Enrichment classes for the bright ones
Quality Improvement Projects
 Almanac
 Weekly Tests
 Awards & Certification
 Coaching Classes
 Co-curricular Activities – Quality – Judges from outside
 Club Activities
 Parent Teacher Interactions
 Parent Teacher Co-ordination Committee
 House System
 Spoken English
 Counsellor – students, parents & teachers
 Uniform of all Staff members including IV grade staff
 EPBEX & CCTV for proper communication
Parent Satisfaction Index
 Academic Response Sheet
 PTCC Meetings
 Area Representatives
 Class-wise Result Analysis to Parents
Boarding
 Full furnished Accommodation for Boarding/Sports staff

7.  Recreation room for boarders
 Well Planned outing for boarders
Maintenance of the School
 All School grounds on regular basis
 School Ambience (Entry from the main gate)
 AC / Buses /School Vehicles/ furniture / Cleaning / Generator / Security / Swimming pool
etc.
Mess
 Required proper training for all the catering staff.
 Doctor/teacher/student/professional should be consulted for the School Menu.
 Hygiene – proper checking of personal & living hygiene of each and every person.
GOALS FOR HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION
New Admission – How to achieve the target?
 Advertisement – Pamphlets, Hoardings, Wall painting, SMS, FM Radio, Newspaper
 Appointment of Admission team
 Fee structure according to the vicinity
 School Prospectus & Admission Form
 Ambience of the classrooms, corridors, library, office etc.
 Update School Website
 Furniture according to the height in different classrooms
 Pre-primary rooms (Fully decorated & Equipped)
 Music room (Fully Equipped)
 Sports room (Fully Equipped)
 Library room (More books required – No specimen copies)
Excellence in Academics- How to achieve the target?
 Well design Curriculum
 Good examination system
 Well Structured CCE system with equal emphasis on scholastic as well as co-scholastic
areas
 Remedial classes
 Enrichment classes
 Good teaching staff
 Good salary for the staff
 Workshop (Subject wise) for teachers
 Workshop (General) for teachers
 Frequent classroom observation with proper feedback format
 Staff appraisal
 Fair Admission and Promotion Policy (Transparent)
Control on All kind of Expenses and Wastage and Increases School funds
 Electricity
 Water
 Phone bills
 Diesel
 Wastage of all kitchen items – vegetable/fruits/chapatti/milk/cooked food etc.
Check on All kind of Purchases and Increases School funds
 Well Maintained stock register
 Electricity – Solar Energy – one time investment & subsidy by the govt. of India
 Phone plans – CUG connections etc
 Check on any kind of Purchase for kitchen/ Stationary/ Furniture/ Books/ Uniforms/
Shoes/ Lab Equipments/ Computers/ Vehicles/ School Building Materials/ Whitewash etc
 School Maintenance

8.  Once or twice stock checking
Promotional Tour
 Printing Materials (News paper) Brochure to be ready. Greeting, VCD – given to each city
cable operator (Strip Advertisement), Advertisement in selected theatres of different districts.
 Hoarding in city example. for Secondary School Affiliation – prime locations (GT Road /
Airport etc.)
 Promotional tour for promotion of admission needs to start from the month of Nov-Dec as
this is the right time for admission. Therefore advertisement in the newspaper has to be
given time and again to make people know about the school.
Proper channelizing of this organization should be our first and foremost priority and I am
looking forward for your guidance and support for it.