1. Name of firm Piralmal Foundation for Education Leadership (PFEL) / Kaivalya Education
Foundation (KEF)
Name of staff Nandita Mahipatbhai Raval
Date of birth
Nationality Indian
Education  JNU’s Correspondence Centre, Ahmedabad
MBA in HR(2014-2016)
 Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Masters in Literature(2002)
 Eklavya Teachers Training Institute
Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Education (1995), Gold Medalist
 Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Bachelors in Gujarati Literature and Psychology(1993)
Membershipof Professional
Organizations
 Member, Right to Education Committee with Government of Gujarat
 Member, Gunotsav Committee with Government of Gujarat
 Advisor, DIETs in Surat and Ahmedabad
 Advisor, National and State Committees with NCSL, NCERT, India
 Trustee, Computer Technology Foundation, Ahmedabad
Training&Publications Publications
 Right to Education Bill-Co-Researcher and Co-author as applicable for
Gujarat State, published by Gujarat Government, 2010
 ‘Impact of Earth Quake on Education – Students and teachers’- Co-
author &Researcher along with others, published by Navjeevan Press,
Gujarat Vidyapeeth, 2001
 Child Psychology-Created more than 60 Case Studies, published by
Eklavya Institute, Ahmedabad
CountriesofWorkExperience India
Languages Language Proficiency(good/fair/poor)
Speaking Reading Writing
English Fair Good Good
Gujarati Good Good Good
Hindi Good Good Fair
Employment record Name of Organization Position held Duration
YYYY to present
PFEL/KEF Co-Founder, Director 2008 till now
Pratham Education
Initiative
Program Leader August 2002 – Januray 2008
Private School
Ahmedabad
Principal January 1999- July 2002
Eklavya Teacher
Training Institute,
Ahmedabad
Lecturer January 1997 to January
1999
KameshwarVidyalaya,
Ahmedabad
Teacher January 1993 to January
1996
Computer Technology
Foundation
Trustee January 1993 to January
1996

2. Work undertaken
1) Nameofassignmentorproject: School Excellence Program (SEP)
Year: 2013 to present
Location: Gujarat – Surat
Client: Nagar PrathmikShikshaSamiti, Surat
ProjectCost:
Mainprojectfeatures:Improve professional development of259 Government
School Leaders and 518 Teachers of Gujarat
Positionsheld: Director
Activitiesperformed:
 Developed the School Leadership framework & mapped skills
&competencies of School leaders as per framework
 Trained 259 school leaders for improving their leadership competencies
 Developed teacher development tools and implemented them with 500+
teachers across Surat
 Studied processes and people of Department of Education (DoE), DIET
and SSA of Surat
 Designed quality assessment parameters by participating as a member
of GUNOTSAV committee, Surat
 Demonstrated 13% improvement in Student Learning Outcomes of
125,000+ children in 250+ government schools
 Identified processes and developed a model to improve the training for
education officers, School leaders and teachers
 Designed quality assessment parameters for Gunotsav and aligned
state focus on student learning outcomes
 Drafted RTE guidelines for private schools and ensured RTE
implementation across Gujarat
 Designed competency based selection process and selected 5000
young & competent HMs
2) Nameofassignmentorproject:Operationalization of District Transformation
Program
Year: 2015 to Present
Location: Gujarat
Client: Government of Gujarat
ProjectCost:
Mainprojectfeatures:Building leadership capacities ofDistrict and Block
Level Education Officers of state to augment learning outcomes in 1000
Government Schools impacting 135,000 students, 5000 teachers and 1000
headmasters
Positionsheld: Director
Activitiesperformed:
 Decreased number of C & D grade by 63% & increased number of A &

3. A+ grade school by 57% in Gunotsav data
 Led a team of 10+ people to implement Leadership development of150
Block and District Education Leaders
 Executed workshops for perspective building and capacity
development for effective focus on learning outcomes
 Spearheaded meetings with DPEO/DPC/DEO (district officials) for
managing & discussing ways to improve in SLO
3) Nameofassignmentorproject:Principal Leadership Development Program
(PLDP)
Year: 2009-2012
Location: Gujarat – Ahmedabad
Client: Government of Gujarat
ProjectCost:
Mainprojectfeatures:Improve professional development of100Government
School Leaders and 500Teachers
Positionsheld: ProgramDirector
Activitiesperformed:
 Developed School Leadership framework & mapped existing skills
/competencies of School leaders as per the framework
 Trained 100school leaders for improving their leadership competencies
 Developed teacher development tools and implemented them with 500
teachers
 Demonstrated improvement in Student Learning Outcomes of 5,000
children in 100 government schools
4) Nameofassignmentorproject:Reading Level Improvement Program
Year: 2002-2008
Location: Gujarat
Client:
ProjectCost:
Mainprojectfeatures:Focussed on improving reading levels of primary
school children in slums of Gujarat
Positionsheld:ProgramLeader
Activitiesperformed:
 Improved reading levels of 15,000 urban slum children by executing
programs for universalization of basic education
 Led a team of 200 people (professionals & community), in 7
municipalities of Gujarat
 Executed 1000 remedial classes through local youth/women and
developed curriculum for the classes

4. 5) Nameofassignmentorproject:National Level Assessment Campaign
Year: 2002-2008
Location: Gujarat
Client:
ProjectCost:
Mainprojectfeatures:ASER description
Positionsheld:ProgramLeader
Activitiesperformed:
 Implemented ASER program (assessment of foundational learning of
students) within Gujarat
 Led negotiations with state & local government officials and
community resources to pilot ASER program
 Executed the exam in community centers for _ students to
demonstrate learning levels of basic skills
6) Nameofassignmentorproject:Democratic Learning Centers Program
Year: 2002-2008
Location: Gujarat
Client:
ProjectCost:
Mainprojectfeatures:Creating sustainable democratic learning centers
teaching students concepts beyond basic reading, writing and
mathematics to improve learning levelsof remedial students
Positionsheld:ProgramLeader
Activitiesperformed:
 Established 100-150 Democratic Learning Centers in the community
 Increased annual revenue of remedial classes (with minimal fees) to
Rs.16-20 Lakhs for sustainability of interventions
 Led field pilots and customization/innovation of learning products for
Democratic Centers in the community
 Trained teachers and students to utilize Learning Trunks for learning in
classrooms and at home
 Developed curriculum and learning modules for the centers and trained
teachers on different pedagogical approaches