Excellence is the hallmark of Excel. It is top-notch in every respect. It provides a congenial learning environment to the students and gives ample opportunities and facilities for self-improvement to the staff. Therefore, I gladly accepted the position of an Administrative Officer.
As everyone knows, an Administrative Officer has to wear many different hats. He is a point of reference to everyone. As administration has its links with every activity in the school, his presence is felt everywhere. Since he has to interact with people of many hues, he must be an adept in interpersonal relationship.
As an administrative officer in a well-governed private school, my immediate job was to see whether all the Government norms are met to run a school. The No Objection Certificate, the Recognition order, the renewal of Recognition order (from Education Department) and above all five other Certificates from various Departments -PWD (for stability of buildings), Health Department (for sanitary Certificate), Revenue Department (for building license and ownership) and Fire and Safety Department. The inter-
governmental dealings would exhaust the administrative officer of any mettle! It is to our credit that the school possesses all these basic requirements.
As an administrative officer, I have to answer all the queries from the Government, complaints from the public and the parents. I should always be in touch with the Chairman, informing him every detail of
the matters I am dealing with. All steps are taken only after a discussion with him. All communication is signed either by him or by the principal. Updating the developments to the Chairman and the Principal is
an important duty of the Administrative Officer. As and when needed, I coordinate meetings and become a resource person. I am in the recruitment
board helping Chairman choosing the qualified teachers and the other staff. Now and then I remind the teachers of the value of students’ attendance register how to maintain it. I verify whether students are getting the benefits from the Government. I give edifying messages to the students often, especially
during the assembly.
Since the Excel strives to make the students future-ready, I help the Chairman in contacting resource persons of different fields and invite them to address and interact with the students. Being a member of Kumari Arivial Peravai (KAP) – a voluntary Organization involving students in enriching activities, I select batches of students every year and get them trained to become young scientists. In addition, I train the students for competitions. I conduct tests to the students once a month choosing questions from school
edition of The Hindu Newspaper. All news and advertisements for newspapers are also done by me.
Thus, the administrator’s duties cannot be confined to certain parameters. He is like an all-pervading spirit sharing his experience!
