Supriya Johnson

Accomplished education leader with 24+ years of progressive experience across ICSE, ISC, CBSE, IB-PYP, and State Board institutions. Proven expertise in academic leadership, school administration, curriculum innovation, teacher development, admissions, examination management, and institutional growth. Recognised for leading school transformation aligned with NEP 2020, CISCE expectations, and contemporary best practices while fostering excellence in teaching, learning, and holistic student development.

An accomplished educational leader with over 26 years of experience in school education, committed to academic excellence, holistic student development, and institutional growth.

Principal - A reputed school (ICSE) - Bengaluru, Karnataka

(2023-04)

Lead overall academic and administrative operations of the ICSE campus with a focus on continuous institutional improvement.

• Drive strategic academic planning aligned with NEP priorities, CISCE requirements, and school improvement goals.
• Oversee curriculum planning, quality assurance, academic audits, teacher mentoring, and performance appraisal systems.
• Manage admissions, policy formulation, parent engagement, school branding, website communication, and stakeholder relations.
• Coordinate ICSE examination readiness, compliance documentation, KISA/CISCE representation, and major institutional events.
• Ensured complete compliance with the ICSE curriculum, educational standards, and the institution's vision and goals.
• Led strategic initiatives to strengthen both scholastic and co-scholastic programs across all grade levels.
• Mentored and trained academic teams to analyze student-specific learning needs and implement targeted improvement strategies.
• Introduced the Collins Publication curriculum kit in Kindergarten to enrich early years learning and strengthen foundational concepts.
• Enhanced parent involvement through structured engagement activities, workshops, and collaborative learning initiatives.
• Introduced Karadi path as an initiative to language development.
• Guided departments in developing meaningful subject-specific academic plans and continuous improvement practices.
• Strengthened language acquisition through structured listening, speaking, reading, and writing programs.
• Introduced focused initiatives including Read Aloud, Read Along, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Speaking Enhancement, and a phonetic approach to language learning.
• Developed structured spelling programs with an emphasis on quality over quantity.
• Focused on improving listening skills, communication, confidence, fluency, and effective language usage.
• Worked closely with teachers to remove the fear of Mathematics through engaging and activity-based teaching practices.
• Shifted the focus towards conceptual understanding, reasoning, analytical thinking, and mathematical comprehension rather than rote learning.
• Promoted experiential and inquiry-based learning through experiments, demonstrations, case studies, field experiences, and real-life applications.
• Encouraged students to connect classroom concepts with everyday life.
• Guided teachers in responding to changing curriculum expectations.
• Encouraged concept-based teaching, critical thinking, reasoning, self-learning, and independent problem-solving skills among students.
• Designed differentiated academic support programs for high achievers as well as students requiring additional academic intervention.
• Conducted continuous cyclical revision tests to monitor progress and strengthen examination preparedness.
• Planned structured after-school mentoring and academic support sessions.
• Closely monitored student performance through regular analysis and timely interventions.
• Led the academic team to achieve the school's best-ever ICSE Grade X Board Examination results in 2025, with an outstanding 99% overall result.
• Built strong and trusting relationships with parents through open communication, active listening, and regular discussions focused on each child's academic, emotional, and personal development.
• Promoted a collaborative partnership between school and home, ensuring that parents remained active stakeholders in their children's learning journey.
• Worked in close harmony with the Core Leadership Team, ensuring proactive planning and effective execution of all academic and administrative initiatives.
• Planned well in advance for the academic calendar, examinations, events, admissions, curriculum implementation, and school improvement initiatives.
• Supported and guided various institutional committees, including the Examination Cell, Timetable Committee, Event Committees, Discipline Committee, and Academic Review Teams, ensuring seamless coordination across departments.
• Maintained regular reporting to the Management, providing daily updates on academics, administration, events, and institutional progress while welcoming guidance and strategic direction with an open and collaborative mindset.
• Served as Mentor Principal for Lawrence High School, Koramangala (SSLC Branch).
• Conducted weekly visits to mentor the leadership and teaching teams.
• Supported the branch in identifying and bridging learning gaps, strengthening academic practices, improving teaching methodologies, and enhancing overall school performance.
• Worked collaboratively with the school leadership to ensure alignment with institutional standards and continuous improvement.
• Introduced Financial Literacy for students of Grades VI–VIII following its launch, equipping students with essential life skills in money management.

Academic Coordinator - Lawrence High School - Bangalore, Karnataka

(2022-09 - 2023-03)

Oversaw curriculum execution, teacher deployment, academic planning, reporting systems, and institutional coordination.

• Supported classroom monitoring, academic reviews, teacher guidance, and communication between leadership, faculty, and parents.

Vice Principal - Rishs International School

(2018-09 - 2020-12)

Directed academic planning, school administration, WIDA implementation, teacher development, admissions, and school operations.

• Supported CBSE compliance, parent engagement, faculty coordination, and student-centred academic systems.

Home Room Teacher & ISA Coordinator - The Pupil Saveetha Eco School

(2015-03 - 2018-04)

Coordinated British Council ISA activities, IB-PYP implementation, student leadership programs, teacher mentoring, debate, media club, and cultural initiatives.

Senior Teacher - Chennai Public School

(2012-08 - 2014-03)

Handled academic coordination, ESOL programme support, MUN coordination, cultural leadership, and parent engagement.

Computer Science Teacher - St. Teresa's Secondary School, St. Paul's Boarding & Day School, National Gems Higher Secondary School

(2000-01 - 2012-12)

Taught Computer Science across secondary levels while contributing to academic planning, technology-enabled learning, and student development.

M.A. - English

Diploma - Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.)

B.Ed.

B.Com (Honours) - Calcutta University

GNIIT - NIIT