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.
