Education Stalwarts 2022 | Dr. R. Balaji, Secretary & Correspondent of SBIOA Educational Trust, Chennai | Leaders in Education
Dr. R. Balaji joined the Educational Trust in 2008 as the Deputy Treasurer and has also served as the Management Committee Member of the Trust. He had been the Correspondent of S.B.I.O.A. Model Matric & Hr. Sec. School and S.B.O.A. Matric. & Hr. Sec. School, Anna Nagar. He had served as the Associate Secretary for three years – 2014 to 2017. He had been the President of the Educational Trust for two years – 2018 & 2019. Dr. R. Balaji, has been the Secretary and Correspondent of the S.B.I.O.A. Schools since April 2019. He also holds the most prestigious position of the General Secretary of SBI Officers’ Association (Chennai Circle).
Dr. R. Balaji is a man of principles, high calibre and great ideologies. He has been awarded ‘THE EDUCATION ICON OF THE YEAR 2020’ by EducationToday for his exemplary contribution, sincerity, dedication and hard work in the field of education. India School Merit Awards (Rewarding Excellence in Education) ranked S.B.O.A. School and Junior College as No.1 in India, No.1 in Tamil Nadu and No. 1 in Chennai under the category – ‘India`s Top 20 CBSE Schools’ in a survey conducted by EducationToday for the fourth consecutive year. He is a strict disciplinarian and a critical analyst. He has prodigious insight about the education system and how it could be deployed for the benefit of the students, the staff and the institutions under the administration.
Dr. R. Balaji is an eloquent and inspirational speaker and conducts motivational sessions often for the staff for the betterment of the Institutions. He encourages and appreciates the deserving people and also handles critical situations deftly. Under his able guidance and extra-ordinary leadership, the schools soar up high in their performances at the global level.
As a visionary, he has clear ideas and goals; communicates his vision to his stakeholders and motivates them to work with team spirit as they all belong to the SBIOA Educational Trust Family. As stewards of this elite institution, they are encouraged to keep up the legacy and strive hard to keep the flag of SBOA schools flying high at all times. As a leader, he stands as the testimony for clean governance for his team mates to witness and extend their fullest cooperation for the success of the institution. Hallmarks like transparency, honesty, discipline, righteousness and straightforwardness define his character and his teammates quite often acknowledge it.
Each and every teacher’s progress is analyzed through SWOT analysis, course correction, and counselling is given to them to overcome their shortcomings since teaching is a noble profession, and no profession can be at par with it. Interactive sessions are organized for the teachers of different strata on the topics – Effective Communication, Leadership Qualities, Stress Busters, Personality Development, Team Spirit, Effective Handling Of Students/Colleagues/Public etc., Innovative sessions on leadership qualities with hands on experience with suitable examples and exercises are given to the teaching fraternity to enable them to effectively function and to discharge their duties meticulously to keep up to the expectations of the parents, students and the management.
According to the visionary, an educational institution is not a money making industry; instead, it plays a vital role in shaping the character of the students and making them understand the concept of learning and re- learning, and moulding them to face challenges with grit and determination. Education’s primary motive is to incorporate ethics, moral and social values to be the good citizens of India and to lead a self-satisfied and contented life.
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