Sofna College is a school that was started to educate the young men in the country primarily. It was mainly to educate the children of the diplomats and respected businesspeople in the society. The school was founded in early 1923. Samuel Stark, Dr Eleye Fearnly and Hilda Berents are among the core founders of the school. The school started in 1923 with a minuscule number of students. Sofna School had just 36 students during its commencement in1923. The school has been developing steadily and by the year 1950, the school had already registered 280 students. This growth has been very positive, and the school has increased the number of students to over 400 students in the recent years. The appointment of the headmaster in this school is very crucial significance to its development. Designation of the headmaster from outside the school has helped the school increase its effectiveness. It has resulted in the addition of a primary school and various additional buildings within the school which are basically to improve the service delivery by the school.
Sofna School has been subject to different challenges. It has led to various problems within the institution which has led reduction its rate of growth and development. Some students in the recent years have shrunk substantially. The school has experienced a significance decrease in some students due to these challenges faced in the school. These challenges have been mainly as a result of the change in the headmaster of the school. Every change in any organization leads to the evolution of the management process of the institution. Tuition fee and the entire tuition fees in the system have significantly increased in the recent years. The tuition fees have risen to 22,000, and the full tuition fees have also risen by 3% in general. Therefore, it has enacted too much burden on the parents of the students making some of them to transfer their students to different schools within the region which are cheaper as compared to Sofna. There has been significant reluctance among the board members of the Sofia School. Every school is controlled by the decisions of the board members. Board members comprise of some of the founders of the institution and general stakeholders of the school. These members ensure the running of the school is professional and is done towards securing the interests of the entire society is achieved and given priority. Board members of the Sofna School have failed to show commitment to their jobs and only half of the board members often attend meetings scheduled by the school. This has led to the significant drop in the development and growth rate of the school.
Mission and vision of the school are clearly postulated in the school. Mission statement of the school reads clearly that Sofna College offers a challenging international education. According to the vision statement Sofna school aims to develop the unique potential of every student. Mission and vision statements of any institution give direction on where the organization should follow. They clearly stipulate the objectives and goals to why the school was created. Mission and vision statements of Sofna have been the same for a very long duration of time. Mission, vision and the values of the school were first set in the year 1996. These statements have not been changed since then which is very detrimental to the progress of the school. The school has therefore found it tough to be in line with the technological and the population changes in the society. These have led to the very low growth rate of the school. Sofna School has a tremendous construction process in its early stages of development. Construction of any institution requires the use of various resources to ensure the completion of the whole process of development. Sofna School used several debts to provide full development process of the school. A security employed by the institution in its early stages of development has considerably affected the financial future of the organization. Sofna school still up to now tends to use the business resources it gets from the services offered to ensure the clearance of the debts that was used long years ago. This has led to a stagnant growth of the school.
Solutions and suggestions
Sofna School is a historical school having been founded in the very early days of the economic growth. The increase of this institution is, therefore, paramount and mandatory. Different strategies must, therefore, be put in place to ensure the organization has achieved maximum desired development rate. Mission and vision statement of the specific the school must be reviewed to ensure it is by the population and economic trends of the modern society. Different strategies and policies must be put in place to ensure the objectives of the school are realistic and by the mission and vision statement. The management board of Sofna school must also ensure the tuition fees and the general fees is set at standards that are favorable to the entire society. The increase in fees and tuition must be greatly discussed among the stakeholders of the institution. This will enable the school to be affordable to most of the individuals in the society. The leadership of the school must be awarded to dangerous persons with the school at their heart. Board members of the school should also be elected based on their performance. This will ensure seriousness among the board of management. Guidelines should also be put in place on how to deal with the board members who are not frequently attending the meetings. This will help reduce the rate of absenteeism from the board members. This will ensure the proper implementation of laws that can ensure Sofna School is driven to higher limits in the education sector.
Management of the Sofna School should also provide the financial department of the school is comprised of qualified individuals with the ability to come up with professional financial terms. This will enable the school to ensure that no more debts are allowed to accrue in the school. The financial department must also provide the financial ratios used by the school are of great significance and that they are the best suited to the school. Sofna School must ensure the teachers of the school are actively encouraged by awarding them high remuneration rates. Board of management of the Sofna School must also guarantee the transition to leadership positions in the school is smooth and does not interrupt the entire system of operation of the school. Change of the headmaster must be done with professionalism and clarity that does not create problems to the functioning of the school. Infrastructural improvement in the education must be encouraged to ensure facilities required in the school are available to the students. This will guarantee regular high standards of performance of the entire school.
Sofna School should also develop a robust and vibrant leadership structure that can ensure that interest of all the groups and stakeholders in the school are assured. This will make sure that all the management bodies in the school is responsible and does all the decisions making process in a way that is respectful to the mission and vision of the institution. Restructuring of Sofna school should, therefore, be made possible by the help of the above outlines and strategies to ensure Sofna remains and continue a better place for learning by the students.
