Leadership & Governance
Clarity
Mastery
Craftsmanship
Stewardship you can trust
Montclair is led by an executive team that prioritizes teaching quality, student safety, and public accountability as non-negotiables. Decisions are visible in classrooms, labs, and studios, as well as on the calendar—so families can see standards in action.
How leadership shows up in daily school life
Teaching here is deliberately consistent: it starts briskly, has clear success criteria, includes worked and non-examples, provides guided practice, and includes quick exit checks across sections from Early Years to Senior School.
Signature spaces are used with intent—the Atria Library (double-height), The Great Hall (auditorium with a VIP lounge & green rooms), and Forum 208 (studio theatre with a student-operated tech booth) — anchor study, rehearsals, and public showcases.
Safety and reliability are designed into the building: wide corridor spines with stacked lifts, universal‑access washrooms and hydration bayson each floor, an infirmary by reception, an IT/Hub with CCTV control room, and back‑of‑house systems—UPS/electrical rooms, HVAC shafts, pool filtration plant, fire shafts—kept out of learning sightlines.
Parent partnership is public: briefings and workshops are held in Forum 208; exam windows are run through a calm Examination Centre & Control Room when activated.
Executive Council (at a glance)
Mr S. S. Yadav
Patron
35+ years of ethics‑first school stewardship and system‑level quality reviews.
Mrs Usha Yadav
Chief Managing Director
Senior Lecturer, District Institute of Education and Training(DIET, M.P.); led state‑wide teacher training in pedagogy, assessment, and classroom management.
Mr Shivang Yadav
Founder & CEO
B.E. (IT); M.S. (International Business); M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania (Education Entrepreneurship); Master of Liberal Arts, Harvard University (Industrial–Organizational Psychology).
Mr Gaurang Yadav
Co‑Founder & Managing Director
Civil Engineer; M.S., Education Management (University of Warwick, UK); cohorts under his direction achieved CBSE All‑India Rank 2 in Class X & XII, with multiple city toppers.
Mr S. S. Yadav
Patron
35+ years of ethics‑first school stewardship and system‑level quality reviews.
Mrs Usha Yadav
Chief Managing Director
Senior Lecturer, District Institute of Education and Training(DIET, M.P.); led state‑wide teacher training in pedagogy, assessment, and classroom management.
Mr Shivang Yadav
Founder & CEO
B.E. (IT); M.S. (International Business); M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania (Education Entrepreneurship); Master of Liberal Arts, Harvard University (Industrial–Organizational Psychology).
Mr Gaurang Yadav
Co‑Founder & Managing Director
Civil Engineer; M.S., Education Management (University of Warwick, UK); cohorts under his direction achieved CBSE All‑India Rank 2 in Class X & XII, with multiple city toppers.
Leadership profiles
Mr S. S. Yadav — Patron
With over 35 years of institution-building, Mr. Yadav is the guardrail for mission and standards. He convenes periodic quality reviews and keeps the conversation honest about teacher dignity, academic rigour, and public trust. Families tend to notice the outcome rather than the process: clear codes of conduct in corridors, predictable movement routines on busy days, and a steady leadership presence whenever the community gathers in The Great Hall.
Mrs Usha Yadav — Chief Managing Director
A veteran Senior Lecturer at DIET (M.P.), Mrs Yadav has trained government teachers across the state in pedagogy, assessment, and classroom management; she brings that system discipline here. The Montclair Teacher Playbook—success criteria, modeling, guided-to-independent practice, and exit checks—anchors lesson craft, while weekly learning walks and coaching debriefs keep practice aligned. Parents experience this as consistent lesson structure, clear rubrics on major work, and calm corridors even at peak times.
Mr Shivang Yadav — Founder & CEO
Mr. Shivang blends technology, entrepreneurship, and human-centered school design. His academic path spans B.E. (IT), M.S. (International Business), and dual Ivy credentials—M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania (Education Entrepreneurship), and Master of Liberal Arts, Harvard University (Industrial–Organizational Psychology)—and he uses that range to run data‑informed improvement and a futures pathway in STEM & enterprise. On the ground, that looks like term plans and assessment blueprints that families can read, plus an innovation spine—Venture Studio, AI & Robotics, Engine Room, CodeForge, and Pixel Forge—that moves student work from problem to prototype to pitch, with showreels and demos in Forum 208 or The Great Hall.
Mr Gaurang Yadav — Co‑Founder & Managing Director
A Civil Engineer with an M.S. in Education Management (University of Warwick, UK), Mr. Gaurang is dedicated to ensuring safe and reliable operations that allow teaching to excel.. Under his direction, cohorts have achieved CBSE All‑India Rank 2 in both Class X and Class XII, alongside multiple city toppers—a sign of system consistency, not luck. Families meet his work in small ways (smooth lifts, clear evacuation drills) and big ones: impeccably run exam windows through the Examination Centre & Control Room, and backstage hospitality via green rooms and a VIP lounge when the Great Hall is full.
Ms Annu — Executive Director
A Montessori/Early‑Years specialist and former state archery champion, Ms Annu models focus with warmth. She shapes the daily rhythm in the Early Years—language-rich open classrooms, the Wonderland role-play studio, the Indoor Junior Playing Zone, and the outdoor trio of Sprinkle Bay / Sandcastle Cove / Sky Swings—and mentors teachers so that routines stay kind and predictable. Parents see tidy corners, steady gains in early literacy and numeracy, and calm arrivals through The Colonnade.
Ms Himani — Academic Director
With a corporate sustainability (ESG) background, Ms. Himani integrates Education for Sustainable Development into everyday study while building the academic systems—curriculum maps, assessment blueprints, and progress dashboards—that make learning visible. Expect to see eco‑audits, segregation and biodiversity projects with student data and reflections in corridors and the Atria Library, plus parent‑friendly assessment routines that trigger reteach or extension.
Operating cadence & public accountability
Weekly learning walks and coaching; safety sweeps of corridors, labs, and Aqua 26; rota checks for sports/studios. Term‑wise orientations and showcases in Forum 208/The Great Hall; publication of fixtures, recitals, exhibitions, and ESD impact; exam‑readiness checks as needed. Always‑on care via the infirmary by reception, universal‑access washrooms and hydration po0ints, and predictable vertical movement.