Russian School Director Application Header — How to Write "To" and "From"

A Russian school director application is a formal letter from a parent or legal representative regarding school or administrative matters. The header follows strict business letter rules: recipient in the dative case, sender in the genitive case, and a right-aligned date.

The Application Header

The header contains three required elements:

1. "Кому" (To) — the recipient (director)
2. "От кого" (From) — the sender (parent or representative)
3. Date — day, month, year

Who Goes in the "To" Field

The "Кому" line is always in the dative case. For a school, this typically looks like:

• Директору ГБОУ [number] [school name] [full name]
• Руководителю [institution name] [full name]

Example:

Директору ГБОУ "School No. 47"
Smirnova Olga Nikolaevna

Header Template

Директору ГБОУ "School No. 47"
Smirnova Olga Nikolaevna

From the parent of student in 2 "A" class
Ivanova Maria Sergeevna

                                          15 May 2026

Common Mistakes

1. Wrong grammatical case — using "Директору" (dative) vs "Директора" (accusative). Always use dative: "Директору".
2. Extra prepositions — "На имя директора" instead of just "Директору".
3. Informal school name — "School" instead of the official institution name.

Quick Checklist

• [ ] Header is centered
• [ ] "Кому" — dative case
• [ ] "От кого" — genitive case
• [ ] Date is right-aligned
• [ ] Text is free of errors

Online Generator

To format a school director application header with correct cases — use the generator. Select the "School Director" scenario and the system will fill in the correct forms.

Note: Russian grammatical cases can be complex. The generator uses standard forms and example templates. For rare or unusual positions, verify the final result or consult a Russian grammar reference.