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| 9 May 08 (20:41 EAT) |
| 20 March 2007 Dear Parents, The ISM Board of Directors met on Friday, March 16th for the 142nd meeting of the Board. What follows is a summary of decisions taken at that meeting. Summary of BD 142 decisions Administration was asked to create the Terms of Reference for a Steering Committee that will receive reports from the Strategic Planning Committee. The Steering Committee will be comprised of the Board Chair and two alumni; one from each town. A recommendation to change class names for next year was accepted by the Board. S1-4 becomes M1-4 and IB 1/2 becomes D1/2. These changes were proposed in response to an IBO recommendation in the MYP authorization exit interview in February. Changes to Board policy relating to the following were accepted by the Board: 1. Policies affected by the currency change from GBP to USD 2. Nutrition Policy 3. Abolition of the Deputy CEO position The Auditor’s Report for 2006 was recommended to the shareholders. Revisions to the 06/07 budget were approved by the Board A fee increase of 5% for 2007/08 was approved by the Board in order to keep the current deficit at manageable levels. Other factors in the decision included inflation, declining enrolment and a salary increase of 1% awarded to professional staff along with adjustments to health care benefits. The proposal for restructuring the ISM Board that was recommended by the Executive Committee of the Board was referred to the Board Restructuring Committee who has been asked to present a proposal to EC223. Best Regards, Barry Sutherland Chief Executive Officer | |
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