International School of Ulaanbaatar

Please note that

• Information we provide today is only extracts from different documents for different areas of the school and the full documents are in student parent handbook.

School History

• The International School of Ulaanbaatar (ISU) is a private, non-profit, secular, co-educational school.

• The International School of Ulaanbaatar started in 1992.

• We moved into this current building in 2007.

Structure

• Association

Parents or legal guardians of children who are registered for attendance at the school compose the Association of the International School of Ulaanbaatar

• AGM (Annual General Meeting)

The purpose of this meeting is to elect the Board.

Board of Trustees

• The Board will be comprised of not less than 5 nor more than 11 voting members. One of them is the voting member appointed by the US Embassy.

• The Board of Trustees recruits and appoints the Director of the International School of Ulaanbaatar. The Board of Trustees approves the budget, the direction of the school and the tuition fees.

Government Agreement

Since ISU is a non-profit international school and its’ student body represent many different countries, the US Government requested the Mongolian Government to determine its legal status. The bilateral agreement was signed in May 26, 2004 and it was ratified by the State Ikh Khural Resolution in October 27, 2005.

Accreditation• ISU is the Member of the East Asia Regional

Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS).

• ISU is accredited by two International Accreditation Organizations: Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Accreditation visit this year

• 10 year accreditation visit will take place in October along with IB (International Baccalaureate) Reauthorization.

Program

• ISU is one of 161 IB World Schools. A school can be called "IB World School" if only it has all three programs:

• PYP (Primary Years Program) PK-G5

• MYP (Middle Years Program) G6-10

• DP (Diploma Program) G11-12

Assessment & Reporting• Assessment for academic progress

• Rubrics

• Criteria-based assessments

• Homework (Primary Planner has all homeworks written by the teachers and TA-s and Secondary students write themselves)

• Assignment is given with the rubrics for assessment and deadline for submission

• Reports for Primary

• Reports for Secondary

Report Cards

• Primary will have two reports: Semester 1 and Semester 2

• Secondary will have Autumn Mid Semester Report and Semester 1, and Spring Mid Semester Report and Semester 2 report

• Please note that these Semester reports are important documents and you need to keep them. School cannot provide duplicates after certain number of years.

PYP Assessment

Achievement levels are indicated by numbers 1-4 as follows:

1 Working towards grade level expectations with support

2 Working towards grade level expectations

3 Working at grade level expectations

4 Working beyond grade level expectations

Engagement levels

• An engaged learner is a student who participates fully, collaborates willingly, acts responsibly, seeks challenges and displays curiosity. This student demonstrates these characteristics.

• 1 = Rarely 2 = Sometimes

• 3 = Usually 4 = Mostly

MYP Assessment (Grades 6-9)

• Students are judged against a set of criteria

• Each subject has its own set of criteria

• The criteria are modified in grade 6-9 to make them age appropriate

Assessment example - Technology

• Technology has 6 different criteria, each judged out of 6 points

• If a student gained these grades during a semester

• A (investigate) - 4/6• B (design) - 3/6• C (plan) - 5/6• D (create) - 4/6• E (evaluate) - 3/6• F (attitudes in technology) – 5/6• Total = 24

• This student would therefore achieve a 5

Grade Boundary

1 0-5

2 6-9

3 10-15

4 16-21

5 22-26

6 27-31

7 32-36

Approaches to learning (ATL) grade

• When awarding the ATL grade the classroom teacher has taken into consideration the following student behaviors, where applicable.

• Punctuality to class

• Organization of classroom equipment

• Organization of notes and files

• Completion of class work and homework

• Motivation to be successful

• Contributes positively to class in both group and individual situations

• Effective use of the student planner

• Reflection and implementation of teacher feedback

• Sense of responsibility for own learning

Approaches to learning grade

• Approaches to learning refers to the students study habits and attitudes.

• The awarded grades mean the following:

The student is…

• E (Exceeds) - conscientious in all areas all of the time

• M (Meets) - conscientious in all areas most of the time

• B (Below) - noticeable lapses in many areas

DP Assessment

Assessment—a term used to cover all the various methods by which student achievement can be evaluated.

Assessment instruments may include:

•tests

•examinations

•extended practical work

•projects

•portfolios and oral work

DP Assessment (continue)• There are some highly formalized assessment

tasks, including multiple-choice tests, but there are also many more substantial open-ended tasks, and a focus on process through teacher marking of student projects and practical work.

• This range of student performances is reduced to a final subject grade (on a scale of 1 to 7) according to grade descriptors, which represent the standards for each subject.

Tips for understanding your child’s report

• Ask your child to explain

• In Primary if your child got 1 or 2, this means his/her performance is not at the Grade level

• In Secondary, if your child got 1 or 2 he/she performed well below the standard in that area and a conference needs to be held with the teacher; if it is 3 then his/her future progress in this course is at risk

Attendance

ISU has a very strict attendance policy.

Students are required to attend at least 90% of each school year, or from date of enrolment, to obtain a pass in that grade level.

This means there is a 10% allowance for absences that are either explained/unexplained or unexcused. This means that in any ONE school year of 180 days, a student can be absent for up to 18 days.

Attendance (continue)

• Any student who fails to make the required 90% total school daily attendance will risk not being promoted to the next grade or meeting graduation requirements.

• LATE STUDENTS – arrival to school after 8.20 am

• 5 lates = 1 day absence

Sickness/Medication

• Inform the school if your child is sick

• ISU will not give any medication without parent consent

• Filling in Medical/Allergy inform forms correctly and completely with true information on admission, for field trips, whenever significant change in students' health

Parent Involvement• Reading Medee and all other correspondences

regularly and specially on Fridays because we send most of the notes on Fridays

• Making follow up clarification if needed

• Checking school calendar on webpage

• Reading the forms and signing them on time (For example: Your child will not be taken to the trip if you don't sign the permission slip)

Parent Involvement (continue)

• PTG (Parent Teacher Group) meets once a month and organizes fundraising activities that help school to enrich students learning experiences

• Program information night (requirements and assessments will be introduced in details)

• AGM (Annual General Meeting)

Parent Involvement (continue)

• Student led conferences (only once during a School Year)

• Assemblies (as announced in the Medee)

• School events (International Week, Primary & Secondary Plays etc.)

• Student Planner checking every week for the whole week in secondary and signing it

• Checking and signing Student Planner everyday in Primary is required.

Communication

• Parent student handbook

• Student Planner notes

• Website: www.isumongolia.edu.mn

• Medee (Sent electronically to all parents on Fridays in both English & Mongolian)

• Facebook (You can access via webpage or direct signing in: www.facebook.com

Communication (continue)

• Please contact the Coordinators and the Heads of the schools if you have any questions/queries about your children's program and performance and we are happy to provide a translator if you let us know beforehand

• This powerpoint presentation will be on our website