Award of CIS Re-Accreditation
“The Board of Trustees of the Council of International Schools has now
completed its study of the report on your school submitted by the April 2011
CIS/NEASC/IB Visiting Team.
I am pleased to inform you that the decision of the Trustees was to award CIS reaccreditation to the International School of Belgrade (ISB).”
Dr. Gerry Percy
Director of Accreditation Services
Council of International Schools (CIS)
Award of CIS Re-Accreditation
Commendation
A - Philosophy and Objectives
•The School for drawing up clear Mission and Vision statements in a
collaborative manner which link well to IB philosophy and learner profile.
•The School for drawing up a comprehensive process for the continuing review
of the Mission and Vision statements which includes a protocol of descriptors
and indicators to aid clarity in evaluating the effectiveness of their
implementation.
•The Board of Trustees and senior management for drawing up a strategic plan
linked to the schools statements of Mission and Vision.
X – Curriculum
•Please see IB-style report on this area.
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Commendation
C – Governance and Management
•The Board of Trustees’ strong organizational plan, documented policy manual,
dedication to its own training and evaluation and to that of the Director.
•The development of an insightful Strategic Plan as well as the recognition of
the need for further such plans.
D – Staff
•The BoT, Director and SLT for ISB’s thorough, comprehensive and consistent
school personnel policies and procedures that are well documented.
E – Student Support Services
•The School’s philosophy of ‘mother tongue’ development in a continuum from
Lower
•School through DP.
•The creation of a comprehensive school health manual.
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Commendation
F – Resources
• The Board of Trustees and senior management for the strategic
planning in developing and realizing the new building project.
• The support staff (‘custodians’) for the overall maintenance and
cleanliness of the buildings and grounds.
• The ICT staff for the perceptive and innovative introduction of ICT
into the various functions of the school, including the ‘One-to-One’
program.
• The Crisis Response Team for the comprehensive nature of the
school’s Crisis Response Manual.
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Commendation
G – Student and Community Life
•The School for the extensive range of methods available to facilitate
the communication and interaction between the BoT, staff, students
and parents.
•The senior management and staff for the implementation of a wideranging activities program that includes interaction with the local and
international communities.
•The school community for sustaining a respectful, warm and
disciplined personal environment in which to work and study.
Award of CIS Re-Accreditation
Recommendations
A - Philosophy and Objectives
•The BoT and senior management build on the work done on devising the
evaluation protocol and implement such a process for continued review of the
Mission and Vision statements.
•The School seek ways of clearly promoting the understanding of the Mission
and Vision statements, and the nature of the IB programs, within the parental
community.
•The School promote further the use of local resources and strengthen its links
with the local community.
X – Curriculum
•Please see IB-style report on this area.
•The school should also address the following matters drawn from the team’s
comments with respect to the generic CIS Curriculum Standards:
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Recommendations
C – Governance and Management
•The BoT and School pursue new and creative funding sources and strategies.
•The ISB community develop plans to increase participation by all parents, in
particular local Serbian parents, through enhanced communication efforts and
creative outreach, starting with translated (Serbian) versions of typical
communication vehicles.
D – Staff
•The Secondary and Lower School principals provide more structured
opportunities for collaborative planning within campuses and across the whole
school.
E – Student Support Services
•The Student Services providers strive to increase the level of coordination and
collaboration between sections of the school.
•The school consider a position to provide coordinated oversight and direction
for the diverse set of support services provided at ISB.
Award of CIS Re-Accreditation
Recommendations
F – Resources
• The school continue to target improvements to the library collection
to ensure that all areas of the curriculum at all age levels are
adequately resourced.
• The school continue special emphasis on enhancing the collection of
the mother tongue books to reflect the international community.
• The school Crisis Response Team provide a new exit for the Early
Childhood Centre to
• provide an alternative evacuation point in case of fire and that all
fire exits remain unlocked during the school day.
• The Crisis Response Team ensure that fire evacuation instructions
and routes are clearly displayed in all classrooms.
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Recommendations
G – Student and Community Life
• The BoT and senior management consider the coordination of all
communication between the various school constituencies and
explore links with the school’s alumni.
• The BoT and senior management actively consider ways in which
the potential of the new building can be fully exploited to enhance
community and academic life.
• The School continue to develop and document explicit ways that
demonstrate the promotion of international-mindedness and intercultural awareness.