BIS 2022 - Strategic Plan

BIS 2022 Strategic Plan

We inspire excellence.

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Dear BIS Community, As we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of our founding when the British School, American Elementary School and the American High School merged to become Bonn International School in 1997, it is worth reflecting on our achievements and successes. We are a very strong and welcoming community of teachers, staff, students and parents, who are committed to the success of our school.

We have students who are open-minded, life long learners with the skills to become confident, responsible and contributing members of society, who go on to reputable universities throughout the world. Our teachers and staff are dedicated educators with a single goal in mind – to inspire excellence and the pursuit of personal best. Our parents support our mission and values and hold us accountable for implementing them.

We are a school which avoids complacency, is ambitious and innovative, is open to feedback, a school committed to high standards of excellence. As such, we have developed a Strategic Plan comprising a set of goals which will take us to the next level as a leading international IB school.

We continue to be committed to the programmes of the International Baccalaureate as we truly believe that they, more than any other education system, provide our students with the values and skills needed to thrive in an increasingly complex, multi cultural world. They empower our students to become knowledgeable, innovative, internationally minded and excellent communicators, who will shape the future of our global society.

Our Strategic Plan is the result of intensive collaboration between parents, students, faculty and staff.

After initial community brainstorming, using the Vision Trees in the Waves and the Agora, a group of parents, staff, faculty and students over many weeks created a revised Vision and Mission. This mission and vision were then used to drive the work of the strategic planning groups focussing on: • Teaching and Learning • Technology • Student Support Services • The Extracurricular Programme • Communication All in all, over 60 members of our community worked long hours, discussed passionately, questioned endlessly and collaborated enthusiastically to draw up the Strategic Plan for 2017 – 2022, to ensure that we inspire excellence in all that we do.

The following pages provide a high level overview of the main goals under the categories listed above.

Actions to implement these goals have also been drawn up and will form the annual whole-school, section and departmental action plans to ensure we stay on track over the next five years and achieve our vision.

My sincere and heartfelt thanks go out to all who were involved in developing this road map for 2022 and for sharing their passion for and commitment to Bonn International School.

Patricia Baier, Director April 2017

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BIS Vision BIS is a learning community that empowers and inspires excellence in all that we do.

BIS Mission Bonn International School empowers and inspires students to achieve their full individual potential and to become responsible global citizens. We provide an innovative, internationallyrecognized education within a compassionate, multicultural community.

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In order to inspire excellence, we will create a shared understanding of teaching and learning.

Goal 1

We will improve the quality of teaching and student learning.

Goal 2

We will create greater consistency in assessment and practices in and between grades and departments.

Goal 3

We will develop deeper links between Action, Service, CAS and the curriculum.

•D evelop feedback protocols from students to determine the effectiveness of teaching.

• Review annual faculty appraisal processes.

Selected Actions

•D evelop non-negotiable instructional strategies and essential agreements, which are implemented consistently.

• E nsure the transparency and consistency of grade level expectations in all subjects.

• Collect and analyse data on individual student progress.

We will become conscious and reflective users of ICT and use it as a tool to enhance learning and understanding and prepare our students for a digital economy.

Goal 1

Teachers will use technology with confidence and as learners themselves.

Goal 2

ICT skills will be structurally integrated into the curriculum.

Goal 3

BIS will become a beacon school in terms of teaching coding and electronics.

Goal 4

The ICT systems will provide a safe environment, preserving usability, integration and easy access even during emergency situations.

•C reate an effective classroom management checklist for teachers in terms of IT use.

Selected Actions

• Increase faculty training.

• Create ICT learning outcomes for each grade level.

• Introduce a Bring your Own Device Programme from Grade 8 upwards.

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Our Student Support Services will inspire excellence by meeting the needs of all our students.

Goal 1

All faculty and staff will meet the needs of each individual student in the Learning Support Programme with flexibility, respect and kindness.

Goal 2

Careers Counselling will be thorough and relevant.

Goal 3

Student safety and welfare will be given the highest priority.

• Recognise and nourish particular talents and strengths.

Selected Actions

•P rovide training for all faculty on Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Autism, ADHD. • I mprove communication on and transparency of learning support procedures and practices.

• F urther develop the relevance and effectiveness of the Advisory Programme.

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The Extracurricular Programme will focus on excellence by nurturing the mind, body and spirit of BIS students.

Goal 1

We will offer a diverse range of activities that complement and extend our academic programmes and deepen learning.

Goal 2

e will extend the range of activities in all sections of the school, W ensuring that our provision evolves according to student need and interest.

• Continue to improve communication of activities, policies and practices.

Selected Actions

• Use data analysis to inform decisions.

• Research alternate scheduling options to provide an improved choice.

Communications within and from the BIS community will be professional personalised, consistent, timely and efficient.

Goal 1

We will implement and enforce a school-wide protocol for use of all communications channels.

Goal 2

We will use appropriate and effective channels of communication between faculty and students.

Goal 3

We will develop procedures for the introduction and management of new forms of communication.

•R eview reporting procedures, parent-teacher conferences and appropriate meeting schedules.

Selected Actions

• I mprove induction for new stakeholders (beginning of year and mid-year arrivals).

•C reate a user-friendly, informative and easily navigable Staff Portal, including Staff Bulletin.

• Develop and broadly publish BIS Social Media Policy.

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As we work towards implementing our Strategic Plan and taking our school to the next level we will: • Involve faculty and staff in individual goal setting that will support the overall goals of the Strategic Plan.

• I nspire our students to be the best that they can and involve them in the pursuit of our goals.

•C ontinue to invest in professional development and support peer coaching and feedback processes.

• Continue to recruit excellent international faculty and staff.

•U se our human resources potential to continually review our processes, curriculum and to implement our goals.

• F urther involve ourselves in the work of the International Baccalaureate and learn from best practices in the fields of education worldwide.

• Further invest in resources to optimize student learning.

•C ontinue to involve our community in supporting our goals and providing feedback.

•C ontinue to provide a welcoming, inclusive and caring international community – a home away from home.

• E nsure long-term financial stability to enable us to achieve our goals.

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Many thanks to the people involved.

Marianne Arpin Michael Bailey Susan Bailey Tom Beck Agnieszka Boud Matt Brady Stephan Breuer Uta Crisimer Riku Daiho Matt de Vries Andrew Edwards Florence Edwards Krista Ferguson Cathleen Garcia Eike Gerhard Alice Gielen Suzanne Gilbert Rene Glinkowski

Gilbert Grant Zoe Grigoriadou Claudia Hamm Lorraine Heinrichs Kelli Holm Joanna Hopper Andi Jamet Cijith Jacob Jure Jerebic Bianca Jerkersdottir Seung-Bin Joo Joanne Junglas Claire Kelly Daniela Klinge Veit Koch Saoura Koch-Mehrin Anuradha Koratkar Irene Kuron

Sandor Laczko Edna Li Janine Lockwood Marianna Mocsonokyova David Moore Monique Nardi Natalie Niklas Bars Nyam Loouke Oostveen Casey Ranson Cindy Rogers Katrina Rogers Sarah Ryan Antoine Sabatier Sabine Schattenberg Daniela Semar Wendy Shetler-Wirtz Stuart Smith

Tarek Taghi Alex Thurley Marc Unkel Diana van Mersbergen Cristina Varriale Guilia Violetti Bethany Walk Jennifer Walker Cayden Walsh Jason Walsh Wendy Weisbart Martin Weller Gary Wilberforce Elizabeth Winkler Cidgem Wondergem

We inspire excellence.

Bonn International School Martin-Luther-King-Strasse 14 53175 Bonn Germany T: +49 (0) 228 - 30854 - 0 F: +49 (0) 228 - 30854 - 350 E: info@bonn-is.de www.bonn-is.de