American School Dubai brochure by Xpanse CGI

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2009 RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE Harold Fleetham, Superintendent Mary Harty, Middle School Principal International School Services – Bangkok (ISS) January 6-10, 2009 Hotel: Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Harold Fleetham, Superintendent Mary Harty, Middle School Principal SEARCH Recruiting Fair – Bangkok January 10-13, 2009 Hotel: Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Harold Fleetham, Superintendent Diana Reinsmoen, Director of Curriculum & Staff Development Midwest Overseas Recruiting Fair (UNI) University of Northern Iowa January 28 - February 1, 2009 Hotel: Ramada Inn, Waterloo, Iowa Harold Fleetham, Superintendent Diana Reinsmoen, Director of Curriculum & Staff Development SEARCH Recruiting Fair – Cambridge February 5-8, 2009 Hotel: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Boston, Cambridge

Harold Fleetham, Superintendent Monica Medina-Olds, Elementary School Principal International School Services – San Francisco (ISS) February 8-12, 2009 Hotel: Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel, San Francisco, CA Harold Fleetham, Superintendent Monica Medina-Olds, Elementary School Principal SEARCH Recruiting Fair – San Francisco, CA February 14-16, 2009 Hotel: Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel, San Francisco, CA Keith Cincotta, High School Principal International School Services – Philadelphia, PA (ISS) February 15-19, 2009 Hotel: Sheraton Society Hill Hotel, Philadelphia, PA

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Mission Statement Accepted by the AFG Core Planning Team - Spring 2005 The American School of Dubai, an independent, not-for-profit organization, offers what is best about American education in order to provide an educational experience designed to promote the maximum potential of its students. The school will challenge and assist students to become intellectually adept, thoughtful, and ethical contributors to a global society.

We believe

• Education is a shared responsibility of the administration and faculty students, parents, and the school community.

• A safe and secure environment that is marked by respect for the rights of others and acceptance of personal responsibility is conducive to effective learning.

• Education must encompass the development of the whole individual: academic, aesthetic, creative, social, physical, and emotional.

• Students are individuals whose learning is influenced by age, prior knowledge, background, experiences, personality, and physiology.

• The learning environment and educational process should recognize and accommodate different abilities, learning styles and interests.

• Education is most effective when the learner is actively engaged in the learning process.

• Education should provide meaningful and relevant experiences that are valuable beyond the classroom.

• The students’ school experience should foster self-esteem and selfconfidencewhich are integral components of the successful learner.

• Education encourages each student to develop positive character traits and assist them in understanding themselves and how their values relate to the world in which they live.

• Education should foster independent thinking to encourage creativity, thoughtful decision-making, critical analysis, and an appreciation and understanding of differences in opinion.

• The school experience should promote positive interpersonal relationships where students can work cooperatively with a partner, group, or team to become caring, sharing individuals, aware of the concerns of others.

• The establishment of realistic, yet challenging expectations and the learner’s responsibility for their achievement promotes excellence.

• Education should encourage responsible citizenship and global awareness.

• Education should instill in students a desire for lifelong learning.

• Well-planned change and purposeful institutional and personal renewal will lead to continuous improvement and enable the educational community to adapt to a rapidly changing world.

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(updated November 2008)

The American School of Dubai (ASD) is an independent coeducational day school offering instruction from prekindergarten through Grade 12. The school’s campus is located in the suburb of Dubai called Jumeirah approximately 15 minutes from the business center of Dubai, 20 minutes from the Dubai International Airport and 30 minutes from the neighboring city of Sharjah.

The curriculum is based on the American system of education. All major textbooks and most instructional materials are purchased from the US. ASD is governed by an appointed Board of Trustees.

A Superintendent, three principals, and a Director of Curriculum and Staff Development administer the operation of the school.

The school’s current enrollment is about 976 students.

The geographical distribution includes children from many States in the US as well as from 44 other countries.

Approximately 75% of the students are from North America.

The faculty of a little over 127 consists of seven administrators, 90 teachers, computer co-ordinator, five learning resource teachers, middle school math coordinator, athletic director, activities director, elementary coordinator, early education coordinator, and four guidance counsellors, plus 27 paraprofessionals.

The faculty take great pride in offering the best about American education for the students of ASD. Students leaving ASD are well prepared to return to their own (or another) country to continue their education.

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The physical facilities of the school consists of three main buildings and two separate pre-kindergarten classrooms, a two-story library, an elementary art center, and two multi-purpose gymnasiums. Classrooms total 71. The buildings house large rooms for band and performing arts, five art rooms, four science labs, remedial reading, four computer labs, journalism room, and a cafeteria.

The library contains over 50,000 volumes. The campus includes one regulation and two practice baseball diamonds, two outdoor basketball courts, a grassed playing field, two tennis courts, fitness center, a 25-meter swimming pool, a well-equipped elementary playground, and covered staff parking.

Most teachers find Dubai an easy city in which to live.

Housing accommodations are comfortable.Temperatures reach daily highs of 105-115 degrees F May through September. All faculty housing and the school is totally air conditioned. From November through March the temperatures are comfortable with very little rain and lots of sun. Dubai is a very modern city, which provides excellent services.

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Teachers in Dubai entertain themselves by participating is sports activities such as softball, swimming, sailing, tennis, squash, etc.

The major hotels periodically fly in major entertainers from Europe and the US. Dubai and the surrounding Emirates are very safe places in which to travel and explore the local environment.

The following is a list of qualities or skills, which we look for in teachers at ASD: • The ability to inspire children • The ability to create exciting classroom activities that don’t depend totally on worksheets, or textbooks • Excellent knowledge of the relevant subject or subjects • The ability to write well and clearly • Excellent classroom control • Good ideas for school growth and the ability to express these ideas • A good sense of humor • A positive and supportive attitude • A clearly visible love for children • A desire and ability to communicate well with parents • A desire and ability to become involved in non-classroom and after-school activities • A willingness to continuously work towards upgrading one’s teaching and professional skills

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LIVING CONDITIONS IN DUBAI The American School of Dubai is a school which was established for the children of American employees living in Dubai to enable their children to obtain an American education while their parent’s employment requires them to live in Dubai. In more recent years, ASD has also enrolled students of other nationalities in addition to Americans.

All grade levels are fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of the teachers are trained in the United States or Canada and have teaching certificates from the United States or Canada.

The school scores extremely well academically when compared with schools in the US. Most parents leave Dubai and ASD feeling that their children have received an education superior to that which would be available to them in the US. In addition to the academics, the school provides a wide range of social activities for the students. On a daily basis, a wide variety of sports and afterschool activities are available to students on and off the school campus. Students in Grades 7 – 12 travel to other countries in the area to participate in sports and cultural activities with other American schools.

The total population of the United Arab Emirates is estimated at 4,041,000; Dubai itself a very modern city, hosts approximately 1.2 million residents. The population is concentrated principally in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and in several smaller coastal towns.

While Arabic is the traditional language of Dubai, many other languages are also spoken, including Farsi, English, Hindi, and Urdu. As an English speaker, you will have no difficulty. The religion in Dubai is Islam. Local TV and radio stations broadcast in English and English language daily newspapers are available. Dubai has an abundance of fine restaurants and recreational facilities. Supermarkets are stocked with as wide a variety of foods imported from the US and Europe as one can find in most supermarkets in the US. The American residents in Dubai live in a very calm and peaceful environment. Most parents of children attending ASD feel that the environment in which their children are living in Dubai is a safer environment than they can expect to find when it is necessary for them to return to the US.

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SUMMARY OF SALARY & BENEFIT PACKAGE 2009/2010 School Year (updated November 2008)

CONTRACT ASD teachers’ contracts are issued by the American School of Dubai.

SALARY Range $35,000-48,700. Minimum starting salary: US$35,000; maximum starting salary: US$41,500. See salary scale for specific placement.

A new employee is given credit for one step on the scale for each two years of prior experience up to a maximum initial placement of step five.Your base salary is paid in US dollars in twelve equal monthly payments, directly into your US or Canadian bank account.

COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES The intent of this allowance is to make up the difference between the cost of items that you would routinely purchase in the US and the cost to purchase the same items in the UAE. This amount varies from year to year as the difference in cost between countries varies.

The amount for this school year ranges from $8,732-9,223/year for a single teacher and $10,345-12,802/year for a married couple with two children. This amount is paid locally in Dirhams, in ten (10) equal monthly payments.

RETIREMENT If the employee contributes 11.2% of the base salary into the Raymond James retirement program, ASD makes a total contribution of 18.2% of the base salary.

INSURANCE Life ASD provides a policy with a value of two times the base salary.

Medical A plan, inclusive of a base plan, major medical and prescriptions is provided with ASD paying 80% of the premium and the employee paying 20%. The current rates are 20% of the total premium equals $144.88/month family plan; employee plus spouse equals $79.62/ month; employee plus child equals $87.36/month and individual plan equals $40.52/month. The plan provides for medical evacuation if necessary. The carrier is EduCare through Seven Corners.

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Dental The current rates are 20% of the total premium equals $17.96/month for family plan, and $6.57/month, single plan. A plan is provided with ASD paying 80% of the premium and the employee paying 20%. The carrier is Seven Corners.

Long Term Disability Full coverage is provided by ASD.

HOUSING Accommodations Housing or a housing allowance depending on family size and utilities will be provided by ASD according to ASD policy.

Settling in Allowance A settling in allowance of between $8,000/- and $10,000/- is provided depending on family size. This amount is paid in Dirhams.

TRANSPORTATION / ANNUAL LEAVE ALLOWANCES Air Travel Initial economy air transport from the employee’s home of record to Dubai is provided to the employee upon employment with ASD. For employees returning to ASD for a second year and for all subsequent years, ASD will provide an economy round-trip air fare for the employee and dependents. Upon termination of employment with ASD, economy transportation from Dubai to the employee’s home of record is provided.

Travel Assistance Program One economy return air ticket, to a maximum of four air tickets per child, will be provided for dependent children (maximum 23 years of age) enrolled as full time students in an undergraduate college or university program, to meet their parents once per school year during their parent’s vacation period.

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DEPENDENT TUITION AT ASD Faculty members will be permitted to enroll two dependent children in the school, tuition free, Kindergarten - Grade12.

SHIPPING ALLOWANCES Initial and Final Upon employment with ASD, each employee is entitled to 800 pounds of air freight from home of record to Dubai. Each accompanying dependent is entitled to 200 pounds of air freight.

At the end of each year of service, each employee will be allowed an additional 10% per year (80 pounds per adult and 20 pounds per dependent) up to a maximum allowance of 1,200 pounds per employee and 300 pounds per dependent.

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RELOCATION For new hire, a one time payment will be reimbursed for the cost of necessary immunizations, required employment physical, entrance visas, as well as fees for attesting documents required by ASD. TAXES No taxes are assessed by the Emirate of Dubai. US employees are subject to all US tax regulations as they apply to US citizens living overseas.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Funds of up to $1,200 per person, per year are available for coursework taken at a university, college or continuing education.

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AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DUBAI TEACHER SALARY SCALE 2009/2010 Annual Salary in US$

NEW STEP

BA

BA+15

MA/ BA+30

MA+15/ BA+45

MA+30/ BA+60

MA+45/ BA+75

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

35000 35600 36200 36800 37400 38000 38600 39200 39800 40400 41000 41600 42200 42800 43400 44000 44600 45400

35700 36300 36900 37500 38100 38700 39300 39900 40500 41100 41700 42300 42900 43500 44100 44700 45300 45900

36400 37000 37600 38200 38800 39400 40000 40600 41200 41800 42400 43000 43600 44200 44800 45400 46000 46600

37100 37700 38300 38900 39500 40100 40700 41300 41900 42500 43100 43700 44300 44900 45500 46100 46700 47300

37800 38400 39000 39600 40200 40800 41400 42000 42600 43200 43800 44400 45000 45600 46200 46800 47400 48000

38500 39100 39700 40300 40900 41500 42100 42700 43300 43900 44500 45100 45700 46300 46900 47500 48100 48700

SALARY SCALE INCREASE BY $ 3000 AND EACH STEP IS INCREASE BY $ 600 MOST EMPLOYEE AVERAGE SALARY INCREASE BY $ 3600

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AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DUBAI

COST OF GOODS & SERVICES ALLOWANCE TABLE 2009/2010 At Least $34,500 $36,300 $38,100 $39,900 $41,700 $43,500 $45,300 $47,100 $48,900

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Less Than $36,300 $38,100 $39,900 $41,700 $43,500 $45,300 $47,100 $48,900 $50,700

Single $8,732 $8,896 $9,060 $9,223 $9,387 $9,551 $9,715 $9,879 $10,042

Married $10,345 $10,547 $10,748 $10,950 $11,151 $11,353 $11,555 $11,756 $11,958

Marrried+1 $11,252 $11,466 $11,680 $11,895 $12,109 $12,323 $12,537 $12,751 $12,966

Married+2 $12,083 $12,322 $12,562 $12,801 $13,041 $13,280 $13,519 $13,759 $13,998

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Notes

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ASD’S HABITS FOR A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE School employees are expected to…

• Model caring, kindness and understanding in their interactions with students, parents and other ASD employees.

• Participate enthusiastically in school improvement efforts and personal growth.

• Use appropriate professional channels of communication to address concerns.

• Maintain positive and productive working relationships with students, parents and colleagues.

• Approach problems positively, flexibly, and with a sense of ownership in the solution.

• Communicate about students, parents and other ASD employees in a supportive manner.

• Display a sense of humor.

American School of Dubai P.O. Box 71188 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Phone: 971 4 344-0824 Fax: 971 4 344-1510 Email: asdadmin1@asd.sch.ae Web Site: http://www.asdubai.org

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