• Action Plan
• CIS Accreditation
• School Improvement Plan

CIS Accreditation Update

BISAK has completed the self-study phase of the accreditation process with the Council of International Schools (CIS). The seven self-studies which have been complete are:

• Philosophy and Objectives
• Staff
• Governance and Management
• Student Support Services
• Curriculum – Horizontal and Vertical
• Student and Community Life
• Resources

All of the self study findings have been streamlined by the Steering group, who identified the main strengths, weakness and actions that need to be addressed by BISAK.
The Steering group passed their recommendations on to the school “Senior Leadership and Management Team” (SLMT), who have addressed each of the issues and recommendations identified by Steering. These findings have been incorporated into the ongoing school action plan which will ensure that the necessary changes occur to develop and improve the school. The action plan is attached below.
The school is now making all the necessary arrangements to host the visiting CIS team members who will spend a week at BISAK, looking at the self study findings. The visiting team is made up of nine members as follows:

David Gatley, Director International School Eindhoven	Chair
Iain Stirling, Superintendent Advanced Learning Schools Riyadh , Saudi Arabia	Co-Chair
Mike Spencer, Primary Principal The British School New Delhi New Delhi , India	Member
Sandy Abu-Arja, Head of KG Amman Baccalaureate School Jordan	Member
Helen Mack Head Teacher, Upper School The British International School of Jeddah Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Member

Charmagne Braden HS Social Science Teacher The American International School Riyadh Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Member
Rhondda Klein, ESL Teacher Raffles International School, Dubai (West Campus)	Member
Rabab Lafi, Head of Arabic The International Academy - Amman Amman, Jordan	Member
Salma Darwazeh Principal's PA & Database Administrator Dubai British School Dubai	Team Secretary

We look forward to the CIS visiting team arrival on 19th March 2010.