SISG Regional: Sustainable International School Governance: What is it and why is it important?

Workshop Leaders:
John Stopford, Professor Emeritus. London Business School
Michele Bar Pereg, HR Consultant, Expatriates and Cross-Cultural Training
Adele Hodgson, Strategic Governance and International School Development Consultant
Mary Langford, Deputy Executive Director, ECIS

The Purpose of this Workshop is:
To help busy board members better understand the roles and responsibilities of boards,  and the basics of adopting a strategic approach to the management of governance challenges.   This one-day workshop is designed to help board members to understand the complexities of international schools within our ever-changing world and to think strategically within a multicultural environment

The International School Strategic Board – Living the School’s Vision
• The board as custodians of the international school mission
• How does a board become strategic?
• The balance of strategic and operational roles and responsibilities?
• Characteristics of effective international boards. 
• Converting strategies into measurable actions (KPIs)
• Assessing the effectiveness of boards

Building effective multicultural teams (boards, administration and other stakeholders)  to more effectively achieve the school’s vision as set out in the school’s mission statement
• Recognising and planning for the impact of transition and mobility on the international school    
   community
• Identify, understanding and bridging the communication gap in meetings with fellow Board Member      
   and other stakeholders in the school.
• Harnessing international and cultural diversity to the school’s advantage

The role of Development and Marketing
• Marketing and Admissions within an international environment.
• Understanding development in a multicultural community
• The School’s own role in international philanthropy
• Alumni

The most important function of the International School Board:  Recruiting and evaluating the Head
• What effective recruitment options are available? 
• Remuneration of heads
• Goal setting with the Head
• What instruments and methods can be utilised to evaluate the head.  
• Ongoing evaluation and communication with the Head

DATE AND LOCATION

Saturday, 16 January  2010
Falkensteiner Palace Hotel
Margaretenstraße 92
A-1050 Vienna Austria

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