Assurances For International Schools
9. The Board meets only when the Director is present, except when it acts on the Director’s salary and-or performance, if applicable.
10. The institution requires all professional personnel to earn at least six semester hours of credit or the equivalent during each five years of employment
11. The leadership includes in the master schedule sufficient planning time unencumbered by instructional or supervisory responsibilities for each classroom teacher.
12. Due regard is given to building and facility design, layout, designation, and use to ensure child safety and protection within the context of the host country. Class size facilitates the ease of movement within the classroom.
13. The institution has developed and adopted an appropriate definition of child abuse, including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, neglect and commercial exploitation, and inappropriate behavior of children toward other children.
14. The institution has a policy, approved by the Governing Board, that describes its commitment to preventing and responding appropriately if children are harmed, or if allegations of harm to children are made.
15. The institution has developed and adopted a code of conduct and written guidelines for appropriate and innapropriate behavior of adults toward children and children towards other children. All faculty, staff, volunteers and contractors acknowledge that they have read the code of conduct and agree to abide by it.