HS Friday Bulletin 05-04

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04 May 2012

Dear Parents,

I have attached the summary of the recent survey on parents opinions about the school. At the bottom of th

excel sheet are pages for ES, MS and HS so that you can see the range of opinions about the whole school. I had

intended to keep the survey open for another ten days or so but so few responses came in during the last week

that it made sense to give you this information as soon as possible.

As you will remember, your opinions are rated on a six-point scale with 0 being an I Dont Know response

The result show the average point score per question (and of course, the closer the average to six, the bette

parents perceive that particular area to be), and then the number of positive scores versus the number of negativ

scores (with 6, 5, 4 equaling positive and 3, 2, 1 equaling negative).

I do want you to know that we take your opinions as represented in the survey with great seriousness. The survehas been discussed already at a full Leadership Team meeting; the results are now with the Principals and I shal

be meeting with them separately this week in order for us to discuss your thoughts in more depth.

It does appear that the experiment of doing this survey online not only saved paper but also generated a bette

response, especially in the Middle and High Schools. Of course, the more people who reply, the more reliable th

information is, and next year I shall be encouraging you once again to complete these parent surveys.

Yours sincerely,

David TozeSuperintendent

International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleascontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660May4,2012 A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students


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PARENT SURVEY 2012HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENTTOTAL 137

137 outof

664 School Year 2011 - 2012

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

1. Teachers at the school mot ivate my child to want to learn.6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

39 68 22 3 3 2 0 4.96 129 8

2. My child's teachers are commit ted and enthusiast ic in t heir approach to teaching

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

47 66 12 8 1 1 2 5.09 125 10

3. Teachers demonstrate a clear expectation that students wil l achieve.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

46 65 16 3 1 2 4 5.10 127 6

4. My child receives high qualit y t eaching.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

49 60 16 5 3 2 2 5.04 125 10

5. Teachers use a variet y of assessment methods.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

42 61 18 3 0 2 11 5.08 121 5

6. Teachers at this school provide a st imulat ing and challenging environment f or my child.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

53 56 18 3 2 2 3 5.11 127 7

7. Teachers are approachable (by parents).

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

65 49 14 2 2 1 4 5.28 128 5

8. A comprehensive curr iculum is provided to meet the needs of all students.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

56 56 11 5 1 3 5 5.15 123 9

9. Faculty and administration maintain regular, sensit ive contact wi th parent s or guardians.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

48 47 26 7 1 5 3 4.89 121 13

10. Facult y, support staff and other adults on campus relate t o students in a cooperati ve and support ive manner.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

59 46 19 3 1 1 8 5.21 124 5


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11. The Principals effecti vely guide the work of my chi ld s school.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

46 40 11 4 0 0 36 5.27 97 4

12. The school has a clearl y stated mission, philosophy and set of goals.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

72 42 12 4 0 1 6 5.37 126 5

13. The school keeps me informed about matters concerning me and my child.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

54 47 23 7 1 3 2 5.01 124 11

14. Senior Administ rators are accessible.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

52 40 14 0 1 0 30 5.33 106 1

15. I believe t hat IS Manila is making good progression t he way to becoming a bett er school.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

59 43 14 4 3 1 13 5.19 116 8

16. The school s physical envir onment is safe, secure and welcoming.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

93 32 8 0 2 1 1 5.55 133 3

17. Parents have the opportunit y to become acti vely involved in school improvement i nit iati ves throughparticipating on Board and PTA committees and by attending parent coffees.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

60 44 13 4 3 3 10 5.14 117 10

18. I understand how members of t he Board of Trustees are selected/elected.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

42 44 21 5 4 4 17 4.86 107 13

19. I f ind t he student handbook useful.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

39 47 25 4 1 1 20 4.99 111 6

20. Quali ty support services are provided and uti lized by students.20.a. Guidance Counseling

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

50 45 29 4 2 1 6 5.02 124 7

20.b. Cafeteria/Concessionaires

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

50 55 23 4 2 0 3 5.10 128 6

20.c. Athlet ics and Act ivit ies

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

67 47 14 2 2 2 3 5.26 128 6


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FROM THE TREASURY OFFICE:DearGr.12Parents,

In linewith the forthcominggraduationofourseniors,w

arepreparing the returnof the FacilitiesUpgradeDepos

(FUD) of $5,000.00 paid at the time your child entere

InternationalSchoolManila,Inc.

ToenableustoreleasetherefundonJuly2,2012onward

mayweremindyouofthefollowing:

1. Submission of the Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD

certificatedulysigned/endorsedatthebackbytheholdeTherefundintheformofcheckwillbemadepayabletoth

holdersnameindicatedinthecertificate.

Note : If FUD holder is the sponsor company, thepersowhowillsignatthebackoftheFUDcertificateshouldthauthorizedsignatoryofthecompany.2.Clearance forthetextbookstobeaccomplishedthe las

dayofschool.

3. Full settlementof alloutstandingbalanceon clearanc

day.

Thankyouforyourcooperation.

Verytrulyyours,

International

School

Manila

THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ADB AND US EMBASS

SPONSORSTUDENTS.

HSCALENDAR:

Monday, May7:

IBExams(seeexamscheduleonpage15)

ModernLanguagesOrals(levels14)

Tuesday,May

8:

IBExams

Wednesday,May9:

LateStart

IBExams

Thursday,May10:

IBExams

IB1EEDraftDue

Friday,

May

11:

IBExams

PTADespedida LT 3:00pm

Saturday,May12:

K12DanceRecital3:00pm(FAT)

UPCOMINGEVENTS:

May1418: Grade11Exams

May1718: Grade9&10Exams

May18: HonorSocietiesCelebration

May22: Honors&AwardsAssembly12:30pm (FAT)

May29: HSGraduation5:30pm(FAT)

May31: LastdayofClasses,EarlyRelease12noon

Reminder from Treasury Office :

To All Parent s:

Please be informed that for the year-end

account clearance of students, Peso checks willnot be accepted after the second Friday ofMay(May 11) and US Dollar checks drawn fromUS banks wil l not be accepted after t he secondFriday of Apri l(Apri l 13) for t his school year.

Thank you.

Reminders from HS Office : Grade 9 & 10: MAP Result s for Grade 9 & 10

students were distributed in their Math class.

Parents should take time to read through the

results. In case you have questions, feel free to

call the HS Off ice or HS Guidance Off ice.

Grade 9 to 11 : EXAM REMINDERS-Remember to bring your ID during the exam.No ID, no exam!

-All students must be in proper ISM unif orm.


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PTA DESPEDIDA:

In just a few more weeks, we will see the end of another schoolyear . . . for some of us, this end will be the beginning of

another journey . . .

The ISM PTA would like to invite you to the:PTA Community DespedidaFriday, May 11, 2012 from 3:00 tO 5:00 pmin the Little TheatreWe honor the faculty and staff who will be leaving ISM at the end of the school year.

For parents: if you helped out, volunteered, joined a PTA event, we would love to saythanks to you!

FOR SENIORS:

GRADUATION 2012 UPDATE

25moredaysuntilGraduation Announcementcardsarereadyforpickup inthe

HSOffice.

If

you

would

like

to

order

more

announcement cards, make a reservation with

LaurieAtilano in theHSOfficeand thenproceed

to pay in the Cashiers Office. Orders must be

madeinincrementsof2.

Please check your email regarding thephotographyscheduleforGraduation.

AGraduationfeeofPhp2,500hasbeenchargetoeach

Seniors

account.

This

includes

photography

packageandannouncementcards.


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From the Admissions & Advancement OfficeREENROLLMENTANDWITHDRAWALPROCEDURES

DearParents,

ReEnrollmentforschoolyear20122013isongoing.Weadviseallfamiliestobegintheprocessearlytoavoidlonglines

PleasedropbytheAdmissionsOfficetopickupyourREENROLLMENTCLEARANCEFORMorvisitourwebsiteat

http://www.ismanila.org>ADMISSION>ReEnrollment&Withdrawaltodownloadtheappropriateforms.

Clearancesignaturesarerequiredfromthefollowingoffices:

AdmissionsOffice,HealthClinicandCashiersOffice

Step1: AdmissionsformswillneedtobesignedandsubmittedtotheAdmissionsOffice.

Step2: AllstudentsarerequiredtosubmittheHealthClinicUpdatingFormdirectlytotheClinic.Thismaybedoneatan

time.IncomingGrade1,5and9studentsmusthavepage2ofthedocumentcompletedbyalicensedphysician.Wedo

recommendthatallchildrenhaveanannualcheckup.

Inaddition,allincomingGrade5and9studentswillneedtosubmittheTuberculosisScreeningForm.

Step3:

Beginning

May

31,

2012

you

may

visit

the

Cashiers

Office

to

settle

your

accounts.

TheReEnrollmentClearanceFormwillneedtobesubmittedinexchangeforyourchildssectioncardand/orclass

schedule.Pleasedonotdiscardthisform.

WITHDRAWALPROCEDURE

IfyourfamilywillbeleavingbeforeorattheendofSY1112,wewouldappreciatethatyousubmittheofficialWithdrawa

NotificationForminordertoinitiatethewithdrawalprocess.Pleasenote,thisdoesnotpertaintoGrade12studentswho

willgraduateinMay.

PleasesubmitthecompletedWithdrawalNotificationFormasearlyaspossible.

Allformsareavailablehere:http://www.ismanila.org>Admission>ReenrollmentandWithdrawal

WITHDRAWALNOTIFICATIONFORM(requiredbyES/HS/MSstudents)PleasesubmitthistotheAdmissionsOffice

MIDDLESCHOOLCLEARANCEFORMOncecompletedpleasesubmitthistotheCashiersOffice

HIGHSCHOOLCLEARANCEFORMOncecompletedpleasesubmitthistotheCashiersOffice

IMPORTANTDATEtoremember:

May11,2012WithdrawalNotificationFormsforSchoolYear20112012mustbesubmitted.Formsreceivedafterthis

datewillincurapenaltyofUSD$1000ontherefundoftheFUD.

FordetailedinformationregardingreceivingReportCards,TranscriptofRecords,obtainingayearbookand/ortherefund

ofthe

FUD

please

visit

our

web

site

at

www.ismanila.org

under

the

Admissions

TAB

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