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Damira Tomljanovica-Gavrana 3, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia. +385 91 4677 249 [email protected] www.aisz.hr 1 The American International School of Zagreb Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization The Croatian Young Leaders Scholarship Program The American International School of Zagreb Scholarship Program for Academic and Leadership Excellence: A Renewable Need-Based Tuition Scholarship for Grades 9-12 APPLICATION PACKAGE Application Deadline for 2019-2020 School Year: Wednesday 3 April 2019 Introduction The American International School of Zagreb is pleased to announce the Young Leaders Scholarship Program for new students entering High School (Grades 9-12). The winner of the scholarship will receive up to 90% tuition benefit for up to four years (eight semesters) until he/she graduates from AISZ. The student must meet academic and leadership requirements to retain the scholarship year to year. Further information about the school is available on the school website (aisz.hr) or by contacting the Admissions Office at +385 1 7999-306. Scholarship goals 1. To provide talented and motivated Croatian students with an opportunity to study within an American international educational environment. 2. To develop leadership capacity with a global perspective. 3. To foster academic excellence and socioeconomic diversity in the high school. 4. To foster relationships with the local community and Croatia’s educational network. Scholarship requirements 1. Demonstrated academic excellence. 2. Demonstrated leadership attributes. 3. Demonstrated involvement in co-curricular activities. 4. Demonstrated financial need. 4. Demonstrated command of written and spoken English (as evidenced by application essay, the interview, and MAP survey scores). 5. For students new to AISZ, who have completed the eighth grade or equivalent. 6. For Croatian citizens only (dual nationality is acceptable). Scholarship selection criteria 1. Application Form with essay (including student conduct section completed by principal). 2. Transcripts from the past two years. 3. AISZ assessments of aptitude and academic English proficiency. 4. Impromptu writing sample. 5. Interview. 6. Appropriate financial documents demonstrating financial need (the Financial Assistance form is on pages 10-14). 7. Teacher recommendations addressing commitment to learning, social-emotional capability, and commitment to community. 8. Number of students currently enrolled in a specific grade level at AISZ. Scholarship terms 1. Financial award up to 90% of tuition and capital fee costs. 2. Award is renewable up to four years, based on academic performance, as well as maintaining high standards of behavior and involvement in service learning and activities offered at AISZ. 4. Up to four scholarships may be granted each year.

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Damira Tomljanovica-Gavrana 3, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia. +385 91 4677 249 [email protected] www.aisz.hr

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The American International School of Zagreb

Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization

The Croatian Young Leaders Scholarship Program The American International School of Zagreb Scholarship Program for Academic and Leadership Excellence: A Renewable Need-Based Tuition Scholarship for Grades 9-12

APPLICATION PACKAGE

Application Deadline for 2019-2020 School Year: Wednesday 3 April 2019 Introduction The American International School of Zagreb is pleased to announce the Young Leaders Scholarship Program for new students entering High School (Grades 9-12).

The winner of the scholarship will receive up to 90% tuition benefit for up to four years (eight semesters) until he/she graduates from AISZ. The student must meet academic and leadership requirements to retain the scholarship year to year.

Further information about the school is available on the school website (aisz.hr) or by contacting the Admissions Office at +385 1 7999-306.

Scholarship goals 1. To provide talented and motivated Croatian students with an opportunity to study within an American international educational environment.

2. To develop leadership capacity with a global perspective.

3. To foster academic excellence and socioeconomic diversity in the high school.

4. To foster relationships with the local community and Croatia’s educational network.

Scholarship requirements 1. Demonstrated academic excellence. 2. Demonstrated leadership attributes. 3. Demonstrated involvement in co-curricular activities. 4. Demonstrated financial need. 4. Demonstrated command of written and spoken English (as evidenced by application essay, the interview, and MAP survey scores).

5. For students new to AISZ, who have completed the eighth grade or equivalent. 6. For Croatian citizens only (dual nationality is acceptable).

Scholarship selection criteria

1. Application Form with essay (including student conduct section completed by principal). 2. Transcripts from the past two years. 3. AISZ assessments of aptitude and academic English proficiency. 4. Impromptu writing sample. 5. Interview. 6. Appropriate financial documents demonstrating financial need (the Financial Assistance form is on pages 10-14). 7. Teacher recommendations addressing commitment to learning, social-emotional capability, and commitment to community. 8. Number of students currently enrolled in a specific grade level at AISZ.

Scholarship terms 1. Financial award up to 90% of tuition and capital fee costs. 2. Award is renewable up to four years, based on academic performance, as well as maintaining high standards of behavior and involvement in service learning and activities offered at AISZ. 4. Up to four scholarships may be granted each year.

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Items to be submitted

1. Scholarship Application Form (pages 3-7)

2. Health History Form (pages 8-9)

3. Financial Assistance Form (pages 10-14) and evidence of financial need as indicated

3. Proof of Croatian nationality (passport or birth certificate)

4. Copies of report cards from the past two years

5. One passport-size photo

6. Two recommendations: a. One from the guidance counselor or

principal at the current school attended b. One from one of the applicant’s core

teachers in English, Math, History or Science

7. Academic/Leadership Essay: An essay in the applicant’s own words addressing the following:

a. the role of academics and leadership in their life presently and in the future

b. how they have stood out as a leader in their school, family, and/or community

c. how an opportunity to attend the American International School of Zagreb will help them achieve their goals

8. Academic/Leadership Evidence: Evidence to support academic performance and leadership (eg. graded assignments, examples of extra-curricular activities)

9. GDPR Consent Form Submission: The above items should be submitted as scanned documents in a Google drive folder named: Last name, First name-CYL Scholarship 2019. The link to the shared folder should be sent to the following email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected] NO LATER THAN 3 APRIL 2019

This Application Package can be downloaded from www.aisz.hr.

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AISZ Croatian Young Leaders Scholarship Application Form

PERSONAL DATA

First Name: Middle Name:

Family Name: Preferred Name:

Gender: M F Date of Birth: D D / M M / Y Y Y Y

Grade applying for: Grade last completed:

Nationality: Passport or ID Nº: ______________

OIB: _____________________

EDUCATIONAL PROFILE OF STUDENT

Total number of schools attended:

Language spoken at home: Native language:

Level of English Proficiency: NATIVE / GOOD / FAIR

Last three schools attended, starting with most recent:

NAME & ADDRESS OF SCHOOL

DATES ATTENDED

GRADES

COMPLETED

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Has the student been enrolled in, or recommended for, any of the following:

Program for gifted children Diagnostic testing Special tutoring Special reading program

Speech therapy Learning disability Counseling or therapy

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Additional comments:

PERSONAL DATA OF PARENTS

Father’s or guardian’s full name: Mother’s or guardian’s full name:

______________________________________ ___________________________________________

Marital status: __________________________ Marital status: _______________________________

Citizenship: __________________________ Citizenship: _______________________________

Employer: __________________________ Employer: _______________________________

Position: __________________________ Position: _______________________________

Home phone: __________________________ Home phone: _______________________________

Cell phone: __________________________ Cell phone: _______________________________

Office phone: __________________________ Office phone: _______________________________

E-mail address: ________________________ E-mail address: _______________________________

Emergency contact (name and telephone No.) ___________________________________________________

Applicant lives with (check all that apply):

Father Mother Stepfather Stepmother Guardian Other _____________________

Home address in Croatia:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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SELF-EVALUATION To be completed by the student

Name:

Rate yourself with a check-mark in comparison with past classmates in the following areas:

Outstanding

Excellent

Above

Average

Average

Below

Average

Academic motivation

Academic creativity

Self-discipline

Growth potential

Leadership

Self confidence

Personal warmth

Sense of humor

Concern for others

Energy

Emotional maturity

Personal initiative

Reaction to setbacks

Respect from faculty

Additional Comments (optional): ..........................................................................................................................................

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Student Signature.................................................................................................................. Date ..............................

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STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE To be completed by the student

Fully describe your present courses as listed below, including topics you will cover before the end of the current school year.

Mathematics ...........................................................................................................................................................................

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Science, including the number of lab periods per week .........................................................................................................

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Croatian Literature....................................................................................................................................................................

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English ..................................................................................................................................................................... .............

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Foreign language .....................................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................................................................. List the academic subjects of greatest interest to you and tell why.......................................................................................

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What book have you found particularly interesting or enjoyable in the past year and why?................................................

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What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses? ................................................................................

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Tell us about yourself, i.e. important events or interests that would help us to know you better. .....................................

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How did you learn about the American International School of Zagreb and the Croatian Young Leaders Scholarship

Program? ................................................................................................................................................................................

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Student Signature............................................................................................................................ Date ..............................

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STUDENT CONDUCT EVALUATION To be completed by the Principal or Counselor of most recent school.

TO: Current Principal of Prospective Student

FROM: Scholarship Committee of the American International School of Zagreb

RE: ...................................................................... (Candidate’s name), applying for grade ............

In order to better serve new students seeking admission to our school, we request an honest and open

evaluation of the above student. AISZ’s comprehensive Code of Conduct and the information asked of

you is vital to our decisions in regard to admissions. Please return to us by fax on 01 4680 171, in an

email to [email protected] or in a sealed envelope to the parents of the candidate. Thank you.

1. Has this student experienced any discipline problems in your school? Yes ( ) No ( )

If yes, please elaborate .....................................................................................................................................................

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2. Would you describe this student as a respectful, positive and contributing member of your school community?

Yes ( ) No ( )

If no, please elaborate .......................................................................................................................................................

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3. Is there any other information we should know regarding this student’s behavioral patterns, which could affect our school community in a negative way? Yes ( ) No ( )

If yes, please elaborate ....................................................................................................................................................

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4. To the best of your knowledge, has this student been involved with drugs or alcohol? Yes ( ) No ( )

If yes, please elaborate ......................................................................................................................................................

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5. Would this student be able to withdraw from your school in good standing AND would they be eligible to re- enroll at a future date. Yes ( ) No ( )

If no, please elaborate.......................................................................................................................................................

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Principal’s signature ........................................................................................................................ Date ..............................

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MEDICAL HISTORY FORM Please answer all questions regarding the health of your child. All information will be kept confidential.

If your child requires an over-the counter medication during the school day (for example – cough syrup, eye drops, etc.), you will need to email or

meet with the Medical Officer to complete a medication request form.

If your child requires a prescribed medication, you will need to have your Physician complete the medication request form available in the Medical

office. Both you and your Physician must sign the necessary paperwork for all prescribed medication that is to be given at school.

FAMILY NAME FIRST NAME

DATE OF BIRTH Day: Month: Year: SEX Male Female GRADE

PARENT/GUARDIAN EMAIL

ADDRESS CELL PHONE

OFFICE ADDRESS OFFICE PHONE

LOCAL DOCTOR’S NAME OR CLINIC USED

PHONE/CELL PHONE NUMBER

HEALTH INSURANCE (please provide a front and back copy of your child’s health insurance card)

PLEASE CHECK YES IF YOUR CHILD HAS HAD OD HAS ANY OF THE CONDITIONS LISTED, NO IF NOT.

Frequent sore throat Yes No Heart problems Yes No

Frequent ear infections Yes No Diabetes Yes No

Frequent nose bleeds Yes No Celiac disease Yes No

Pneumonia/bronchitis Yes No Seizures Yes No

Asthma Yes No Epilepsy Yes No

Allergies* Yes No Growth problems Yes No

Frequent headaches Yes No Weight problems Yes No

Migraines Yes No Eating disorder Yes No

Eye problems Yes No Speech problems Yes No

Glasses or contacts Yes No Learning issues Yes No

Dental problems Yes No Emotional issues Yes No

Dental braces/ appliances Yes No Behavioral issues Yes No

Hearing aid Yes No ADD/ADHD Yes No

Frequent urinary infections Yes No Depression Yes No

Kidney infections Yes No Orthopedic problems Yes No

Menstrual problems Yes No Other: _________________________________ Yes No

PLEASE ELABORATE ANYTHING MARKED YES (use an extra sheet of paper and provide documentation where applicable). *please explain the child’s response to the allergen, recommended treatment for effective relief and provide medical documentation

PLEASE STATE ANY DIEATARY RESTRICTIONS AND/OR FOOD PREFERENCES.

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PLEASE FILL OUT AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE.

Infectious diseases Date

Chicken pox (Varicella)

Measles (Rubella)

Rubeolla

Whooping cough (Pertussis)

Mumps

Poliomyelitis

Scarlet fever (Scarlatina)

Rheumatic fever

Mononucleosis

Tuberculosis (TBC)

________________________

Injuries

Date Cause

Hospitalizations

Date Cause

DOES YOUR CHILD TAKE ANY MEDICATION (herbal, homeopathic, emergency)? Yes No

IF YES, PLEASE ELABORATE (including name, dosage, route and rationale for administration).

I GIVE PERMISSION FOR THE SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER TO PERFORM ROUTINE CHECKS OF MY CHILD’S HEIGHT, WEIGHT,

SCOLIOSIS TEST, VISION, HEARING PERIODICALLY OR UPON TEACHER’S COUNSELOR’S REQUEST. Yes No

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CAN YOUR CHILD BE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE? Yes No

I GIVE PERMISSION FOR MY CHILD TO BE TREATED WITH THE FOLLOWING OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICAITON IF NEEDED:

ACETAMINOPHEN/PARACETAMOL for fever, headaches or minor discomfort

Yes No

IBUPROFEN for fever, headaches or minor discomfort Yes No

LOZENGES for minor sore throat Yes No

FENISTYL or 1% HYDROCORTISONE for minor itchy rashes Yes No

ANTACID (PEPTO-BISMOL, RUPURUT) for minor upset stomach Yes No

HERBAL CREAM for soft tissue injuries Yes No

PARENT NAME SIGNATURE DATE

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORM

Please print clearly in black ink.

SECTION A: APPLICANT INFORMATION

Student applicant name

Last name (surname/family name)

First name _________________________________Middle name

Student date of birth

day/month/year

Student country of birth

Student country/countries of citizenship

Current grade:

Applying for grade: Current Schoo l_________________________________________________________________________________

School address ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Student-applicant home/permanent address:

Student-applicant mailing address and phone number (if different from above):

Valid phone number (include country and city codes)

Student email address _____________________________________________________________________________________

Section B: PARENT OR GUARDIAN INFORMATION

The student-applicant resides with: Mother Father Stepmother Stepfather Grandparent Other (explain)

Parents’ current marital status: Married Separated/Divorced* Other (explain) * If parents are separated or divorced, then parents must apply separately.

Does any parent file a U.S. Federal tax return? Yes No

PARENT/GUARDIAN 1 NAME

(last, first, middle)

Age: Relationship to student-applicant _______________________________________

Email address

Home address (if different from applicant)

Occupation/Title

Employer

Number of years with employer Full time Part time

PARENT/GUARDIAN 2 NAME

(last, first, middle)

Age: Relationship to student-applicant

Email address

Home address (if different from applicant)

Occupation/Title

Employer

Number of years with employer Full time Part time

DEPENDENT INFORMATION

How many people are dependent upon the family income for daily living expenses?

List dependents in the household:

Name

Name

Name Name _______________________________

Relationship to applicant

Relationship to applicant

Relationship to applicant

Relationship to applicant

Age

Age

Age Age

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Do you own any other property? Yes No If yes, please describe

Year of purchase Purchase price HRK Present value HRK

Is either parent self-employed or holding an interest in a family business? Yes No

If yes, name of the business

Parent’s role in the business % ownership Total amount of current cash/savings HRK

OTHER ASSETS Total amount of investments (stocks, bonds, etc.) HRK

Retirement savings HRK

Debts owed to family HRK

Assets owned by student-applicant HRK

Please describe

Does your family have any money, property, or assets in another country? Yes No

Amount in HRK Country in which assets are held

Does your family receive income from these assets? Yes No If yes, HRK

EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES

List all dependent children and educational expenses incurred for each

Child’s Name Age School/University Annual cost Paid by family

HRK HRK

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VERIFICATION

Documentation must be provided to verify this income information All documents must be translated into English

A letter of request addressed to the Financial Assistance Committee, indicating the reason for applying, along with the amount the family could reasonably afford to contribute to the cost of education

A letter from your employer(s) verifying that no part of your benefits include support for your child(ren)’s education

Most recent tax return

Two most recent salary statements

Two most recent bank statements for all accounts

Two most recent credit card statements for all credit cards

Documents supporting amount and term of liabilities (mortgages, loans, rental agreements, etc.)

Statement of Truth:

I/We understand that:

a) the information reported on this form is, to the best of my/our knowledge and belief, true, correct, and complete;

b) this application will be rejected automatically unless every item is completed on the Financial Information and all attachments have been included;

c) the Financial Assistance Committee has the right to check all the information that has been provided;

d) that any inaccuracy or omission is cause for summary and final rejection of this application as well as permanent inability to apply for financial assistance in the future;

e) I/We authorize the Financial Assistance Committee members to contact my/our place of employment, banks, and other institutions to verify the information provided, if needed.

Signature of Parent/Guardian 1 Date

Signature of Parent/Guardian 2 Date

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Privacy Notice

The American International School of Zagreb (“AISZ”) processes personal data on its prospective, current and former students

and their parents or legal representatives, as part of its everyday operations of providing educational services.

AISZ handles your personal data according to the General Data Protection Regulation no. 679 / 2016 applicable in the European

Union (“GDPR”). For these purposes, AISZ acts as controller with regard to your personal data and the personal data of students

(“Personal Data”), meaning AISZ establishes the purposes and means of processing the Personal Data.

For the purposes of this Privacy Notice, please note that the term “processing” shall represent any operation performed on

Personal Data, whether or not by automated means such as collection, recording, storage, adaptation, alteration, consultation,

use, disclosure by any means, erasure or destruction.

AISZ wishes to be completely transparent with regard to the processing of Personal Data and therefore, we have presented

below all the information you may need on this subject matter.

Please read this privacy notice to understand the data processing operations carried out by AISZ.

1. The purposes for which AISZ processes your Personal Data:

AISZ processes Personal Data that pertain following purposes:

· Provision of educational services, starting with the application process, enrolling students, administration of classes and

timetable, teaching activities, administration of internal and public examinations, assistance regarding the application process to

various universities, issuance of academic records.

· Provision of educational ancillary services: pastoral care, career and personal counselling, library services, extracurricular

activities, school trips, financial assistance and scholarship, managing school’s publications, setting up the virtual learning

environment and granting access to AISZ’s Intranet and Internet network as well as monitoring the use of AISZ’s network.

· Ensuring campus security: monitoring access on campus, performance of video surveillance.

· Provision of the medical care and counselling that students may need.

· School administration: handling student records and other academic documentation, administration of fees and accounts,

internal and external audits and controls, reporting and statistics creation, implementing school policies, ensuring collaboration

with other schools, archiving, assessing the quality of our services, facilitating research activities.

· School related communications: conveying various messages related to the students and AISZ’s activities by any

communication means.

· Organizing fundraising activities and other school events (e.g., concerts, theatre productions, talent shows), including

marketing communications related to the fundraising activities organized by AISZ.

· Dispute resolution and litigations.

2. The categories of Personal Data that AISZ processes, include, but are not limited to the following:

· Identification and contact information (first and last name, citizenship, country of birth, address, information included in ID’s /

passports, phone number, e-mail etc).;

· Health data: medical history, allergies, immunization records, disorders, medical examination results and other medical data of

the students;

· Data related to the educational background and regarding school performance of the students: academic, disciplinary or other

educational related records, academic references, special needs, hobbies, results of educational diagnosis testing, test results,

feedbacks, evaluations etc.;

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· Behavioral data as well as data on preferences / interests of students;

· Family information: household information, language background, financial data, profession and workplace of parents etc.;

· Authentication and physical access data: e-mail, passwords, badge number, location data, other on-line identifiers, car details

etc.;

· Photos and videos.

Generally, the Personal Data held by AISZ were provided directly by the parents or resulted from the interaction the parents and

the students have with the school. In some cases, third parties (e.g., representatives of former schools attended by students)

supply data.

3. The lawful basis for the processing operations we conduct with regard to the Personal Data

AISZ collects and further processes Personal Data, based on one of the following legal grounds, expressly laid down by the GDPR:

· For the performance of the enrollment contract, as well as in order to take steps at your request for entering into the

enrolment contract and to further provide the educational services.

Please note that there are some mandatory categories of personal data necessary to AISZ in order to conclude the enrolment

agreement and provide the educational services to students at a high standard and in the best interest of the students.

The mandatory categories of personal data are included in the application form, which you have filled in on-line or on paper forms

and listed in the enrollment contract you already have / will sign with AISZ. All the categories of data that are compulsory for

contract conclusion are marked accordingly in the application form.

Please take into consideration, that all the mandatory categories of data are necessary for AISZ to be able to evaluate your

application and finally to enroll your child. Failure to provide all the information marked as mandatory will lead to the

impossibility of AISZ to process your application and to enter into a contract with you. · A legal obligation that requires AISZ to

process your Personal Data (e.g. performance of video surveillance). · For the performance of a task carried out in the public

interest, considering that AISZ provides educational services, regarded as a service of public interest, according to the Croatian

applicable provisions on education, many processing operations conducted by AISZ that are strictly related to educational

purposes will be founded on this lawful basis for processing. We refer here mainly to: issuing and storing academic records,

evaluating students’ performance etc.

· The legitimate interest pursued by AISZ.

AISZ relies on this legal ground in order to provide the educational services it has committed to deliver and additional services

related to this scope at the highest standards, always for the benefit of the students and without outweighing the parents or the

students’ rights and liberties. AISZ may invoke the legitimate interest legal ground in the following cases:

· monitoring use of the AISZ’s virtual learning environment and network, including monitoring the use of e-mail accounts and

devices provided by AISZ;

· conducting fundraising activities, including marketing of such activities;

· enforcement of legal claims, addressing complaints and third party controls;

· management, control, reporting and performing statistics on schools activity;

· ensuring security;

· maintaining close relationships with alumni and AISZ’s community;

· collaboration with other schools and educational institutions;

· performance of agreements with suppliers, including insurance suppliers; · access

to grants and other funding sources.

With respect to the processing of the special categories of personal data under the GDPR, respectively health data, please take

into consideration that AISZ processes health data based on the following legal grounds:

· The necessity of the Medical Office to process such data for the purpose of preventive and occupational medicine, medical

diagnosis and the provision of health or social care or treatment on the basis of European Union or national law;

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· Processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, on the basis of European Union or national law. Such a legal

ground is used especially in those situations where the school has to assess the learning capacity of a student and adapt the

teaching activities to the special needs of a student.

· The consent you have granted us, prior to any processing of the personal data, for: O the

processing of your child’s personal data on allergies.

o the use of students’ photographs and videos in various school publications, promotional images including AISZ news, School

managed social media accounts (including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter) o child’s / children’s images in school

advertising (digital / print) o other consents that may be granted from time to time for various processing activities.

· The explicit consent granted by you for the disclosure of the personal data of students related to the allergies they suffer from.

4. Disclosure of Personal Data

AISZ discloses your Personal Data only to those members of AISZ, staff and collaborators, who need access to the personal data

mainly for ensuring the provision of the educational and ancillary services. In this respect, please take into account that only the

Medical Office has access to the students’ medical records. Other departments of the school have access to specific health data

(i.e. for allergies) or in order to protect a substantial public interest based on E.U. or national law (e.g., various medical

conditions triggering special learning needs).

With respect to the disclosure of your Personal Data to third parties, outside AISZ, please note that such disclosure is performed

solely in the regular activity of the school. The categories of recipients include the following:

· IT providers, including educational applications, on-line tools, server hosting suppliers such as ManageBac, SchoolIS, SeeSaw,

NWEA and College Board etc.

· Cafeteria Owner in its capacity of independent provider of meal services on campus;

· Other educational institutions or organizations, not limited to other schools;

· Travel agencies, catering and transportation providers;

· Photographer and video crew;

· Courier services providers;

· Utilities services providers;

· Public authorities and institutions, national or foreign, judicial courts and foreign embassies or other forms of diplomatic

missions;

· Bank, financial institutions and insurance providers

· Tax, legal and accounting consultants .5. Third

country transfers

AISZ transfers your personal data to the third countries, as follows:

· United States of America – to third parties that have obtained EU – US Privacy Shield certification (i.e. Faria Systems LLC as

provider of the ManageBac). With other USA based providers of applications, AISZ is in the process of implementing appropriate

safeguards in order to ensure secure transfers of personal data by May 25, 2018.

If you wish to consult the appropriate safeguards put in place by AISZ about the transfers of personal data to USA, please refer

to the contact point at the end of this Privacy Notice.

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6. Retention of Personal Data

AISZ holds all your Personal Data for as long as you are in a contractual relation with us, and afterwards for a standard period of

5-year, period for which AISZ can justify a need in storing such personal data. AISZ keeps the student file and all the data related

to the student interaction with AISZ mainly for the scope of assessing the school’s activity and the quality of services provided

but also for addressing potential request of students with regard to their school trajectory within AISZ, which usually appear

after the students have graduated. Notwithstanding the retention period mentioned above, please be informed, that all the

academic records and other school acts and documents related to study activities are kept for an indefinite period of time,

according to the legal obligations that AISZ has in this respect. Moreover, in any case where a legal provision imposes a

minimum retention period, AISZ will keep the Personal Data for at least that mandatory period. In case of a

legal process data will be retained as long as the legal process requires.

7. Your rights related to the processing of Personal Data by AISZ

The GDPR provides certain rights related to the processing of personal data, that both you and the students have.

AISZ respects all the rights mentioned under the GDPR and is committed to furnishing the appropriate means by which you can

exercise these rights, according to the details mentioned below:

The right of access, which entails your possibility to obtain the confirmation from AISZ whether your Personal

Data is being processed by AISZ or not, and if the case may be you are entitled to solicit access to this data, as well as additional

information regarding the Personal Data, such as: the purposes of processing, the categories of recipients the Personal Data are

being disclosed to and the envisaged retention period. In the situations where you may need to exercise the right of access,

please consider contacting AISZ and requesting confirmation by e-mail at [email protected]. Please consider that there might be

specific situations that are exempted from the right of access, such as information that identifies other individuals or which is

subject to confidentiality obligations.

· The right to rectification, that allows you to request AISZ rectification of any inaccurate Personal Data that AISZ may hold,

as well as to have your incomplete Personal Data to be completed.

· The right to erasure meaning that in the situations expressly regulated by law, you may request erasure of your personal

data. Please take into account, that the cases where the law provides for the possibility of erasure of personal data amount to

the situations where the processing is unlawful or where the processing is based on your consent, and you have withdrawn such

consent.

· The right to restriction of processing, signifying your right to obtain restriction of processing your Personal Data from

AISZ’s part. Please bear in mind that this right can be exercised only in specific situations laid down by the GDPR such as when

you challenge the accuracy of your Personal Data. During the period necessary for us to rectify your data, you may ask us to

restrict the processing of your Personal Data.

· The right to data portability implying your right to receive the personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-

readable format and further to transmit such data to another controller. This right to data portability shall be applicable only to

the personal data you have provided to us and where the processing is carried out by automated means based on your consent

or for the performance of the contract you have concluded with AISZ.

· The right to object to the processing of your Personal Data by AISZ, on grounds relating to your particular situation. The

right to object applies to the situations where AISZ relies on consent as legal basis for processing (e.g. using your e-mail address

for conveying fundraising related messages).

· The right to lodge a complaint designates your right to challenge the manner in which AISZ performs processing of your

Personal Data with the competent data protection authority.

· The right to withdraw your consent given for various processing operations, in cases where the consent represents the

lawful basis for processing. In cases where you withdraw your consent to processing your Personal Data, please note that the

processing will end from the moment the withdrawal takes place without any effect on the processing that took place prior such

withdrawal.

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Confidential references provided by the American International School of Zagreb

Confidential references given by AISZ for staff or students, which includes references on its behalf written by staff either in their

formal capacity or as part of a standard procedure, are exempt from subject access requests where the references relate to:

● education, training or employment of the data subject

● appointment of the data subject to any office

● provision by the data subject of any service

This means that AISZ has absolute discretion to refuse to release confidential references written on its behalf if requested to do

so in a subject access request or as part of a request.

Once the reference has been received by another organisation or individual, the reference ceases to be exempt from data

subject access and, consequently, could be accessed by the data subject through the receiving organisation. Please note in the

above example, that the right to release the reference rests with the institution not the individual faculty.

8. Profiling

AISZ creates various profiles through automated means based on the Personal Data that pertain to students.

Generally, such profiles are created via various applications used in the on-line education environment such as: MAP Testing

Tool.

AISZ creates and uses such profiles to evaluate the performance of its students, to identify gaps in their development or to

assess specific traits that characterize students’ personality, preferences, and behavior or professional inclinations.

9. Video Surveillance

AISZ has implemented a video surveillance system on the campus, in order to ensure security of its students, staff and all the

other persons that enter our premises. The security and wellbeing of our students is our primary concern and these video

cameras allow us to offer real time protection.

All the areas covered by a video camera are signalized on campus through specific banners, informing you with regard to the

video surveillance conducted by the AISZ.

10. Contact Point

In the situation where you may wish to exercise any of the rights listed under point 7 of this Privacy

Notice or to obtain additional information or clarifications on the subject of processing your Personal Data please contact AISZ,

via its appointed Data Protection Officer – responsible for ensuring that AISZ complies with all the requirements of the GDPR.

Contact Details of AISZ’s Data Protection Officer:

E-mail address: [email protected]

Phone Number: 01/7999 323

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