AISC Futures Planning

At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, AISC piloted a new set of professional growth standards for teachers that were wider in scope than our current standards. The futures goal as written reads: AISC develops a professional growth, wellbeing, and evaluation framework that is aligned to best practices and to the vision for an AISC…Continue Reading Professional Development

As part of our learning strategy, last year AISC dedicated a pathway and series of goals to efforts related to diversity and equity.  It reads: AISC practices equity and international mindedness with intention to develop systemic and dynamic models of diversity and inclusion to develop self-awareness and a sense of belonging. The goal this year…Continue Reading Diversity and Equity

A new pathway was added to the talent strategy in the 2022/2023 Futures Plan featuring the important work of developing Intercultural Competence.  The pathway is defined as: AISC promotes and develops the intercultural competence of all employees to further the mission by communicating and working effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds. The goal for…Continue Reading Intercultural Competence

The Research & Development Council started the 2022-2023 school year by welcoming new members and revisiting the work of the previous iteration of the group. The new lineup includes newcomers Rémy Liotard (faculty lead), Anushka Sachdev and Chandni Venkatesh, who join previous members Greg Clinton and Robert Krebs. We shared current and planned status of…Continue Reading Research & Development

From November 14th-November 18th, the entire school enjoyed Well Week! The Wellbeing Council led by Rebecca Semrick, along with the council members Gretchen Galaty, Keeley Tagtmeyer, Priya Venugopal, Sandi Engler, and Fer Latorre, created a variety of events that focussed on the four petals of our wellbeing framework: healthy habits, positive relationships, self awareness, and…Continue Reading Wellbeing@AISC

As part of the AISC Futures Plan 2022-23, we want to take all the incredible data that gets collected around teaching, learning, facilities, and our community, and put it to work for a better future. Specifically, we are working to “develop and evolve systems and processes to facilitate the convergence of data collection and use,…Continue Reading Making Data Visible

AISC develops and implements inclusive policies and programs for all students with diverse and identified needs to fulfill their learning potential. Goal: 2022-2023: Increase capacity of LSS and general education faculty to deliver targeted interventions/support to meet students’ individual needs. The Student Support Services (SSS) team at AISC is working to continue to expand awareness…Continue Reading Strategic Pathway: Learning & Inclusion in the System

On September 15, 2022 the Community Planning Team met for our first work session of the year to review our Futures Plan goals, learn about the history of strategic planning at AISC, and consider ways that we will continually re-commit to diversity in our work. A big thank you to Sherene Williams and Vijayalakshmi Shanmugam…Continue Reading Community Planning Team 2022-23 Work Session