AISC Futures Plan
AISC's Futures Plan was designed and approved during the 2017 - 2018 school year. This plan is community-based, flexible, and is a 3-year rolling plan, with a new plan added each year.
The Futures Planning model is mission-driven, allows for community stakeholder input and participation, and is defined by an annual three-year commitment to school improvement goals that account for short-term needs and longer-term visions for the future. By calling our plan a Futures Plan, we embrace views looking forward to considering the relevance of our current and future work, and we acknowledge that AISC’s improvement pathway will be composed of multiple futures that are perhaps not yet apparent to us.
Strategies
Strategies are the long-term focus areas of the Futures Plan.
Learning
We will align expected outcomes, assessment, teaching, learning and reflection on practice in order to support our Mission.
Talent
The school will hire, develop and retain staff members who embody the school Mission and Core Values.
Community
We will actively communicate, support, and contribute to our Core Values and Mission so that our community lives the shared vision.
Resources
We will strategically use all possible resources to create a learning community aligned with our Core Values and Mission.
Strategic Delimiters
We will not...
- Engage in new programs or practices without allocating the time, money and resources necessary for success.
- Implement any new programs or practices that do not support our mission, student learning objectives or values.
Strategic Pathways
Strategic Pathways articulate three-year vision statements around core priority areas. Annual Goals and Actions Plans will support the vision in our Strategic Pathway Areas.
Strategies: Learning
We will align expected outcomes, assessment, teaching, learning and reflection on practice in order to support our Mission.
Pathway: Learning & Experiential Opportunities
AISC develops programs for students to deepen their capacity to contribute with courage, confidence, creativity, and compassion to a diverse and dynamic world.
Pathway: Learning & Innovation in the System
AISC implements innovative learning experiences incorporating the inquiry framework and transdisciplinary skills, and alternative schedules to engage the vision of the AISC learner.
Pathway: Learning & Vision for the Learner
As a means to live the mission, AISC integrates abilities to achieve success through the Vision for the Learner into the culture of the school.
Pathway: Learning & Inquiry in the Curriculum
AISC integrates the inquiry framework and project-based learning into the curriculum development process.
Pathway: Learning & Wellbeing
AISC creates an integrated student wellbeing program that promotes and fosters healthy habits, self-awareness, self-management and positive relationships.
Pathway: Learning & Inclusion in the System (All School)
AISC develops and implements inclusive policies and programs for all students with diverse and identified needs to fulfill their learning potential.
Pathway: Pathway: Learning & Research and Development (All School)
AISC continues to learn from, enhance, and develop its capacity as a virtual community while assuring that our on-campus in-person learning model remains a priority. Person(s) Responsible: Director of Technologies and R&D
Pathway: Learning & Diversity and Equity (All School)
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. Person(s) Responsible: Deputy Head of School.
Strategies: Resources
We will strategically use all possible resources to create a learning community aligned with our Core Values and Mission.
Pathway: Resources & Data
Develop and evolve systems and processes to facilitate the convergence of data collection and use, assuring that stakeholders have access to beneficial data to make informed decisions.
Pathway: Resources & Building Spaces
AISC implements the Building Spaces 2020 Plan approved by the Board of Directors in November 2016.
Strategies: Talent
The school will hire, develop and retain staff members who embody the school Mission and Core Values.
Pathway: Talent & Professional Growth
AISC develops a professional growth, well-being, and evaluation framework that is aligned to best practices and to the vision for an AISC learner, incorporates faculty learning and development.
Strategies: Community
We will actively communicate, support, and contribute to our Core Values and Mission so that our community lives the shared vision.
Pathway: Community & Advancement
AISC enhances its reputation locally and globally and expands engagement and support across all stakeholder groups.
Pathway: Community & Environmental Sustainability
AISC enlists the participation of all stakeholder groups to incorporate environmentally sustainable policies, practices, and programming in alignment with our mission and core values.
