Strategic Plan 2006-2010
We adopted the following objectives (statements of aspirations) as part of the 2001-5 AIS strategic plan. We will update these objectives, as appropriate, based on the input and discussions from the current planning process.
Student Achievement and Character
Students will be prepared to successfully complete the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme, will be well prepared for admission to highly selective colleges and universities worldwide, and will become at least communicatively proficient in two or more languages.
They will model the attitudes as described by the International Baccalaureate and the core values of AIS.
Students who leave AIS prior to graduation will be prepared to transfer successfully to other international or national schools.
Academic Program
Every student at AIS will be educated in a highly challenging academic setting distinguished by its coherent philosophy, curriculum and methods of assessment based upon the best international and U.S. standards.
Low student/teacher ratios and small class sizes will ensure all students receive the personal attention needed to help them develop to their potential.
Faculty, staff and students will be provided with the appropriate tools and resources to meet the curriculum goals for each grade level and for each subject area.
Student Enrollment and Community Profile
AIS will establish a balance of highly motivated local and international students who can thrive in its highly challenging academic program.
It will maintain an enrollment level that makes optimal use of the available facilities and resources and that allows each division to build a strong sense of community.
Students will be actively recruited from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic, linguistic, religious, and national backgrounds.
AIS will strive to have a similarly diverse faculty, staff and Board of Trustees.
Faculty and Staff Development
AIS will attract, retain, and support the development of the best faculty and staff available locally, nationally and internationally.
Our objective is excellent teaching with a focus on the process of student learning and on measuring, against clear standards, what students know and are able to do.
AIS will support and encourage each teacher to become communicatively proficient in at least one language other than English.
All who work at AIS will model the high value the school places in "joy of learning, a nurturing and diverse community, mutual respect and purposeful effort to set and achieve high standards."
Technology, Tools, Buildings & Grounds
AIS will create an optimal and safe place for learning and teaching, and students, faculty and staff will have the necessary tools and resources required to serve the mission, values and objectives of the school.
AIS’s infrastructure will support the academic program as well as athletics, the arts and other co-curricular programs.
Financial Support and Planning
AIS will establish the funds, financial controls and management systems that will ensure the perpetual fiscal health of the school.
Fundraising will complement tuition, allowing AIS to fully implement its mission and objectives.
All expenditures will be cost-effective, balancing the importance of quality of results with the disciplined and frugal use of resources that is essential to fulfilling the school’s mission and objectives.
Effective Communications and Marketing
AIS will continue to enhance its local, national and international reputation for educating students in a highly challenging academic program with a curriculum based on the best international and U.S. standards and with values that have universal application.
Within Atlanta, AIS will be recognized as one of the leading private independent schools and as an important contributor to the economic development of the region.
AIS should be recognized as a valuable partner in the preservation and improvement of Garden Hills and the Buckhead community.