ALL ABOUT ISB
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- The ISB "COMPANY"
The ISB Board is composed of up to 12 Directors who are responsible for the activities of the Company called International School (B) Berhad and in turn responsible for the overall governance of the School through its Principal.
The Company activities are outlined in two key documents - the Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association. The former provides the objectives of the Company and the latter covers the procedures by which the Company is operated including sections on its Members, Directors, Conduct of Meetings, Voting and Accounts and Audits.Some key aspects of this arrangement are:
The Company has a primary objective "to establish, maintain, operate and conduct, but not for profit, a school for boys and girls ..."
- Members (follow link for Application process) are usually Parents or Staff who are entitled to be members subject to undertaking a simple Guarantee in the event the School is wound up
- Directors are elected by the Members at Annual General Meetings. Directors work on a voluntary basis.
- Accounts are to be audited and presented to members during the Annual General Meeting
Currently there are 10 Directors on the ISB Board. Click here to show Board Organisation Chart.
Rachel Lee Yeng is the Board Secretary. For means to Contact with the Board, follow the linkage.
Directors follow a separate Code of Ethics which provides guidance for the way in which they perform their duties. Directors are not paid for their services. Most Directors currently come from the parent body, though Directors need not be parents. Directors are elected at Annual General Meetings by the Company Members present.
Board meetings are held monthly during term time, usually on the first Tuesday of the month.
The Board operates with subcommittees to provide an avenue for more in-depth analysis. Subcommittees produce recommendations for Board decision. Currently the Board operates three such committees:
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The Finance Subcommittee |
To review and guide the School's financial performance including preparation of Annual Accounts |
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The Relocation Subcommittee |
To make preparations for the relocation of the ISB school facilities to the new site |
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The Board Advisory Subcommittee |
The Board Advisory Committee aims to improve the communications between the Board and the Executive Principal. By meeting more frequently (approx fortnightly) or whenever an issue may require, it aims to address issues that have a wider impact than internal educational issues. It provides a sounding Board for the Executive Principal as well as the ability to make minor level Board decisions without the need for the full Board approval. Brief notes of the meetings are circulated to all Board members and issues arising may be addressed again during full Board meetings. |
Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics for ISB Board Members
School Board legal status
Individual Board Member Authority & Liability
School Board Power and Duties
Board meetings are held monthly during term time, usually on the first Tuesday of the month. There are potentially three parts to Board meetings:
- The Open Section where the Primary and Secondary Principals and the School Director present key status and issues facing the school at the current time and near future.
- The Confidential Section where apart from the Board, only the School Director and Board Secretary are present.
Minutes of these two sections are taken and published by the Board Secretary.
- A Board-only Section is held periodically when the Board wishes to discuss issues on a Board-only basis. The School Director and Board Secretary are not present and no formal Minutes are taken. This allows a free flow of discussion and brain-storming but no formal decisions are taken. Should decisions be desired, these need to be undertaken by one of the formal Board avenues.
Decisions can be taken in-between meetings, either by calling for a special meeting, or in cases where little discussion is required, or there is a high degree of urgency, the Board can agree to take decisions by gathering consensus via e-mail.
Annual General Meetings
Annual General Meetings (AGMs) are to be held every year within 6 months of the close of the School accounts which means, in practice, before the end of February.
Minutes of the past AGMs are available to Members through the Board Secretary:
Annual Accounts
Audited accounts are presented to members at the AGMs and are also available to members via the Board Secretary.
Extraordinary General Meetings
Extraordinary General Meetings are held at the request of Directors or Company Members as provided by the Articles of Association.
Usually information for parents is published by the school management and staff. However the Board recognises the need for information coming directly to Members and Parents from the Board itself. The Board has introduced a series of Newsletters and these can be seen via the attached hyperlinks.
Board Letters
Additionally the Board has produced other, one-off information items and letters as follows:
Letter to Parents regarding Fee Increase effectiive August 2011 - BSB
Letter to Parents regarding Fee Increase effective August 2011 - KB
Letter to Parents regarding Fee Increase
Letter to Parents regarding Company membership - October 2007
Open letter to ISB Company Members
Letter to Parents regarding School Fees - November 2007
Other Information
The following links will provide information on the various stages of development which have taken place to date, where we stand currently and the planned future steps.
- History behind the need to relocate the School
- Choice of which site to use
- Features of Sg Hanching Site
- Process for New School Design Selection
- Features of the New School
The Board, Relocation Subcommittee and SMT would be interested in any suggestions regarding the new school. The format for this in this website is via e-mail to the School. Periodically this website will be updated with feedback on issues raised.
- Parent, Staff, Students and Other Stakeholders Input via e-mail
- Feedback Received and Responses
School Relocation Update:
ISB New School Concept Designs - Guidelines for Making Co
Design Descriptions from Architects:
Parents and Staff Comments Sought for School Relocation Designs. Go to this web page to see the new concept designs that the Board is now evaluating and how you can give your views on these and any other aspect of the relocation.
If you wish to contact the board please email to board_secretary@isb.edu.bn or click Board Secretary.
ISB is a Company limited by Guarantee as a not-for -profit charitable organisation. There are no owners of the company, it is constituted of only the Members who undertake to give the necessary, limited, guarantee.
History, reference to the MoA, AoA.
