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Note: Board Committee meeting minutes are available in the school libraries and the PTA Center.

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Futures Committee

The purpose of the Futures Committee is to identify and describe the key issues shaping the future of the School beyond 2012 and to support the Head of School with the implementation of the Roadmap to Greatness, the School’s Strategic Plan.

Members:  Ole Molskov Bech (Chair), Bruce Quan, Sam Park, Tony Tsai
Admin Link: Mark Hillman (Director of Communications)
Parent/Community Representatives: Naomi Lyewne,  Kushay How, Mao-Hwa Murphy, Sandra Hite, Greg Curtis, Ada Jen, Karen Flood, Tony Flores
Faculty Representative: Robert Gold
Student Representatives: Elisabeth Goslin, Moly Fang, Nicole Zhu
Recorder: Romelia Ker-Foz, Communications Assistant
E-Mail: FuturesCommittee@isb.bj.edu.cn

Committee Goals for 2008/9:
Further development of an ISB Framework to identify critical issues for consideration in the strategic planning process at ISB

• Suggest how an “ISB Map of the Futures” should be utilized to develop ISB to meet future challenges
• Develop and deliver a communication plan for the “ISB Map of the Future”
• Prioritize hot spots for further research in the FC
• Complete and report research on selected hot spots

Committee Duties:

• Support the Head of School with the implementation of Roadmap to Greatness
• Communicate the “ISB Map of the Future” broadly to the ISB Community
• Facilitate discussion in the community on the key issues that are believed to have the greatest impact on the future of ISB
• Create a mindset and mechanism to foster a long-term vision for ISB

Meeting Times:
The committee will meet in the Board Room (2nd floor, Head of School office) 6-8pm on:
September 22 (Monday),  October 9th (Thursday),  November 13th (Thursday), January 7th (Wednesday in MPR*),  February 26th (Thursday),  April 9th (Thursday), May 6th (Wednesday in MPR*)
*MPR is the Multi-Purpose Room, 2nd floor, elementary school end of the building.

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Resources Committee

The Resources Committee monitors the school’s financial and human resource operations, recommends tuition and fee schedules, monitors auditing and debt obligations and ensures that the school is fiscally responsible. Additionally, the committee oversees school construction and maintenance projects and all related budgets and audits and broadly explores long range facility options for ISB.

The Resources Committee is comprised of the following Standing Committee members:
Members:  Nicole Price, Bruce Quan, Randy Quinn, Peter Schloss
Admin Link: Jim Kerrigan (Chief Operating and Financial Officer)
Faculty Representative: Michael Roberts
Parent/Community Representatives: TBC
Recorder: Louisa Chen
E-Mail: ResourcesCommittee@isb.bj.edu.cn

Committee Goals for 2008/09:

• Ensure the highest level of budget performance/compliance.
• Fully support and provide funding for strategic plan initiatives
• Further strengthen hiring strategy
• Review options for establishing an endowment fund
• Support innovative use of facilities at ISB to maximize educational potential

Duties:

• Monitor the financial operations of the school, including overseeing the judicious use of internal auditors.
• Recommend an operating budget, including tuition and fee schedules, no later than January each year for the following school year.
• Maintain the sections of the policy manual related to financial operations and assure procedures are followed to safeguard school funds.
• Maintain the policy manual with respect to provisions relating to the terms of employment for all hired staff
• Monitor compliance with the terms of debt obligations.
• Comment on any motions to the Board requiring funding beyond existing budget authority.
• Review the organizational structure of the school for consistency with school objectives. Assure that all school personnel have an appropriate contract.
• Recommend salary scales as part of the annual budget preparation process.
• Review the language of contracts for legal and fiscal integrity.
• Assure that transparent and fair systems are in place to fill jobs with qualified people, with particular attention to local talent.
• Assure school policy is updated/maintained with respect to employee policies.
• Oversee the construction modifications of all campus buildings and facilities; put in place procedures to monitor cost, quality and timeliness of construction.
• Ensure the timely preparation and submission of construction project budgets for Board approval.
• Ensure the renewal or re-bidding of contracts in accordance with Board policy.
• Oversee repair, maintenance, and modification of all physical facilities
• Maintain the parts of the policy manual related to facilities

Meeting Times:
The Resources Committee will meet in the Board Room 7:30-9am on:
September 8, October 13, November 10, February 9, March 9, and April 6.

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Trustee Development Committee

The purpose of the Trustee Development Committee is to enhance the recruitment and training of new Board members while ensuring that the leadership and functionality of the Board are sustained. The TDC also facilitates both the Board self-assessment process and the Head of School’s evaluation process.

The Trustee Development committee is comprised of the following Standing Committee members:
Trustees:Tamera Fillinger (Chair), Linda Lipsitt, Adriana Amegadzie, Janet Ang
Admin Link: Thomas Hawkins (Head of School)
Parent Representative: Danielle Monaghan
Faculty Representative: Sylvain Jacques
E-Mail: trustdevcom@isb.bj.edu.cn

Committee Goals for 2008/09:

• Facilitate Head of School’s evaluation process
• Strengthen trustee recruitment, development and retention to ensure continuity of leadership on the Board.
• Create a process to recruit potential Trustees
• Review and possibly revise Board self-evaluation process
• Enhance Board Orientation

Duties:

• Facilitate Head of School's evaluation process
• Plan for and support sustainable Board leadership through identification, cultivation, and recruitment of qualified and capable trustees
• Enhance understanding of the Board’s purpose and functionality of Board through Board Orientation, training and ongoing education
• Facilitate Board self-assessment and feedback process

Meeting Times:
The committee will meet in the Board Room (2nd floor, Head of School office) Wednesday 6:30 – 8 pm on:
September 11, October 8, November 5, January 7, March 4, April 1, May 6