2. Tonight’s Agenda
• Board Welcome – Bernard Putz – Vice
President
• Academic Year Review – Hans Peter Metzger
• Facilities Committee – Laura Vaughan
• Policy Committee – Kristen Hughes
• Marketing Update – Bernard Putz
• Fund Raising Update – Indra Pachtner
• Financial Report – Allison Marakovic
3. 2010-11 Academic Year Review
1. Enrollment Growth
2. MYP Launch
3. School Sports SSIL
4. WASC Accreditation
5. Academic Program and ISA Results
6. Rich Extra-Curricular Program and School-
wide Activities
4. kid s p er d ay
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120
180
240
300
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20 21
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20 24
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20 28
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Enrollment - Students per Day
Grade Sc
Middle Sc
Pre School
8. WASC Accreditation
The students are delightful citizens, eager learners who are very happy
with their nurturing and safe environment. They constantly demonstrate
their intense curiosity by developing many questions about the topics
being studied. They embrace and exemplify the characteristics of the IB
Learner Profile.
10. ISA 2010-11
International GAIS Ave. International GAIS
Ave. Grade 3 Grade 3 Ave. Grade 5 Ave. Grade 5
Mathematical 321 378 420 471
Literacy (497)
(358)
Reading 262 337 375 447
(290) (428)
Writing 377 406 456 487
Narrative (362) (488)
Writing 401 423 472 489
Exposition (422) (464)
168 schools from 56 countries with 4,400 students per grade
11. GAIS Graduates
• Gymnasium in Switzerland
• French American International School IB
• Sequoia High School IB
• Gymnasium in Germany
• Menlo Atherton High School
• Gunn High School
12. Extra Curricular Program and
Activities
38 Extra curricular course offerings
325 Students enrolled in extra curricular
programs
5 Hort sections with 6 staff
91 Outstanding field class trips to support
the academic program (3 overnight)
56 Activities to enrich the program and
support school community building
13. Projects & Improvements:
New Portable near tennis courts (Easter Break)
Parking lot & Playground re-surfacing
Add new play area near gym
Middle School Common Area
Add Gym Equipment
Outdoor/Indoor lighting and painting buildings
Office make-over
*** New playground
Neighborhood Relations
City of Menlo Park & Community Sports Leagues Relations
Elliott Drive Traffic Study
14. • Projects & Improvements:
– Add Volleyball court
– Middle School: install shade, additional lockers and
bleachers
– Improve outdoor/indoor lighting
– **New Playground near tennis court
• Long-term Strategy:
– Continue to work with MPSD
– Maximize use of campus
– GAIS Enrollment Growth to 330 Students
15. • Today GAIS has a limit of 300 daily students per City
of Menlo Park
– Already Reached Limit for 2011-12 School Year
– Need to increase limit asap to allow within-year growth in
2011-2012 and for 2012-13
• GAIS applied to City for increase to cap in Feb 2011.
City requested GAIS withdraw the application,
perform a traffic study, and resubmit.
• GAIS will resubmit Formal Application to City to
increase enrollment limit to 330 in Summer 2011.
Work towards approval in Sep/Oct.
16. • Approval of an increase to the limit is not
guaranteed
• GAIS needs to:
– Work with neighbors
– Follow City rules:
• No Parking on Elliott Drive, or any surrounding streets
• Continue to do “Traffic Duty” and speed control
– Perform Formal Traffic Study (starts May)
– Develop a Trip Reduction Program to reduce car trips to
campus
– Show to City that increasing GAIS students will not increase
traffic on Elliott & in Willows neighborhood
• Currently Willows already near maximum traffic capacity
• Less Cars = More Kids
17. GAIS required to develop a Trip Reduction
Program by Fall 2011
◦ Limit the number of cars driving on Elliott Drive by….
Increase Carpooling to GAIS
Share the School Bus in Menlo Park with Encinal &
Laurel for morning pickup & drop-off at GAIS
Shuttle Service to GAIS from local
Caltrain station
Vanpools
18. • Prove we can follow City rules:
1. Park only in the lot (not Elliott Drive) (Ever. Even if
you get a tardy slip)
2. Drive 15 mph on Elliott Drive
• Participate in Developing Trip Reduction Program
“Less Cars = More Kids”:
1. Complete Parent Survey (May 12-19th)
2. Provide feedback on carpooling, bus and Caltrain
shuttle service as an alternative to driving to GAIS:
• June Parent Rep Meeting
• Roundtable discussion in June
• Email Peter or myself
(lvincentvaughan@yahoo.com)
19. Policy Committee
Absentee Voting: Soliciting Feedback
Pros:
•Increased participation in board election voting
•Increased sense that the board represents all parent Members
•Increased ability to reach quorum
•Other?
Cons:
•Possible decline in Members’ meeting attendance
•Other?
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20. GAIS Marketing
• Achieved enrollment targets
Going Forward
• Continue to build GAIS’ reputation and brand
• Clarify positioning/messaging for GAIS, preschool, elementary, and
middle school
• Shift marketing $$ out of print into online
o ~ 80% of inquiries come from “word of mouth” and website
• Redesign parent and student survey, add teacher survey
• Streamline marketing processes and file management
o Building an integrated marketing calendar for 2011/12
• Conduct exit interviews with select parents
21. Fund Raising
• Annual Fund result: $130.000
• Save-the-date: Next Fundraiser Party
October 22, 2011@Faultline Brewery in
Sunnyvale
