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Gone But Not Forgotten
by William H. GERRITZ 27 January, 2010
ISB's New Mission has 3 big learning ideas:
•· Achieving Academic Potential
•· Being passionate, reflective learners
•· Becoming caring, global citizens.
However, most ISB students come, learn a few years, and leave. So underneath the Mission's ideas lies another equally important one --- transportable gifts. If we are successful in our work with our students, they will leave ISB with a transportable gift of excellent learning. that prepares them well for their next school. So the best measure of ISB's quality involves our students' success at their next school.
Each December, we e-mail survey all families who have left ISB since the previous January. We ask these parents to tell us how successful their children are in their new schools. I thought you might like see the most recent results. I06 parents participated and reported on 186 children. The sample includes more than half of all the families who left last year.
Bill
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Would you recommend ISB to another family?
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Choice |
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Yes |
95% |
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No |
5% |
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Was your child happy at ISB?
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Yes |
95% |
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No |
5% |
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Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about ISB. |
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Strongly Agree + Agree |
Neutral |
Disagree + Strongly Disagree |
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a) My children achieved their academic potential at ISB. |
74% |
18% |
8% |
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b) My children became passionate, reflective learners. |
72% |
22% |
7% |
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c) My children developed in caring, global citizens? |
85% |
12% |
3% |
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How well did each ISB program listed below prepare your children for success in their new school? |
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Topic |
Excellent - Good |
Average |
Fair - Poor |
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a) Literature/Reading |
83% |
10% |
6% |
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b) Writing |
75% |
17% |
8% |
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c) Math |
63% |
25% |
12% |
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d) Science |
70% |
23% |
7% |
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e) Social Studies |
74% |
19% |
7% |
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f) Foreign Language |
65% |
24% |
11% |
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About the Author
Bill received his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. He has written over 20 journal articles and has an abiding interest in learning improvement. Prior to ISB, Bill headed schools in Holland and South America. He and his wife Marcia have 3 sons.
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