1. SEOULFOREIGNSCHOOL WASCAnnualUpdate ForSeoulForeignSchool,20102011 WindowsUser 6/1/2011 ReportonprogressonGoalsofActionPlan.

2. WASCAnnu ualUpdate WASCPro ogressReport tforSeoulFo oreignSchool l20102011GeneralD DataSchoolad ddress: Headof fSchool:SeoulForeignSchool Dr.John nEngstrom55YonhiD Dong jengstro om@seoulfor reign.orgSeodaemunguSeoul,120 0113,SouthKorea Enrollmentf for20102011 1:Telephone:8223303 3100 BritishSchoo ol 3 364Facsimile: :82233287 775 ElementaryS School 4 424Email:Ad dministrator@ @seoulforeign n.org MiddleScho ol 2 252Website:http://www w.seoulforeign n.org/ HighSchool 4 430 Total: 14 470BriefDesc criptionTypeofSc choolSeoulForeignSchool(S SFS)wasfounndedin1912byChristian missionarypa arentstoservvetheneedsofexpatriate Seoul.Ithascontinuedasanonprofit, echildreninS ,nondenominationalscho oolwithadistinctChristianphilosophy.The westernstyleElementary,MiddleandH eschoolhasw HighSchooldivisionsaandaBritishS SchoolproviddingKeyStages13.Koreasfirstinternationalschool,SeeoulForeignSSchoolbegannwithoneful lltimeteache er,eighteens studentsandasingleclasssroom.Buildingonitsearrlycommitme enttoachalleengingeducation nalprogramp providedinauniquelynon ndenominatio onalChristian nenvironmen nt,theschoolhasgrowntobe ecomethepr reeminentscchoolinKoreaafortheEngllishspeakingbusinessanddiplomaticcommu mmunityorie nted,westernstylecoeducational unities.TodaySFSisacomdayschoo olservingalm most1500childrenfrom55 5nationsinp reschoolthrooughtwelfthg grade.SFSisloca atedina24aacresettingneeartheheart tofSeouland dfeaturesmo odernfacilitiesthathavebeendesignedtosupp portstudentlearningincludingthreem ediacenter/libraries,ana auditorium,fivecomp reegymnasiums,aperform puterlabs,thr mingartscennter,anartific cialturfathlet ticfieldandanind doorswimmingpool. 1

3. WASCAnnu ualUpdate Organizat tion/GoverningStructure/ /FinancialBa aseSeoulForeignSchoolreliesontuitioonasitssolesourceofrevvenue.Inreceentyearsthe eschoolsfac cilitieshavebeen nbuiltorrefu urbishedfrommbudgetedca ashreserves, andthescho oolhasnotincurredanyde ebt.InAugust2009,Dr.Joh hnEngstromt tookoverasHeadofScho ool.AoneyeaarInterimHeadofSchool,Dr.NancyPrice,servedforthe200820 009schoolye ear,succeedinngDr.HarlanLysowholed dtheschoolforalmost200years.Thesschoolhasthrreegoverning ggroups: a. An11memberBoardofDir rectorswhoaappointsthe HeadofScho oolandsetpoolicy b. Th heCouncil,an n11member rgroupwhoa appointsthe Boardmemb bers,approvesthebudget, ,and acctsasthegua eChristiannatureofthesc ardiansofthe chool c. Th heJaidan,affivememberbodywhoare econsidered theregistere edownerso ofthepropertties offSeoulForeiggnSchool.Th hisgroupincluudestheHea adofSchool. StudentB BodyStudentsatSFScomef from55coun ntriesaroundtheworld.60 0%ofthestudentpopulat tionareU.S.passporth holders.Ethnnically,overh dentsareKor ean,although halfofitsstud hthevastma ajorityofthes sestudentsh holdU.S.orCCanadianpass sports.While e42%ofthes studentshave eattendedSF FSfortwoyearsorless(asistypicalofaninternationalschool),thereisarecentttrendoflonggertermenro ollment.Currently, tudentshavebeenatSFSf ,27%ofitsst for5ormore eyears.Forth heschoolyea ar20102011,thestudentenrollmenthasbeenabout t1470inPre Schoolthrou ghGrade12. .FacultySFSemplo oysatotalof188teaching gfacultyand3 36TeachingA Assistants.Divisionalstaff fconsistsof6 6counselor rs,4librarians s,aHighScho oolregistrar,anIBDiplom aCoordinato or,andaparttimeIGSCECoordinat tor.Administr rationTheschoo olseightadmministratorsin ncludetheHeeadofSchool, ,AssistantHeeadofSchoolOperation ns,AssistantHHeadofSchoolAcademics,fourdivisiionPrincipals s,andtheDire ectorofCommuni icationsandD Development t.Schoolwid depositionsin ncludeanITD Director,two oAdmissionsDirectors,,anAquaticsDirector,Chr ristianMinistr riesCoordinaator,Activities sDirector,HuumanResourc ceDirector,K12DramaD Director,DirectorofPerformingArts,Sc choolPsycho ologist,andaSchoolNurse e.ClassifiedStaffSFSemplo oys119classi ifiedstaff.Meembersofitsfullandparttimeclassifie edstaffareemployedacrosstheeareasofmaintenance,ho ousingservicees,transporta ation,genera alaccounting,,secretarial,safetyanddotherservic cescriticaltothefunctioniingofthecam mpus.Classifiedstaffemploy yeesarehired dlocally. 2

4. WASCAnnu ualUpdate Curricular rprogramSeoulForeignSchoolis scommittedt toacademice excellence.It tscollegepreparatorycurr riculum,whic ch theInternatioincludest onalBaccalaureateDiplom maprogram,a anditsdynam miclearningennvironment,challengesstudentstoachievetheirfullintellect tualpotentiall.Equally,itscommunityc cherishesChristianvalueswhhichencourag geitsstudentstodevelopstrongcharac cter,liveandworkwithintegrity,andacceptressponsibilityfo orthemselves sandothers.SFSenrollssttudentsfrom mallreligiousfaithsandbackgroun nds,andprov videsanurturringChristianatmosphereofacceptanc ceandtolerance.TheBritishSchooluses stheUKNatioonalCurriculuumsuppleme entedincerta ainareas,suc chasmathandmode ernlanguages s.ThehighschooloffersthheIBDiplomaaandInterna tionalGenera alCertificateofSecondary yEducation.Asidefromthesetwopro ograms,other rcurriculumintheschoolispredomin nantlyAmeric caninorigin.TheActio onPlanTheorigin nalActionPla anintheSelfStudywasre evised,subm mittedtoWAS SCJune1,2010,andapprovedbyWASCaspartofassixyearterm mofaccreditation20102 2016.Thefiv vemaingoals softheAction nPlanare:Goal1:C ment,andregularlyreview Create,implem wacoherent t,accessible,articulated,s standardsba asedK12curriiculumtoens sureimprove edstudentleaarning.Goal2:Im mplementsystemsthatan nalyzeSFSdaatainthecat egoriesofstu udentlearnin ngandachievemment,schoolp programsanddprocesses,p perceptions, anddemogra aphics.Goal3:Id dentifyappro oachesthatw willaccelerate etheintegrat tionoftechn nologytoimp provelearning g.Goal4:Cr reateacompprehensive,SF FSwideProfeessionalDeve elopmentPla anthatorgan nizesandexp pandsprofessionalandstaffdevelopmenntandalignsw withschoolg goals.Goal5:Endeavortost eschoolsgovernancestr uctureswhic treamlinethe chincludethe eBoard,theCouncil,theJaidan,an ndtheGovernnors.Accomplis shmentofeachschoolwid deactionplan nsection:Goal1:C Create,implem ment,andregularlyreview wacoherent t,accessible,articulated,s standardsba asedK12curriiculumtoens sureimprove edstudentleaarning.Duringthe20102011 1schoolyeareachsubjectgroupmetto oconfirmorwworktowardagreemento onstandardssfortheirsub bjectarea.By yMaythisyea ar,allsubject agreedonasetofstandards, tareashaveaandAtlasshowsthatthosestandardsareinplac ce,readyforu useinbuildin ngunitsofins struction. 3

5. WASCAnnu ualUpdate Discussion ns,basedonresearchartic clesandprofeessionalorgaanizationspublicationswe ereconducteddinPK12subbjectgroupsaandindivision nalteams.B Benchmarksin neachsubjec ctareaareaw workinprogr ressandhavenotbeencom mpletedyet.Assessments s,rubrics,and dsamplesofsstudentwork karebeingcollectedandstoredfo orsharingpur rposesinAtla asandAccred ditationPlus. TherehasbeeenprogressonmakingAt tlasacollaborationandplanningtoolfoorteachers,a aswellasaco ollectionofvi iableinforma ationaboutSFSScurriculum.AllteacheershaveunitmapsinAtlassthataccurattelyreflectwh hatishappenningintheirc classes.Thew workofrevising geachunitus singUndersta andingbyDes signasamod delisunderwaay.Eightfacu ultymembers sweresent ttoanUnder rstandingbyD Designweeke endworkshop p,andtwofaccultymembe ershavecompletedatwoyeartrainthetrainerprogram mforUbD.Th esetenpeop pleserveasreesourceswithhinthefaculty.NextyearSFSwillcontinuetoprovid destaffdeve lopmentonUUbDandtoencouragethe euseofUbDpr rinciplestode evelopandre efineunits.Articulatio onofeachph haseoftheCuurriculumRev viewCycleha asbeentabled dforlargerdiscussionswit ththenewCCurriculumCo oordinatorwh howilljoinSF FSnextyear.Thechalleng cula geofaligningseveralcurricacrosstheefourdivision nsmakestheworkofartic culationcomp plex.Aclearsystemofmo orefrequent,regularlyscheduledsu ubjectfocuseddmeetingsw withindivision ns,aswellasa acrossdivisio onsneedstob beestablishe ed.Clarifyinggtherolesand dresponsibili itiesoftheEle ementarySch hoolCurriculuumCoordinat tor,theschooolwideCurric culumCoordin nator,theCurriculumLiais sonsintheM MiddleSchool, ,theDepartm mentChairsint theHighScho ool,andthoseeresponsibleforcurriculu mleadership pintheBritish hSchoolKeyStageswillpromoteamorecohesiv veschoolwid decurriculum .Goal2:Im mplementsystemsthatan nalyzeSFSdaatainthecat egoriesofstu udentlearnin ngandachievemment,schoolp programsanddprocesses,p perceptions, anddemogra aphics.TheHeadofSchoolinitiatedtheSta ateoftheSch 010.Thisisadocumentfo hoolreportin thefallof20 ortheBoardand dtheAdminis stratorswhich horganizesthhevarioustyp pesofdataw wecollectabooutstudentperformance,program ms,andotherdemographic candpercept tiondatathat twecollect.Thishasserv vedasastartingpointfordisc cussionsabouutthecurrentrealityandt thenaboutpossibleinterv ventions.The eStateofth heSchoolwilllcontinueasanannualpuublicationfor internalanalysisofhowwearedoing g.Manyaddditionalforms sofgradelev velandcourse essmentsare einternalasse ebeingcollectedontheShhareDriveandinAtlas.The euseofinternalassessmentdata(DRA A,6+1writinggskills,MAP,SATs,IGCSE))hasbecomemmoreofafocu usindivisiona almeetings,inteamplann ning,andothe ersettingsas swebegintoshifttheorgan nizationsthinkingtowardcontinuousi improvement tanddata drivendecisioons.SFSwil llberesearchin ngandexami iningmodelsfordataanalysisnextyea r.Goal3:Id dentifyappro oachesthatw willaccelerate etheintegrat tionoftechn nologytoimp provelearning g.Duringthefallof2010,aOnetoOn neLaptoptaskforcewasfoormulatedtoostudythefeaasibilityofbeginning galaptopproogramatSFS.Theworkofthatgroupre f esultedinsol lidphilosophiicalandfinanncialsupportfr romtheBoar rdofDirectors.TheMetiriiGroupfrom southernCal liforniawasid dentifiedasthe 4

6. WASCAnnu ualUpdate consultanntswhowould dprovidethe einitialbulko ofprofessiona aldevelopmenttoSFSfacuultythisyearandnext.Elem mentarygrad des5and6,aswellasBriti ishSchoolYea werechosena ars6and7w asthefirstgra adestorollout tthelaptopin nitiativeinthefallof20111.Trainingfo rteachersinthosegrades sbeganinJan nuary.Workingo ontheprepar elaunchofthisprogramha rationforthe asresultedin n: 1. Taargetedprofeessionaldeve elopmentabouttechnolog yintegrationforthecoho ortteachers, providedbyM Metiri,bothinpersonando online.Thisin ncludestherevisingofcur rrentteaching g unitsinAtlas,t toaddvaluebyintegrating gtechnology whenapprop priateandto promoteadd ded earningvaluetotheunit. le 2. Thheadditionoof1.0FTEacro ossthedivisio onsandared deploymento oftechnologyteacherstim meto promotetechn nologyintegra ation;ie,eachdivisionwil lhavea0.5T TechnologyIn ntegration Sp pecialistnextyear. 3. Thheadditiono toredistributetheworklo of2.0ITstafft oadofotherIITstaffandto oincreasethee le evelofITsupp portinalldiviisions. 4. Datacollectionnasabaselinemeasurefo ortrackingthe eimpactofth helaptopinit tiativeonstud dent engagement,s studentandp parentpercep ption,andmo orediversityiintheuseoftechnologya asa oolintheclas to ssroom. 5. Opportunitiestoenhancea O andpromotetheschoolsc cognitive,aff fective,andsppiritualESLRss th hroughtheinfusionoftech hnology. 6. Amoreunified dapproachto oteachingand dlearningacr rossthefourdivisionsbyp promotingmore: co ollaborationa amongteache ers,commonplanningtim me,opportuni tiesforcrossdivisional professionalleearningcomm munitiestode evelop,andau uthenticreassonstoincorp porateresear rchon le earningtheory,technology yintegration,andtheprin ciplesofUnd derstandingbyDesign.Goal4:Cr reateacompprehensive,SF FSwideProfeessionalDeve elopmentPla anthatorgan nizesandexp pandsprofessionalandstaffdevelopmenntandalignsw withschoolg goals.TheMetirriGroup(http p://www.met tiri.com/)has sbeenprovid dingfoundatio onalresearchh,datacollect tionandsynth hesisaboutSFFSstudentsan ndteachers,andexpertise eoninfrastru ucture,communicationsystems,a andthenutsandboltsofwwhatstudent tsandteache rsneedforsu uccessfulimpplementationofaonetoonelaptopprog gram.Theyh havecitedthe eresearch,lin nkedourdata atotheresea arch,andproovidedaframeworkandstrategiesforteac cherstoincorrporateintou units.Theyencouragethe euseofAtlasandUbDtodoothiswork;sotheteacherrsarenowseeingtheinte rconnectedn nessofthesetoolstoteachingandlearning.Theworrkwithstudenntdatawillse etthestagefooramoreinttentionalmov vetowardanalyzingstudentwork kandstudent tdatatogetimprovedstu udentperform mance.Thellaptopinitiati iveprovidesa adrivewheel lforchanging gmanydimen nsionsofteac chingandlearningatSFS.Inaddition,therehave ebeensomeeexamplesofo otherintentio velopmentthataremore onalstaffdevcloselyalignedwiththeschoolwide egoalslistedinthisAction nPlanandintheCurriculu umReviewCy ycle: a. Mathconsultantwhoworkedfor4dayswithmathte M eachersacros ns.Thetopics ssthedivision wereintegratingtechnologyandincreas w singthetypes sandamounttsofproblemmsolving. 5

7. WASCAnnu ualUpdate b. Fo oreignLangua ageconsultan ntwhoworke edwithteachhersonadaptingtheUbDt templatetobbetter matchthenee m edsoflanguag geteacherswwhodealwithhaconsiderab blenumbero ofskillbased outcomes. c. Sm mallgroupsoofteacherswe nferencesonUbD,techno eresponsoredtoattendt rainingorcon ology in ntegration,mathematics,SSocialStudies s,theIGCSEp program,andInternationaleBaccalaureeate co ontentandasssessmentwo orkshops.Nextyearrwillbringmo orefocusoneestablishinga amoreclearly ongtermplanfor yarticulatedsystemandloacohesiveeandcompre ehensiveprof fessionaldeve elopmentpla anthatpromo otesprofessio onalgrowthf forteachersa andastronge eroverallacademicprogra amforSFSstu udents.Goal5:Endeavortost eschoolsgovernancestr uctureswhic treamlinethe chincludethe eBoard,theCouncil,theJaidan,an ndtheGovernnors.AfterdiscussionswiththeBoardthi isyear,theCo ouncilhasag reedtodedic catenextyeartoreviewingthegovernancestructureoofSFS.Theonlyo otherchangethathasaffeectedtheschooolhasbeen thechangeinnKoreanlaw thatnowalloowsstudentsw whodonoth holdforeignp passportstob beeligibletoa applytoenro ollatSFS.The elawchangegenerated danAdmissio onsTaskForceatSFS,mad deupofBoar d,faculty,andadministrat torstodiscus sstheimpactof thelawono f ouradmissionspoliciesandpractices.A Agreemento onchangesne eededtobed doneinacollab borativemannerandhasd demandedthattheorgani zationreflect tonmanypra actices,assumptio ons,andtraditions.Thish hasnotbeenaaneasytask, buthasbeen nahealthyex xerciseforSFSS.Overall,th hishasbeena aproductiveyear.Clearp progresshasb beenmadeon als,andthenext nthefivegoastepsfore eachgoalhav vebeenidenttified.Submittedb byDr.ShirleyDro oese,AssistantH HeadofSchoolA Academics01Jun ne2011 6