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Parents Information Meeting

Parents Information Meeting. Feb 5, 2013. 2013/2014 SSB will continue our overall academic program as planned. SSB will continue our overall academic program as planned. No change in the Swedish school * No change in the IB D iploma P rogram

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Parents Information Meeting

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  1. Parents Information Meeting Feb 5, 2013

  2. 2013/2014SSB willcontinueour overall academic program as planned

  3. SSB willcontinueour overall academic program as planned No change in theSwedishschool* No change in the IB Diploma Program No change in the Finnish school No change in thePreschool program * Danish students followtheSwedishschool program with Danish mothertongueclasses.

  4. 2013/2014SSB willcontinuethe Norwegian academicprogram as planned

  5. SSB willcontinuethe Norwegian academic program as planned SSB Global will appeal theUdirdecision, 04.02.2013 SSB Norway willapply for certification as a newlyestablishedcompulsoryschool

  6. SSB Global will appeal theUdirdecision • Deadline, Feb 25, 2013 • Appeal will be basedon: • Granting time (tid til retting) for reorganizationefforts to be in full effect • Importanceof Norwegian school in ourcommunity • Public debate/politicaldebate

  7. SSB Norway willapply for certification as a newlyestablishedcompulsoryschool Application for Cl 1 – 10 school, does not include GYM Deadline- April 1, 2013 All parts already in place No reference to past transgressions of SSB Global Request for særskiltdriftstillatelsecouldallow start HT 2013

  8. 2013-2014, Options for Cl 1 - 10 • 1 – continue as today • 2 – temporary . . . Run withoutcertification during applicationprocess (oneschoolyear), program exactly as today in accordancewithKunskapsløfte • 3 – Norwegian students entertheSwedish program* with subsidies from Norway *with Norwegian mothertongue

  9. School fees Norwegian school withoutcertification Swedish program 12 400 € (averageschoolfee*) 9 000 € in subsidies *same as 2012-2013 fees, includesschoollunch in accordancewithschoollaw • 21 400 € (averageschoolfee*) • 0 € subsidies (first year) *includes full day program and schoollunch, just as today

  10. 2013-2014, Options for GYM Positive response to appeal: Continue as today AttendSwedishgymnasium* – qualifies students for admission to Norwegian University, *with Norwegian mothertongue IB – all four Nordic nationalitiesarerepresented as well as Belgians; more students, more courseofferings

  11. Survey – weneedinformation Prefer to have a Norwegian school, eveniftheschool runs without subsidies for oneyear (approxcosts: 21 400 €) Prefer to entertheSwedishschool program with Norwegian mothertongueclasses (approxcosts: 12 400 €) Prefer to enter IB program (approxcosts22 000 €) Relocate from Belgium Changeschools in local area

  12. Time line for action Feb 4 Survey distributed Feb 8 Survey deadline Feb 19 SSB Global Board meeting Feb 19 SSB Norway Board meeting Feb 25 SSB Global submits appeal Feb 26 (tentative) Parents Info Mtg

  13. 2013-2014 SSB willchange as little as possible . . . Weare a Nordic school offering multiple national programs. Webelieveeverychildshould be able to communicate in, at least, threelanguages. We offer qualityteachers, smallteachinggroups witha focusonevery student, and a supportivecommunity for families.

  14. Board’srole and responsibility

  15. Group questions Q. Howwould it work for Norwegian students in the Swedish system? Students wouldfollow Swedish curriculaand the Swedish timplan (division ofhours). Students wouldhaveNorwegianmothertongueclasses Whichsubjectswould be in Norwegian in the Swedish program? Mothertongueclasses for sure, possiblyothers Whatguaranty do wehavethatwewill be grantedcertification in oneyear? We do not have a guaranty. However, as of August 1, 2013, wewill be in completecompliancewithNorwegian national demands so wefeelconfidentwithourapplication. Q. Howwill the groups be dividedif all students are in the Swedish program? Whataboutclasssizes? The teams will be groupedCl 1 – 4 and Cl 5 – 7 and Cl 8 – 10. If groupsexceed 20, SSB willprovide extra resources/dividegroups. Q. Would the student’sknowledge be tested in Swedish? In the subjectof Swedish, yes. In all othersubjects, it is what the student knowsaboutthatsubjectthat is assessed. Students would be allowedto express themselves in theirownlanguage. Would students needtotake Swedish? Yes Howsafeareteachers’ jobs? The majorityofourstaffare on permanent contracts. Wewanttokeepour team – it is a strong team.

  16. Group questions Q. Howmanyteachersare on 1st yearcontracts? Approximately 10% ofourstaffare on 1st yearcontracts. Are the fees suggested based on certain student numbers? Yes, the schoolfeesarebased on the numberof students wehavetoday. Howwill Kristy leavingaffect the situation? Not at all. Therewill be a qualifiedreplacement. Wework in a strong team, admin and board memberstogether. Weare all focused on providing a strong program for all students. Do the Norwegian students haveto go up as privatist? Yes, ifourappeal is unsuccessful. Our VG students whoremain in the Norwegian program wouldhavetotakeexams as privatistin Norway. Will the Norwegian students get the same amountofclasses in French and English? Yes Whatwill be the effect on boarding? Boarding has a waiting list. We do not anticipate a negative effect on ourboarding program. Is the first option for Norwegian students about the same program as wehavetoday? A. Yes, it is the same program as wehave from January 1, 2013

  17. Group questions Arethereanychangesplanned for the Danish program? No, at thistime, we plan to offer the same program for ourDanish students as today. Will repaying the fine affectourschoolfees for nextyear? No. Does the fine haveto be repaidbefore the appeal is finalized? The school board will not appeal the fine. The date for repaying the fine is June 19, 2013. Does the schoolhave the moneytorepay the fine? Ofcourse, the schoolwill ask for an installmentpayment plan tominimize the impact on our budget. Yes, the school has the fundstopay the fine. Whateffectwill the fine have on the teaching? Therewill be no impact on the qualityofinstructionduetothis fine. Wherewill the moneytopaythis fine come from? The schoolwillliquidate stocks and fundsto cover this fine. Wewillliquidateouroperationalreserves. Do weneed a minimum numberof students to offer the Norwegian ”option 1”? Yes, weareproviding a survey tonighttobetter understand the numberof students interested in each option. When do weneedtodecide on options? A. Deadline – Feb 8

  18. Group questions How realistic are the proposedfeesto be accepted by Udir? The feelevel in accordancewith the Norwegian private schoollaw is maximum 15%. SSB can offer the minimum amountofhoursrequired for thisfee. It would be necessarytohavedispensation for a higherfee (as applied for in June 2012) or take an additionalfeetocontinuetoprovide lunch, healthservcies, additionallanguages, etc. Is thereany risk that SSB will be ”inspected” again? SSB willabsolutely be inspectedagain. In Sweden, all schoolsareinspected on a threeyear rotating basis. In Norwayschoolsareinspectedaccordingto national quidelines. Inspectionsaregood – theyensurequality in our programs. SSB is completely prepared to be inspected in the future as a part ofourqualityassurance process.

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