Structure+of+AISK

Sometimes the published organizational structure is not exactly the structure in practice...
AISK is governed by a nine member Board of Directors. Six members are elected by the parents of the students in the school. Two members are chosen by the Board of the Directors, often with an expertise required by the school. One member is an appointed representative from the United States Embassy. The Head of School reports to the Board and is the chief executive officer of the school. He works with an administrative team of two principals, an elementary principal and a high school principal, as well as an assistant principal.

We have a special relationship with the United States Embassy in Jamaica. They offer us substantial grants each year and through them we have acquired loans to build our new facility. In return, the Embassy has one representative on the Board of Directors at all times and all U.S. Embassy children are guaranteed admittance to our school. For those US Embassy students with learning issues, the embassy provides trained assistants at no charge to the school.

====The management of the school is the responsibility of the Head of School. To assist him/her in doing so, an elementary and a middle/high school principal run the day-to-day of their respective divisions. An Assistant Principal is charged with college and guidance counseling as well as standardized testing and incorporating results to school improvement goals. ====

=Now, none of this works if school enrollment falls below 250 students. As a result, though unofficially, the Board heavily looks to the Marketing and Enrollment Committee for suggestions, advice and feedback. This gives an unprecedented power to one of 10 committees not officially a part of the governing structure. =