Change+in+Action+Planning

__**There was no preliminary planning.... Our competition is doing it, so should we!**__
The impetus for the change came from the would be marketing committee who viewed the IBDP as the only way to stay in business. It was a bit of a knee jerk reaction, which the teachers were excited about. Interestingly, the main opposition to the implementation of the IB program came from the administration. In their view the school was too small to manage such an expensive program and that the same results could be attained by maintaining the existing Advanced Placement (AP) program. Further, the administration held that we would be more competitive if we provided AP courses as no other school in Jamaica was doing so. By implementing IB, we were providing a similar product to that of our competition.

The Board quickly reacted by recruiting a well-respected teacher to the cause. As the outgoing Head of School was gearing down, she was appointed as the new Middle and High School Principal and IB Coordinator. She was chosen for her intellect, reputation for hard work and the respect she commanded amongst the teachers. Before the new Head of School arrived, she had completed the tedious and comprehensive application process and was awaiting IB approval. The teachers quickly bought into the IB profile.

= **//Out with the old, in with the new!//** =