In response to the question about what the Parent Group has been doing, maybe we should be asking what should they have been doing?
Extract from class reps meeting March 2008
Merger / Move
A letter was sent after the February class rep meeting requesting a meeting with the relevant school officials, and a work group was organized to work exclusively on the merger/move issue.
Erik Nilsson then presented on behalf of the Work Group.
The objectives for the meeting with the politicians were:
• To establish contact with politicians and school board officials on behalf of ISH parents
• To voice parent concerns
• To seek support for keeping ISH together and increasing the school’s recognition
• To get involved with the merger / move process
So far the Work Group has achieved:
• “back to square 1” – The move of the entire school will happen by 2010, but we now have
• Contact with officials
• Recognition of ISH needs and qualities
Filborna students, parents and teachers have been lobbying for their interests since October, so now ISH has a voice as well.
The status of the merge as of now:
• ISH will move by 2010 at the latest
• The new location is “somewhere” in Skolstaden
• The project is to be directed by the head of Skolstaden and Anders Nilsson
• A Reference Group will be formed of representatives for local international businesses, parents and teachers to assist with finding the best location in Skolstaden
Erik listed the following as goals that the Work Group has not yet achieved:
• No rationale yet given for the move and location
• Active involvement in the process
• A fixed time line for the process
The Work Group is concerned that the Reference Group will be formed too late to have much influence since it will not be initiated until school authorities invite representatives to serve, and that its role will be passive in nature, offering only opinions and proposals to the directors of the project.
Decisions made
The Parents Work Group will
a. Continue acting on behalf of all ISH parents.
b. Continue efforts to establish a platform for active involvement of parents in any future changes.
c. Frequently communicate with parents
PYP parent
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Just some comments on this from the SaveISH Team:
ReplyDelete1. The 12th of May the Parents Work Group was informed that the location will be in Nicolai for DP and in Petri for PYP/MYP. Alas not "somewhere" in Skolstaden.
2. Anders Nilsson is no longer involved in the process of relocation, and has not been for some time. At the meeting mentioned above, the Parents Work Group was informed that the future ISH will be led by a management team consisting of Björn von Wachenfeldt, Hans-Jörgen Roth and Gustaf Andersson, all part of the present Skolstaden management.