International School of Lausanne

The Board

The ISL Board is composed of eight to twelve Members who are elected for three years at a time by a majority vote of Association Members at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. Currently, the ISL Board is composed of ten members. Meetings of the ISL Board take place periodically during the school year, and at least every two months.

The School Director attends Board meetings without voting rights. Also attending without voting rights are two staff representatives (one representing the Primary School and one representing the Secondary School), as well as the PTA president. Other individuals can be invited to attend meetings (in whole or in part).

Board Members

The ISL Board is presently made up of the following members:

	Ulf BACKLUND Finance Committee Joined ISL Board: July 2009. 1^st term ends 2011/2012 Children at ISL (since 2007): Elin Y11, Hanna Y9 Swedish, married to Boel Vice President, Tetra Pak
	Helene BERNHARD Co-Chair of the Marketing & Business Strategy Committee Joined ISL Board: January 2004. 2^nd term ends 2009/2010 Children at ISL (since 2001): Axel (Graduated in 2008), Nils Y13 and Signe Y11 Swedish / Swiss, married to Fredrik Manager, Nestle
	Spike BRAUNIUS Treasurer of the Board Chair of the Finance Committee Joined ISL Board: June 2008. 1^st term ends 2010/2011 Children at ISL (since 2007): Tjeerd Y9, Stijn Y7 and Stephanie Y6 Dutch, married to Annemarie President, Sarah Lee Central & Eastern Europe
	Maitre Florian CHAUDET Secretary of the Board Governance and Legal Committee Joined ISL Board: November 2004. 3^rd term ends 2011/2012 Swiss, married to Constance Barrister, Etude Chaudet, Bovay, Wyler et Mustaki
	Juan FERREIRA Joined ISL Board: July 2009. 1^st term ends 2011/2012 Children at ISL (since 2007): Mariana Y11, Agustin Y9 Colombian, married to Helena VP and General Manager Europe, Middle East & Africa, Monsanto
	Christopher FINN Chairman of the Board Chair of the Nominating Committee Marketing & Business Strategy Committee Joined ISL Board: June 2008. 1^st term ends 2010/2011 Children at ISL (since 2007): William Y12, Thomas Y9 and Charlotte Y2 American, married to Anne Managing Director, Carlyle Group Europe
	Prof. Dr. Peter FREY Nominating Committee Joined ISL Board: January 2004. 2^nd term ends 2009/2010 Children at ISL (since 2000): Sascha Y9 and Norina Y6 Swiss, married to Silvia Pediatric Surgeon and Urologist, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Hôpital des Enfants (HEL), Lausanne
	Gary GOODMAN Vice-Chairman of the Board Chair of the Governance and Legal Committee Nominating Committee Education Committee Joined ISL Board: November 2005. 2^nd term ends 2011/2012 Children at ISL (since 2001): Michael (Graduated in 2008) and Christopher Y11 Swiss, married to Joan CFO, Kemnay Services Ltd. and Secretary, Oak Foundation
	Demian HODARI Chair of the Education Committee Joined ISL Board: July 2009. 1^st term ends 2011/2012 Children at ISL (since 2008): Micól Y2 American, married to Véronique Professor, École hôtelière de Lausanne
	Margaret WYNNE-LAWHON Co-Chair of the Marketing & Business Strategy Committee Governance and Legal Committee Joined ISL Board: June 2007, 1^st term ends 2009/2010 Children at ISL (since 2004): Sam Y8, Matt Y6 and Katie (looking forward to starting in 2010) American, married to Jim Legal Officer, Sastre SA

Board Structure

A large portion of the Boards’ work is executed in, through, or with the support of various committees. The purpose of each committee is to oversee relevant issues on behalf of the Board, and/or to prepare recommendations for Board consideration and approval. In addition, the committees provide support and guidance to the Director and his staff, as and when relevant. The Director naturally plays a significant role in most of the committees. Furthermore, each committee may call upon additional assistance from members of staff and/or the school community. Some of the committees are standing i.e. permanently active in one form or another, while others are more project, or specific-needs oriented and may be discontinued when their purpose is served. Once a year, the Board meets specifically to establish a suitable committee structure for the coming period in order to best address the tasks and objectives laid down in the current version of the strategic plan. The present ISL Board is organized into six committees as follows:

Executive Committee:
(Chair of the Board, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary)
Executive function and issues, communications, including community relations and information channels.
Finance Committee:
Financial governance, advice and control.
Governance & Legal Committee:
Governance issues, legal affairs and policy matters.
Educational Committee:
Surveying the implications of longer term trends in education philosophies as well as looking into current educational practices.
Marketing & Business Strategy Committee:
Supporting ISL in its current scale and scope and to consider various scenarios for the school's future.
Nominating Committee:
New Board member candidate search, interviewing and proposals. The committee comprises an equal representation from both the Board and representatives of the PTA/Community.

Board Membership

In order to assure the overall governance of the school, the Board is composed of Members who are representative of the community, who have shown commitment to the school and/or who possess skills that are critical to the Board.

When a vacant seat is anticipated, the Nominating Committee, consisting of three representatives from the PTA/Community, three staff members, and three Board Members, uses a "matrix" to track the necessary / desired skills and experience and to maintain a productive balance between nationalities, age and gender. Candidates are proposed directly for election by the Association at an Annual General Meeting.

For more details on the nomination process and election of Board Members, please consult Article 7 of the statutes.

Board Responsibility

The ISL Board is the guardian of the school and constantly monitors its success in fulfilling its mission. The Board and School Director therefore work in partnership to ensure that all the necessary conditions are provided to fulfil the variety of aims defined by the mission of the school, anticipate what the needs might be in future and redefine the school's policies in accordance with those needs.

The ISL Boards’ responsibilities are defined as follows:

Setting long-term vision,
Defining the mission,
Approving policies,
Ensuring adequate resources,
Recruiting, monitoring, assessing and retaining the Director,
Complying with legal standing and statutes,
Ensuring appropriate transparency and communication,
Assuring quality.

How to contact the Board

The Board employs the Director to lead the school. The Director and his staff are therefore responsible for all matters related to the day-to-day running of the school.

The Director's Senior Business Leadership and Management administrative team is comprised of the Assistant Director, who is also responsible for the Secondary School, the Primary School Principal, the Operations Manager and the Development Coordinator.

The Secondary School Educational Leadership Team comprises the Assistant Director, the High School Principal, the IB Diploma Programme Coordinator, and the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator. As a group and between them they take responsibility for the academic programme and pastoral care in the Secondary School.

The Primary School Educational Leadership Team, responsible for the Primary School academic programme and pastoral care, comprises the Primary School Principal, the Assistant Primary School Principal and the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator.

Any issues regarding students should first be discussed with the relevant teacher.

If you wish to contact the Board on matters that do not relate to the day-to-day running of the school, you may do so by using the dedicated e-mail address. All matters will be handled with the appropriate discretion.

E-mail : The Board