The International School of Ulaanbaatar (ISU) is a private, non-profit school that has been operating since 1992. It follows the International Baccalaureate (IB) program with Primary Years Program (PK-5), Middle Years Program (6-10), and Diploma Program (11-12). The school has a Board of Trustees that oversees operations and appoints the Director. ISU uses criteria-based assessments and issues report cards with achievement levels or grades. It emphasizes approaches to learning and has a 90% attendance policy. The school communicates with parents through various means like Medee newsletters and the student planner.

1. International School of Ulaanbaatar

2. Please note that
• Information we provide today is only extracts
from different documents for different areas
of the school and the full documents are in
student parent handbook.

3. School History
• The International School of Ulaanbaatar (ISU)
is a private, non-profit, secular, co-educational
school.
• The International School of Ulaanbaatar
started in 1992.
• We moved into this current building in 2007.

4. Structure
• Association
Parents or legal guardians of children who are
registered for attendance at the school compose
the Association of the International School of
Ulaanbaatar
• AGM (Annual General Meeting)
The purpose of this meeting is to elect the
Board.

5. Board of Trustees
• The Board will be comprised of not less than 5
nor more than 11 voting members. One of
them is the voting member appointed by the
US Embassy.
• The Board of Trustees recruits and appoints
the Director of the International School of
Ulaanbaatar. The Board of Trustees approves
the budget, the direction of the school and
the tuition fees.

6. Government Agreement
Since ISU is a non-profit international school and
its’ student body represent many different
countries, the US Government requested the
Mongolian Government to determine its legal
status. The bilateral agreement was signed in
May 26, 2004 and it was ratified by the State Ikh
Khural Resolution in October 27, 2005.

7. Accreditation
• ISU is the Member of the East Asia Regional
Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), Council
of International Schools (CIS) and the
Association of China and Mongolia
International Schools (ACAMIS).
• ISU is accredited by two International
Accreditation Organizations: Council of
International Schools (CIS) and the New
England Association of Schools and Colleges
(NEASC).

8. Accreditation visit this year
• 10 year accreditation visit will take place in
October along with IB (International
Baccalaureate) Reauthorization.

9. Program
• ISU is one of 161 IB World Schools. A school
can be called "IB World School" if only it has
all three programs:
• PYP (Primary Years Program) PK-G5
• MYP (Middle Years Program) G6-10
• DP (Diploma Program) G11-12

10. Assessment & Reporting
• Assessment for academic progress
• Rubrics
• Criteria-based assessments
• Homework (Primary Planner has all
homeworks written by the teachers and TA-s
and Secondary students write themselves)
• Assignment is given with the rubrics for
assessment and deadline for submission
• Reports for Primary
• Reports for Secondary

11. Report Cards
• Primary will have two reports: Semester 1 and
Semester 2
• Secondary will have Autumn Mid Semester
Report and Semester 1, and Spring Mid
Semester Report and Semester 2 report
• Please note that these Semester reports are
important documents and you need to keep
them. School cannot provide duplicates after
certain number of years.

12. PYP Assessment
Achievement levels are indicated by numbers 1-
4 as follows:
1 Working towards grade level expectations
with support
2 Working towards grade level expectations
3 Working at grade level expectations
4 Working beyond grade level expectations

13. Engagement levels
• An engaged learner is a student who
participates fully, collaborates willingly, acts
responsibly, seeks challenges and displays
curiosity. This student demonstrates these
characteristics.
• 1 = Rarely 2 = Sometimes
• 3 = Usually 4 = Mostly

14. MYP Assessment (Grades 6-9)
• Students are judged against a set of criteria
• Each subject has its own set of criteria
• The criteria are modified in grade 6-9 to make
them age appropriate

15. Assessment example - Technology
• Technology has 6 different criteria,
each judged out of 6 points Grade Boundary
• If a student gained these grades 1 0-5
during a semester
• A (investigate) - 4/6 2 6-9
• B (design) - 3/6
• C (plan) - 5/6 3 10-15
• D (create) - 4/6
4 16-21
• E (evaluate) - 3/6
• F (attitudes in technology) – 5/6 5 22-26
• Total = 24
6 27-31
• This student would therefore achieve
a5 7 32-36

16. Approaches to learning (ATL) grade
• When awarding the ATL grade the classroom teacher has taken into
consideration the following student behaviors, where applicable.
• Punctuality to class
• Organization of classroom equipment
• Organization of notes and files
• Completion of class work and homework
• Motivation to be successful
• Contributes positively to class in both group and individual situations
• Effective use of the student planner
• Reflection and implementation of teacher feedback
• Sense of responsibility for own learning

17. Approaches to learning grade
• Approaches to learning refers to the students study habits and
attitudes.
• The awarded grades mean the following:
The student is…
• E (Exceeds) - conscientious in all areas all of the time
• M (Meets) - conscientious in all areas most of the time
• B (Below) - noticeable lapses in many areas

18. DP Assessment
Assessment—a term used to cover all the
various methods by which student achievement
can be evaluated.
Assessment instruments may include:
•tests
•examinations
•extended practical work
•projects
•portfolios and oral work

19. DP Assessment (continue)
• There are some highly formalized assessment
tasks, including multiple-choice tests, but
there are also many more substantial open-
ended tasks, and a focus on process through
teacher marking of student projects and
practical work.
• This range of student performances is reduced
to a final subject grade (on a scale of 1 to 7)
according to grade descriptors, which
represent the standards for each subject.

20. Tips for understanding your child’s
report
• Ask your child to explain
• In Primary if your child got 1 or 2, this means
his/her performance is not at the Grade level
• In Secondary, if your child got 1 or 2 he/she
performed well below the standard in that
area and a conference needs to be held with
the teacher; if it is 3 then his/her future
progress in this course is at risk

21. Attendance
ISU has a very strict attendance policy.
Students are required to attend at least 90% of
each school year, or from date of enrolment, to
obtain a pass in that grade level.
This means there is a 10% allowance for
absences that are either explained/unexplained
or unexcused. This means that in any ONE
school year of 180 days, a student can be absent
for up to 18 days.

22. Attendance (continue)
• Any student who fails to make the required
90% total school daily attendance will risk not
being promoted to the next grade or meeting
graduation requirements.
• LATE STUDENTS – arrival to school after 8.20
am
• 5 lates = 1 day absence

23. Sickness/Medication
• Inform the school if your child is sick
• ISU will not give any medication without
parent consent
• Filling in Medical/Allergy inform forms
correctly and completely with true
information on admission, for field trips,
whenever significant change in students'
health

24. Parent Involvement
• Reading Medee and all other correspondences
regularly and specially on Fridays because we
send most of the notes on Fridays
• Making follow up clarification if needed
• Checking school calendar on webpage
• Reading the forms and signing them on time
(For example: Your child will not be taken to
the trip if you don't sign the permission slip)

25. Parent Involvement (continue)
• PTG (Parent Teacher Group) meets once a
month and organizes fundraising activities
that help school to enrich students learning
experiences
• Program information night (requirements and
assessments will be introduced in details)
• AGM (Annual General Meeting)

26. Parent Involvement (continue)
• Student led conferences (only once during a
School Year)
• Assemblies (as announced in the Medee)
• School events (International Week, Primary &
Secondary Plays etc.)
• Student Planner checking every week for the
whole week in secondary and signing it
• Checking and signing Student Planner
everyday in Primary is required.

27. Communication
• Parent student handbook
• Student Planner notes
• Website: www.isumongolia.edu.mn
• Medee (Sent electronically to all parents
on Fridays in both English & Mongolian)
• Facebook (You can access via webpage or
direct signing in: www.facebook.com

28. Communication (continue)
• Please contact the Coordinators and the
Heads of the schools if you have any
questions/queries about your children's
program and performance and we are happy
to provide a translator if you let us know
beforehand
• This powerpoint presentation will be on our
website