Number: 8.2021R
Title: Partnership Program Admissions
Effective date: May 2013
Approved date: May 2013
Supersedes: 8.2021R
Dated: May 2012
1. Corporations or organizations that have been approved by the Head of School and the Board of Trustees to participate in the Partnership Program will be eligible to receive preferential admission status for a limited number of employee dependents in exchange for premium payments made to the school as outlined in the Partnership Program Contract.
2. All students admitted through this program must meet the same entrance qualification criteria required of all incoming students, as set forth in Regulation 8.202R.
3. The total number of new students entering the school under the auspices of this program in a given year may not exceed 10% of the total enrolled population of FIS. The existence and benefits of the Partnership Program will be openly communicated within the community to ensure the admission process remains open and transparent.
4. To qualify for consideration for the Partnership Program, all Partners that are not a foreign consulate must have a minimum of one family accepted in the school in the year in which the partnership is utilized. The Partnership is not open to a single family or group of families that have created an entity for the sole purpose of gaining admission to the school.
5. Guaranteed acceptance of qualified student applicants will be offered through this Program to those whom apply before 1 April for the first semester and 1 October for the second semester. Those applicants that do not meet these deadlines will be granted Partner (“P”) priority status on the waiting list, which will be the highest status possible for those awaiting entry into the school. .
6. A Partner may only offer priority admission status to dependents of the Partner’s employees. The priority status is in no way transferable to another individual or organization.
7. The Director of Admissions will engage in regular communication with each Partner in order to anticipate future student applications and provide enhanced communication between the Partner and the school.
8. The solicitation of and negotiation with Partners will be solely managed by the Head of School. The admission office will remain focused on the pastoral care of applicants and refrain from entering the financial negotiations associated with the Partnership Program.
9. Partnership status or treatment of students admitted through the program will not extend beyond the admission process.
10. The Board of Trustees will be provided the corporate partnership decision matrix by the Head of School together with the application.
11. The school will cancel or not renew a Partner contract if the relationship is no longer in the best interest of or aligned with the school’s mission and values. All other contracts, after their initial expiration, will be automatically renewed for a one-year period unless cancelled by the Partner in accordance with provisions stated in the contract.