FIS French International School Board Presentation

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FIS (French International School) Board
Presentation

• December 13, 2004
• Introduction
• Purpose of presentation
• -Introduce the Foundation, its Board, its role
  and responsibilities
• -Provide a current state of the FIS
• -Present Financial results and current projects
  underway

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SPECIFICS OF FIS

• FIS is a private American independent school, not
  a Lycée in the French sense of the term. It is
  a 501-c-3 Not-for-Profit Foundation
• FIS is governed by its Board of Trustees and
  operates within the context of American laws,
  rules and good practice guidelines
• FIS receives financial aid from the French
  government through the conventionnement-
  (expatriate teachers and staff, Projet
  detablissement towards better adaptation to the
  USA in areas such as curriculum
  alignment, bi-culturalism as well as bilinguism,
  citizenship values )
• Approximately 1100 students, 56 nationalities,
  109 teachers and 34 staff.
• FIS PREPARES FOR
• French Higher Education (Baccalauréat and the
  OIB)
• North American Universities (High School Diploma)
• FIS is working closely with the AEFE and the US
  College Board towards the delivering of a double
  baccalaureate comprising of French courses and AP
  courses)  

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FIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

• 16 voting trustees, head of school as non voting
  members , 3 consultants to the Board appointed
  among the Embassy staff by the Ambassador of
  France to the USA. Full list of Board members and
  role on Board committees is available on the
  Lycees web site, www.rochambeau.org
• We are a fully volunteer board, each member has a
  fiduciary responsibility to manage the schools
  finances and affairs with due care and diligence
• Board decisions reflect the majority opinion the
  Board acts as one unified body on matters of
  school governance
• The Board provides leadership, vision and sets
  policy
• The Board meets regularly each month board
  meetings throughout the year
• Committees meet on regular basis committees can
  include non-trustees, please contact the
  committees chairmen or the parents association
  for openings.
• The Board takes an active role in preserving and
  guiding the schools mission.
• The Board communicates with the community through
  bi-annual general meetings, regular monthly
  meetings with the Parents and Teachers
  Association, newsletter, website Board space.
  Audited financial statements and minutes of our
  meetings are at your disposal at the CDI (Centre
  de documentation et dinformation)
• You can contact the Board at board_at_rochambeau.org
  

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Organization Chart control flow chart
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Conseil dEcole
Conseil Secondaire
Conseil dEtablissement
Conseil dEtablissement
AEFE
AEFE
Proviseur
Chief Adm. Officer
Proviseur Adjoint
Intendant
Directrice Primaire
new
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS since 2000

• New position added to Administration including
  restructuring of tasks
• Increased chances of access into N. American
  universitiesNew Guidance Counselor, AP math
  courses and French Canadian math courses,
• 100 success at French Baccalaureate
• Initiated annual fundraising events
• Revised Agreement signed with the AEFE after
  publication of French Decree modifying the
  situation of our Resident Teachers,
• Special exception modification and all permits
  obtained to start construction of the Master Plan
• Tax Exempt Bond financing obtained successfully
  in order to implement the Master Plan
• Renovation of Middle School, Internal specific
  renovations done at Rollingwood Elementary school
• Equipped all school from maternelle and up with
  computers
• Web site revamped, reliable and updated on a
  regular basis
• Revived the Videotheque in partnership with
  Parents Association(approximately 100 members)

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HOW OUR FINANCIALS LOOKJULY 1, 2003 - JUNE 30,
2004 AUDITED--
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HOW OUR FINANCIALS LOOK (contd)BUDGET JULY
1, 2004 - JUNE 30, 2005 --
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DEVELOPMENT
1. What is development             A unified
ongoing effort to promote and provide for the
school, that includes special fundraising
events annual funds, grants, capital campaign,
endowment campaign, planned giving. 2. Benefits
of a development plan                To build
positive relationships and a sense of community
To keep the tuition within reach of the majority
of families                To keep French
education accessible for all our
children               To offset the costs of
the Master Plan               To replace the
monies lost from the French Government           
    To support and provide extracurricular
programs for our children 3. How to do it
Define a value proposition (establish our
identity)                Assess and coordinate
efforts (segment the donor base)          
Develop and initiate new plans Recruit a
professional to leverage funding of the master
plan                Develop a communication plan
to continually instruct on progress,
purpose, goals Promote our academic
institution and curriculum
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FIS FACILITIES PRESENTATION OF THE THREE
CAMPUSES

• BRADLEY
• Pre-school campus/Ecole Maternelle
• Purchased and renovated, Inaugurated in 2000
• Subject to Special Exception
• ROLLINGWOOD
• Elementary School (2 classes CE1 up to CM2)
• Lease Agreement with Montgomery County Public
  Schools since 1989, renewable term ends in June
  2005, Negotiations have begun with MCPS to renew
  the lease.
• FOREST ROAD
• Purchased in 1975, Middle School renovated in
  2000. Subject to Special Exception including 13
  strict conditions
• Elementary School (4 classes CP and 2 CE1), MS
  and HS.
• New construction project is underway based on the
  approved Master Plan
• Request for long term use of the Alta Vista
  property adjacent to Forest Road submitted ,
  still waiting for response.
• BUS PARKING
• Rent agreement for a parking facility hosting the
  Lycees 15 buses.

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NEW MASTER PLAN AT THE FOREST ROAD CAMPUS

• THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE
• Building of a new High School facility 3300 m2
• State of the art science laboratories, Exao and
  general classrooms open to middle and high
  school.
• Auditorium 250 places.
• New Gymnasium open to use by all, will have 3
  volley ball size courts, bleachers, showers,
  lockers, two entrances. The existing Gym will
  have additional bathrooms, a fitness room and an
  office.
• Revamped facilities for the Vie Scolaire
  (Education counselors.) and new Foyer for High
  School.
• Renovation of present soccer field to include
  200m track, 2 volley-ball and 2 basket-ball
  courts.
• New Soccer field in place of the present High
  School building.
• New Bus shelter .
• Reconfigured roadway, parking, entrance with
  extensive landscaping and lighting throughout.
• Increased number of parking places (130 spaces).
• New Capital Crescent Bike Path ( by Montgomery
  County )

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Master plan construction schedule

• June to July 04 Awarded construction contract to
  Coakley Williams Construction Inc.
• May to Nov. 04 Permit review phase (Jan. Feb.
  Mar. 05 Permits reviewed for bus shelter and
  MS renovations)
• Oct. 04 to Aug.05 High School Construction
• Dec. 04 to Sept. 05 New Gym Construction
• June 05 to Aug. 05 Middle School Renovations and
  Bus Shelter Construction
• Aug. 05 to Sept.05 Demolition of existing High
  School
• Aug. 05 to Oct. 05 Completion of Site
  Improvements for HS
• Sept.05 to Oct. 05 Landscaping
• Sept.05 to Nov. 05 Construction of new Sports
  Field

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MASTER PLAN FINANCING

• Tax Exempt Bond Financing obtained on September
  30, 2004
• FIS has been granted an excellent credit rating
  from Moody's and all the bonds have been
  invested. Therefore we have mobilized all of the
  14,000,000.Total project estimation cost is
  14,700,000.
• FIS has already paid its equity share of
  700,000 in
• FY 03-04, the rest will be financed by the loan.
• Total contingency of 1.1M is included in the
• 14.7M.
• We feel confident that this amount of
  contingencies is enough. According to our last
  calculations the total cost should reach the
  amount of 14.6 M

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Alignment with the North American Education System

• Efforts were deployed during 2003-04 to
  facilitate our students integration in the North
  American system as follows
• Arrange training sessions for teachers to compare
  French courses with AP Courses in math,
  history-geography, English Literature.
• Create a new school profile aimed to better
  present the French Baccalaureate to American
  Universities
• Centralize all college applications to North
  American Universities through the office of the
  Guidance Counselor
• Provide supplementary courses as an option for
  students in 1ere and Terminale since 2003-2004
• "complements quebecois includes 20h of linear
  algebra in 1ere and 20h of Integration in
  Terminale (allows a better preparation for our
  students who enter in 2nd year of college in the
  Canadian Universities)
• AP calculus course 36h this year in 1ere and
  36h next year in Terminale

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CONCLUSION

• The French International Lycee is a unique
  school with great potential
• We are in the midst of exciting changes with the
  new building project being the most obvious
  change - but not the only one
• The Lycée has incredible talents working for it
  its Board, diverse parents, talented students,
  dedicated faculty/staff,... and our efficient
  administration with our Head of School Martine
  Quelen
• We count on your positive support and active
  participation!! THANK YOU.

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