June 2012 Head of School's Update
Posted 08/06/2012
Dear Parents,
I am aware that some of you may not have received the bulletin in its entirety last week, due to some technical problems we encountered. I am therefore reissuing my article this week, for your information.
With the end of the year fast approaching, I thought I would take this opportunity to provide an overview of the staff changes for the coming year. In an international school with a staff of two hundred, change is not unusual. Some members of staff may only have been part of the MIS community for a short time, while others may have served longer, indeed considerably longer in one or two cases. I would like to thank each and everyone for their particular contributions to the school and to the education of our students. On behalf of the whole MIS community, I would like to wish all those leaving a happy and fulfilling future.
The following staff will be leaving MIS at the end of this year:
|
Name |
Position at MIS |
|
Paula Baxter |
JS Principal |
|
Raynard Blampied |
Science Teacher |
|
Marielle Boileau |
French Teacher |
|
Caroline Callero |
JS PYP Teacher |
|
Judith Chandler |
Art Teacher |
|
Beverly Conway |
English Teacher |
|
Kathleen Dumm |
JS PYP Teacher |
|
Natalie Giacone |
English Teacher |
|
Ann Hall |
MS Learning Support Teacher |
|
Jessica Haverkamp |
ESL Teacher |
|
Teresa MacDonald |
Mathematics Teacher |
|
Helen McDonald |
Head of Science |
|
Lawrence McDonald |
MS Learning Technologies |
|
David Mention |
IT Technician |
|
Randy Moss |
Drama Teacher |
|
Lisa Mudge |
MS ESL Teacher |
|
Luke Rogers |
Communications Coordinator |
|
Krystal Romlewski |
Humanities and English Teacher |
|
Dorothy Streett |
SrS Guidance Counselor |
|
Michelle Townshend |
Science Teacher |
|
Sally Thorogood |
Assistant JS Principal |
I’d also like to make you aware of our members of staff who will be retiring soon. However, I suspect that one or two will visit the school at festive times for some years yet.
|
Judith Knott |
Learning Centre Teacher |
|
Klaus Pietzker |
Bookkeeper |
|
Kathryn Stinson |
JS EC Teacher |
|
Andreas Steinmann (Nov.2012) |
Science Teacher & Government Affairs |
In addition, a number of staff members will be taking a leave of absence during the next academic year:
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Jocelyn Allen |
MS/SrS ESL Mother Tongue Coordinator |
|
Danila Egorov |
IT Technician |
|
David Riehl |
MS/SrS Humanities Teacher |
|
Susanne Riehl |
Secretary |
|
Karin Wallner |
JS German Teacher |
The recruitment of great staff is probably my most important work as Head of School. I give much time to the challenge of finding the best for MIS. Therefore, I am delighted to welcome the following, all of whom will be joining us in the coming academic year.
|
Name |
Position at MIS |
Current School |
|
Jenna Barnes |
Science Teacher |
Beijing BISS Int’l School |
|
Jonathan Briffa |
Physics Teacher |
IS The Hague, Netherlands |
|
Alison Byrne |
English Teacher |
Yew Chung IS, Hong Kong |
|
Catherine Cleary |
English Teacher |
IS Hamburg, Germany |
|
David Freed |
JS Principal |
Los Gatos Union Schools, CA, USA |
|
Amy Haggstrom |
History Teacher |
Casablanca American School, Morocco |
|
Birgit Hauke-Swain |
Drama Teacher |
IS Paris, France |
|
Sylvie Henderson |
French Teacher |
IS Lyon, France |
|
Catherine Jolly |
JS Assistant Principal |
Kongsberg IS, Norway |
|
Elizabeth Love |
JS PYP Teacher |
University of British Columbia, Canada and Australian IS, Singapore |
|
Melissa Montegna |
JS ESL Teacher |
IS Bangkok, Thailand |
|
Judith Neumann |
JS EC Teacher |
Bainbridge Cooperative Nursery School, WA, USA |
|
Mitchell Norris |
MS Learning Technologies |
IS of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan |
|
Michelle O’Dea |
Mathematics Teacher |
IS Hamburg, Germany |
|
Steven Petraglia |
SrS Guidance Counsellor |
Al Jazeera Academy, Doha, Qatar |
|
Sarah Pritchard |
Science Teacher |
Smestow School, Wolverhampton, UK |
|
Hannelore Schuster |
Bookkeeper |
|
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Aaron Smith |
Humanities & English Teacher |
IS Stuttgart, Germany |
|
Vivienne Szakacs |
Mathematics Teacher |
Chatswood High School Sydney, Australia |
|
Ricky Whitfield |
JS PYP Teacher |
St Andrews IS, Bangkok, Thailand |
I am happy to say that most positions have now been filled and we only have a few still to finalise. Upon completion, I will update you once more.
With best wishes
Simon Taylor