Board of Directors

Our Responsibility & Goal

Strategic Vision

The overall goal of the Board is to develop a strategic vision that holds the School in trust, in order to preserve its viability for the future.

To prepare learners to respond with confidence and insight to a highly changing environment, the Board:

- actively seeks to anticipate and respond to the world's emerging needs
- proactively identifies and addresses the future needs of the school,
- plans for them by formulating the MIS' Strategic Plan

The Board has following key responsibilities:

Governance and Strategy: Define and uphold the school’s mission, values, and long-term strategic direction (3–5 years).
Appointment and Evaluation of the Head of School: Appoint, supervise, and evaluate the Head of School, who is responsible for administrative, educational, and management functions.
Financial Oversight: Ensure the school’s financial health through sound budgeting, risk management, and audit processes.
Policy Development: Establish and review policies that guide the governance and operations of the school.

The Board composition aims to reflect the school diversity and maintain a strong, complementary skill set.

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Future-aligned

MIS seeks to offer students opportunities to engage in learning that is aligned with the likely trajectory of their lives and of the world in which they will live, work, lead, and thrive.

Sustainable

MIS seeks to engage in practices that contribute to and promote environmental sustainability. MIS seeks to educate its students and families to become good stewards of our shared local, regional, and global environments.

Contact Email

board@mis-munich.de

info@mis-munich.de

+49 (0) 8151 3660

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MIS Board of Directors

Legal Status

The MIS Verein or, Parent Association, is the financial and legal body responsible for the operation of the School and is organized under the name the Munich International School e.V. The Association is a charitable institution and is registered in the Register of Associations at the local district court in Starnberg. The location of the Association is 82319 Starnberg.

Each parent/guardian of any child/children attending the School becomes a member of the Association upon the completion of the registration process for enrolment at the Munich International School. Members are entitled to cast one (1) vote only, in any election or required voting process.

Members may be elected to the Board of Directors in accordance with Article VI of the Articles of Association.

Governance

According to the Articles of the Association, the Board of Directors is authorized to govern the school.

The Board of Directors consists of nine Association Members and the Head of School as a non-voting member. The Board can also can also appoint up to 5 additional members to the Board.

The governing responsibilities of the Board of Directors are the determination of top-level policy with a view to secure the integrity of the School’s Mission; oversight of school finances and the appointment, support and evaluation of the Head of School. The Board also anticipates the future needs of the school and plans for them by formulating MIS' Strategic Plan.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day operation, curriculum and administrative management of the School are outside the scope of the Board’s mandate and are, therefore, delegated to the Head of School.

Munich International School’s leadership team – known as the School Leadership Team (SLT) – manages the current and future needs of the School.

The Board anticipates the future needs of the school and plans for them by formulating MIS' Strategic Plan.