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ACAMIS By-Laws/Membership Standards
I. Address
The business address of ACAMIS shall be the address of one of its Hong Kong schools.
II. Meetings
An annual meeting of ACAMIS shall be held one time each year. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the Board of Directors provided they give Member schools fifteen (15) days notice in writing. All meetings shall be conducted according to the Robert¡¯s Rules of Order. In case of extraordinary circumstances, the Board of Directors may approve electronic voting.
III. Quorum
A. A quorum for the Board of Directors will consist of five of the Directors
B. At ACAMIS meetings business will be conducted by a simple majority of members present and voting. Each member school shall have one vote, which shall be delivered by the Head of School or their designated representatives .
IV Dues
Dues and other fees are set by the Board of Directors and reviewed at the annual meeting provided a simple majority of member schools are present.
ACAMIS Membership Standards
The following general standards are designed to guide the Executive Board and the ACAMIS general membership in regard to membership decisions. While striving to be an inclusive organization, ACAMIS believes that membership should be extended to those schools it can best serve and that, in return, can contribute to the ACAMIS community.
- The entire school shall demonstrate a commitment to an international program of high quality delivered in the English language, supported by ongoing improvement efforts. International Schools are defined as preschools, elementary schools and secondary schools of international character located in China, HK SAR, Macau SAR, and Mongolia which offer an educational program in English as the primary language of instruction and which are governed by their own school boards or other competent authorities.
- The school's mission, program, and system of operation shall be in keeping with appropriate respect for diversity, and pluralism in international education.
- ACAMIS requires member schools to be committed to a formal process of independent external evaluation of educational provision, governance, management and infrastructural operation. Such processes must be regularly applied, and should inform and support school improvement. For example, ACAMIS recognizes as a minimum standard for membership:
- US and International Curriculum Schools: CIS, WASC, NEASC, Middle States Association Accreditation, or a joint accreditation with NCCT (or candidate status for accreditation, with full accreditation required within five years)
- Canadian Curriculum Schools: Ontario International and New Brunswick accreditation
- Australian Curriculum Schools: New South Wales Institute of Teachers accreditation.
- British Curriculum Schools: initial OFSTED report, and commitment to an ongoing OFSTED inspection process which includes one OFSTED Team Visit per five years
The ACAMIS Board may consider applications from schools which can demonstrate commitment to a process of independent qualified external evaluation not indicated above.
- The School shall be governed by its own school board or other competent authorities who in turn shall appoint and authorize an appropriately certified School Director/Head/Superintendent to serve as the school's CEO.
- The School shall provide and maintain facilities, a certified faculty, and resources that meet applicable safety, health, and educational regulations.
- Schools applying for membership shall agree to host, at their school's expense, a visit of a sitting school head of a member school or the ACAMIS Executive Officer, to be selected by the President. Upon the conclusion of the visit, the visiting head shall report to the Executive Board on the degree to which the candidate school meets standards 1-5 above. The report shall include the visiting head's non-binding recommendation to the Executive Board as to a yes or no vote for membership.
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