JCIS Membership Criteria Two Categories of Membership:
- Full Member (for established mainstream schools)
- Probationary Member (no voting rights)
Membership criteria covers the following five areas:
1. Governance, Administration, and Staff
2. Establishment and Stability
3. Programme / Curriculum
4. Internationalism
5. Finance and Facilities
1. Governance, Administration, and Staff
1.1 As part of its structure of governance, all schools should have a body appointed or elected to oversee all aspects of the school's operations.
1.2 The person appointed to Head the school should hold professional educational qualifications, and the teaching staff should also be appropriately qualified.
2. Establishment and Stability
2.1 Schools must demonstrate reasonable stability and continuity; schools may only be admitted to JCIS after a period of three years of successful operations as an established school, and after fulfilling all other criteria for membership.
2.2 Schools shall have a clearly formulated set of objectives and educational philosophy which shall be set forth in a written statement.
2.3 Each school must be accredited, officially accepted as a candidate for accreditation, or should give valid reasons why accreditation may not be appropriate to the school.
3. Programme / Curriculum
3.1 Each school should have a fully articulated curriculum which is taught in English.
3.2 Full member schools should demonstrate a complete educational programme for one or more of the following: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School.
4. Internationalism
4.1 Each school should be serving an international/expatriate community, and should attempt to reflect the diversity of a multi-national student body within the delivered curriculum.
5. Finance and Facilities
5.1 The school must demonstrate sound financial planning, and financial resources and management of the school shall be capable of sustaining the educational programme consistent with the stated philosophy and objectives.
5.2 The school facilities, basic furnishings, and teaching equipment shall be adequate to support the total school programme.
6. Membership Termination or Suspension
6.1 Membership may be terminated or suspended by a simple majority vote of the membership. Just cause shall be failure to abide by the provisions of the Council's constitution and policies. Prior notice of proposed termination or suspension and reasonable opportunity to respond to a statement of cause must be afforded a member.
6.2 Membership may be terminated for failure to regularly attend meetings or pay dues in a timely manner.