HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 10-01 WA Adopting International Faculty recruitment and retention WESTLAKE ACADEMY
RESOLUTION NO 10-01
ADOPTING A POLICY REGARDING INTERNATIONAL FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION
WHEREAS, the Westlake Academy Board of Trustees has considered the following
proposed policies during the December 7, 2049, workshop;
WHEREAS, the Westlake Academy Board of Trustees finds this policy will facilitate
effective and efficient recruitment to facilitate for the Academy's students a diversity of teachers,
teaching approaches, varying world views, and international-mindedness, all in concert with the
IB Learner Profile; and
WHEREAS, the Westlake Academy Board of Trustees finds that the passage of this
Resolution is in the best interests of the Academy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WESTLAKE
ACADEMY:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Trustees of Westlake Academy hereby adopts the
International Faculty Recruitment and Retention policy, attached as Exhibit A to this resolution.
SECTION 2. That this Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 4�" DAY OF JANUARY 2010.
Laura Wheat, President
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Resolution 10-01
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Exhibit A
TOWN OF WESTLAKE
WESTLAKE ACADEMY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICY
Policy No. 10-01:
Date Board Adopted: January 4, 2010
Date Board Amended:
Effective Date: January 4, 2010
Policy Category: Faculty Attraction and Retention
Policy Name: International Faculty Recruitment and Retention
Policy Goal: Establishing Guidelines for the Recruitment and Retention of International Faculty
to Enhance School Diversity and International-mindedness
Policy Description: Since its inception as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World school,
Westlake Academy has pursued the recruitment of a diverse, international teaching body
through the use of stipends and payment of visa costs for faculty recruited from abroad. This
effort has been carried out to facilitate for the Academy's students a diversity of teachers,
teaching approaches, varying world views, and international-mindedness, all in concert with the
IB Learner Profile. To this end, the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) is authorized to recruit
internationally or retain existing international faculty subject to the following:
a.) the CEO will be charged with determining the proper mixture of international and national
faculty to provide the best educational services for Academy students.
b.) when determined to be in the best interests of Westlake Academy students, the CEO may
promulgate visa cost sharing arrangements by the Academy to recruit or retain international
faculty on a case by case basis, subject to funding availability in the Academy budget and/or
Fund 100.
c.) the CEO is authorized, subject to annual Board budget approval, to pay yearly stipends to
the Academy's international teachers with said stipends to be
paid only for international staff that, when recruited by the Academy, had to move to the United
States.
d.) any consideration for payment of green card expenses by the Academy related to an
international faculty member employed at Westlake Academy can only be made after first
receiving the recommendation of the CEO followed by the approval by the Board of Trustees.
This consideration is also subject to funding availability in the Academy budget and/or Fund
100.
Resolution 10-01
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