21 things you should know about the IB B June 2007 21 things you should know about the IB… Organization Services § What is the IB mission, values and legal status? (3) § How is a school authorised and reviewed? (15) § (4) What is special about the IB? § How does the IB develop its curriculum? (16) § What is the IB’s strategy? (5) § What is special about IB assessment? (17) § How is the IB governed? (6) § How does the IB provide professional development § What is the management structure? (7) for teachers? (18) § Who works for the IB and where? (8) § Who are the major IB stakeholders? (9) Market § What external factors affect the IB? (19) Programmes § Where will you find IB World Schools? (20) § What are IB Programmes? (10) § How has the IB grown? (21) § What is the Primary Years Programme? (11) § What is the Middle Years Programme? (12) § What is the Diploma Programme? (13) Money § What is the learner profile? (14) § What does it cost to offer an IB programme? (22) § What makes up the annual budget? (23) A note about data sources: Information has been obtained and checked as at April 2007 unless otherwise indicated. The latest version of this document is always available at http://www.ibo.org/fastfactss © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 An English to “IBese” dictionary To help you communicate with the ‘locals’ if you have a business background Term “Meaning” Organization The IB is an ‘organization’, not a company Surplus We are ‘not­for­profit’ so any ‘surplus’ we make is reinvested in the organization. Programmes Our three ‘programmes’ are our products. IB World Schools IB World Schools are our customers and we have a very close, long­term, two­way relationship with them. Director general The director general is our chief executive. Council of Foundation The Council is our governing board. Headquarters in Geneva Common abbreviations: IBAEM IB Africa, Europe and Middle East region IBCA IB Curriculum and Assessment Centre IBAP IB Asia Pacific region IBRU IB Research Unit IBLA IB Latin American region MYP Middle Years Programme IBNA IB North American region PYP Primary Years Programme IBHQ IB Headquarters DP Diploma Programme © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Organization: What is the IB mission and legal status? The IB is a not­for­profit foundation, motivated by its educational mission, focused on the student. Mission Core values The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable Motivated by a mission and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful We aim to create a better world through intercultural understanding and respect. world through education To this end the organization works with schools, governments and Partnerships international organizations to develop challenging programmes of We achieve our goals by international education and rigorous assessment. working together These programmes encourage students across the world to become Quality active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other We value our reputation people, with their differences, can also be right. for high standards Participation Legal status We actively involve our stakeholders International mindedness The IB is a non­profit making Swiss Foundation registered in We embrace diversity 1968. The activities of the organization are determined by an Act of Foundation approved by the Swiss authorities. Further resources: • The Annual Review including accounts is available on www.ibo.org. © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Organization: What is special about the IB? When people talk about the IB, certain words are frequently used… © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Organization: What is the IB’s strategy? The IB is planning its rapid growth to maximize its worldwide impact The current strategic plan was Impact – using our limited resources adopted by the Council of IB Mission Statement where we can make the greatest Foundation in April 2004. difference for as many students as A copy is available at possible. www.ibo.org/mission Impact Planned growth – creating an through organization that is proactive rather planned than reactive in its growth. growth A. What to deliver – B. Whom to deliver to – C. How to deliver – Quality Access Infrastructure STRATEGY A: To improve STRATEGY B: To broaden access STRATEGY C: To build a highly continuously the quality of our purposefully where we can have the effective and efficient organization curriculum, assessment and most impact, particularly with and infrastructure to serve professional development. disadvantaged students. students and schools. © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Organization: How is the IB governed? The IB is governed by an elected Council, representative of the main stakeholder groups. Chair of RHRC RAC President IHRC IBAEM IBAEM Ad RHRC RAC Treasurer personam IBAP IBAP Chair of Ad RHRC RAC Examining personam IBLA IBLA Board The Council has five committees: ­ Education ­ Nominations Chair Director Ad RHRC IBNA ­ Finance ­ Audit general personam IBNA (non voting) Board ­ Compensation Council members (except the director general) are The IB is governed by the 17 member volunteers and receive no payment for their time or work Chair of IB Council of Foundation that meets four on Council. Fund times a year (three times in person). The Examining Board is responsible for IB student assessment. © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Organization: What is the management structure? The directors leadership team (DLT) consists of 12 people reporting to the director general Director general Deputy director Jeffrey Beard general Ian Hill Regional Functional Academic Regional director CFO / finance Academic director (North America) director Vacant Brad Richardson Daniel Benham Regional director Strategic planning Assessment (Latin America) director director Marta Rodger Andrew Bollington George Pook Regional director ICT director (Asia Pacific) Wendy Xerri Judith Guy Development Regional Director Development HR director (Europe, Africa, ME) director Carol James Nélida Antuña Andrea Lucard © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Organization: Who works for the IB and where? 403 staff are located in 12 offices for a balance of global coverage and administrative efficiency/focus. Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters (15) New York, United States Regional office for Africa, Europe and the Regional office for North America and the Middle East (30) Caribbean (39) Vancouver Regional office for North Yokohama, Japan America and the Caribbean (3) Regional representative for Japan (0.5) Cardiff, United Kingdom Beijing, China Academic (85.4), Assessment Regional representative for (70), HR & admin (23), Mongolia and China (0.5) Finance (18), Publications (21), ICT (40), Strategy and communications (10) Singapore Bath, United Kingdom Regional office for Asia Research (6) Pacific (22) Sydney, Australia Regional representative for Australasia (2) Buenos Aires, Argentina (20) Regional office for Latin America Mumbai, India Regional representative for South Asia (0.5) Based on March 2007 data Full time equivalent staff numbers © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Organization: Who are the major IB stakeholders? The IB has a complex network of stakeholders and invests significant effort in communication. § Governance members 95 § Key websites: www.ibo.org for the public, IB staff 403 § ibis.ibo.org for school coordinators and examiners, Examiners 4,000 § occ.ibo.org for teachers. The public website Senior examiners 121 provides over 1.6m pages per month. § Workshop leaders 2,000 § Head teachers 2,048 § School coordinators 2,472 § Teachers* 70,000 § Students (all three programmes)* 200,000 § Parents (of current students) * 1,074,000 § Alumni * 670,000 Total ~2.0 million Also institutional stakeholders such as regional associations, universities, press/media, governments, etc. * = estimates IB World magazine is published three times a year with a print run of 20,000 copies. Education for a better World is the main informational brochure for the organization. © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Programmes: What are IB Programmes? The three IB Programmes each contain four core elements Primary Years Middle Years Diploma Ages 3 ­ 12 Ages 111 ­ 16 Ages 16 ­ 19 Student Professional School Curriculum assessment developmentt evaluation © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Programmes: What is the Primary Years Programme? An opportunity for learners to construct meaning, principally through concept ­driven inquiry. § 362 authorized schools. § Supported in English, French, Spanish but can be taught in other languages. § For all students in a school aged 3 to 12. § Assessment is internal and its function is to demonstrate and enhance the learning § Organized around six transdisciplinary themes of global significance intended to help children engage with their world and the world around them. § Students explore each theme through a “unit of inquiry” developed around a central idea, an in­depth study requiring knowledge and skills that may be transdisciplinary or derived from the subject domains. § The PYP exhibition is the culminating activity of the PYP. It requires students to analyse and propose solutions to real­ world issues, drawing on what they have learned through the PYP. § Evidence of student learning and records of PYP exhibitions are reviewed by the IB as part of the programme evaluation process. Key features: Students will inquire, make connections, develop