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Who Should Join
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Those currently in K-12 Student Support leadership positions in an international school.
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Those who will be starting a new position in school-wide support leadership in the upcoming school year are also welcome to join now to access our network to support your transition into your new role.
If you are interested in the work we’re doing in ISLES but not currently in a school-wide support leadership role, we welcome you to join the ISLES Community. Please refer to the details below on the differences between an ISLES Member and the ISLES Community.
Resources & Opportunities
MEMBERS
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Membership Directory
You will have access to and be listed in our member directory, a password-protected directory of leaders of student support in international schools around the world.
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ISLES Connects
Pose questions and ask for advice on our internal communication platform. You’ll also be able to share your responses and search previous posts.
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Resource Library
A curated member resource, which includes templates and examples of practices, policies, and forms from other international schools. You’ll be able to share your resources more widely with other ISLES members, as well.
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Mentoring
Opportunities for ISLES members to mentor and be mentored.
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Community Resources
Access to all community resources
COMMUNITY
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Research Resources
High-quality research resources curated by the Educational Research Project Team.
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Advocacy Resources
Resources to support your work in advocating for school-wide support leadership positions, including sample job descriptions and interview questions.
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Quarterly Updates
A curated member resource, which includes templates and examples of practices, policies, and forms from other international schools. You’ll be able to share your resources more widely with other ISLES members, as well.
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Access
MEMBERS
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Specialized professional learning opportunities
which are planned and created based on questions and requests from members.
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Networking opportunities
based on regional connections, job-alikes, and specific topics.
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Present at professional conferences
with support from ISLES and ISLES members.
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Work closely with other ISLES members
on a Project Team within your interest area.
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Quarterly All Call meetings
where we showcase ISLES’ work and engage in rich thinking around advocating internationally for high quality support.
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Vote for the ISLES Board
and will be able to put yourself forward for a Board position, if you are interested.
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COMMUNITY
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Participate in ISLES educational research
including large-scale educational research projects run by the ISLES Educational Research Project Team.
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Professional learning sessions
relevant to the wider ISLES Community.
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The annual International MTSS Summit
Sponsored by ISLES.
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Responsibilities
MEMBERS
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Share
Contribute relevant resources and insights with ISLES members through our resource library and/or ISLES Connects communication platform.
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Build
Contribute to an ISLES Project Team if you’re able to. We recognize that this is not possible for all members every year, so you can still be a full ISLES member even if you cannot commit to working on a Project Team every year.
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Common Understanding
We will invite you to share specific details of your school’s student support practices to create an annual ‘state of student support’ report (forthcoming).
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COMMUNITY
