• KEIS understands what excellence looks like in an international school and what it takes to create, cultivate, and sustain excellence as a school grows.
• KEIS has developed its own flagship, Tier 1 schools, expanding from small enrolment to large enrolment.
• KEIS provides client schools with a global network that allows for shared ideas, collaborative partnerships, and reduced costs for professional services.
• KEIS has developed and continues to maintain a deep bench of experience in cutting-edge international education, from curriculum and instruction to school design and operational support. • KEIS has forged successful relationships with a wide array of specialists to support world-class education.
• KEIS has created and actively manages an expansive network of educators around curriculum, literacy, EAL, innovation, and professional development. Our company contracted with International Schools Services to develop a pre-K – grade 12 school in QATAR. KEIS listened carefully to the aspirations we had for our school and then worked methodically to deliver the school we envisioned. They handled every aspect of the start-up process, keeping Our Commitment to Excellence Us informed when key decisions were required and coordinating all of the various stakeholders involved in the process including architects, contractors, ministry officials, etc.
KEIS had the expertise and prior experience we were looking for to deal with the significant complexities of opening a world-class international school. They took the headaches of starting a new school away and ultimately, we ended up with a truly outstanding school. KEIS continues to be a great partner in the ongoing development of our school. Beyond full school start up services, KEIS offers customized consultancy solutions for any school, at any point in development, including:
• Strategic and organizational planning for schools
• Accreditation process support and deliverables
• Operational management (policy, finance, admissions, marketing, human resources) • Architectural plan and design for new schools or improvement projects • Leadership coaching and development • Professional development for faculty and operational staff
• Access to pre-designed seminars, workshops, webinars and toolkits.
School Start up Services:
Starting an international school requires navigating an array of decisions to achieve a
school’s vision and purpose. From fully customized solutions to pre-configured options, the
KEIS School Start Up team can apply its deep expertise and hands-on school experience to
help you achieve your goal of opening a strong, vibrant school.
New School Start Up: Visioning to Launch and Beyond
KEIS New School Start Up and Management Services provides a comprehensive, customized
offering that includes visioning, planning, implementation, and ongoing management of
your school, which will be opened under your personalized brand name or an KEIS brand.
These various contracts provide deep assistance and direct management options to
entrepreneurs and future owners who must navigate an intricate set of considerations and
implications throughout the entire process..
These services typically include financial planning, campus design, and fixtures/furniture.
Equipment (FF&E), technology planning, curriculum development, selection/procurement of
instructional materials, school policy documents, staffing school leaders and teachers,
creating effective teaching and learning plans, professional development, operational staff
training, US accreditation support, and quality assurance. We can help create your school,
honouring local culture and curricula as well as internationally-recognized curriculums such
as the American curriculum (Advanced Placement® program) and International
Baccalaureate®(IB) as well as the Finnish pedagogical approach.
KEIS assigns a dedicated KEIS Senior Leadership Team Executive to guide you through the
process and will have direct access to many KEIS Subject matter experts in key areas of your
planning and implementation phases. In addition, our global set of benchmarking
information will help inform critical choices as you create a vibrant, competitive school.
Throughout the entire process, we take an innovative, client-focused approach to help you
ensure market differentiation and brand recognition for your new school. Timelines vary
depending on a client’s unique needs, but this tailored solution usually takes about 24
months once you have secured land, licenses, and financial support to allow for all custom
decisions. Our KEIS options provides a standardized option for those seeking a streamlined
option.
Visioning, Planning, and Preparing for Start Up
We delve into discovery, understanding the project purpose and goals, anticipated student
population, local factors for student enrolment, and more—to create your customized plan
for starting and managing a high-quality school, based on educational best practices. We
focus on K-12 schools with English as the primary language of instruction but have
effectively incorporated national languages, mother tongue, and an array of cultures to
make a school unique and important to its community.
Whether you are considering an international boarding school or an international day
school, we keep student-centred learning at the core. During this project phase, we identify
your KEIS Senior Leadership Executive and work with you regarding your feasibility study
results, funding plan, expected financial outcomes, stakeholder needs, site visits, education
plan, and other considerations, and create an action plan.
Executing the Action Plan
The proven KEIS process thoughtfully addresses major action steps in preparing to open an international school and crystallizes key decision points, potential pitfalls and recommendations to keep your project on time and on budget. It begins with site evaluation and campus planning. From there, architectural plans are vetted to align with international style education and modern-day learning environments.
The process also includes guiding governance structure, school policies and procedures and other important tasks. With experience in US-based Advanced Placement® (AP) curriculum, International Baccalaureate®(IB) curriculum and other international curricula, the KEIS team
will help you create a customized teaching and learning plan that is fully aligned with accreditation requirements.
You can leverage KEIS’s multi-faceted services to support your school: conduct a head of
school search from the best education leaders around the world and cost-procure school
supplies effectively, including desks, playground equipment, uniforms, textbooks, and
technology equipment.
KEIS can also help you recruit English-speaking teachers from your host country or around
the world, through our expansive database of certified teachers, as well as provide support
for your local staff hiring and training. We can even help you set up accounting protocols
payroll for your school.
Managing the School and Securing Accreditation
Once an international school is opened, the school must mature and grow through an
interconnected set of activities and oversight. KEIS can provide management support to
ensure success in the early stages of school operations through accreditation.
This support can cover areas such as leadership and supervision, accounting and financial
activities, recruitment and professional development, procurement, child protection policies, operations management, accreditation, quality assurance, and more. Our deep bench of seasoned school leaders means you have ready access to an experienced network
of experts who can immediately guide you through any situation. KEIS’s protocols and best practice methodologies set the pace for continuous improvement to help you maintain accreditation and remain best-in-class over the life of a school.
School Management and Operations Solutions
Whether you have just launched an international school, or you are looking to improve and
enhance your school’s operations, KEIS offers consultancy solutions to meet your demands.
The range and interrelation among services is vast so you can find a solution that best
supports your school management and operation’s needs.
The KEIS School Operations Team offers a collection of support services to assist school
leaders, educators and school operations professionals to provide a safe and compliant
learning environment for students and staff that meets quality assurance and accreditation
standards by improving organizational processes, quality of service, efficiency, and ensuring
the ongoing learning and development is part of the school’s workforce experience.
In some cases, bespoke or tailored services are available, but the benefit of a school
management contract allows you to create a cohesive, fully integrated plan to support
accreditation and school operations, with dedicated support from KEIS experts.
Consultancy Options
To get started, we can offer a complete school operation audit and report as well as a
curriculum and professional development audit. These services are typically completed
onsite but can be done virtually depending on your campus situation and current safety
protocols. In addition, we offer a spectrum of tailored services depending on the areas that
need to be enhanced or refined:
1. Budget and Finance Support
From budget planning to forecasting, KEIS can help you with process and review. Our
benchmarking and analyses provide optics to analyse and optimize a school’s
financial situation to allow for better planning, decisions, and financial sustainability.
We also offer full accounting back-office support, foundations management, and
support with payroll
2. Educational Programming and Curriculum
We offer full curriculum and professional development audits to assess the current
situation;
For those just beginning, we can provide full educational design services.
KEIS can help you with the establishment of educational programs, pedagogical
approaches, and curriculum frameworks. We also provide deep assistance related to
the selection and development of the most appropriate educational outcomes,
standards, and practices. You can also receive consultation, development, and implementation of new
education programs and services.
3. Health, Safety, and Security Services
Keeping facilities and the school community safe is of paramount importance. Get
guidance with health and safety frameworks, risk management reviews and plans, as
well as the development of health and safety frameworks and policies.
4. Marketing and Enrolment Support
Design effective admission policies and develop necessary implementation practices.
Get guidance on how to create a marketing strategy and communication plan that
can drive enrolments and support retention and engagement among your school
community.
5. Professional Development Programs
While professional development in teaching and learning is critical, so is staff
development for those who are responsible for the smooth operations of the entire
school. Training covers topics from finance to human resources to risk management,
facilities, and more.
6. Human Resources and Staffing
Get insights on salary norms, benchmarking, and teacher contracts to support your
full staffing plan and tap into our KEIS-Scholes Advantage global recruitment
platform to access thousands of PK-12 international educators.
Our Administrative Search service helps you and your stakeholders find a custom selected leader for your school, based on your school’s unique needs, across our global network. Get support with organizational charts, teacher-student ratios, policies and
processes, staff handbooks, appraisal development, satisfaction surveys, and more.
7. Facilities and Design Support
From support with annual compliance reviews to guidance on maintenance
contracts and more, these services can help you keep your campus and school
buildings running smoothly.
Gain considerable purchase power for your fixtures/furniture/equipment (FF&E)
investments, including technology, with the help of our School Supply team experts,
who can navigate contracts and customs to get you the best supplies.
8. Legal Liability and Risk Management Guidance
Managing the health risks to students and employees is of paramount importance.
At the same time, one cannot ignore the significant civil and criminal liability that our
actions and/or inactions may engender in operating a school. Get guidance to
identify the most significant liability factors from a legal perspective and learn risk
reduction strategies.
9. Governance, Policy and Procedures
We can help you set up the necessary governance structure and create all policy and
procedure artefacts. In addition, training services are available for school leaders and
boards.
Additionally, we offer comprehensive start up, launch and management service packages
for new international schools. Senior Leadership Executives work with clients and coach
school heads and leadership teams to achieve agreed results. You can count on a delivery of
effective strategies and plans for school improvement to help you improve instruction and
enhance your reputation and differentiation of your school in your local market and within
the region.
School Operations Training and Professional Development
To support leaders and support staff who grapple with the critical issues of school
operations and business management, KEIS has created targeted professional development
programs on a range of topics related to successfully running an international school. Topics
are specifically geared to school leadership at all levels and operational teams focused on
school operations and financial management.
Over the last year, KEIS has hosted single-session and multiple-session virtual workshops on
school reopening, financial management, marketing, and more. New workshops are added
regularly. If you are interested in learning when new sessions are added, sign up for our
communications.
We also offer custom short-term consultancy services for schools in the following areas:
• Budget and Finance
• Human Resources
• Occupational Health and Safety
• School Health/Clinic Services
• Legal Liability and Risk Management
If you need more in-depth consulting services or extended support, we can customize a
package for you. See our School Management and Operations Solutions.
Your school cares deeply for your students’ safety. We help you develop the practical
policies and protocols to help ensure safe environments and give you tools so that your staff
is prepared when issues arise.
In addition, we can provide training and consulting for your staff so that all members of the
community are focused on keeping children safe. KEIS’s school management services
include a network of experts who can immediately guide you through any situation, ranging
from classic school-related issues, delicate stakeholder relations, and even more serious
crisis management to ensure safety and security in schools.
Range Of Services
Because we have seen a wide range of school risks – security threats, environmental and
natural disasters, child predators, financial and compliance issues – KEIS has developed a
wide range of solutions. From child protection initiatives, to pool safety plans and nut
allergy policies, KEIS Child Protection and Compliance Division is a consolidation of resources
for student and school safety, security, and sustainability.
A Bench Of Experts
When teaming with KEIS, expect us to:
Provide professional, personalized approaches to your school risk needs
Direct you to free and/or affordable resources as available Be considerate of cultural and international information in formulating responses
Explore your needs with assistance from KEIS partners in safety and security
Negotiate best pricing available for all consulting arrangements
Oversee project exploration and management until risks are mitigated and the school is
satisfied that the issues are resolved KEIS is able to offer such a wide range of resources
because of the amazing teams we partner with. Our allies in School Safety and Security
include:
• Clear Path Emergency Planning Management
• ChildSafeguarding.com for the training of all staff members in various languages
• International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children
• Securest Background Check Services
• Shield Corporate Security for Site Safety Management consultation
Deep Resources
We exist to help you to identify and mitigate risks in your school environment, maintain
compliance with international high standards in safety and security, and build the best
environment possible for your young students.
Resources are available to assist in
• Child/Youth Protection Initiatives
• Background checks due diligence
• Emergency and crisis planning
• Program and security audits
• School policies development
• Codes of Conduct
• Board Governance
• Internal audits
• Corporate and board policies and procedures
• General School Risk management
Child Protection
KEIS is a leader in efforts to prevent the verbal, physical, and/or sexual harm of children in
the International School Community and encourages all individuals to take an active role in
child protection.
Our Work is Multi-Faceted
• KEIS is a founding member of the International Task Force for Child Protection, along
with CIS, COBIS, AISH, The US State Department, AAIE, ECIC, and ICMEC.
• KEIS is collaborating with ICMEC to provide more training and awareness for
educational professionals.
• As a certified facilitator, KEIS hosts Darkness to light training sessions.
• KEIS can help schools develop and implement staff recruitment practices.
• All KEIS Global Recruitment Staff receive child protection training.
• KEIS provides recruitment guidelines for schools related to child protection
screening.
• KEIS facilitates and encourages police background checks for recruiting teachers at
KEIS Managed Schools.
• KEIS Managed Schools have adopted best practice child protection policies and
procedures.
• Faculty at KEIS Managed Schools receives regular training.
Stretch Your Budgets and Get It Delivered
KEIS is all about helping the educational community and fostering world-class education.
That’s why we give you detailed invoices, so you always know the exact vendor pricing.
After all, procuring the right K-12 learning supplies at a discount is important! We pay
the many, individual vendor invoices and deliver one itemized bill to you—significantly
reducing your accounts payable burden, wire transfers, and currency conversions that
your business office must manage. That means you get great discounts whether you are
supplying a classroom of 10 or a student body of 2,500.
KEIS uses its specially-made planning tools to consolidate your shipments for the fastest,
most-economical delivery, navigating complex customs requirements and paperwork.
KEIS’s unique systems and human-oversight allows you to track your orders, address
vendor backorders, and follow up to ensure a complete and on-time delivery of your
shipment.
Procure School Supplies at a Savings
From A-Z, we can source school equipment and classroom supplies based on your
international school’s needs. Take a look at just some of the areas we can help you with
your school supply list:
• Playground Equipment
From play systems, to slides and swings, and even playground balls, you can keep your
students active.
• Technology & Digital Equipment
From laptops and tablets to scientific calculators and digital cameras, you can support
innovation and inquiry.
• Musical Instruments
From band instruments to orchestra instruments, including recorders, percussion sets,
violins, trumpets, cellos, and everything to create a full musical ensemble.
• Textbooks
From textbooks to libraries, you can outfit the school for reading minds.
• Science Laboratory Equipment
From beakers and test tubes, to microscopes, safety equipment and measurement
devices, the list covers the progressive materials needed for inquiry-based classrooms
from K-12 levels.
• Furniture
From desks to lab benches, to even boarding school dorm room supplies, we have full
furniture to support 21st century education design.
• Sports Equipment & Uniforms
From soccer balls and cleats to swimsuits and goggles, plus basketballs, cricket bat,
volleyballs and an array of sports equipment to support all levels of physical education
programs and sports teams.
• Art Supplies
From painting and sculpting, to general art supplies, you can spark creativity and even
outfit maker spaces.
• General Stationery & Supplies
Outfit a classroom to ensure daily pencils, crayons, notebooks and more are on hand to
help learners.
From lockers to risers to bleachers we can help you with custom items to finish a space,
whether you are embarking on a new building project or replacing old items. We can
also help with building and maintenance materials and new campus furniture and
fixtures.
It’s Easy to Place Your Order
Ordering Supplies via A KEIS Representative
You can use the KEIS Purchase Order Template to order from any vendor. The simple
form allows you to choose vendor, item, and quantity as well as assign a unique
Purchase Order number to help with delivery and distribution. Your KEIS Representative
will guide you through the order process.
Ordering School Specialty Items
KEIS developed a deep relationship with School Specialty as a result of our high-volume
ordering. These savings are directly passed along to you for thousands of items. To
streamline your shopping, you can go directly to the School Specialty/KEIS Portal for
many different K-12 school supplies. Create your order directly through the portal and
skip the step of submitting a Purchase Order on the KEIS template. As an added benefit,
you can create an account with multi-level approval capabilities at your school. That
means your teachers can enter their own orders using the portal and the designated
supervisor at your school can simply approve. Ordering supplies for schools has never
been easier!
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Streamline Accounting & Finance Functions
Reduce the complexity of your international school’s accounting and finance operations.
Your school’s business office works incredibly hard backstage to keep the school’s
finances running smoothly. As a school already balancing overseas staff and vendors,
find support coordinating your international finances with the help of our trained
accounting staff.
Our strategy is driven by the goal of seeing every school’s time,
resources, and revenue having the biggest possible impact in
their student’s lives.