TAISI : The Association of International Schools of India

The following guidelines represent a consensus of what constitutes ethical practice in the way a school conducts its affairs, both within its organization and in dealings with other member schools. If it is drawn to the attention of TAISI that the guidelines have been breached, TAISI could take investigative action.

A. Integrity of the school

A school should meticulously carry out the promises and contracts made with any person, school, organization, or the general public. A school should carefully avoid misleading or ambiguous statements about its work, situation or status. A school should respect normally accepted conventions regarding confidentiality.

B. Recruitment practices

The right of a person to visit and to consider employment in a school other than that in which he/she is currently employed without notifying the current employer should be respected. The right of a school to hold preliminary discussions about possible employment with a faculty member / administrator employed in another school without notifying such other school should also be respected. Contracts with faculty members / administrators should include a clause in which prospective employees certify that they are legally able to sign the contract and are not bound by any other employment contract. No schools should attempt to influence a person to break a contract already signed with another school.

C. Employment practices

The performance of professional personnel should be subject to regular evaluation, formal or informal, by the head of the school or his designated representatives. Each school should have an established procedure for dealing with claims by a faculty member / administrator of unjust treatment or violation of his / her individual rights. In any instance in which a school has taken the decision to dismiss a faculty member / administrator or not to renew his / her contract, the faculty member / administrator should be given a fair period of notice and the reasons for the school’s decision. If the faculty member / administrator requests it, a hearing should be provided in accordance with established school policy. All faculty members / administrator staff shall be employed under written contracts, which provide for adequate salaries, fringe benefits, and working conditions.