Dear KAS Community,
親愛的KAS家人您好:
One of the hallmarks of good international schools is that they work together to create and sustain effective partnerships with parents. KAS is committed to collaboration and open lines of communication. We value your perspectives on your children. Our teachers, counselors, and principals are accessible to parents, and I hope that you experience warm and open dialogue with us when you ask.
優秀國際學校的標誌之一是他們共同努力與家長建立並維持有效的夥伴關係。 KAS 致力於合作和開放的溝通的管道。 我們很重視您對孩子的看法。 我們的教師、輔導老師和校長都歡迎您與他們聯繫，我希望您在提出要求時與我們進行熱情和公開的對話。
Parents also share in the responsibility to create and sustain an effective partnership with teachers and the school administration. The foundation for our partnership should be mutual respect and a common commitment to the KAS mission and vision. Parents should be familiar with our policies and practices. When concerns arise, we hope parents will value the perspective that teachers and principals have regarding their students. KAS parents should feel confident about seeking information directly from teachers, counselors or principals, always consulting with the staff members best able to address their questions and concerns.
家長也有責任與教師、學校管理部門建立及維持有效的夥伴關係。我們夥伴關係的基礎應該是相互尊重和對 KAS 使命和願景有共同承諾。家長應該熟悉我們的政策和做法。 當出現問題時，我們希望家長能重視教師和校長對學生的看法。KAS家長應該直接從教師、輔導老師或校長那裡尋求資訊且對學校充滿信心、隨時與最能解決他們的問題和疑慮的校方人員協商。
Daily, I learn more about our KAS community’s culture and values. There is a good foundation for effective partnerships between parents and the school staff, but as in any community there can be hiccups. Perhaps a parent is worried about communicating in English. Or maybe a teacher says something to a student or parent that is misinterpreted and causes concern. Taking questions or concerns to a Line chat group instead of a teacher or a principal doesn’t build a partnership. It can be disruptive to an effective partnership, in fact.
每一天，我都會更加地了解我們 KAS 的社區文化和價值觀。 家長和學校工作人員之間建立有效的夥伴關係、奠定了良好的基礎，但與其他任何社區一樣，也可能會出現一些小問題。 也許父母擔心用英語交流。 抑或，老師也許對學生或家長說了一些話卻被誤解而引起值得關注的事情。 在 Line 的聊天組上提出問題或疑慮，不會比直接反應老師或校長還能建立夥伴關係。 事實上，這還可能會破壞有效的合作關係。
Part of any effective partnership is ‘presuming positive intent’ when a misunderstanding or concern arises. On our side, we always assume that parents want the best for their children. We assume that parents want their children to be learning at high levels, and they want them to be happy. For parents, we hope that you will presume that we—teachers and administrators—are working to the best of our abilities and energies to deliver on both of those expectations. If you have a question or concern, bring it first to the staff member who can answer it best and most directly. This element of mutual respect will help us build strong, effective partnerships in support of our BIG Learners at KAS.
當出現誤解或擔憂時，任何有效夥伴關係的一部分是“推定積極意圖”。在我們這邊，我們總是假設父母希望他們的孩子得到最好的。 我們假設父母希望他們的孩子獲得高品質的學習，父母希望他們孩子快樂。 對於父母，我們希望您認為我們——教師和管理人員——正在盡我們最大的能力和精力來實現這兩個期望。如果您有任何問題或疑慮，請先將其提交給能夠最準確、最直接地回答的校方人員。這種相互尊重的元素將幫助我們建立強大、有效的合作夥伴關係，以能最大地支持我們在KAS的BIG Learners。
Please join me on Zoom for a Parent Forum at 10:30 on Wednesday October 13. Make yourself a cup of coffee or tea and join me online to hear an update as we end the first quarter. I’ll share updates on student learning, our programs, and some of the work that our teachers and principals have been doing so far this year. There will also be time for parent questions, so I hope many of you can join me.
邀請各位家長們在10月13日星期三，早上10點30分加入我的Zoom線上家長座談會。請為自己準備一杯咖啡或是茶，在這個學年第一學期靠近季末的時候，了解學校最新的資訊。我將分享有關學生的學習、我們的課程以及我們的老師和校長們從開學到現在為止所做的一些工作的相關最新消息。 會中也會有開放家長提問的時間，所以希望各位家長能參加。
In hope and solidarity,
Mr. Laney, Interim Head of School
Ms. Clark, High School Principal
Mr. Payne, Middle School Principal
Mr. Coyle, Elementary School Principal
