CONSULTANCY FOR SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

The Concept Phase

School Development Consultants (SDC) will conduct a study to define the project's basic concepts. The
specific objectives of the study include but are not limited to:

1. •Conduct a needs assessment of the market. The collection and analysis of this data will
identify the market parameters.
2. •Define the concept of the school including its mission, vision and strategy.
3. •Develop a profile of the market need and the target customer.
4. •Recommend a phasing scheme for starting the school in terms of building as well as school
program.
5. •Suggest a launching/marketing plan for the school.
6. •Define the role of SDC in launching / managing this project.
7. •Outline the business plan of such a project including tuition fees, cost, income, initial
investment etc.

The Management Phase

When School Development Consultants (SDC) contract to fully manage the school, SDC becomes
responsible for the whole entity and reports to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. Here, SDC is
the decision-making body that is used within the financial and policy procedures approved by the
Investors/Owners of the school.
In Full Management situations, School Development Consultants (SDC) is responsible for the following
tasks listed herewith under the different dimensions of the entity:

1. 1.Mission and Strategy: With great consideration to the local culture and geographic
location of the school, School Development Consultants (SDC) will design the school mission
strategy, vision and objectives.
2. 2.Processes and Procedures: School Development Consultants (SDC) will design handbooks,
policies and procedures according to the school's needs and feasibility plan.
3. 3.Recruitment and Training of School Staff and Administrators: School Development
Consultants (SDC) will recruit and train all personnel..
4. 4.School Financial and Budget Planning: School Development Consultants (SDC) will
design and supervise all school financial plans in close conjunction with the delegated auditor,
provided by the investors/owners.
5. 5.Public Relations and Marketing: School Development Consultants (SDC) will design and
oversee local and International marketing plans, targeting prospective parents in the community.

Our School Start-Up Service

For private investors, unions, boards, religious bodies and others who wish to start a new school, or
school system, that meets their individual needs within the context of the 21st century.

PLANNING PHASE
A. Design and Construction:
1. School Development Consultants (SDC) will work with the owners and an assigned architect to
set plans and designs for the new school(s) to be approved by the governing board or founding
committee. SDC will also compile, price and order capital and the necessary educational school
furniture and equipment for your founding committee’s approval.
 B. School Image and Promotion:
1. School Development Consultants (SDC) will work with your founding committee to:
2. •Define the new school’s Vision, Mission, Philosophy and Objectives.
3. •Determine the school’s student target population and design effective strategies to reach it.
4. •Develop marketing and promotional programs
5. •Devise an overall enrolment management plan
6. •Produce school literature, manuals and policies for staff, students, and parents.
7. •Work on requirements for affiliation and/or accreditation agreements with recognized
overseas boards if necessary.

C. School Administration and Financial Systems:

1. Our School Development Consultants (SDC) team will provide advisory services on setting
management and financial systems by way of:
2. •Setting Personnel Policies and Manuals.
3. •Designing Record-Keeping Systems.
4. •Setting Reporting Mechanisms.
5. •Installing Responsible and Accountable Financial Management Systems

D. Personnel Standards and Employment Procedures:

1. School Development Consultants (SDC) will be responsible for:
2. •Recruitment advertisements for administrators and teachers’ faculty.
3. •Job descriptions and organizational charts.
4. •Screening and selection procedures for prospective candidates.
5. •Other documents; i.e. contracts, interview forms.
6. •Design salary scales and compensation packages.

E. Academic Programs Setting-up:

1. School Development Consultants (SDC) will plan and design new International and local
curricula providing the appropriate modifications for bilingual learners. The Curriculum design will
satisfy the requirements of the official National syllabi, as well as the core curriculum required by most
major college-bound degrees, particularly the American High School Programs.
2. Accordingly SDC will:
3. •Design up to date academic curricula that integrate the use of curriculum and information
technology in the classroom.
4. •Set up International, American-style credit based programs and grading systems
5. •Plan to order materials, equipment, and furnishings locally and/or from the United States and
Britain.
6. •Plan to order academic material, curricular software and supplementary material.

F. Evaluation Systems:
1. School Development Consultants (SDC) will establish quality-control evaluation systems to
assure that the school is achieving its objectives efficiently by way of:
2. •Establishing a complete assessment system and conducting strategic plans.
3. •Establishing criteria for student selection and placement.
4. •Devising a comprehensive evaluation system for teachers and administrators.
5. •Providing valid and reliable testing instruments for admission and learning diagnostic
purposes.
6. •Setting an internal assessment program to ensure meaningful communication between and
among departments.

G. Specialized Services for Special People:

1. School Development Consultants (SDC) will also provide services for staff, students and
parents by way of:
2. •Setting Student Affairs’ Policy Manual to deal with academic, personal, social and career
counseling; remedial academic programs; health services; financial aid and other extra-curricular
activities.
3. •Providing professional advice on the legal implication of student’s transfers and
equivalencies.
4. •Planning for facilities and programs for physically disabled and special needs students
including professional assessment.
5. •Establishing a parent involvement program that will support the students’ overall learning
process.
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
In this phase the school founding committee can opt to take on full responsibility for the
implementation, or request School Development Consultants (SDC), in a consultative capacity, to do
the task. In some cases schools may also wish to ask SDC to be the executive managing body of the
new or upgraded school.

A contractual agreement that delineates the specific services, fees and terms of payment to be
rendered will be signed between School Development Consultants (SDC) and the founding committee.
The duration of the agreement is defined therein, and is renewable under the agreement by mutual
consent.

Welcome to SDC

School Development Consultants (SDC) is an International Educational Services and Consultancy firm based in
Lebanon. SDC is the managing and consultative body of many International Schools, Colleges and Educational
Centers and Projects in Lebanon, the Middle East, the Arab and developing world.

Our Mission

School Development Consultants (SDC) are committed to bringing to Lebanon, the Middle East and the rest of the
developing world a Learner-Centered International Education that is technology-based, relevant to daily life
experience and conducive to the personal growth and creativity of the individual learner.

Our Services

Management Services
1. •Mission and Vision Statements.
2. •Philosophy and Objectives.
3. •Strategy Plans - long and short term.
4. •Staff Development and Training.
5. •Program Development.
6. •Community Services Development.
7. •School Start-Up Services.
8. •Specifications for buildings and equipments.
Training and Assessment Services
1. •Staff Development.
2. •Training of Trainers.
3. •Leadership Training.
4. •Management Training.
5. •Training of Board Members.

Special Needs Services

1. •Education of Challenged Children.
2. •Educating the Gifted and Talented.
3. •Student Services, Guidance & Counseling.
 Our Professional Team

Staffed with a team of highly qualified Educators and Consultants fully versed in International and Arab education,
School Development Consultants (SDC) can meet the needs of most educational organization in the developing
world.
Our Educational services range from evaluating and upgrading existing schools to fully planning for, mobilizing,
and/or starting new ones. A strong emphasis is placed on providing expertise within three sectors of education:

1. •Management Services.
2. •Training and Assessment.
3. •Services.
4. •Special Needs Services.

Our Client organizations are Schools, Colleges, Daycare Centers, Special Education Schools and Centers, Ministries
of Education, Investor Groups wanting to start educational programs, or International Agencies looking to develop the
capacity of educators in developing countries and the like. The variety ranges from one-time visits to collaboration
lasting several years. There is no one set way of operating and SDC tailors its contracts to the specific requirements
of client organizations

Academic and Technical Programs

Exceptional academic and technical programs will be designed and implemented by one of the best Academic teams
in the Middle East. Our team has a well-proven track record and an outstanding recognition of the American and
International community.

The curriculum is an American/International conservative Special Education Curriculum, based on the individual
needs of each child, and will be applied according to each child’s abilities.

With our commitment to introducing the latest in curriculum technology, the program offers the most up to date
modified information technology curriculum.

The program follows a multi-sensory approach utilizing the most recent techniques, such as: Computer Therapy,
Music Therapy, Art Therapy and Differentiated Instruction. The main objective of the program will be with
mainstreaming children in International schools to enable the most appropriate applications of their individualized
plans (IEP) and/or their individualized treatment plan (ITP).

Our Departments and Expertise

Staffed with a team of highly qualified Educators and Consultants fully versed in International and Arab education,
School Development Consultants (SDC) can meet the needs of any educational organization.
Educational services range from evaluating and upgrading existing schools to fully planning for, mobilizing, and/or
starting new ones. A strong emphasis is placed on providing services within three sectors of education:

1. Management Services (incorporating Learner’s World (LW) International Schools)

2. Training and Assessment Services
3. Special Needs Services.
Our Client organizations are schools, colleges, daycare centres, Special Education Schools and Centres, Ministries
of Education, academic investor groups wanting to start educational programs, or foreign agencies looking to develop
the capacity of educators in developing countries and the like. The variety ranges from a one-time visit to
collaboration lasting several years. There is no one set way of operating and SDC tailors its contracts to the specific
requirements of client organizations.

1. Project Planning and Development

2. •Campus and Facilities Design and Planning
3. •New Facilities Start up and Mobilization
4. •Financial Administration
5. •Organizational Consultation – Institutional and Capacity Building
6. •Mission, Policy, Philosophy and Objectives Development
7. •Strategic Planning (short and long term)
8. •Assessment and Evaluation of Organization, Staff, Programs and Students
9. •Conducting Needs Assessment
10. •Program Audits
11. •Creation of Advisory Boards
12. •Initiation and supervision of Accreditation and Self Study Process
13. •Local and International Recruitment of Teaching staff and Administrators
14. •Setting Hiring Criteria and Personnel Policy Manuals for all School Staff
15. •Student Placement
16. •Non – academic School Services

1. Board and Administration Development

2. •School Leadership & Institutional Development
3. •Board Assessment and Professional Development
4. •Professional Development for Effective School Governance
5. •Governance Training for Effective Leadership
6. •Building of the Team Leadership
7. •Conflict Resolution Techniques

1. Higher Education Consulting Service

2. •Faculty Professional Development
3. •Adult & Continuing Education
4. •TOT (Training of Trainers)
5. •University and college teaching and learning services

1. Curriculum Research and Development

2. •Adopting and Customizing Successful Models of Education
3. •Early Child Education
4. •Science Education
5. •Math Education & Assessment
6. •Teaching Methodology
7. •ESL & Language Education
8. •French & French as a Second Language
9. •Arabic as a Second Language

1. Information and Curricular Technology

2. •Information Technology
3. •Curricular Technology
4. •Introducing/Upgrading the use of Technology for Teaching and School Use

1. Special Services
2. •Special Education
3. •Rehabilitation
4. •Family Services
5. •Crisis Management
6. •English as a Second Language (ESL)

1. Marketing and Enrolment Management

2. •Design and Implementation of Marketing Plans
3. •Enrolment Management