DLT 27-28 September - Peterson House, Cardiff, UK

Item

Time

Subject

Action

Item 1

9:00-9:40

Matters arising from last meeting:

1a         Who pays for staff at regional

            conferences? (IH) (5 minutes)

1b        biennial IB theme: proposition (MC)
            (15 minutes)

1c         IB-Sage and the JRIE: revised contract

            & decision on purchase of one year’s

            subscription for new schools (IH) (15 minutes)

1d        HR policies (CJ) (from August DLT

            meeting) – seeking approval (5 minutes)

• Whistleblowing and equal opportunities policies for the council
• Conflict of interest policy
• Long service recognition

consent agenda

decision

decision

consent agenda

Item 2

9:40-10:25

New matters

2a       update on consultant licensing issues

           (Jonathon Marsh) (15 minutes)

2b       update on research (JM) (15 minutes)

2c       online workshops policy (JM) (15 minutes)

information

information

decision

Coffee break 10:25-10:40

Item 2

10:40-12:15

2d       language policy update and situation of

           Chinese (MC, Yolanda Vercher)

           (30 minutes)

2e       i        harmonisation of terminology for

                    international education(JF) (10 minutes)

           ii       Review IB authorization documents

                    (JF) (10 minutes)

2f        IB Publications Group report (JD)

           (30 minutes)

2g       customer service agreement: progress       (AB)

           (15 minutes)

2h       IB Annual Review 2006: input from

           DLT and production schedule (Simone)

           (10 minutes)

information

information comment

information

information

information

information

Lunch 12:15-13.15

Item 3

13:15-14.15

14:15-15:15

3a       Key function review: Human resources

           (CJ) (1 hour)

3b       Key function review: Strategic planning     (AB) (1 hour)

information

information

Coffee break 15:15-15:30

Item 4

15:30-17:30

Key function review: assessment (GP)

4a       Examiner training  (Jaquie Harris)
           (20 minutes)

4b       e-marking (Graeme Donnan) (20 minutes)

4c       e-assessment (Gareth Revell) (20 minutes)

4d       Future developments (GP) (20 minutes)

information

information

information

information

information

Item 5

8:30-9:50

Regular items

Finance:

5a         quarterly 2 or 3 accounts review (DB)

            (20 minutes)

5b        IBIS update (WX/GP) (20 minutes)

5c         four year DP continuum (BR/MC)

            (20 minutes)

5d        capacity planning updates: authorization

            (MG/IH) (20 minutes)

information

information

information

information

Coffee break 9:50-10:05

Item 6

10:05-11:45

Matters for council or council committees

6a       implementation plan for providing access:

           post council retreat (AB) (1 hour)

6b       IA plan for 2007 (IH) (10 minutes)

6c       new draft RM policy (IH) (10 minutes)

6d       SP recognition objective: progress report

           for CoF (IH) (5 minutes)

6e       IB legal “blue sky” project (JB/DB)

           (15 minutes)

information

decision

decision

consent agenda

information

Item 7

11:45-12:00

Any other business:

• Name changes of schools: from DG’s office only (IH)
• DLT meetings in January and March 2007 two days? (IH/AB)
• Governance consultant’s report (JB/IH)
• HSA conference October 2007, San Francisco:
• IB input (IH)
• Global languages conference (MC)
• Quality assurance working group (IH)
• Others

information

decision

information

information

information

information

Lunch at Peterson House for DLT members