Dear Parents and Friends of DAS,
To celebrate
the 35th year since the
foundation of our school and in
preparation for the coming years,
DAS presents its third annual report
and intends to publish a new report
each year in the future. The
purpose of this report is to provide
an overview of the status of Dhahran Ahliyya Schools as of the end of the
2011 academic year. It also offers
a quick view of some of the School’s
recent activities and
accomplishments.
Our schools
are proud of the efforts and
resources they have focused on
ensuring continuous improvement in
all areas despite the multiple
challenges facing us. One of these
accomplishments is that we are now
authorized not only by the Saudi
Ministry of Education but are also
now classified as an international
school, accredited by the North
Central Association Commission of
Accreditation and School Improvement
(NCA CASI). This international
accreditation is under the auspices
of AdvancEd , one of the largest
international education accrediting
agencies in the world. It has
accredited more than twenty-seven
thousand (27,000) government and
private schools and six thousand
(6,000) educational districts in
fifty-six (65) countries, thereby
serving around fifteen million
students (15,000,000) around the
world.
Our schools
are proud of the efforts and
resources they have focused on
ensuring continuous improvement in
all areas despite the multiple
challenges facing us. One of the
requirements which is specified for
receiving the accreditation is that
the school has a clear plan for
continuous improvement and works in
a manner that is focused and
organized to implement this plan.
DAS has persisted in its drive for
improvement continuously since its
founding thirty-five years ago. You
will see the results of a few of its
projects in this report.
Among the
projects we are currently working on
is the establishment of a Board of
Trustees which will advise the
President. Half of the membership
of the Board will be from Aramco and
the other half from outside Aramco.
Some members will be graduates,
parents or grandparents and others
will be persons from the community
who see the School’s importance for
the benefit of our area. All will
commit themselves to the School’s
mission and vision and to its
continuous development.
To summarize
its purpose, the Board will work at
a strategic level to ensure the
stability and resources needed to
continue to fulfill the school’s
mission, vision, values, and the
Statutes of Foundation. Day to day
management of the schools, aligned
with board policy, will continue to
be delegated to the Directors and
Principals of the schools. Board
members will not have any power in
the school as individuals but only
as members of the Board and acting
on decisions made by it. More
information about the Board will be
shared in the coming months as the
details become clear.
Our purpose at
DAS is to develop future citizens
who will contribute to the
development of our beloved country
and to the world in which it
exists. This is clarified in our
Mission Statement and the Targeted
Characteristics for our students.
We look forward to the partnership
of the parents of our students. God
willing, together we will achieve
this Mission for our students and
our world.
Khalid Ali Alturki
President
