In May 1976 the first Board of Directors was elected for the MIS Foundation and its school. Under the new arrangement the MIS Foundation, or 'Yayasan', had full authority to operate a school under the control and responsibility of the MIS Board of Directors (8) whose ultimate responsibility was to the parents whose children attend the school. In 1976 various factors, including new regulations from the Indonesian government relative to schools for expatriates and the disinclination of the consulates to continue to govern an ever-growing school, resulted in the school becoming the new Medan International School. At that time the Parent-Teacher Organization together with the American and British Consulates constituted the decision-making body for the school. This arrangement provided for the import of books and equipment through diplomatic channels. Many modifications were made to accommodate the growing expatriate community.įrom 1969 to 1976 the school was known as the Medan Joint Consulate School and was administered by the American and British Consulates.

In 1972 with an enrollment too great for the small house at Jln. Naturally, small classes were maintained at all levels. About 40 children were enrolled at that time with six full-time teachers, two part-time teachers and a teacher coordinator working in the school. Modern textbooks and teaching aids based on an American curriculum were used. He was the first principal to be recruited from the USA.

Morgan Selvidge took over as principal in 1970. There were about 15 children enrolled at the beginning of the 1969 school year. Suzy Stuckey, the wife of a Baptist minister, started the school in a house at Jln. In 1969 several expatriate parents working with the British and American Consulates in Medan developed a school to serve the educational needs of their children.

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