STATEMENT OF AIM
MEF International School admits foreign (non-Turkish*) students whose families seek to have their children educated in a learning environment that offers international academic opportunities, social skills development and emotional support in the context of respect, safety and responsibility.

* TURKISH CITIZENSHIP LAW # 403 and #2675

RATIONALE
1. Families will seek enrolment for their children if they support the development of the school through their adherence to its mission, vision and goals.
2. The school aims to provide students with academic learning opportunities, appropriate social skills and emotional health.
3. The school will require official records of attainment and other relevant documents such as academic transcripts, confidential counselor's report, health records from previous schools and doctors.
4. The school principals will have final say on a student's admission

GUIDELINES
1. Families should meet with the Admissions Officer to verify eligibility, visit the school so that the school's facilities can be viewed and the mission, vision and goals of the school can be examined and discussed.

2. At application for enrolment (and prior to the student beginning in class) the school requires official academic records and other relevant school documents from previous schools (a confidential student reference from the Principal or Counselor; recommendation letters from teachers).

- All health records from previous schools and doctors must be submitted where a health / learning disability
issue exists.

Note - These documents are required in English. Official translation is the responsibility of the parent.

3. Students' special learning requirements must be declared at registration by the parents, e.g., English language proficiency of the student/s whose first language is not English.

4. Any learning disabilities must be declared at registration by the parents, e.g.; hearing or vision issues, or any other medical, developmental or psychological conditions.
Note - The school reserves the right to forfeit enrollment of any student where a full disclosure of information was not
provided at registration (in alignment with number 3, and 4 in this section).

5. Students will be expected to have achieved a satisfactory grade level standard at their previous school. Students may be asked to sit for an interview with a teacher and / or take subject placement tests.
For Admission into Secondary School (Grades 6-12) students will be expected to have a GPA of a minimum equivalent of 60% in previous school.

6. Registering families need to be appraised of the school's policies particularly those related to student behaviour, reporting ill-health and consequent absence from school, the personal appearance/dress codes for students, homework and professional protocols (home-school communications).

7. No tuition payment or deposit should be made until after admission is granted and admission approval document signed by the school principal is sent to the accounting office. All other payments will be returned fully after the bank service charges are taken out.

8. Enrolled students and their parents understand and accept all policies enforced by MEF IS.

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS
MEFIS will only admit a student, for whom it has the resources, expertise and facilities to provide an education which conforms to acceptable practice resulting in meaningful and appropriate progress in cognitive, physical, social and emotional needs. No single enrolment should be at the detriment to the whole class.

MEFIS seeks to accommodate a variety of abilities and needs; however, the school does not automatically provide registration for students with identified learning disabilities where specialist staffing or support is required. Students with mild learning difficulties can be catered for in a standard classroom with the assistance of the Student Support Team (SST). The programmes cater to student needs through English Language Learners Programme (ELL), Learning Support, and Guidance Counseling.
Note - Identified Learning Disability - a student who has been professionally assessed and diagnosed with a disability (social, emotional, academic) requiring specific treatment and schooling.
Note - Learning Difficulty - a student who is finding learning difficult, requiring a wider range of methodologies to obtain success.

It is essential that when a student with a learning disability is enrolling MEFIS the parents must provide all documentation in English (medical, psychological, and/or educational reports).

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) INTEGRATION
Students for whom English is not the primary language need to be provided with the necessary support to develop and function successfully in the English Language in both the social and academic domains. Entering students will be assessed prior to placement into the ELL programme and will be provided with English language support at their language level (Category System) and for a period of time deemed necessary by the school.

ELL students placed into:
Category One- the highest level of support is done by providing additional ELL classes in the place of a Modern Foreign Language.
Category Two- mid-level support is done by providing ELL support within classes (inclusion) along with small group support (withdrawal) while participating in a Modern Foreign Language.
Category Three- minimal level of support is done in class by teachers with support from the Learning Support Team.

CLASS SIZES
A maximum of 14 students will be accepted into the ECC (Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten) classes.
A maximum of 18 students will be accepted into Kindergarten classes.
A maximum of 20 students will be accepted into Grade 1 to 5 classes.
A maximum of 24 students will be accepted into Grade 6-12 classes.

Teacher Assistants will be provided in the following classes where twelve or more students are registered;
- In the Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten on a full time basis.
- In Grade 1 on a part-time basis.

PRESCHOOL ENROLMENTS
1. The enrolment of any 3 year old student will be only after parental agreement to the following:
Initially there will be a review period of up to one month from the point of view of the teacher as well as with regard to the other students in the class. Should either the parents or the teacher express concerns, the child's enrolment will be delayed to a mutually agreed later date.

2. Students must be toilet trained and have basic independent eating skills prior to any registration.

Students may enter Preschool or Pre-Kindergarten on a half or full day basis. Half day students go home at 12:00 noon daily. Tuition fees are aligned for both half and full day attendance. This status can be changed by speaking with the Admissions Officer on approval from the Principal. (Please refer to the Tuition Fee Policy for payments details).

STUDENT PLACEMENT
Children entering ECC (Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten) and 1st Grade will be placed according to their year of birth:

However, placements for Grade 2 through Grade 12 will be made by the School Principals and Head of School on the basis of the child's previous educational records and the assessment of the School. The initial placement is tentative and the school may reassess the child's placement after the child's abilities have been thoroughly observed in class or through additional testing.

Reference: 2011 MEFIS ADMISSIONS POLICY
Revised March 2011, AGM