The addition of the new North Wing affords TIS the opportunity to review and enhance our security on campus. You will see changes with the entrances and exits to the school, the CCTV system, additional security staff and new adult ID badges.
Exits and Entrances
In an effort to control access to the campus, we have put up a temporary perimeter fence enclosing the full campus. A new full-size fence will be added this summer. We will also be closing the green gate entrance alongside the main road as of March 13th. Please help us by only entering and exiting through the North Wing.
CCTV System
You may have noticed the new CCTV cameras that were recently installed in both the North and South Wings as an added security measure. The new CCTV systems can track objects and have zoom and pan features.
Additional Security Staff
There will be a new security office underneath the North Wing. The office and new guards will start on March 1st. All guests will need to show their ID badge or sign in and get a temporary Visitor Badge.
Parent ID Cards
Soon, we will also be implementing mandatory Parent ID Cards to better control campus access. The photo IDs will apply to all individuals in the household (including relatives, helpers, drivers), who are authorised to drop off or pick up the children. Here is a photo of what they will look like:
All parents will be receiving an email from the school explaining the process and details on how to upload your photos for the IDs. Parents will then be informed when the IDs are ready for pick up at the main reception office in the North Wing.
All individuals accessing the TIS campus will be required to have an ID card by April 10th (the Monday following Easter Break). For your convenience, IDs for the current school year (2016-17) and the following school year (2017-18) will be given out at the same time so that parents do not have to pick up an ID again in September. All new families will be issued Parent IDs prior to their first day at TIS. Visitors and parents without IDs will need to sign in at the guard station located at the entrance of North Wing. A temporary Visitor Badge will be issued. Please check your email in the coming weeks for more information. We believe Parent IDs will make our campus a safer place for the entire TIS community.
Thank-you
I want to thank you in advance for your patience while these changes take place. In the beginning there will be some inconveniences, but I am confident that our campus and our students will be safer due to these new security enhancements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at howard.stribbell@tis.edu.mo.
Howard Stribbell, Head of School
隨著北翼的落成，學校趁機重新檢視安全措施。如校園出入口新增設閉路電視監控系統、增聘請保安員以及家長、訪客證等。
出入口
為監管進出校門的出入口，學校已在校園外圍加設了臨時圍欄，暑假期間會正式設置高身圍網。從3月13日開始，馬路旁的綠色閘門將會關閉。請家長及學生使用北翼正門進出。
閉路電視監控系統
北翼及南翼現已增設閉路電視鏡頭以加強保安。新裝的閉路電視系統具追拍功能，錄像鏡頭可平移及變焦攝錄遠近。
增聘保安員
學校將於3月1日正式啟用北翼旁之保安室，屆時會有一名新保安員駐守。出入之訪客必須出示證件或領取臨時訪客證。
家長證
為確保校園安全，學校將推行家長證。任何會接送小孩之家庭成員（包括親人、家務助理以及司機等）均可申請印有照片之家長證。家長證樣式如下：
家長稍後會收到學校的電郵通知，指導如何上傳照片辦理家長證。家長證完成後學校會通知家長到北翼接待處取證。
自4月10日起（即春假後的首個週一），所有進入校園之家長及訪客均須出示有關證件。為方便起見，2016-17學年及2017-18學年之家長證將同時發放。新入學之家長則會在開學前領取家長證。凡未能出示家長證之家長或訪客，必須於北翼保安室領取臨時訪客證。請家長近期查看電郵，以便獲取申請家長證之詳情。學校相信新政策可加強校園安全。
感謝
感謝家長們對新措施賦予的耐心。預計新措施實施初期會稍有不便，但相信長遠而言，有關措施將鞏固學校安全。
若有任可疑問，歡迎透過以下電郵與本人聯絡：howard.stribbell@tis.edu.mo