PIS (Azizia) Jeddah operations streamlined

SMC Chairman Asghar Baig

The functioning of Pakistan International School (PIS), Azizia, Jeddah, has now been streamlined and the credit goes to its School Management Council (SMC).
Since the school was faced with a number of legal cases, SMC contacted and hired a competent lawyer for the school who dealt with the cases successfully.
School Accounts had not been audited for the last five years so SMC got them audited from 2008 to 2015.
SMC kept the school capital in Quafil Investment Fund at Bank AlJazira due to which school saved more money than ever before.
SMC has always strived to provide as many facilities to the parents as possible.
The iqamas of more than 80 employees were transferred in the name of school.
Previously, the PIS (Azizia) employees who did not hold the school iqamas were not paid house rent, which was logical, so SMC took a decision and approved the house rent allowance for non-school iqama holders as well.
Feeling the shortage of staff (teaching and non-teaching), SMC in coordination with Consulate General of Pakistan, Jeddah made recruitment strictly on the basis of merit. Hence, the deficiency of staff was made up.
SMC realized that the salaries of school employees were not enough for them. Keeping in view their financial problems, SMC made an increase in their basic salaries by 20 percent. Thereafter, the school staff felt very much satisfied and delighted.
SMC, during its four-year tenure, purchased 35 new Coasters to transport the students a lot of them were deprived of conveyance facilities due to vehicle shortage.
Despite the fact that the school’s functioning was becoming expensive day by day, SMC did not increase either the school tuition fee or bus fee. This decision of SMC was widely appreciated by the parents.
Previously. SMC had decreased the annual increments from 20 to 15 but this SMC restored the previous number of increments as 20.
SMC decided to give one basic salary to all the employees of school without any discrimination as housing aid.
Since December 2012, there was old and broken furniture in the school so 1,300 new chairs and tables were purchased for the students.
During this year’s summer vacation, the school is being repaired and painted as it had not been painted since long. Some new editions in toilets have also been made.
New ACs and Split Units have been ordered to replace the old and noisy ones.
The school has always strived to adopt electronic measures, which are an important need of the time to provide urgent and important information to the parents.
SMC got started mobile messaging service through which parents get messages from school in a matter of seconds. The parents are informed immediately if and when their wards are absent from school.
The refresher courses for teaching staff are very important so SMC started an Ideas Plus program and the teachers are provided refresher courses.
Drivers and security guards are provided with uniform to create uniformity in the school.
Token system at fee counters has been launched so that the parents do not have to wait in queues.
Reception office has been shifted at Gate No.1, where parents and students get all the required information.
One window operation for Records Section and Federal Board Office has been installed.
Proper sign boards have been installed for the guidance of parents to the relevant offices.
CCTV cameras have been installed in the offices and corridors to monitor the activities of school employees, which has enhanced their efficiency.
SMC is fully determined to provide the best facilities to the parents and students as well as school employees. The students of this school are already getting admissions in top ranking professional colleges and universities. But now this number will be increased manifold.
SMC believes that work is worship and it will leave no stone unturned in providing service of the community.