Framework for the
2023 – 2026
Framework for the Future is ASD’s strategic roadmap for 20232026. Four major aspirations will drive our work over the next three years as we continue to strengthen our position as one of the leading international schools of the world.
These aspirations represent our commitment to ENGAGE ALL , INCLUDE ALL, INSPIRE ALL , and NURTURE ALL , and were born out of the collective insights of stakeholders across the ASD community, including Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Parents and Trustees.
Ultimately, we stand on the shoulders of those that came before us and have created the tradition of excellence that ASD is known for around the globe. The realization of these new action plans will ensure that ASD’s students are provided with a transformational experience that has positive impacts on Dubai, the UAE, and beyond.
I invite you to review the material enclosed in this booklet and to engage with us through 2026—when we will be celebrating our 60th birthday. As always, we are thankful for your partnership, and we look forward to sharing our progress.
Sincerely,
Dr. Steve Druggan Superintendent
ASPIRATION 1
ENGAGE ALL
Deliver challenging, inspirational, and purposeful learning through relevant and engaging pedagogy.
AREAS OF FOCUS
Core Curriculum
Strengthening
Embedding of Attributes
Culture of Feedback
Outside Our Walls
Arabic Language Program
Islamic Education 5
ASPIRATION 2
ASPIRATION 3
Ensure a culture of inclusion and belonging for all members of our diverse community.
Provide opportunities for our students to design, develop, and deliver for public purpose throughout Dubai, the UAE, and beyond.
AREAS OF FOCUS
Delivering on Our Inclusion Commitment
Enhancing Our Support Services
Belonging 7
Framework for the
AREAS OF FOCUS
Building the Space What Happens in the Space 9
INCLUDE ALL
INSPIRE ALL
ASPIRATION 4
NURTURE ALL
Enhance the personal, communal, and financial sustainability of ASD, Dubai, and our world.
AREAS OF FOCUS
Salary and Benefits
Framework Review
Analytics at ASD
Advancement/ Communications
Alumni Development
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2023-2026 ACTION PLANS TO ENGAGE ALL
Core Curriculum Strengthening
Develop a culture of responsive planning based on student learning
BY 2026
1) Comprehensive documentation of offerings in Atlas, our curriculum mapping program, is complete.
2) Documented, taught, and assessed curricula are aligned.
3) A relevant Unit Review Process for ASD is in place.
4) There is robust evidence to support that teachers are fluent in Stages 1-3 of the Understanding by Design learning framework.
5) Successful implementation of the ES Open Up Math Program results in all ES students being challenged and supported.
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Outside Our Walls
Ensure sustainable and purposeful experiential learning through travel in Grades 5-12
BY 2026
2 Embedding of Attributes
Continue the integration of ASD student attributes
BY 2026
1) The attributes serve as the transfer goals throughout the ASD curriculum.
2) A reflection process based on attribute growth and development is incorporated in the Middle School.
3) Attributes are intentionally integrated in the Elementary School’s academic program.
3 Culture of Feedback
Adopt a consistent and purposeful aproach to feedback for all employees and those we serve
BY 2026
1) An updated Professional Growth program is embedded across the school.
2) ASD has moved from experimentation to consistency in terms of user feedback.
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Industry leading operating procedures are in place to guide selection, planning, and execution of all trips.
Arabic Language Program
Raise expectations and develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in line with the MoE curriculum standards
BY 2026
Written curriculum is outlined in a manner that fits the needs of both ASD and KHDA, and data confirms student growth and progress in Arabic G1–12.
Islamic Education
Ensure the provision of Islamic Education for all Emirati students at ASD, and available to all Muslim students in MS and HS
BY 2026
All Emirati students are required to take Islamic Ed within the school day, and the course is available as an option for all Middle and High School students.
Framework for the
Deliver challenging, inspirational, and purposeful learning through relevant and engaging pedagogy.
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2023-2026 ACTION PLANS TO INCLUDE ALL
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Delivering on Our Inclusion Commitment
Enhance commitment, capacity, and collective efficacy for serving neurodiverse students
BY 2026
ASD faculty and staff will report improved confidence that they have the ability and support to teach a wide range of neurodiverse students at ASD because we have successfully:
1) Provided professional learning to enhance Tier 1 (core) instruction, increase capacity to implement Tier 2 interventions, and equip particular employees with the knowledge and skills to support students with low incidence/more significant needs
2) Implemented strategies of increasing awareness and appreciation for neurodiversity
3) Recruited and developed exceptional educators with skills and experience in serving neurodivergent students
Enhancing Our Support Services
Refine the systems and structures for identifying and supporting students
BY 2026
1) Robust systems and structures are implemented effectively in the Middle and High Schools ensuring students with specific needs are identified early.
2) Students needing intensive Tier 3 Learning Support Services are making progress towards their IEP goals.
3) We have successfully launched special education services in the Middle and High Schools.
3 Belonging
Ensure every member of the ASD community knows they belong and are valued
BY 2026
1) Through intentional development of our ASD attributes, there is an ever increasing sense of belonging for all community members.
2) We have developed and implemented a Mission, Values, Attributes feedback tool to measure Belonging and other key components of the ASD experience.
Framework for the
Ensure a culture of inclusion and belonging for all members of our diverse community.
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2023-2026 ACTION PLANS TO INSPIRE ALL
Building the Space
Create a Design & Innovation Center for Public Purpose
BY 2026
Both the second and third floor of the center are functioning as innovative learning spaces bustling with students putting their creative energies towards learning and serving.
2 What Happens in the Space
Develop the curriculum and programs that make the Design & Innovation Center for Public Purpose come to life
BY 2026
1) A comprehensive set of discipline-based courses and curriculum integration opportunities are unified through the new center’s program.
2) Additional opportunities and requirements are developed for all ASD students, and all students in certain grade levels take part in our Self Directed Project (SDP) program.
3) The Director of the Center for Public Purpose is in place to ensure that the promise is delivered.
Framework for the
Provide opportunities for our students to design, develop, and deliver for public purpose throughout Dubai, the UAE, and beyond.
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2023-2026 ACTION PLANS TO NURTURE ALL
Salary and Benefits Framework Review
1 2 Analytics at ASD
Ensure transparency for ASD employee salaries and benefits through the Compensation and Benefits Framework
BY 2026
There is clarity and equity in each employee’s salary and benefits package. This includes a systematic review cycle.
Alumni Development
Formalize and operationalize our contingent of over 2000 ASD Alumni worldwide.
BY 2026
Tools and staffing are in place to support an extensive and growing global Alumni network.
Ensure authentic, readily available, and actionable data through a comprehensive framework and data dashboard
BY 2026
A robust set of tools is in place to ensure equitable and timely access to information, accessed through one comprehensive dashboard that draws from our core systems.
3 Advancement/ Communications
Provide clarity on Advancement/ Communications deliverables
BY 2026
1) Clear structures and staffing are in place for Advancement/ Communications.
2) A new, comprehensive communications plan is adopted to support and showcase all of the amazing things at ASD.
3) All systems are in place to celebrate our 60th anniversary.
4) Admissions continues to implement enrollment management strategies, including sophisticated data analytics to manage increases in applications across all divisions.
Framework for the
Enhance the personal, communal, and financial sustainability of ASD, Dubai, and our world.
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MISSION~VALUES~ATTRIBUTES
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