Strategic Plan 2001-2005
Introduction (published January 2001)
Building upon our foundation of more than sixteen years of success, this strategic plan sets forth our goals and vision for continual improvement over the next three to five years. We believe that with disciplined focus on these goals, we will be able to serve our students and our community well. We will continue our ambitious approach to creating and sustaining a world-class school. A school that, indeed, makes a world of difference in many different ways.
This plan is the result of more than a year of careful reflection and discussion with all of the school’s constituents. We were guided in this effort through the generous contribution of time, talent and resources from Bain and Company. Seven areas of the life of the school were reviewed and objectives for each were written. We then identified a set of goals to achieve each objective. The seven areas cover all aspects of school life:
- Student achievement and character
- Academic programs
- Student enrollment and community profile
- Faculty and staff development
- Technology, tools, buildings and grounds
- Financial planning and support
- Effective communications and marketing
Where do we begin? We start with our mission and values. We strive to achieve our mission and commit to honoring our values at all times. For this reason, as your turn the pages and read about where we are going, we start with the mission and values. Go ahead and re-read them before jumping into the plan itself. We are now in the process of developing clear action steps for each goal and we will report our progress to you on a regular basis through our annual report and other school publications.
In the meantime, I invite you to partner with us as we pursue these goals and these dreams. What we are setting out to do are tasks bigger than any single person can achieve. But when we achieve them they will serve every single person.
With high hope and excitement for our future!
David B. Hawley
Headmaster