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2017 Strategic Plan

October 2017

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2017 STRATEGIC PLAN

Journey Together

Park shapes your child’s academic and social and emotional pathway in the most transformative years. A Park education propels students on the journey from curious early learners to confident, collaborative, caring, and contributing individuals who are known and know who they are.

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Strategic Plan Review

4 Task Forces Formed with Focus Areas that Connect Park

• Early Childhood, Upper Division, Park After 3, Financial Sustainability
• Approximately 60 Participants (Faculty, Staff, Trustees, Parents, Alumni)
• What does excellence looks like in each area?
• How can Park ensure that its program will meet these standards now and in the future?

Task Forces Focused on Excellence

• Current Practice at Park
• Local and National Peer Schools
• Leading Theory and Best Practice

Research-Driven Approach and Task Team Findings Synthesized Findings into Four Principal Priorities For Park

COMMITTEE

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MEMBERS

*Plus numerous ad-hoc volunteers and subject experts

Strategic Planning Team*

Strategic Planning Early Childhood Upper Division Park After 3 Financial Sustainability

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Parents & Trustees Faculty & Staff

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Parents & Trustees Faculty & Staff

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Parents & Trustees Faculty & Staff

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Parents & Trustees Faculty & Staff

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Parents & Trustees Faculty & Staff

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Strategic Plan Timeline

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Summer 2015

Planning and process design Consultant retained

Winter 2015/16

Task Forces conduct research

Summer 
 2016

Strategic Planning Committee synthesizes Task Forces’ findings Major themes identified First draft of plan

Winter 2016/17

Strategic Planning Committee incorporates feedback Trustees review plan Implementation planning begins

Fall 
 2017

Strategic Plan Presented to Community Implementation continues

Fall 
 2016

Strategic Planning Committee revises draft plan Feedback solicited from trustees, administration, faculty and staff

Spring 
 2016

Task Forces analyze findings Task Forces make recommendations

Fall 
 2015

Trustees identify areas of focus Strategic Planning Committee and 4 task forces formed

Spring 
 2017

Board of Trustees approves Strategic Plan Plan presented to faculty

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Journey of Applied Learning

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Infuse the curriculum with applied learning experiences that foster a deeper understanding of subject matter and instill in our students the skills and curiosity to engage as global citizens in today’s world.

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Priority 1

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Priority 1

• Provide more opportunities for students

to create their own knowledge through applied learning activities that foster academic growth, creativity, flexible thinking, and collaboration within and

• utside of Park.
• Sequence these experiences in a

seamless trajectory from an intentional play-based curriculum in the early grades, to meaningful opportunities for project-based learning in the later grades – ensuring appropriate staffing support at all levels to achieve the greatest impact.

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Priority 1

• Modernize and enhance the functionality

and flexibility of early childhood and Upper Division classrooms, improve and integrate indoor and outdoor learning spaces, and create multi-use areas for applied learning.

• Invest in best practices by providing

professional development for faculty to design, implement and evaluate applied learning programs.

• Redesign the school schedule to

support these evolving classroom practices and facilitate increased

• pportunities for in-depth, project-based

and multidisciplinary work.

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Journey of 
 Social & Emotional Development

Strengthen our commitment to explicit and cohesive programs that build the social-emotional skills of students, caring for their

• verall well being and helping

them thrive in school and life.

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Priority 2

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Priority 2

• Develop a coordinated framework for

social-emotional learning at Park that will help guide curriculum choices and classroom instruction, inform school- wide practices, and help students gain targeted competencies.

• Expand counseling services and

resources for academic support.

• Invest in best practices by providing

professional development for faculty to develop new curricula and practices in social-emotional learning.

• Create new gathering spaces for

recreational, dining, and socialization purposes where students can foster deeper relationships and explore their burgeoning independence.

Architectural rendering of proposed gathering space for dining and recreation

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Journey 
 Beyond the School Day

Enrich our after-school and auxiliary programming to enhance students’ experiences beyond the school day.

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Priority 3

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Priority 3

• Reimagine co-curricular programming

with a broad range of high-quality

• fferings that excite students, boost

learning, and extend Park’s commitment to excellence beyond the school day.

• Hire a Director of Auxiliary Programs to

implement this new vision for the 
 co-curricular experience at Park.

• Ensure that co-curricular programs are

integrated into the fabric of school life, align with the trajectory of the school day, and captivate students at all levels of interest, ability, and potential.

• Maintain the accessibility and affordability,

and increase the connectedness of, 
 co-curricular programs to affirm the spirit

• f community we cherish at Park.

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Journey for Foundational Support

Build upon Park’s strong financial position to 
 further our mission and fully implement this strategic plan.

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Priority 4

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Priority 4

• Grow endowment funds to support

new priorities in applied learning, social-emotional learning, and 
 co-curricular programming.

• Build the endowment to reduce the

rate of future tuition increases, helping ensure that families from diverse means can continue to access a Park education.

• Further invest in faculty and staff

compensation, coaching, and professional development to attract, develop, and retain the caliber of professionals that defines Park.

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Journey to Implementation

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Student 
 Schedule 
 Analysis

Implementation Planning

Professional Development

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Learning Fundraising Professional Development on Social-Emotional Development Campus 
 Master 
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Wrap-up & Questions