SHORECREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL
STRATEGIC PLAN for 2010

MISSION

To provide our students with opportunities to grow intellectually and morally, to find artistic fulfillment, to achieve physical fitness and to develop a sense of their responsibility to our local and global communities.

THE STRATEGIC PLAN STORY

During the 2005-2006 school year the Shorecrest Preparatory School Board of Trustees employed educational consultant Susan C. Stone to facilitate our school community through an extensive planning process. Shorecrest trustees, parents, faculty, staff, students and alumni contributed to the development of the plan. The process has energized and united the Shorecrest community around a plan to advance the programs and operations. Yet, the resulting plan is only the beginning of this planning cycle. The Administration, in collaboration with the Board of Trustees and with Mrs. Stone's guidance, is developing an implementation plan for each goal and the objectives stated in this strategic plan. Additionally, the Board is committed to quarterly reviews and updates of the implementation phases. The community-wide input from 18 listening sessions, a school-wide assessment survey, a planning workshop and feedback opportunities have ensured that the Plan for 2010 reflects the best of collective thinking and aspirations of the Shore c rest community. Now, it is time to join hands and work collaboratively to achieve our new goals. Our children, families, teachers, and the Tampa Bay area will be the beneficiaries of our work and generosity. As the words of the plan transform into programs and behaviors, we will all be able to celebrate the great educational opportunities and the legacy we are developing.

PROGRAM

Goal: Shorecrest will be a preeminent college preparatory school known for developing ethically responsible students who are well prepared for life and leadership in a global society.

Implementation Objectives:

• Foster a culture of integrity, moral and ethical behavior for the Shorecrest community.
• Create a distinctive international language and cultural program.
• Provide academic/extra-curricular programming that allows students to have a balanced experience, enhancing accessibility to universities.
• Design a comprehensive communications curriculum to foster great writers, speakers, and thinkers.
• Embed technology throughout the K-12 curriculum.
• Address academic service programs for diverse learning styles and abilities.
• Incorporate a service learning/community outreach program into the curriculum.
• Develop a comprehensive leadership development program.
• Continue analysis of curriculum with attention to coordination across grade levels and to student mastery of academic fundamentals.
• Enhance summer programming to augment academic, athletic, art and co-curricular programs.
• Address the need for expanding Extended Care program.
• Expand college counseling services to Middle and Upper Division students and parents.
• Examine capability and capacity to expand athletic and fitness program.
• Develop programs that support diversity.
• Evaluate the formation of an Honor Council in the Upper Division.
• Develop cross-divisional student mentoring programs.
• Examine and implement appropriate and affordable food service program.

PHYSICAL PLANT AND FACILITIES

Goal: Shorecrest's physical plant will provide a safe, secure and attractive campus environment that stimulates and supports excellence in academics, athletics and the arts.

Implementation Objectives:

• Review campus Master Plan and revise as necessary.
• Ensure all campus facilities can support state-of-the-art technology.
• Build new Upper Division, Early Childhood Center, Gymnasium and complete Lower Division, Middle Division and athletic facilities.
• Ensure buildings and grounds accurately reflect the quality of our school.
• Create a three to five year maintenance and renewal plan.
• Ensure security for people and facilities.
• Examine satellite campus opportunities.

FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

Goal: The finance and development efforts at Shorecrest will generate and manage funds to further its Mission, programs and facilities through disciplined financial management and aggressive development activities.

Implementation Objectives:

• Initiate a campaign in support of the 2010 Strategic Plan.
• Build endowment through immediate and planned gifts.
• Identify additional sources of revenue and support outside of tuition.
• Seek financial aid funding from sources separate from tuition.
• Create a strategic financial plan to include balance of tuition, annual fund, endowment and other revenues as a means to fund annual budget.
• Reaffirm commitment and mandate for a balanced budget.

STUDENTS

Goal 1: Shorecrest will attract students with intellectual curiosity who will succeed in an academically challenging college preparatory program. Shorecrest will actively seek students with diverse talents, backgrounds and ideas.

Goal 2: Shorecrest will enroll students and involve families who contribute to building a school climate that fosters and develops moral character, leadership and a sense of community.

Goal 3: Shorecrest will graduate students who demonstrate intellectual vitality, a social conscience, and the ability to meet the challenges of college and a global society.

Implementation Objectives:

• Determine optimal enrollment.
• Develop recommendations for outreach programs to identify uniquely talented and qualified students.
• Seek funding for increased financial aid to support cultural and socio-economic diversity.
• Examine viability of a transportation program.
• Consider possible affiliations with schools that could feed every division.
• Increase opportunities for alumni to participate in the life of the school.
• Develop an internship program for Upper Division with alumni and the community.
• Seek ways to expand alumni networking opportunities.
• Increase promotion/communication of alumni and student successes.

FACULTY/ADMINISTRATION/STAFF

Goal: Shorecrest will recruit, reward and retain a diverse faculty, administration and staff who are committed to the Shorecrest Mission and Strategic Plan. Shorecrest will continue to identify and promote faculty and staff who inspire students by modeling academic and ethical excellence while promoting lifelong learning.

Implementation Objectives:

• Offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to all employees.
• Establish a requirement and structure for ongoing professional development.
• Provide opportunities for teachers to acquire, share and implement innovative teaching practices based on current research.
• Continue to enrich the faculty, administration and staff recruitment pool with diversity in mind.
• Continue to evaluate effectiveness of professional evaluation methods.
• Determine optimal balance of faculty, administration and staff.
• Investigate effectiveness of school-wide formal mentoring programs.
• Investigate innovative instruction and programs.

COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING

Goal 1: Shorecrest will maintain active engagement with its communities and be recognized locally and nationally as a preeminent college preparatory school.

Goal 2: Shorecrest will foster an environment of respect, acceptance and support through open communication and cooperation among all its constituents.

Implementation Objectives:

• Develop and implement a marketing plan.
• Establish effective communication and foster partnerships among all constituents.
• Develop a systematic program of communication for students and parents as they transition from one division of the school to another.
• Infuse Mission and core values into all publications, presentations and programs.

Strategic Plan for 2010 in PDF format

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St. Petersburg, FL33703
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