Our Four Strategic Priorities

REDEFINE | REVIEW | REEXAMINE | REIMAGINE

Priority 1

Beauvoir will REDEFINE, through both our messages and actions, the positive benefits and outcomes of growing as teachers, learners, and community members within a diverse, Episcopal-school setting.

Priority 2

Beauvoir will REVIEW and reexamine the alignment of our curricular cornerstones from the Early Learning Center (ELC) to the Third Grade to ensure that our students continue to be well-prepared for life after Beauvoir and highly valued as confident thinkers and compassionate leaders as they matriculate to receiving schools, both at the Cathedral and beyond. In tandem with this, clearly articulate the evolution of professional goals and expectations for faculty and staff during their Beauvoir journey to achieve and maintain Beauvoir's trademark excellence.

Priority 3

Beauvoir will REEXAMINE, reimagine and/or maximize our early childhood spaces and school environment to support the evolving needs that children in their formative years require in order to be both solution seekers and good stewards, well equipped for the future cognitively, socially, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

Priority 4

Beauvoir will REIMAGINE a school where we extend our reach to greater depths, through marketing and admissions, endowment growth, donor relationships, auxiliary programs, parent

Priority 1

Beauvoir will REDEFINE, through both our messages and actions, the positive benefits and outcomes of growing as teachers, learners, and community members within a diverse, Episcopal-school setting.

Community is the heart of a Beauvoir education.

❉ We embrace and cherish our Episcopal identity, which is rooted in God’s love for all.

❉ We are a racially, ethnically, and economically diverse community where every member is welcome and enriches our learning environment.

❉ We teach in a collaborative style that promotes teamwork and establishes a foundation for building effective relationships and greater success.

❉ We are grounded in our Life Rules—Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Honesty.

Next Steps

1. Clearly describe the benefits of belonging to an Episcopal School and define Beauvoir’s Episcopal identity.

2. Design and implement a new communications and marketing plan that speaks to the Beauvoir experience; spreads this experience to prospective families; strengthens this experience among community members, including alumni; and engages partnerships with organizations in the DMV and beyond.

3. Create various paths for all community members to continue to cultivate inclusivity and cultural competency schoolwide.

Priority 2

Beauvoir will REVIEW and reexamine the alignment of our curricular cornerstones from the Early Learning Center (ELC) to the Third Grade to ensure that our students continue to be well-prepared for life after Beauvoir and highly valued as confident thinkers and compassionate leaders as they matriculate to receiving schools, both at the Cathedral and beyond. In tandem with this, Beauvoir will clearly articulate the evolution of professional goals and expectations for faculty and staff during their Beauvoir journey to achieve and maintain Beauvoir's trademark excellence.

Beauvoir's comprehensive program is the foundation for educating the whole child, with the goal of helping students to become the best version of themselves.

❉ We offer a research-based teaching program that balances academic rigor with essential social and emotional development.

❉ Our collaborative teaching model teaches our students to build vital relationships and problem-solving skills.

❉ Our students are curious, creative, and courageous in their learning.

❉ Beauvoir’s Life Rules are integrated into all aspects of school life, leading to fundamental and ingrained characteristics that promote greater empathy to effect positive change, resolve disputes, and build lasting relationships.

❉ We engage and retain strong early childhood faculty, who embrace lifelong learning and continuously strive to advance professionally.

❉ We incorporate age-appropriate, service-learning programs that genuinely improve the lives of others, while instilling the important message of loving our neighbors and contributing to the broader community.

Next Steps

1. Review, assess, and realign our programmatic curriculum, ELC–Third Grade.

2. Design a clear path of goal setting and review for faculty, staff, and administrators.

3. Reevaluate the ELC program as an integral component of the Beauvoir earlychildhood experience and consider opportunities to market it across the DMV.

4. Ensure the integration of cultural competency in the curriculum, ELC–Third Grade.

Priority 3

Beauvoir will REEXAMINE, reimagine and/ or maximize our early childhood spaces and school environment to support the evolving needs that children in their formative years require in order to be both solution seekers and good stewards, well equipped for the future cognitively, socially, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

Beauvoir's learning environments provide students with positive and engaging settings that inspire a passion for learning, including:

❉ An environmentally sensitive building;

❉ Areas promoting STEAM equipped with related technology and resources;

❉ Large, light-filled spaces; and

❉ Educational venues ranging from museums and science labs to the Cathedral Close and the Beauvoir Outdoors playground.

Next Steps

1. Assess the feasibility of reimagining space on the Cathedral Close for programmatic use.

2. Work with a school environmental consultant to align Beauvoir’s space and design with current needs, and envision future opportunities (science; technology; engineering; culinary, visual arts, and performing arts; and math).

3. Audit and realign the duties and responsibilities throughout the administrative departments.

Priority 4

Beauvoir will REIMAGINE a school where we extend our reach to greater depths, through marketing and admissions, endowment growth, donor relationships, auxiliary programs, parent resources, and curricular offerings, both virtual and in-person.

The role of sustainability at Beauvoir is to evolve and to grow right alongside our students.

❉ We strive to grow Beauvoir’s endowment to ensure the long-term sustainability of the school.

❉ We ensure access to a wider segment of our community by managing tuition growth and ensuring sufficient financial aid.

❉ We continue to attract and retain the best and brightest educators in early education.

Next Steps

1. Create a five-year financial plan in support of endowment growth, finding opportunities to fund long-term priorities including competitive salaries, professional development, financial aid, and recruiting a diverse faculty and staff.

2. Create a comprehensive fundraising plan which clearly articulates to donors the philanthropic priorities including the Beauvoir Fund (annual giving), the Scholarship Benefit, capital, and endowment fundraising.

3. Consider new ways to attract and retain the best and brightest educators, including by providing new and innovative professional development opportunities.