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A Vision for Our Future: Christian Brothers Unveils Five-Year Strategic After an 18-month educational visioning process that included key community stakeholders, Christian Brothers High School unveils its five-year strategic plan, A Vision for Our Future.
collaboration, school leaders and teachers quickly forged a new educational plan. CB only missed one day of instruction when transitioning to virtual learning. That fall, CB was among the first schools to welcome students back on campus with a hybrid learning plan. But as students returned to in-person instruction, it was apparent that their needs had changed. It was time to adapt once more, and CB was ready to rise to the challenge.
Christian Brothers High School is the place to be. As the longestthriving high school in Sacramento, the largest Catholic high school in the region, and one of the most diverse private schools in the nation, CB provides excellent academics and co-curriculars in a nurturing, faith-filled envi onment. Holding true to its Lasallian Catholic mission, 46 percent of the student body receives need-based tuition assistance. In the 2022-23 school year, CB is providing $3.4 million to 532 students.
Educational Visioning: An Ambitious Project
Over the past few years, CB and the rest of the world have been put to the test. COVID-19 changed life as we knew it. 2020 will be remembered by many as a time of uncertainty, illness, loss, isolation, and civil unrest. It was an immensely trying time. Thanks to the school’s incredible faculty and staff, remarkable students, supportive families, alumni, loyal friends, and dedicated Board of Trustees, Christian Brothers persevered. In the true spirit of
A fundamental component of Lasallian education is innovation: to continually ask, What do our students need? Guided by the Lasallian Catholic charism and wisdom of the Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, Dr. LeRoy worked to bring together community members and stakeholders to answer this essential Lasallian question.
In the fall of 2021, just one year into her tenure at Christian Brothers, President Crystal LeRoy, Ed.D., embarked on an ambitious but critical endeavor to create a five-year strategic plan. The goal was not to change Christian Brothers High School but to build on the tradition of excellence that started in Sacramento back in 1876.
“It was important to us that we hear from students, families, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends in this educational visioning process,” says Dr. LeRoy. “We got people involved through surveys, stakeholder groups, and opportunities to participate in listening sessions. The opportunity for feedback and dialogue extended throughout our larger community.” “Dr. LeRoy was brave and courageous. I think those are the best ways to describe embarking on this process,” says Board of Trustees Chair Don Fitzgerald. “She was committed when she started at the school to create and implement a long-range plan. It was a difficult time to start something like this because of the limitations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, but she persevered, and the results show that courage and dedication.”
A Community Effort In collaboration with Partners in Mission and key community stakeholders, Dr. LeRoy launched the intensive educational visioning process. They formed an Educational Visioning Steering
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