Equity & Community

Explore and expand immersive experiences that transcend boarding and day that are centered in equity, leverage educational disruptions, and foster a joyful culture where every community member feels valued and connected and thrives.

Innovative Professionals

Recruit, support, and retain a diverse group of innovative and highly effective educators who model a love of learning and an ongoing commitment to professional growth.

→ Investigate, determine, and articulate the pedagogical and intellectual value of residential learning, how it is aligned with Madeira’s mission and vision, and whether Madeira can actualize this learning for every student.

→ Increase Madeira’s investment in supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable learning community

→ Create, implement, and maintain research-based programs that promote wellness and are rooted in purposeful relationships.

→ Provide significant ongoing professional development to ensure the most up-to-date teaching and learning environment and promote a deeper understanding of Madeira’s diverse student body.

→ Offer enticing, best-in-class compensation and benefits packages and retention incentives in support of the School’s mission

→ Explore ways to foster and enhance an individual and collective sense of belonging in a community that promotes professional growth and retention.

Enduring Sustainability

Identify and prioritize Madeira’s needs for the future: boldly explore and initiate new models of financial sustainability, invest in the people and environmental resources of the School, and develop a culture of lifelong philanthropy.

Finances

→ Create a five-year financial plan that focuses on funding the goals of the Strategic Plan.

→ Explore and evaluate economic models for the School considering sustainability and furthering the mission and vision of Madeira.

→ Establish an innovation fund that provides institutional flexibility and directs the School to invest in the people and programs that move the mission and vision forward.

ENVIRONMENTAL & LAND STEWARDSHIP

→ Investigate and implement practical opportunities to promote the School’s natural resources in environmentally sustainable ways to enhance Madeira’s learning community, campus, and operations.

→ Prioritize needs for renovation and new construction to support the School’s dynamic program.

CONSTITUENT RELATIONS & PHILANTHROPY

→ Steward relationships with Madeira constituents in effective and appropriate ways, rooted in support and love of the School and its mission.

→ Articulate and teach the importance of philanthropy to develop powerful women leaders.