Park Tudor Strategic Plan PT2020

PT2020 Strategic Plan

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4 Our Vision

6 Our Values

8 Our History

Before our students take the world stage, their lives take shape right here.

Inside these walls, they find out what they can do, so that outside, there’s no limit to how far they can go.

They learn how to think from exceptional educators.

They stand up for what’s right, even when others stay seated.

They have extraordinary opportunities to seek out a rewarding life.

It all starts at Park Tudor, with an education from the inside out.

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12 Academics

16 Community

20 Sustainability

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Living our mission.

Our students bring strong character, bright minds, big hearts, and the drive to succeed.

They leave armed with the knowledge and the courage to exceed their ambitions.

Our Mission

Our Mission To create an inspiring college-preparatory learning environment, with exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities, that prepares and motivates students to become balanced, confident, and resourceful lifelong learners.

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Realizing our vision.

Ignite curiosity. Instill compassion. Inspire courage.

These are the tenets of our vision, and every day we’re bringing them to life.

Ignite curiosity.

Our Vision

Instill compassion.

Inspire courage.

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United by our shared values.

They’re the basic building blocks of a Park Tudor education. Our values guide everything we teach, learn, and do.

Our Values

Integrity

Resourcefulness

Park Tudor challenges our community to develop and practice honesty, moral courage, and other elements of character.

Park Tudor fosters persistence, imagination, problem solving, and intellectual agility to create confident and resilient lifelong learners.

Intellectual engagement

Respect

Park Tudor provides a broad and challenging academic program that inspires students and faculty through sustained engagement, to help them develop their passions and stretch themselves intellectually.

Park Tudor nurtures self-respect and respect for others and encourages a diverse and inclusive community that has appreciation and consideration for all.

Responsibility Park Tudor values personal accountability among all members of our community and challenges us to develop ethical standards in our thought processes, decision-making, and behavior.

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Students in Indianapolis.

Citizens of the world.

The Park Tudor story began more than a century ago, when two neighboring schools built an exciting new learning community in Indianapolis. From the start, Tudor Hall School for Girls and Park School for boys have shared a common mission. In 1970, we united — and ever since we have prepared students for success as compassionate citizens of the world.

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Tudor Hall School for Girls

Park School When financial challenges arose, seven Indianapolis businessmen bought the Brooks School and began operating it as Boys Preparatory School. In 1923, they moved it to Cold Spring Road on the former Carl Fisher estate. Six years later, with enrollment at a record high, it was renamed Park School.

When the community called for a private girls’ school, Miss Fredonia Allen and the Rev. James Cumming Smith answered. In 1902, they founded Tudor Hall at 16th and Meridian Streets, launching a proud legacy of education in Indianapolis.

Making room for the boys In 1914, the Brooks School opened down the street at 1545 N. Central Avenue, building on the exciting learning community that had begun a decade earlier.

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Global reach.

Our students come from all over the Indianapolis metropolitan area, but they venture far and wide — attending college in nearly every state in the U.S., and living in myriad countries around the world.

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Moving forward

Neighbors united

Ready for what’s ahead

Tudor Hall and Park School merged in 1970 to become Park Tudor School.

The first combined class — 28 girls and 14 boys — graduated the following spring.

Every day, we continue to prepare tomorrow’s leaders for the rigors of college and the opportunities of life beyond.

Moving to Lilly Orchard In 1967, Park School moved to a new campus on the former Lilly Orchard, donated by Eli Lilly, Jr., and his brother, Josiah K. Lilly, Jr. 1967

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PT2020 The Park Tudor Strategic Plan

One plan. Many perspectives.

PT2020 is a single, cohesive vision for our future, but it’s far from the work of any one individual or group. Our intent was to create a plan that was inclusive and transparent, and we conducted more than 80 learning sessions and focus groups over 18 months to ensure that our final product reflected the many voices of our community.

From the start, the development of PT2020 was mission-led and values-based. As our community coalesced around these common ideas, we were able to define critical strategic goals that would help us live our mission and values in all areas of the school.

As we move forward, we’ll continue to define annual action steps that enable us to reach our strategic goals and that will serve as a reference point for all that we do.

Evolving over time.

The following pages highlight three areas: academics, community, and sustainability. PT2020 is a framework that guides us as we move forward. But it’s also a living document, designed to be responsive to changes at Park Tudor and the broader community. Each year, we’ll evaluate our strategic goals and refine the plan as necessary.

Strategic Plan

A Park Tudor education begins in Indianapolis.

But it never ends.

It’s the foundation of lifelong learning and lifetime success. This is our moment to build upon that foundation for future generations of Park Tudor students and alumni.

PT2020 will lead Park Tudor forward in three major areas.

Academics

Community

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Sustainability

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Educating leaders from the inside out.

We will enhance the academic program at Park Tudor to continue educating promising leaders. Our students will sharpen their minds through critical inquiry, adaptive thinking, and effective communication, with the opportunity to fully explore their curiosity, passion, and vision.

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Academics

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Wide lens. Deep focus.

Provide a broad, outstanding liberal arts experience — one that encourages a healthy balance between academics, arts, and athletics — while also giving students the opportunity to dive deeply in an area of passion.

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Time is of the essence.

Think creatively and expansively about time, schedule, and calendar.

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Relationships matter.

Promote regular and intentional opportunities for faculty and students to collaborate and engage.

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Learning across disciplines and cultures.

Create additional opportunities for integrated, interdisciplinary work in all divisions.

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Fueling student purpose.

Intrinsically motivate our students by creating learning opportunities and programs that emphasize the fundamental drivers of motivation — autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

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Empowering today’s learner for tomorrow’s world.

Further develop a comprehensive framework that advances creativity and innovation in teaching and learning through the purposeful integration of technology.

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Learning with value beyond the classroom.

We will create a learning environment that prepares Park Tudor students to engage with the local and global community. This plan will build on our inherent strengths of promoting citizenship, developing values, and building trust among faculty, alumni, and parents, all for a broader purpose.

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Driven by character.

Fully implement our core values, with particular emphasis on citizenship and character development.

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Parents, students, and faculty — allies in education.

Build on our strong commitment to student, faculty, and parent relationships and continue to pursue innovative ways to strengthen and further develop these partnerships.

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Learning to serve. Serving to learn.

Make community engagement and service learning a more integral part of our students’ educational experience.

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A view of the world.

Promote an intentional global awareness in our curriculum, and connect students in meaningful global opportunities and programs.

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Staying in touch.

Deliberately engage alumni and parents so that they become more actively involved in the school by sharing their expertise, experiences, and access to opportunity.

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A strong connection point.

Unite all divisions of our community in meaningful ways.

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Powering tomorrow with smart ideas today.

We will remain financially strong and work to become even more self-sustaining. The goal is to ensure that Park Tudor can withstand and adapt to any shift in the financial, environmental, or programmatic landscape, long into the future.

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Sustainability

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Tell the world our story.

Share Park Tudor’s story more broadly, showcasing our strong and diverse students and faculty, our exceptional programs, and our role within the Indianapolis community.

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Learn from the wisdom within.

Expand our diverse community of students, parents, and faculty, and learn from their varied perspectives.

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Do well. Be well.

Develop a comprehensive and integrated community wellness program.

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Taking big steps forward (with a smaller footprint).

Be mindful of the environment by measuring our impact and taking steps to reduce our environmental footprint.

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Doing more with less.

Reduce our dependence on unrestricted endowment dollars by developing and marketing budget-relieving endowed programs, particularly in support of faculty, student scholarship, and the curriculum.

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Lining up our priorities.

Continue to align the master plan with the strategic plan, and prioritize goals, projects, and improvements to campus.

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Park Tudor.

A prologue to lifelong learning — from the inside out.

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