St. Xavier 200: Strategic Plan for Continuous Improvement

ST. XAVIER 200 Strategic Plan for Continuous Improvement

Celebrating Our Bicentennial In 2031

FIVE STRATEGIC PILLARS OF ST. XAVIER 200

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MISSION

Living Our Mission and Catholic, Jesuit Identity

To assist young men in their formation as leaders and Men for Others through rigorous college preparation in the Jesuit tradition.

Expand participation in Catholic, sacramental, liturgical and devotional practices for the St. Xavier High School community:

VISION At St. Xavier High School, a Catholic school in the Jesuit tradition, we are committed to being the rigorous college preparatory school in Greater Cincinnati where exceptional boys from diverse backgrounds transform into academically accomplished Men for Others who are prepared to discern and successfully carry out God’s plan for their lives and to serve as leaders in our rapidly changing world.

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Enhancing Education Standards and Instruction Improve the school’s ability to meet the diverse academic profiles of our students, preparing them for their future:

• Offer students, faculty and

• Structure student support

staff opportunities to fully embrace their faith journey

to optimize learning • Enhance overall professional

• Provide religious programs

development for the faculty to improve the executive function skills of our students and the use of technology to boost learning capabilities

and a sacred environment where parents and alumni are able to experience Ignatian Spirituality

Graduate at Graduation To guide every facet of curriculum development at St. Xavier, our faculty has identified the characteristics that each graduate will have acquired during his time at the school. Each graduating student will be:

OPEN TO GROWTH

INTELLECTUALLY COMPETENT

RELIGIOUS

LOVING

COMMITTED TO DOING JUSTICE

Strategic Plan for Continuous Improvement These objectives and goals are designed to be continually monitored against established measurements for progress and accomplishment, allowing the plan to evolve as needs and opportunities arise.

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Ensuring Affordability Eliminate affordability as a barrier to school entry for qualified students: • Stabilize the cost of

tuition through increased endowments and budgetary relief programs • Increase scholarship and

other tuition assistance opportunities

Providing Exceptional Facilities

Maximizing Operational Efficiency

While caring for our common home, create and maintain a campus masterplan to ensure exceptional facilities for current and future generations:

Differentiate the St. Xavier Advantage to prospective students, their parents, alumni and friends of the institution:

• Develop a holistic campus

wide masterplan with an emphasis on safety and efficiency • Contemporize classrooms

to improve the learning experience • Explore the expansion of

student common areas to improve collaboration and cafeteria options while also creating multi-use spaces for year-round use and community engagements

• Achieve a total student

population that maximizes the operational efficiency of the school • Market clear differentiators

of St. Xavier from other high schools • Enhance direct contact

using technology, social media platforms and analytics to expand target audiences • Grow engagement of

parents, alumni and friends of the institution

• Explore expansion and

modernization of the Berning Gymnasium and wellness facilities

$200 Million To assist in accomplishing the Five Strategic Pillars of the St. Xavier 200 Strategic Plan for Continuous Improvement, we have embarked on the aggressive $200 million St. Xavier 200 Campaign. This campaign is designed to acquire, achieve and steward the resources needed to effectively carry forward the Mission and Vision of St. Xavier High School towards and beyond the 200th anniversary of the school in 2031.

For more information regarding the Campaign, please contact Vice President for Advancement Tony Schad ’81 at 513-618-3228 or Tschad@stxavier.org.

STRATEGIC PLAN LEADERSHIP TEAM Steering Committee Brian Fitzgerald ’91, Gary Gruber ’73, Ralph Nardini ’77 Ex-officio Nick Vehr ’77, Tim Reilly ’76 and Dan Lynch

St. Xavier High School Board of Trustees Greg Achten ’82 – Co-Vice Chair, Bob Carroll ’76, Mike Dahm, Walter Deye SJ ’66 – Co-Vice Chair, Brian Fitzgerald ’91, Lee Geiger ’93, Dr. Collen Hanycz, Toi Jones, Paul Lickteig SJ, Patricia McAlpine, Adam Mueller ’96, Greg Ostdieck SJ, Vivek Ramaswamy ’03, Andrew Recker ‘97, Tim Reilly ’76, Mabe Rodriguez Steigerwald, Mark Ryan ’91, Matthew Spotts SJ ’04, Tim Steigerwald ’83, Linnell Sullivan, Eric Sundrup SJ, Nick Vehr ’77 – Chair, Madhu Vrishabhendra, Nathan Wendt SJ

Steering Planning Teams Living Our Mission and Catholic, Jesuit Identity Nick Mayrand, Brian Schaeper – Co-Chairs Gail Chang, Katie Collins, John Getgey, Amy Hagedorn, Tom Manahan SJ, Rick Millbourn SJ ’86, Debra Mooney, Brendan Ryan

Enhancing Education Standards and Instruction Jim Schurrer, Jen Ziebol – Co-Chairs Alex Antonelli, Whitney Butler, Krista Devine, Nora Denning, Brian Gilronan, Kris Holmes, Brad Homoelle ’91, George Jacob, Tamara Kilgore, Tony Nardini ’95

St. Xavier President Tim Reilly ’76 has worked closely with the St. Xavier Board of Trustees and members of St. Xavier community to craft St. Xavier’s Strategic Plan for Continuous Improvement leading up to and beyond the 200th anniversary of the school in 2031.

Ensuring Affordability Nick Recker ’97 – Chair, Tim Banker ’95, Gerry Bollman ’86, Bob Carroll ’76, Joe Conway ’78, Jay Devine, Brian Fitzgerald ’91, Patricia McAlpine, Mike Odioso ’81, Tony Schad ’81

Providing Exceptional Facilities Tim Steigerwald ‘83 – Chair, Jason Ahlers, Eric Breissinger ’85, Elizabeth Harris, Tim Idol, Tom Mills, Alex Nikias, Erik Nousiainen, Mike O’Rourke ’86, Brian Reinhart, Meghan Shaughnessy, Tim Sorensen

Maximizing Operational Efficiency Eric Sundrup SJ – Chair, Eric Brass, Carrie Clouse, Christine Dauenhauer, Mike Dehring ’88, Cara Hester, Wayne Miller, Pat Mutchler ’72, Becky Schulte