St. Anastasia Catholic School Strategic Plan

Consultative School Board

Fr. Leszek Semik | Pastor

Angelica Krestin | School Principal

Amanda Kraivanger | School Vice Principal

Dianalee Dupree | Chairperson

William Thomason | Vice Chairperson

Vincent Mauch | Finance Council Chair

Fred Balsz | Parish Office Chair

Andrew Kozlowski | Arts & Ed Chair

Lauren Casella | LMU Family of Schools

Margaret Samaniego | Onward Leaders

Allison Kargas | Teaching Professional

Lisa Scaltrito | Retired Teacher, Parishioner

Vickie Farmer | PTO Co-President

Shannon Matthews | PTO Co-President

Matt Blackmore | Parent

Barbara Guidry | Parent

Beth O’Rourke | Parent

Channing Curtis | Parent

Clare Thomason | Teacher

Diana Murphy | Former PLACE Director

Todd Dombrowski | Ex-Officio Advisor

Strategic Planning Committee

Fr. Leszek Semik | Pastor

Angelica Krestin | School Principal

Dianalee Dupree | President

Todd Dombrowski | Committee Co-Chair

Fred Balsz | Parish Business Manager

David Brookman | Parent

Vicki Farmer | PTO President

Jan Masi | Alumni Parent, Parishioner

Shannon Matthews | Parent, Alumnus

Vincent Mauch | Parishioner

David Mora | Finance Council President

Daniela Pinto | Parent

Lisa Scaltrito | Teacher, Parishioner

Russell Silvers | Parent

Clare Thomason | Teacher

William Thomason | Parishioner

Deanna Wierzba | Almunus Parent

ST. ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Our 2021-2022 school year welcomed our students back to campus despite unprecedented changes looming everywhere. St. Anastasia Catholic school recognized that it was a fitting year to reflect on our strengths and challenges while contemplating the opportunities our dynamic world holds for our students and families. The St. Anastasia administration, in partnership with the Consultative School Board and with the expertise of Catholic School Management, led the initiative to develop a strategic plan that lays the foundation for the next five years.

Our 2022- 2027 strategic plan “Grow With Purpose,” is based on the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools. As we look to grow and innovate over the next several years, St. A’s will continue to be dedicated to the religious, academic, physical, and social-emotional development of its students. This strategic plan aims to enhance our mission and creates a future vision that continues to push us to be the best version of ourselves.

We thank our Strategic Planning Committee for their dedication and the many members of our school community who provided input through the surveys and focus groups. Your input played an integral role in the development of sound goals. We are proud to share the results and invite you to go through this brochure to learn about the goals and objectives we have identified and will address in the coming years.

The Consultative School Board, school administration, and our Pastor are committed to ensuring the successful implementation of this strategic plan. We look forward to working with our talented community to deliver on these goals. Let’s kickoff the celebration of our 70th school anniversary with the excitement and vitality we need to harness a future that will build upon the Catholic traditions and legacy of our 1953 founding families.

Defining Characteristics of Catholic Schools

• Centered in the Person of Jesus Christ

• Contributing to the Evangelizing Mission of the Church

• Distinguished by Excellence

• Committed to Educate the Whole Child

• Steeped in a Catholic Worldview

• Sustained by Gospel Witness

• Shaped by Communion and Community

• Accessible to All Students

• Established by the Expressed Authority of the Bishop

Summary of Standards

MISSION AND CATHOLIC IDENTITY

1 2 3 4

An excellent Catholic school is guided and driven by a clearly communicated mission that embraces a Catholic Identity rooted in Gospel values, centered on the Eucharist, and committed to faith formation, academic excellence and service.

An excellent Catholic school adhering to mission provides a rigorous academic program for religious studies and catechesis in the Catholic faith, set within a total academic curriculum that integrates faith, culture, and life.

An excellent Catholic school adhering to mission provides opportunities outside the classroom for student faith formation, participation in liturgical and communal prayer, and action in service of social justice.

An excellent Catholic school adhering to mission provides opportunities for adult faith formation and action in ser vice of social justice.

GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

An excellent Catholic school has a governing body (person or persons) which recognizes and respects the role(s) of the appropriate and legitimate authorities, and exercises responsible decision making (authoritative, consultative, advisory) in collaboration with the leadership team for de velopment and oversight of the school’s fidelity to mission, academic excellence, and operational vitality.

An excellent Catholic school has a qualified leader/leader ship team empowered by the governing body to realize and implement the school’s mission and vision.

EXCELLENCE

NATIONAL STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS for EFFECTIVE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

8 9

An excellent Catholic school has a clearly articulated, rigorous cur riculum aligned with relevant standards, 21st century skills, and Gospel values, implemented through effective instruction.

An excellent Catholic school uses school-wide assessment methods and practices to document student learning and program effective ness, to make student performances transparent, and to inform the continuous review of curriculum and the improvement of instructional practices.

An excellent Catholic school provides programs and services aligned with the mission to enrich the academic program and support the development of student and family life.

VITALITY

An excellent Catholic school provides a feasible three to five year finan cial plan that includes both current and projected budgets and is the result of a collaborative process, emphasizing faithful stewardship.

An excellent Catholic school operates in accord with published human resource/personnel policies developed in compliance with (arch)dioc esan policies and/or religious congregation sponsorship policies, which affect all staff (clergy, religious women and men, laity and volunteers) and provide clarity for responsibilities, expectations and accountability.

An excellent Catholic school develops and maintains a facilities, equip ment, and technology management plan designed to continuously support the implementation of the educational mission of the school.

An excellent Catholic school enacts a comprehensive plan, based on a compelling mission, for institutional advancement through communi cations, marketing, enrollment management, and development.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Working Vision provided by CSM:

St. Anastasia Catholic School will be known as a gift to the parish and asset to the neighborhood for being a welcoming, nurturing, and academically excellent choice for the education of today’s children.

VISION MISSION

Through the Catholic faith, St. Anastasia Catholic School is dedicated to the religious, academic, physical, and social emotional development of the student.

St. Anastasia Catholic School will celebrate its enduring value and identity as a vibrant and welcoming Catholic community and parish school through clear articulation of statements of mission, philosophy, and vision.

MISSION AND CATHOLIC IDENTITY

OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

To update and refine the school’s foundational documents (statements of mission and philosophy as well as a Profile of the Graduate at Graduation in the form of Student Learning Expectations)

To ensure a welcoming and vibrant Parish School community in which students, families, staff, and parishioners grow and benefit from the gift of belonging

• Establish a Mission Enhancement Committee of the School Board with focus on building parish-school collaboration and identifying and establishing broader community partnerships

• Promote the Parish School identity and connection through intentional communications, activities, faith formation opportunities, and ongoing collaboration

• Develop an annual calendar of combined faith formation activities for School Staff to grow in faith with Parish Staff and volunteers

• Initiate procedures that track parishioner family data in the Parish and School Offices, including use of a joint stewardship form

To utilize the lens of Catholic social teachings as the foundation and unifying approach to programs and initiatives surrounding faith formation, social and emotional learning, stewardship, and community.

GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

To prepare position descriptions for all administrative and teaching staff positions

To adapt enrollment data collection, bookkeeping, budget development, and financial reporting responsibilities within a School Business Manager position as part of an enhanced administrative support staff structure

To create a Director of Mission Advancement position shared between the Parish and School initially focused on supporting achievement of capital campaigns and coordination of school-related marketing, communication, enrollment, and development activities

To ensure support for student health, wellness, and social-emotional learning through the addition of a School Counselor position

• Consistent with Catholic Social teaching, support a culture of belonging and recognition of our creation in God’s image

To increase teaching assistants to support the delivery of instruction and individualized attention provided to students

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

To prepare for and engage in a successful WCEA accreditation

• Assess current curriculum across all grade levels to identify areas for enhancement and innovation

• Provide for the integration of contemporary instructional methods and strategies to engage and support a range of learners

• Ensure full attainment of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Schools related to academic, student support, and faith formation programs

To evaluate further classroom enhnacements ensuring our learning spaces are equipped with technology aids and provide engaging student enviornments

To pursue means for public recognition of academic excellence associated with St. Anastasia Catholic School

• Investigate application to the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program to be recognized as an exemplary high performing school based on criteria related to annual academic achievement testing results within the top 15% of the nation for reading and math.

To promote in the school, parish, and online communities examples of how a St. Anastasia Catholic School education has been the foundation for the successes of graduates in high school and beyond

ENROLLMENT VITALITY

OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

To establish data collection procedures to monitor student recruitment, admissions, and retention

• Collect and monitor parish data that relates to school enrollment projections such as parishioner infant baptisms, enrollment in the Religious Education Program, and number of registered parishioner families

• Conduct and compile data from exit interviews with families that withdraw from the school

• Prepare regular data reports to be shared with the School Board and utilized by school staff and the Development Committee of the School Board to support all aspects of enrollment planning

To prepare and annually update an Enrollment Management Plan with specific and datainformed goals and strategies for recruitment, admissions, and retention

• Personalize further the welcoming nature of the experience when families visit the campus for a tour or other event.

• Develop and publish policy regarding acceptance considerations and class sizes

• Administer and respond to annual new family adjustment and parent satisfaction surveys

• Conduct Grade 8 graduate interviews with students and families in the spring of each year

FINANCIAL STABILITY

OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

To draft and implement a comprehensive communication plan

• Publish a quarterly newsletter, including one issue as an Annual Report, for friends and supporters of St. Anastasia Catholic School

To establish a Development Committee of the School Board focused on growing giving to the Annual Appeal and establish a Planned Giving Program

• To develop a plan for the Annual Appeal that utilizes a phased approach to outreach, includes reminders at strategic times of year, and includes an online Day of Giving.

• Promote ongoing growth of school endowment via regular contributions from outcomes to annual giving

To expand the role of a Finance Committee of the Board

• Develop a long-range financial plan with best, likely, and worst-case scenarios inclusive of school building related maintenance, replacement, upgrade, or renewal needs

• Assist the Principal in monitoring financial trends and providing counsel for policy related to finances, admissions, tuition, and tuition assistance and incentives

SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP

OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

To investigate strategy and timeline for a capital campaign for the building of a Parish Life Center to include offices and multi-purpose space such as a school gym, performance venue, and meeting and reception area

• Work with the Pastor and Campaign volunteers to achieve the “Called to Renew” campaign outlined as a Phase I goal with an associated timeline

• Engage in preliminary planning to determine a dollar goal associated with Phase II for the building of a Parish Life Center

To formalize and expand the scope of responsibility associated with a Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board

• Conduct regular safety and security assessments with the Parish Safety Administrator to inform the development of safety and security action plans

• Outline a plan for constructing a Parish Life Center

• Prepare interim plans to manage offices, facilities, and parking needs during construction projects

To follow best practices and commit to the review of the Strategic Plan with intentions of accountability and renewal every five years