The Steward School
CONNECTION Long Range Plan sets aggressive agenda for the In this issue next five years Planned growth of programs and facilities keys To Steward's future Feb. 1996 Despite the snow, The Steward School remained a busy place through the end of 1995 and into 1996. You can read about the special events and class activities which have occupied the months of November, December and early January inside this edition of the Blue & Cold. Among the notable achievements of the first semester of school has been in the drafting of a long range plan that has focused on Steward 's future through the year
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Writing the long range plan was an ambitious and inclusive process that was directed Upper School Update ............... 3 by a Steering Committee of the Board ofTrustees. It involved over one hundred participants Congratulations! ....................... 4 including trustees, teachers, parents, alumni and administrators who represented the past and present of Steward. In a series of Saturday morning retreats, participants worked in ' Portfolio Day ............................. 5 small task groups to brainstorm, analyze, discuss and problem-solve. Through the producA Holiday Happening ............... 5 live and thought-provoking dialogue, they forged a vision of the future that also affirmed fundamental principles of the past which have made Steward unique among area schools. Sharing the joy of givingl ........ _ 6 The extensive plan encompasses all aspects of the School 's operation from curriculum Goodwill Tour . n ..... ..... ....... .... "". 7 Jand staffi ng to finance and facilities. Providing an aggressive agenda for the Board of Trustees over the next 18 months, the plan is, in large part, a schedule for further study and The Steward School Fourth ; planning . Grade On Tour .......................... 7 +In the next five years, The Steward School is committed to increasing the number of opportunities for its students to excel. This requires planned growth-growth in student programs-growth in enrollment to expand programs and social opportunities-growth in the understanding of the role in our community-and growth in faci lities. Some specific recommendations included: •
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Create a Campus Master Plan that would create a vision for the physical plant, help prioritize facility needs and designate the location of new buildings; Invest in the Development Office to maximize voluntary support and to prepare for an anticipated capital campaign; Expand the Resource Center into a comprehensive Learning Enrichment Center that will provide general academic support and services for every Stewa rd student; Appoint a Technology Task Force to define instructional and management strategies that relate to the use of computers, specifically with regard to curriculum; Expand the Summer Program to provide a greater variety of academic programs and enrichment courses to meet the needs of the School family and to appeal to the greater community of school-aged children;
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