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Thank You! My favorite day of the week is Thursday when, for 70 minutes,
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I get to be a French teacher again. For this I have my faculty
78%
9%
1460
colleague, Benjamin Smith, to thank. He normally teaches
of operating revenue
of operating expense
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French 1 and 2, but once a week he allows me stand in for him in
came from tuition
was for plant operations
both classes. And what a delight! It’s not that I don’t enjoy school
($3,164,550)
and maintenance ($264,914)
administration, which has its own particular rewards; there is simply nothing better than being in a TJ classroom, working with the brightest, most engaged students in the world. I must say that every Thursday, as the students and I dive into verb conjugations, vocabulary, and culture, I am vividly reminded of how important and necessary TJ is.
4% of operating revenue
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4%
came from annual
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giving ($126,042)
was for asset additions/
As I write to you today, I am pleased to report that TJ is in good financial health, thanks to the
capital expenditures
careful planning and oversight by our board of trustees and the excellent management of our
($110,330)
resources by everyone at TJ, beginning with our business office. We are currently free of debt and
22%
our endowment has shown solid growth in recent years. All of that is positive news, of course, but
of tuition revenue was
we cannot take it for granted. As a small school, especially, we must be ever mindful of our capacity
dedicated to financial
to sustain the excellence for which TJ is famous. For example, we know that a drop in enrollment of
assistance ($709,480)
Those are our realities, and we must face and manage them, which means that our strategic
#1 Best Boarding High
86 Students in Grades 7-12
7 Countries Represented in Our Community
School in Missouri*
even two or three students can have an immediate impact on our operating and capital budgets. We also know that the size of our alumni base can be a limiting factor where fund-raising is concerned.
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67%
#1
priorities must center on institutional advancement: admissions and development. With continued
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efforts and results in those key areas, I firmly believe that TJ will be in a position to maintain its
was for salaries and
Most Diverse Private
extraordinarily high standards for generations to come, and that teaching amazing students will
benefits ($2,064,009)
High School in Missouri*
continue to be the greatest pleasure and privilege that any educator could ever hope to have.
6 States Represented in Our Community
64%
9%
#2
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of operating expense
Best College Prep
was for instructional
Private High Schools in
support and student
Missouri*
Elizabeth L. Holekamp, Ph.D.
activities and services
Full-Time Faculty with
Head of School
($247,059)
Advanced Degrees
I thank you, most sincerely, for your generous support!
Students of Color
92%
*Niche Rankings