22 CROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS & SCIENCES
STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
Artist rendering of the Center for the Performing Arts, breaking ground in the 2022-23 school year
Since it launched in 2019, Crossroads’ 15-point strategic plan has been a driving force behind the School’s evolution and growth. Each goal is overseen by a committee to steward its completion. Of course, many of the goals— such as Student Wellness and Belonging and Inclusion—will always remain ongoing School priorities. Once the committees complete their work, they will make their recommendations to the senior leadership team for implementation and continual assessment. While the ongoing logistical challenges posed by the pandemic somewhat limited our ability to progress on certain
goals, much important work was accomplished. Below is an overview of some of the goals the School addressed during the 2021-22 academic year. Belonging and Inclusion Led by then-Director of Secondary Admission Amy Walia-Fazio, the committee conducted extensive research and surveyed the Crossroads community. Its two major recommendations have been adopted to help the School develop a more robust and intentional system of integration and inclusion for our various constituencies. The first was for Crossroads to join the Inclusion Dashboard Consortium, empowering
the School to systematically measure inclusion on an institutional level and compare that data with the other schools in the consortium. The second was moving from a divisionbased diversity, equity and inclusion program to a more robust K-12 DEI Office. To read more about diversity, equity and inclusion at Crossroads, please turn to page 14. Enhance Our Performing Arts Program The School continues to fundraise for a new Center for the Performing Arts on the 21st Street Campus. This facility will offer state-of-the-art teaching, performance and rehearsal spaces, bolstering
our exceptional dance, drama, music and filmmaking programs and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. The first phase of this project will include the 650-seat Stern Family Theater and a 100-seat recital hall named in honor of Mary Ann Cummins, as well as 16,000 square feet of parking. The facility will also house a dedicated seminar room for the School’s Equity & Justice Institute. The Santa Monica Planning Commission has approved the construction of the Mainstage Theater Building, designed by Zoltan E. Pali of SPF:a, which will break ground during the upcoming school year.