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Primary Points:
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A Strategic Plan for The Primary Day School for 2025-2030
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Programs & Pedagogy
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Policy Goal: Ensure that Primary Day's program continues
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to represent "the finest education for the most important
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years."
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Implementation Plan:
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1. Update our hallmark Phonovisual program and
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further integrate tenets of the Science of Reading into
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our literacy instruction.
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2. Enhance the level of challenge for our most capable
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students and differentiation in general.
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3. Consider the need for the services of a school counselor.
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4. Explore our use of time.
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5. Continue efforts to promote pluralism and belonging, and provide
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consistent means of teaching about cultural differences.
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Faculty & Staff
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Policy Goal: Maintain and expand efforts to ensure PDS
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retains, attracts, and develops the highest quality faculty
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and staff.
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Implementation Plan:
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1. Continue the Board-approved multi-year plan to make
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PDS faculty and staff salaries and benefits amongst the
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most competitive in AISGW.
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2. Enhance job factors faculty and staff state are reasons
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they stay at and love PDS.
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3. Enhance opportunities for school-wide professional
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learning.
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4. Execute an interim plan for faculty work & lounge space.
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5. Manage retirement of senior faculty and staff to ensure
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exceptional quality of replacements.
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Families & Community
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Policy Goal: Reinforce and expand the exceptionally strong
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sense of community that defines the PDS experience.
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Implementation Plan:
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1. Develop a plan to expand the socioeconomic diversity
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of the school.
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2. Create additional family events which build community
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and provide age-appropriate activities for families and
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children.
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3. Create additional leadership opportunities for second graders.
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4. Provide ongoing parent education and discussion groups
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on topics such as PDS values and current technology.
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Governance
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Policy Goal: Infuse NAIS' & AIMS' best practices into the
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ongoing functioning of the Board of Trustees.
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Implementation Plan:
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1. Create regular Board retreats that enhance governance and
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review By-Laws.
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2. Create a comprehensive process for the identification and
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onboarding of new Board officers and trustees.
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3. Expand the Board when the time for a campaign is right.
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Finance & Advancement
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Policy Goal: Continue the strong financial management and
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growth of philanthropic support that allows the school to meet
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its philosophical, programmatic, and budgetary goals.
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Implementation Plan:
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1. Prioritize funding for the Board-approved faculty salary/staff and
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benefit goals.
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2. Create a strong stewardship program for alumni and past
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families.
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