Park Tudor School
Strategic Management Plan
PT 2015
There is no better time for planning than when a
school is in a position of strength, and such is the
case for Park Tudor School today. The school’s
identity as a coeducational JK through grade 12
day school is now forty years old and is built upon
a foundation of excellence that spans more than a
century. Park Tudor enjoys a national reputation
for its outstanding college preparatory program,
extraordinary co-curricular offerings and
commitment to service learning and character
development. The school’s success is built on a
foundation that includes exceptional educators, a
proactive Board, sound financial management and
a dedicated parent body.
This Strategic Management Plan began with a
thorough survey of all Park Tudor constituents and
a review of the accomplishments made under the
Doug Jennings, Head of School
current operating plan, PT 2010. The two-year
planning effort involved board, faculty, parents and
consultants. Community meetings (“town halls”)
were held as the plan took shape in order to garner
as much input as possible. The timing of the plan
is fortuitous in that it coincides with the school’s
re-accreditation process by the Independent Schools
Association of the Central States (ISACS), as well as
the transition to a new Head of School as the cur-
rent Head retires after a successful nine-year tenure.
This strategic management plan puts forward goals
that are clearly mission-based and attainable, yet
flexible enough to include final recommendations
from the ISACS Visiting Committee and the newly
formed school administration. The major five-year
goals presented here will be the framework for
annual goals set and measured by the Board, Head
of School and all faculty and staff.
Joe DeVito, President, Board of Directors
December 2010
Mission Statement
Park Tudor School’s exceptional educators
and extraordinary opportunities prepare
students to become confident and resource-
ful lifelong learners. The school community
creates an inspiring college-preparatory
learning environment for highly motivated
young people in junior kindergarten through
grade 12.
Park Tudor School:
• Serves students of good character who demonstrate
the potential to succeed in an academically challeng-
ing environment.
• Provides a safe and supportive learning environ-
ment.
• Offers a wide range of opportunities that enable
students to develop their talents and explore their
interests in athletics, fine arts and service learning.
• Establishes high standards of ethical behavior,
personal responsibility and global citizenship.
• Partners with families to create a strong school
community that reflects and values cultural,
socioeconomic, racial and religious diversity.
• Supports a significant financial aid program that
enables qualified students from all backgrounds
to attend.
Exceptional Educators.
• Experts in their fields. Average 20 years teaching
experience. 70% hold advanced degrees.
• Small class sizes. 9-1 student-teacher ratio.
Individual attention.
• National leaders in brain based research on how
children learn.
• Extensive professional development program for
all faculty.
• Strong partnership of school-parent-student helping to
ensure success.
Extraordinary Opportunities.
• JK through grade 12 curriculum rich in offerings in
science, world language, the arts and physical education.
• A sequential, age-appropriate service learning program for
all grade levels.
• A “no-cut” policy for all co-curricular activities and sports.
• Innovative uses of technology that enhance teaching and
learning.
• Travel-learning opportunities, locally, nationally and inter-
nationally.
• Wide array of counseling services, including college place-
ment widely regarded as one of the most effective in the
nation in placing graduates.
• Unique Global Scholars program for high school juniors
and seniors.
• High expectations for ethical behavior and a community
built on mutual respect.
 Park Tudor in 2015
To maintain and enhance its position as a leader in independent education, Park Tudor School will meet the
economic challenges and calls for accountability that are facing all educational institutions. The school will
explore and implement the best practices for educating today’s learners. The school will define the qualities that
promote excellence in the classroom; and it will provide experiences that ensure character development and
service to others.
Strategic Management Goals
One School, One Community • Policies and procedures will be reviewed to ensure
that they are clear and consistent across all divisions
• Park Tudor will maximize the benefits of being a JK of the school. The Administration organizational
through grade 12 school with an interconnectedness chart will be revised to reflect a more clear delineation
of curriculum, program, communications, facilities of duties and responsibilities.
and staffing.
• All constituents will be thoroughly surveyed annually
• Admissions and Marketing departments will explore on their perceptions of the school and the success of
and implement the most effective ways to reach its initiatives. The Board will develop a set of metrics
today’s prospective families and personalize the re- to accurately measure the progress of its work, as well
cruitment process. The Park Tudor “value proposi- as the work of the Head of School. Likewise, the
tion” will be clearly articulated, and metrics will faculty and staff will have clear criteria for evaluation.
measure the success of attracting a talented, motivated
and diverse student population. • The Communications Department will be reorga-
nized in order to: enhance two-way communications
• The school will remain fully enrolled, with a maxi- with all constituents (including alumni); make the most
mum number of 980. The process for welcoming new effective use of electronic communications media;
families to the school and the community will be market the school; and build a stronger sense of com-
improved. A variety of family-oriented activities munity.
will be held at the school to promote a sense of
community. • The Technology Department will produce a three-
year plan that will describe the steps to be taken in
• The findings from the National Association of Inde- order to fully implement effective and efficient tech-
pendent Schools (NAIS) Assessment of Inclusivity and nologies in teaching, administrative functions and
Multiculturalism (administered in 2010) will be consid- communications.
ered and recommendations implemented in order to
enhance the school’s successful approach to all matters
of diversity.
• Participation in all volunteer organizations of the
school, including Board membership, will be widely
promoted and encouraged.

Highly Effective
Communications
• The school will develop a master plan for commu-
nications with all constituents. Each division of the
school will articulate the philosophy by which it selects
the most appropriate means of communicating with
students and parents.
 • The school will develop a comprehensive approach to
wellness and physical fitness, including the nutritional
aspects of its food service.
• Summer programs will be expanded and improved
to serve the local community, expose the school to a
broader audience, produce additional revenue, and
provide employment opportunities for Park Tudor
faculty and students.
• College Guidance and Placement will continue to
be a hallmark of the school. With additional staff and
effective uses of technology, the department’s services
will be widely available and promoted throughout the
community. The department’s use of metrics will be
21st Century Teaching continually updated to distinguish its success in place-
and Learning ment. The success of Park Tudor graduates in college
• The school will define the qualities of “an excellent will be well documented and well known as a critical
Park Tudor 21st-century teacher” to inform recruit- element in the school’s “value proposition.”
ment, hiring, retention, professional development and
mentoring.
• The school will implement a comprehensive,
systemic, repeatable process for evaluating the work
of the faculty, staff, Head of School and Board. The
protocol of producing annual, measurable goals that
are mutually agreed upon and carefully reviewed will
permeate the institution.
• The Department Chair structure will be studied and
amended so that the school can most effectively
deliver its curriculum to 21st-century students
who are imbued with the benefits (and challenges) of
technology.
The Russel & Mary Williams Learning Project will
offer research and guidance in this effort. In addition, Enhancement of Resources
the daily class schedule will be reviewed, especially in • The school will increase its resources by expanding
regards to its effectiveness for middle school students. the base and amount of giving to the annual fund, and
by a well-planned, highly personalized approach to
• The administration, including the Human Resources
major donors.
Director, will study the implications of impending fac-
ulty retirements and the critical need to maintain the • The Development Department will complete a
qualities and reputation of an excellent faculty. reorganization that will make it more efficient,
responsive and forward-looking. It will work closely
• Co-curricular programs, with opportunities for full
with the Head of School, Admissions Department,
participation, will continue to be an integral part of
Communications Department and the Business
a Park Tudor education. Emphasis will be placed on
Office. All contributions will be carefully tracked to
sequential, developmental approaches in athletics, as
honor donor intent and implementation.
well as in the arts, public speaking, and service learn-
ing. All coaches and sponsors of activities will be of continued
high quality and will communicate effectively with
students and parents.
• The relationship between the Board of Directors
and the Trust will be clear and transparent to all
constituents. Parents will understand the significant
benefits that the fixed draw from the endowment has
on the tuition charged by the school.
• The Finance Committee of the Board, the Admin-
istration and the CFO will continually develop and
review five-year financial scenarios.
• As the school celebrates the 40th anniversary of
co-education, the retirement and replacement of the
Head of School, and other milestones, the Adminis-
tration will coordinate events to ensure participation
by all constituents. Likewise, all fund-raising efforts
within the school will be closely monitored and coor-
dinated by the Development Department.
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21st Century Facilities
• The school will enhance its outstanding campus and
facilities to provide the very best programs and the
most effective technologies.
• A preliminary study has identified areas of the
campus for expansion and improvements. They
include: increased locker room facility for fall and
spring sports; improvement of the tennis center;
improvements to kindergarten classrooms; and build-
ing modifications to increase accessibility.
• A more complete master plan will be developed to
address space needs for the middle school and
improved office space for The Russel & Mary
Williams Learning Project. A fund has been estab-
lished for future acquisition of land adjacent to the
campus.
• As needs are clearly identified and plans produced, a
feasibility study will be conducted to identify funding.
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