D5+Strengths.Growth


 * Category D: Areas of Growth (Updated As of 10-12-2011) **
 * (Boldface indicates incorporation into ACTION STATEMENT) **

CATEGORY D: PRELIMINARY ACTION STATEMENT
 * Increase endowments in order to reduce the reliance on tuition moneys. **

__D1 Areas for Growth:__
 * 1) **Decrease reliance on increasing tuition to sustain programs by increasing enrollment **
 * 2) Opportunity to increase education for faculty and staff as it relates to resources of allocation and budget ( NOTE : This has been included within the consolidated ACTION STATEMENT for Category A)

__D2 Areas for Growth:__
 * 1) **Endowment growth, and a possible committee (Also in D5) **
 * 2) Investigate ways to get wider involvement from the constituents of the school <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Also in D5 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: This would be an <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__ACTION STEP__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">toward the fulfillment of the ACTION STATEMENT above)
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To inform faculty and staff more on what happens on committees and Board meetings <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: This has been included within the consolidated ACTION STATEMENT for Category A)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__D3 Areas for Growth:__
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Collaboratively work on long-term planning for capital improvements to better anticipate large resource allocations <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: This would be an <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__ACTION STEP__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">toward the fulfillment of the ACTION STATEMENT above <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__D4 Areas for Growth:__
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increase the recruitment of highly qualified students, by a) leveraging the use of technology and media to enhance our marketing strategy, b) leveraging the relationships with feeder school alumni teachers to enhance outreach efforts and c) enhance our community profile by showcasing our student's academic, athletic, artistic, spiritual and leadership skills/talents in an effort to attract like-minded students. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: This would be an <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__ACTION STEP__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">toward the fulfillment of the ACTION STATEMENT above <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__D5 Areas forGrowth:__
 * 1) **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Endowment growth must be a focus of the school community <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Also in D2)  **
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increase focus on individual major gifts <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: This would be an <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__ACTION STEP__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">toward the fulfillment of the ACTION STATEMENT above <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">)
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increase in giving across constituent groups is needed in the coming years, with a focus on parent and alumni giving <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Also in D2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: This would be an <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__ACTION STEP__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">toward the fulfillment of the ACTION STATEMENT above <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">)

Area D5 Chart for Strengths and Areas of Growth


 * **Areas of Strength (a good thing)**
 * "what do we have. . . "** || **Areas of Growth (a thing we need)**
 * "what do we need. . . "** ||
 * * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Institutional Advancement department has a clear planning process, including goal-setting and evaluation.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For several years, the school has maintained 100% support from faculty and staff in the annual Moreau Fund.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">100% of the Board of Trustees have consistently supported the annual Moreau Fund.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The net fundraising for all fundraising events has increased significantly. Evidence can be found in the evidence section of the wiki document.
 * Annual student fundraiser continues to gain community support. || * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">increase in giving across constituent groups is needed in the coming years
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Parent and Alumni giving are two areas to focus on
 * Endowment growth must be a focus of the school community
 * Increase focus on individual major gifts ||

Focus Group Comments on Prioritized Areas Growth
**DONE 10-12-11**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">October 11, 2011 - We prioritized the list. (Present: Connie, Dani, Logan, Ted, Scott) (Absent: Michael, Kristen, Bill, Jorge) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">We feel we would get more impact from <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">increasing focus on individual major gifts (was #3) instead of focusing on increasing giving across constituent groups with a focus on parent and alumni giving (was #1).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">__D5 Areas forGrowth:__
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Endowment growth must be a focus of the school community (Also in D2)
 * 2)  Increase focus on individual major gifts (NOTE: This would be an __ACTION STEP__ toward the fulfillment of the ACTION STATEMENT below )
 * 3)  Increase in giving across constituent groups is needed in the coming years, with a focus on parent and alumni giving (Also in D2) (NOTE: This would be an __ACTION STEP__ toward the fulfillment of the ACTION STATEMENT below )