Palmer Trinity School

DEAR PALMER TRINITY COMMUNITY It is with great pride that we present Strategic Plan 2027: Securing our Bright Future. This document is the culmination of a three-year effort with contributions from a wide variety of our community members including the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, parents, students, alumni, and alumni parents. This Plan highlights our 50 th anniversary motto, Bold Past, Bright Future, by reaffirming our Mission. We remain committed to our School's vision as an outstanding co-educational Episcopal School, providing academic excellence in all disciplines while embracing character development. This continues to be our foundation for everything we, as educators, do each day. While celebrating Palmer Trinity's past and appreciating the present traditions of educational distinction, we are eager to secure our future. This Plan establishes a detailed guide and framework for the next five years in the vital areas of: Curriculum, Community, Faculty, Land and Facilities, and Financial Sustainability. Our priority continues to be focused on providing our students with optimum experiences as they develop mind, body, and spirit to become global citizens and compassionate leaders in an ever-changing world. Our students must take their place in an increasingly diverse society prepared to embrace, respect, and understand all perspectives. Strategic Plan 2027 reflects a synthesized and analytical approach to planning for the future and incorporates the following data: four essential surveys, the Belonging Survey, the Faculty/Staff Survey, the Parents Survey, and the New Parent Survey, dedicated time to reviewing and discussing and developing the Plan, two Board of Trustees working sessions, and seven task groups meeting throughout the fall of 2021 to recommend action steps. A detailed chronological timeline can be found in this document. In short, we are deeply grateful for all who shared time and are proud of the commitment to the process given to this important document. Our people are the key to our past success and to our future progress — administration, students, faculty, parents, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, and friends — working as one community. Our faculty anchors Palmer Trinity's educational program, and, as such, it is critical that we continue to provide the highest quality of professional life. We recognize the importance of the teacher in today's world, now more than ever. As the great Henry Adams claims, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." A hallmark of this document is the newly created, Portrait of a Teacher, which reflects discussions around this life-changing profession. Please join us as we celebrate and embrace this unique and exciting time in the life of our School. We encourage you to review Strategic Plan 2027 and are most grateful for your partnership and support. Sincerely, PATRICK ROBERTS Head of School MARCEL NAVARRO Chairman, Board of Trustees

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