Planning - Villa Madonna Academy

Vision
The
2009-2010
Strategic Plan
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Planning for the future is critical in today’s environment. Villa Madonna Academy’s success can be
attributed to the strategic planning that has taken place in previous years. It has helped ensure
the school’s strong academic program, its financial footing and its Catholic, Benedictine heritage.
In order to shape Villa’s future and further advance the school’s mission, a strategic planning initiative
has been underway. This document contains the final goals and objectives that is the Vision of Villa.
The
Strategic Planning Committee included 52 people
representing faculty, administration, alumni, elementary school
and high school parents, donors, as well as representatives from
St. Walburg Monastery, Athletic Boosters, Fine Arts Patrons and
the Parent, Teacher, Administration Organization (PTAO).
This strategic plan encompasses some goals that are achievable in
the near term future and do not entail significant financial
resources whereas other goals will require more long-range
development and major financial support. Below are the top
challenges and priorities identified through an electronic survey
sent to Villa parents and as set by the Strategic Planning Committee:
1. Continued integration of Villa Madonna’s Benedictine
values and Catholic identity in all aspects of the
academic and extracurricular experience.
2. Capital improvements to the main school building
(opened in 1958) and the original school building (now
called Villa Madonna Center Building) for maximum use
as classroom, meeting and office space.
This part of the process confirmed those involved with Villa
Madonna Academy are doing a good job of incorporating the
Benedictine and Catholic values into all aspects of Villa’s
operations. Also viewed as positives are the school’s small size
and its high quality curriculum and faculty. Challenges included
balancing making capital improvements to the Center Building
and retiring the bond debt while trying to avoid significant
tuition increases. A possible solution gathered from this survey
was to build more relationships with the Northern Kentucky /
Greater Cincinnati community and businesses for support.
There are 11 key areas in which goals and objectives
were set:
1. Catholic Identity
2. Ownership , Governance, and Administration
3. Enrollment
4. Guidance and Counseling
5. Curriculum and Programs
3. The rising cost of tuition, which may be cost-prohibitive
for many families in light of the country’s economic
downturn.
6. Technology
4. Retirement of Villa Madonna’s current bond debt.
8. Facilities
5. Better integration with the Northern Kentucky/Greater
Cincinnati community, and the business community
in particular.
9. Finance
6. Continuation of Villa’s small-school environment and
focus on quality curriculum, teaching and academic and
extracurricular facilities.
11. School in the Community
7. Utilization of the Villa Madonna Academy campus, with
its theatre, athletic center and athletic fields, as
a resource for the community, and a tool for enhancing
the reputation of the school.
7. Staffing
10. Development and Public Relations
The Strategic Planning Committee was divided into five groups
and assigned to develop a goal for their group. The group atlarge then discussed the goals and developed an overall goal to
be achieved in the next three to five years for each area. The
same process occurred to develop objectives for each goal.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
OBJECTIVES
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CATHOLIC IDENTITY
GOAL: All members of the Villa Madonna Academy community
will continually promote VMA’s Catholic identity and
demonstrate Benedictine values as the foundation of the
school through the practice of reverence, respect, hospitality,
prayer, peace, service, stewardship, and scholarship.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To provide faculty and staff in-service programs that include case studies
and role playing opportunities that address practical applications
of Benedictine values – particularly reverence and respect
(Targeted completion dates: August 2009; January 2010).
2. To increase awareness and participation of the student body in
the Catholic liturgy by enhancing understanding of the rituals and
prayers included in the celebration of Mass. These would be
planned for grades 2 through 5, grades 6 through 8, and grades
9 through 12 (Targeted completion date: 2009-2010
school year).
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OWNERSHIP, GOVERNANCE,
AND ADMINISTRATION
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will evaluate and revise, as
necessary, its governance structure to ensure that it will further
the mission of the school and strengthen the relationship with
the Benedictine Sisters.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To revise, as necessary, the current VMA Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, through an ad hoc committee of the VMA Corporate Officers,
VMA Board Chair, and St. Walburg Monastery Prioress
(Targeted completion date: June 30, 2009).
2. To identify a set of benchmark schools (peer, aspirational,
competitor) against which Villa Madonna shall gauge performance
in key areas (Targeted completion date: June 30, 2009).
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ENROLLMENT
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will attract and retain a diverse student population at an optimal enrollment
level to fulfill its mission to educate students in grades K – 12 for full Christian participation in 21st
Century life.
the Greater Cincinnati area and our current Villa families.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To determine optimal enrollment levels for high school and
elementary school with current facilities and staffing
(Targeted completion date: July 1, 2009).
(Targeted completion date: April 1, 2010).
Enrollment
2. To identify, establish and initiate retention strategies for
students in grades 5 – 9.
4. To establish relationships with area relocation specialists
(Targeted completion date: June 1, 2009).
5. To establish ways to continue to attract and retain diverse
families to Villa (Targeted completion date: June 1, 2009).
3. To utilize results of the Claim, Proof, Value document for
articulating the value and advantages of a Villa education to
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GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will evaluate the needs of its students and the scope and structure
of all guidance and counseling services in order to help students fulfill their potential.
2. To develop, implement, and analyze a guidance and
OBJECTIVES:
Guidance
1. To provide a structured analysis of current guidance and
counseling services (Targeted completion date:
September 2009).
counseling needs assessment of parents, teachers,
administrators, and students in grades 6 – 12
(Targeted completion date: December 2009).
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CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS † TECHNOLOGY
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will continually
provide and enhance a challenging, seamlessly
integrated core curriculum which prepares
students in grades K – 12 for an active, Godcentered life as responsible, effective members
of society.
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will continue to
provide a technology program which enhances
student learning, teaching, and administrative
processes in a fiscally balanced and morally and
socially responsible manner.
OBJECTIVES:
OBJECTIVES:
Elementary School:
1. To provide funding and logistical support for teachers for
professional growth and development in “best practices” in
the areas of Science and Math which will improve teaching
strategies and enhance student learning (Targeted
completion date: 2009-2010 school year).
2. To enhance the curriculum and instruction by utilizing
additional technology in the classroom, such as interactive
white boards, projection systems, and personal computers
for student use in elementary and junior high classrooms
(Targeted completion date: 2009-2010 school year).
3. To evaluate and revise written curriculum guides by grade
level so that they are aligned and coordinated across all grade
levels (Targeted completion date: 2010-2011 school year).
High School:
1. To ensure that small class sizes remain an integral part of
the college preparatory curriculum by creating additional
classroom space and better utilizing current space.
2. To ensure that all classrooms and facilities are up-to-date
in order to support technology, curriculum, cocurricular,
and extracurricular demands.
3. To provide additional funding and resources
for professional development of teachers.
4. To enhance curriculum through additional
electives in social studies, history, foreign
language, and fine arts.
5. To enhance curriculum through a documented
plan for student placement so that criteria are
met for admission into AP classes, Honors
classes, and Math and English classes.
6. To enhance curriculum through crosscurriculum integration, college-prep texts and
activities, technologies, resources, field trips,
guest artists, and travel.
1. To continue to bring technologies to students and teachers in
the classroom, by implementing additional interactive white
boards, projection systems, and desktop/laptop PCs for student
use in elementary, junior high and high school classrooms
(Targeted completion date: 2009-2010 school year).
2. To maintain and upgrade the existing technologies of the school
by annually assessing the current useful life of each technology
and allocating appropriate amounts of human and financial
resources to repair or replace those technologies whose useful
life has expired.
3. To facilitate a community outreach program such as i-SAFE
Inc.’s Community Outreach Initiative (www.isafe.org), for the
VMA community which promotes Internet safety awareness
beyond the curricular programs currently offered at the school
(Targeted completion date: 2009-2010 school year).
4. To conduct a formalized technology skills assessment among
faculty and staff, the results of which will be used to increase
the level of technology literacy through professional
development opportunities (Targeted completion date:
December 2009).
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STAFFING
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will continue to attract, develop, and retain dedicated, high-quality faculty
and staff who provide excellent programs consistent with the Catholic identity, Benedictine values, and
mission of the school.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To work with the Board’s Human Resources Committee to
create a plan for enhancing Villa Madonna’s salary and benefits
structures so that they are competitive with Diocese of
Covington institutions and with VMA’s identified benchmark
institutions (Targeted completion date: November 30, 2009).
Staffing
2. To evaluate and recommend an appropriate increase in the
amount of the tuition remission benefit for full-time faculty
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whose children are students at VMA (Targeted completion
date: March 1, 2009).
3. To collaborate with the Board’s Human Resources Committee
to update all job descriptions and provide an annual
performance evaluation and measurement system for all
positions (Targeted completion date: September 30, 2009).
FACILITIES
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will design and implement a comprehensive facility master plan to support its
academic, cocurricular, extracurricular, and community outreach programs, including components for space
utilization, maintenance, and capital improvements.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To complete a Facility Condition Assessment of all VMA
buildings, fixed equipment and systems that documents the
condition; remaining useful life; cost to replace or renovate to
increase its usable life; and the predicted year when this
improvement should be scheduled (Targeted completion
date: December 2009).
3. To prepare a space allocation program that addresses the
needs as defined by the Facility Needs Assessment (Targeted
completion date: December 2009).
Facilities
2. To perform a Facility Needs Assessment to evaluate and
document facility requirements for VMA, encompassing best
practices as well as needs related to enrollment and
curriculum (Targeted completion date: December 2009).
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4. To prepare a narrative and graphic Master Facility Plan that
encompasses the Facility Condition Assessment and Facility
Needs Assessment, and defines a phased renovation program
that meets the needs of the students, faculty, and community in
a fiscally prudent way (Targeted completion date: 2009-2010
school year).
FINANCE
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will develop and annually update a long-range financial plan with components
for operations, capital needs, debt retirement, investment management, and endowment growth.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To work with the Board Finance Committee to identify sources
of revenue for VMA’s bond repayment obligations through
the 2010-2011 fiscal year (Targeted completion date:
February 1, 2009).
3. To consult with professional fundraising counsel and the
Board’s Finance and Development committees to determine
the feasibility of a major gifts/capital campaign to fund VMA’s
top non-operational priorities (Targeted completion date:
December 31, 2009).
Finance
2. To work with the Board’s Finance Committee to create a
five-year plan for VMA to financially support its top academic,
facilities, programmatic, endowment, operational, and
personnel goals (Targeted completion date: December
31, 2009).
4. To consult with the Board’s Finance Committee and the
school’s outside investment counsel in evaluating and
proposing to the Board any recommended changes to VMA’s
current investment policy (Targeted completion date:
February 15, 2009).
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DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will analyze current operations and will create and implement a long-range,
comprehensive development plan for attracting resources in support of its academic, cocurricular and
extracurricular programs.
OBJECTIVES:
3. To introduce VMA logo and branding guidelines to all faculty,
staff, and administration, in order to have a consistent image
internally and externally, and to monitor compliance and
report findings to the Administrative Team (Targeted
completion date: July 1, 2009).
1. To conduct an assessment of department staff positions,
responsibilities and hours in order to maximize the amount
of resources generated by the department (Targeted
completion date: July 1, 2009).
2. To identify, meet and strengthen relationships with those
members of the Villa Madonna community with the greatest
interest and capacity for helping Villa realize its major
financial priorities.
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Development
SCHOOL IN THE COMMUNITY
GOAL: Villa Madonna Academy will elevate community awareness of its Catholic identity, Benedictine
values, academic excellence, and coeducational learning environment.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To enhance current efforts to communicate through
marketing, advertising, and public relations materials Villa’s
Catholic identity, Benedictine values, the quality of its
academic programs, and the coeducational student
population.
2. To utilize high school recruitment visits in 2009 and open
house events for the elementary and high school to educate
the public about VMA’s Benedictine heritage, academic
achievements and quality, and the coeducational makeup
of the faculty and student body.
3. To identify opportunities/events at VMA that will attract the
public to VMA facilities and the grounds of St. Walburg
Monastery (Targeted completion date: April 1, 2009).
Community
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STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEES
STEERING COMMITTEE
† Mark Krahe, Chair
† Soshana Marx Bosley ‘91
† Ed Franchi
† Monica Ginney ‘85
† Sr. Nancy Kordenbrock,
OSB ‘66
Sr. Christa Kreinbrink,
OSB ‘64
† Mary Huller Maher ‘64
† Pamela McQueen
† Christopher Spicker
† Sarella Walton ‘60
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STAFFING
† Soshana Marx Bosley ‘91,
† Michael Schwartz
Co-Chair
† Donna Wesseler
† Ed Franchi, Co-Chair
† Pamela McQueen, Co-Chair
CATHOLIC/BENEDICTINE IDENTITY
† Sr. Nancy Kordenbrock,
† Patti Maxfield Love ‘75
OSB ‘66, Chair
† Mary Huller Maher ‘64
† Michael DeFrank
† Vince Notorgiacomo
† Robin Huller
FACILITIES
† Mark Krahe, Chair
† Eric Brown
† Lisa Desmarais
† Ed Franchi
† Sr. Christa Kreinbrink,
OSB ‘64
OWNERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION
† Monica Ginney ’85, Chair
† Robin Huller
† Ed Franchi
† Sr. Kathleen Ryan, OSB
† Sr. Stella Marie Gough, OSB † Sr. Mary Jane Williams, OSB
FINANCES
† Donna Wesseler, Chair
† John Covington
† Paul Gabis
ENROLLMENT
† Janet Baugh, Chair
† Nancy Atkinson
† Jackie Hirt
DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
† Whitney O’Neal, Chair
† Jackie Hirt
† Lori Broomhead
† Barbara Baumann Schaefer ‘86
† Sr. Victoria Eisenman, OSB
† Sr. Colleen Winston, OSB
† Suzanne Guerin
Donna Klus
† Judy Haupt Kraus ‘65
† Karen Pawsat
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CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS
† Soshana Marx Bosley ‘91,
† High School Faculty
Co-Chair
† Pamela McQueen, Co-Chair
† Elementary School Faculty
Howard Schardine
† Brian Schleper
† Mary Paula Schuh
† Gene Weber
† Donna Wesseler
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Louis Ryan
† Mike Schroer
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SCHOOL IN THE COMMUNITY
† Jackie Hirt, Chair
† Greg Moser
† Michelle Keller
Planning
TECHNOLOGY
† Lisa Desmarais, Chair
† Adolf Allesch
† Norm Desmarais
† Pam Fitzpatrick
† Jerry Hamburg
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
† Donna Klus, Co-Chair
† Carole Lonneman, Co-Chair
† Soshana Marx Bosley ‘ 91
† Dr. Teresa Izquierdo
Catherine Kennedy
Susan Okin
† Barb Phelps
† Anne Smieszny
† Debbie Young
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Dr. Lon Kriner
Vikki Rose
† Dr. Mark Toennis
† Jason Voight
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MISSION
The mission of Villa Madonna Academy is to educate students grades K – 12 for full Christian
participation in 21st century life. Villa is committed to forming students who seek God in the
Benedictine traditions of reverence and peace, scholarship, service and community.
PHILOSOPHY
Villa Madonna Academy, a co-ed Catholic school serving students in grades K – 12, accepts the
challenge of preparing students to respect themselves and others, to have a sense of self-discipline,
to accept personal responsibility for their attitudes and actions, and to dedicate themselves to
academic excellence and life-long learning.
Villa Madonna Academy, sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery, is a community
founded on the love of God, reverence for others, care for the environment and respect for the individual.
Villa Madonna Academy’s goal is to prepare students for an active, God-centered life as responsible,
effective members of society. Villa, therefore, offers academic programs designed to foster the development
of persons of integrity who use their gifts to participate in and serve the communities of the world.
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