for the next 100 years…PLANNINGPLANNING

strategic pLan| 2014–2018

OUR FUTUREOUR FUTURE

missionThe Harvey School provides a college preparatory program that fosters lifelong learning and inspires students to develop the confidence and leadership qualities necessary to succeed in a diverse, competitive, and changing world. With our commitment to small class size, our community cultivates the strengths of each student through academic excellence, artistic exploration, athletic achievement, community service, and global understanding. (Mission updated 2014)

preparing for the futureAs The Harvey School prepares for its Centennial in 2015–16, we celebrate our heritage while positioning ourselves to anticipate our future needs.

Over the past 98 years, while Harvey has experienced tremendous change, it has remained committed to its tradition of small class size, close faculty/student relationships and support, as well as the expectation and encouragement of effort in and out of the classroom.

Members of the Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, alumni and parents all took part in developing this strategic plan. The plan provides The Harvey School with a five-year roadmap for achieving our ideal future. The Board of Trustees and staff will review progress annually and update the plan as needed.

The Strategic Planning Committee asked the question, “What are the key areas that must be addressed in order for us to assure The Harvey School’s brightest future and legacy?”

four core areas:

» peopLe: Students, faculty, alumni, board governance, enrollment, accessibility, communications, and community

» program: Curriculum, the arts, athletics, and technology

» faciLities: Current upgrades and future needs

» resources: Financial resources, endowment needs and people-power

PEOPLEPEOPLE

goaL: Strengthen the Harvey community by

clarifying our mission, values, and vision

action items:

» Enhance market message and communication.

» Develop and articulate a consistent marketing platform.

goaL: Optimize Harvey’s enrollment in size and quality

action items:

» Maintain small class size and investigate the maximum number of students we can support.

» Continue to steadily enroll qualified students.

» Maintain full enrollment in all programs.

» Further strengthen "student lifecycle" strategies: attract, select, orient, educate, place, alumni.

» Continue to evaluate financial aid goals to assure accessibility.

goaL: Ensure excellence in leadership and governance

action items:

» Work aggressively to attract, recruit and retain the best faculty and staff.

» Strive to achieve excellence in leadership skills and professional development for faculty and staff.

» Deepen and enhance Board leadership effectiveness.

» Adapt a systematic approach to strategic planning that will continuously evaluate the strategic goals of Harvey and report results to the Board.

Ensure excellence in leadership and governanceEnsure excellence in leadership and governance

Work aggressively to attract, recruit and retain the

PROGRAMPROGRAM

goaL: Enhance the academic and extra-curricular

programming to support the smooth transition

from school to success in college and life

action items:

» Advance the curriculum to reflect our values and vision, and prepare our students for opportunities and challenges beyond Harvey.

» Explore and evaluate expansion opportunities to enrich the school.

» Continue providing an international student program that will be a reasonable representation of the overall size of the school while continuing to offer a five-day boarding school program.

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FACILITIESFACILITIES

goaL: Ensure state-of-the-art facilities

action items:

» Examine all facilities to ensure their optimal use.

» Update Campus Master Plan and ensure that security, deferred maintenance, and technology needs are met.

RESOURCESRESOURCES

goaL: Assure long-term financial health of school

action items:

» Deepen the culture of philanthropy with parents, alumni, and students.

» Expand the endowment.

» Investigate alternate revenue sources.

BoarD of trusteesEileen Walker, ChairPhilip Bowers, Vice ChairMaury Leone, Vice ChairBarry Fenstermacher,

PresidentCharles Krasne,

Treasurer

Daniel K. Chapman ’73, President, Alumni Association

Thomas E. Dodd

Debbie Finkel, President, Parents’ Association

Edward W. KellyRaymond G. KuntzJeffrey Lasdon Edward Maluf Jane Petty Joseph PlummerWilliam B. Roberts ’51Dawn H. Robertson Elizabeth Schwartz

Wallace SchwartzDavid Silk Andrea Tessler Karen WalantJ. Eric Wise

Mike Drude, Secretary of the Corporation

Frank A. Weil ’44, Honorary

Alice DeSomma, Emerita

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