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Inspiring the Promise Berkshre Cutry Day Schl’s Strategc Pla



ViSion of BCD in 2015

Distinct in program, adventurous in spirit,

engaged in a changing world.

Inspiring the Promise Berkshre Cutry Day Schl’s Strategc Pla

September 2009



I the all o 2008, The Board o Trstees o Berkshire Cotr Da School embarked o a log-

rage strategic plaig process to arm or missio ad philosoph, to clari ad cove or

vales, ad to create a shared visio or the tre o or school. Led b a Log Rage Plaig

Steerig Committee, represetig ma o or costitec grops, ad gided b a promiet

idepedet school strategic plaig cosltat, the process egaged hdreds o commit

members i rodtable discssios, srves, ad a da-log strategic plaig smposim. Faclt

ad sta, trstees, crret ad past parets, stdets, gradates, ad rieds o the school, all

cotribted to the process.

The strategic ramework preseted i this book was approved b the Board o Trstees i April

2009. It articlates or major goals ad the strategies reqired to achieve them, gidig or eorts

drig the ears to come. Ater reviewig the ipt gathered throghot the process, the Board,

admiistratio ad aclt have idetied the iitiatives that will be dertake. A Log Rage

Strategic Pla Committee has bee charged to oversee ad evalate or progress.

Or visio or the tre sets a corse or teachig ad learig, commit bildig ad otreach,

ad acial sstaiabilit. It ispires s to imagie Berkshire Cotr Da School “distict i

program, advetros i spirit, egaged i a chagig world.” We are trl gratel or the

collaboratio, thoghtless, ad participatio o the members o or school commit ad look

ahead to o r shared edeavor to lll or missio.

Pal Lidemaier

Head o School

I n t r o d u c t i o n



Co-Chairs

PAUL LinDEnMAiER

Head o School; Trstee; Ex-Ocio,

all Board Committees; Crret Paret

fRAn RUTHVEn

Trstee; Committee o Trstees;

Past Paret

Committee

LYnn CAMPAnA

Trstee; Secretar; Exective Committee; Fiace

Committee; Admissio Marketig Committee;

Past Paret

MAXinE CARTER-LoME

Director o Developmet ad Commicatios

CARMEn DoCKERY PERKinS

Associate Head o School;

Frech & Spaish Teacher; Crret Paret

DonnA ELMEnDoRf

Trstee; Vice Presidet; Exective Committee;

Fiace Committee; Crret Paret

PAUL fRAnTZ

Associate Head o School; Coach;

Math Teacher; Past Paret

TiM GoRE

Sciece Departmet Chair; Sciece Teacher;

Coach; Crret Paret

MAUREEn HEnnESSEY

Trstee; Committee o Trstees;

Crret ad Past Paret

DAViD HoSoKAWA

Trstee; Fiace Committee; Admissio

Marketig Committee; Crret Paret

JESSE HoWARD

Theater ad Film Director

CLAiRE nAYLoR-PoLLART

Trstee; Developmet Committee; Committee

o Trstees; Erichmet Program Coordiator;

Crret Paret

AnDREA PATEL

Kidergarte Teacher; Past Paret

GEoff PERKinS

Math Departmet Chair; Math Teacher; Coach;

Crret Paret

SARAH PiTCHER-HoffMAn

Eglish, Histor Teacher; Coach;

Past Paret

MARiAnnA PoUTASSE

PA Co-Chair; Alm; Crret Paret

ToM RiCH ’66

Alm; Crret Paret

LAURiE SCHiff

Trstee; Developmet Committee; Committee

o Trstees ad Goverace; Crret Paret

KEVin SPRAGUE ’81

Trstee; Treasrer; Exective Committee;

Fiace Committee; Alm; Crret Paret

JEff UHAS

Libraria; Histor Teacher; Coach

TYLER inGHAM WELD

Crret Paret

ERiC WiLSKA

Trstee; Bildigs ad Grods Committee;

Crret Paret

JEnnY WRiGHT

Graphic Desiger

2 0 0 8 – 0 9 S

t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e



MiSSion

Berkshire Country Day School exists

to inspire the individual promise o every student,

that each may become an exemplary citizen o the world.

PHiLoSoPHY

Berkshire Country Day School is dedicated to encouraging

academic excellence at the highest level and to realizing each

student’s potential or well-rounded development. We provide

a stimulating and challenging education in a supportive and

nurturing environment. In the spirit o inquiry and discovery,

students learn to be resourceul and responsible. In an

atmosphere o mutual respect, students learn about community

and caring or others. Berkshire Country Day School is a place

where each student can meet success as a 21st century learner.

Approved b the Board o Trstees—Jaar 15, 2009

Our values guide us to engage members o the school community

in the shared responsibility o ostering students’ growth and

supporting their individual talents and passions.

ORIGInALITy We provide learig activities that ispire creativit ad thoghtl refectio i a

eviromet where each stdet is rtred, celebrated, ad ecoraged to take risks.

QuALITy We promote academic excellece ad scholarship so that each stdet ca forish ad

scceed throgh a vigoros crriclm ad a extesive oerig o arts ad athletics.

RESPECT We empower acts o iclsio ad acceptace with de regard or the eeligs,wishes, rights, ad traditios o others.

SuSTAInABILITy We edcate or commit abot the impact o or actios ad behaviors o the

eviromet ad istill practices that protect its log-term viabilit.

COMMunITy We establish trst, cooperatio, ad accotabilit withi a atmosphere o belogig

where we all ivest i the sccess ad well-beig o each other.

WELLnESS We esre the phsical, social, ad emotioal health o each commit member.

CITIzEnSHIP We gide all members o or diverse school commit to become ethical, egaged,

ad iormed global cities.

Approved b the Board o Trstees—Jaar 15, 2009

M i s s i o n & P h i l o s o p h y

V a l u e s



Our distinct program and commitment to excellence attracts,

engages, and retains individuals who are passionate about

teaching. These teachers have access to the tools and theresources they need to be energetic, inormed, and creative

educators, and positive inuences in the lives o our 21st

century learners. They inspire, shape, and impact each student

in meaningul ways that extend well beyond the classroom.

They cultivate awareness and originality, instill confdence

and model leadership – making the BCD experience one that

prepares young people to become critical thinkers, creative

individuals, and exemplary citizens o the world.

Berkshire Country Day School’s innovative aculty

cultivates in students the desire, confdence, and skills

to be creative learners and critical thinkers.

STRATEGiES

A. Spport ad ecorage iovatio,

origialit, ad boldess i teachig ad

learig.

B. Prepare stdets to be highl resposive

ad egaged commit members ad

global cities.

C. Attract, develop, ad retai exceptioal

edcators.

D. Bild school-wide capacit or leadership.

E. Improve ad steward BCD’s camps

resorces to accommodate ad refect the

qalit o BCD’s program.

F. Develop ad cltivate a cltre

o techological prociec ad

resposibilit.

G o a l O n e : T e a c h i n g a n d L e a r n i n g



As a community o impassioned educators and learners, we

have much to learn, much to give, and much to share. We are

known by our neighbors or the common values we hold, the

actions we take, and the contributions we make as concernedand engaged members o our community. Understanding

and celebrating diversity makes us who we are and prepares

our students to become citizens o the world. The impact we

make on our Berkshire community is appreciated, our place as a

good neighbor recognized, and our role as an educational leader

valued. These characteristics attract and retain amilies who

share our vision and commitment to the place we call home.

Berkshire Country Day School is known, understood,

and appreciated as an educational leader, a diverse

community, and a good neighbor.

STRATEGiES

A. Stregthe relatioships with ad service

to the local commit.

B. Std ad derstad the eeds o local

ad regioal commities.

C. Bild a cltre o shared resposibilit or

advocatig the vale o BCD to the broader

commit.

D. Develop a comprehesive strateg that clearl

dees the vale o the BCD experiece.

E. Improve BCD’s image.

F. Promote the vale o BCD to target adieces.

G o a

l T w o : C o m m u n i t y

s



Long-term fnancial health is built on a oundation o thoughtul

strategic planning, strong leadership, and sound business

management. BCD’s plans reect the realities o today and support

our vision or the uture. We implement best practices in the areas o enrollment management, acilities planning, and philanthropic

giving. Our long-range fnancial plan inorms the operation o all

aspects o our school. As stewards o the School and its mission,

everyone gives what he or she can to strengthen our resources

today and endow Berkshire Country Day School’s uture.

Berkshire Country Day School’s fnancial resources

are stable and sustainable.

STRATEGiES

A. Ideti, bechmark, ad implemet best

practices i achievig stabilit ad

sstaiabilit as a idepedet school.

B. Develop a te-ear acial strategic pla.

C. Develop ad implemet a comprehesive

erollmet maagemet pla that addresses

recritmet, retetio, ad diversit.

D. Bild the cltre o philathrop.

E. Improve the BCD commit’s awareess

ad derstadig o the school’s aces.

G o

a l T h r e e : F i n a n c e s

s



CHRiSTinA DRoUin

Speaker, writer ad plaig cosltat Christia Droi is a ormer classroom teacher ad a twet-ve

ear practitioer o oprot plaig ad marketig. A ormer idepedet school admiistrator ad

the recipiet o several atioal awards, she is a reqet sessio leader ad speaker at idepedet

school aal coereces, icldig the natioal Associatio o Idepedet Schools (nAIS).

As oder ad director o the Ceter or Strategic Plaig, Christia Droi is kow or her iovative

work i adaptig bsiess models, priciples ad practices to school ad aith-based settigs. A vetera

grop process desiger ad acilitator, she has desiged ad acilitated more tha 400 hdred grop

processes over the past ve ears that have iclded board ad aclt retreats, strategic pla laches,

strategic thikig sessios, core vales ideticatio workshops, visio castig, goal settig sessios,

commit-wide smposia, ad otcome-based objective writig workshops.

Recet writig projects have iclded the chapter “Bildig the Camps Marketig Sstem” pblished

i Marketing Independent Schools in the 21st Century, released i 2001 b nAIS. She also co-a-

thored

The Strategic Process—10 Steps for Planning Your Independent School’s Future, nAIS’s ewest book

o strategic plaig, pblished i 2007.

JoHn DoLAn

Photograph

BARBARA nEWMAn

Cop cosltig

JEnnY WRiGHT

Desig

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