THE PATH FORWARD.

To be pioneers in our approach to teaching and learning and a leader in independent education in the Southeast, our strategic plan has three key goals:

1. Embrace a student-centered vision of teaching and learning,

2. Strengthen connections within and beyond our Porter-Gaud community, and

3. Fortify the future of Porter-Gaud.

GOAL 1: Embrace a student-centered vision of teaching and learning.

We will assess our curriculum and student programming in Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, research benchmarks and best practices, and create a plan for intentional and progressive change that moves us towards our Vision of a Learner.

GOAL 1 TACTICS

• Conduct a comprehensive curriculum, student programming, and graduation requirement review (academic, experiential, and social-emotional learning, character development, diversity and inclusion, leadership, and spiritual life)
• Develop interdisciplinary and project-based learning opportunities to increase student leadership and agency in the classroom.
• Develop a leadership framework to support the transition to more student-centered learning.
• Prioritize the addition of global learning, fine arts opportunities, and Intensives (Jan term, Maymester).

GOAL 2. Strengthen connections within and beyond our Porter-Gaud community,

We will enhance connections focused on wellness; alumni and parent engagement; diversity, inclusion, and belonging; living our mission, vision, and values; and bolster faculty/staff professional development.

GOAL 2 TACTICS

• Complete character and wellness audit to evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs.
• Cull recent alumni survey results and build a plan for stronger alumni engagement.
• Conduct community climate and culture survey (November) and devise school’s diversity and inclusion annual plan.
• Review school’s mission, vision, and values and recommend a more cohesive brand.
• Restructure goal-setting for staff and administrators and reevaluate professional development investment.

GOAL 3: Fortify the future of Porter-Gaud.

Enhance the foundational aspects of Porter-Gaud and position the school for continued long-term success.

GOAL 3 TACTICS

• Update our Porter-Gaud business model to ensure financial sustainability for the long term.
• Build a strong culture of philanthropy and support of Porter-Gaud.
• Review our PG Board of Trustees structure and policies.
• Attract and retain the best Porter-Gaud faculty, staff, and administrators
• Ensure that our Episcopal identity continues to play a vital role and strengthens our School.
• Develop a Porter-Gaud campus master plan that will support our vision of our Porter-Gaud learners.
• Continue to support and strengthen our O’Quinn preschools.

Together, we are Porter-Gaud.

OUR MISSION

Porter-Gaud is an Episcopal, coeducational, independent, college preparatory day school. We acknowledge the sovereignty of God, recognize the worth of the individual, and seek to cultivate a school community that endows its citizens with a foundation of moral and ethical character and intellect. Porter-Gaud fosters a challenging academic environment that honors excellence in teaching and learning, respects differences, expects honesty, and applauds achievement. The school strives to create an environment that nurtures and protects what we value most in our children: their faith, their curiosity, their talents, their integrity, their humanity, and their dreams.

STRATEGIC PLAN 2020 DESIGN TEAMS

Strategic Goal One: Co-Chairs Jim Buxton and Audrey Holsten

Tom Westerman, Jamie Tozzi, Steve Berger, Holly Hyde, Paige Baran, Dr. John McCardell, Chris Tate, Brent Hilpert, and Dr. Kimberly Brown

Strategic Goal Two: Co-Chairs Manda Poletti, Jen Lorenz, and Ken Hyde

Hutson Dodds, Jennifer Thiem, Eric Jackson, Dr. Melvin Brown, and Dr. Andrew Savage

Strategic Goal Three: Co-Chairs Raj Mallawaaratchy, Craig Stewart, and Dee Fortson

DuBose Egleston, Ford Menefee, Barbara West, Al Trivette, Peter Fennelly, Palmer Kennedy, Anne Kelley, Greg Snyder, Molly O'Toole, and Elizabeth Burwell