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Inspiring the Promise Berkshre Cutry Day Schl’s Strategc Pla
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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