January 10, 2019State of the School

WONDER, INQUIRE, AND DISCOVER ANSWERS WITH DETERMINATION

St. Mary’s Board of TrusteesMatt Stewart, Chairman of the Board

Serena Benson, Vice Chair

Kwansun Ahn Michael Kite

Shawn Baldwin Michael Lawhead

Tommy Beadel Chris Marsh

Mary Beth Dougherty Francisco Morales

Dan Floriani Adam Vali

Scott Green Jeff Van Hoosear

Chantal Manseau Guerdat Nicolaas Vlok

Rayna Herman

Welcome❑ Celebrating Our Students

❑ Solidifying The St. Mary’s Story

❑ Academics at St. Mary’s

❑ Looking Ahead

St. Mary’s Strategic Plan 2016-2019

✓ A TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS✓ AN INNOVATIVE CAMPUS THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SAFE AND

ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE✓ A BROAD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS THE WHOLE CHILD✓ A PREMIER INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAMME✓ EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR FACULTY AND

STAFF✓ A CONTINUED SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG STUDENTS, FAMILIES,

FACULTY AND STAFF

We are committed to providing…

Celebrating Our Students

❑ Lego Ducks: Our graduates respect that the world is populated by a rich variety of people with diverse religious, cultural and economic backgrounds. https://vimeo.com/310624132/ee2b0fec56

Celebrating Our Students

❑ Hospital Cards: Our graduates understand that service and action are the outward expressions of inward convictions. https://vimeo.com/310693607/dc39f2caa1

Celebrating Our Students❑ Emergency Planning: Our students are inquiry-driven and are prepared to lead lives as courageous, independent thinkers. https://vimeo.com/310619225/8e7f1bb741

Celebrating Our Students❑Devices in Balance: Our graduates are independent thinkers who communicate effectively. https://vimeo.com/310618749/f0bcac5d56

Celebrating Our Students❑Immigration: St. Mary’s students share a deep respect for humanity and the world in which they live. They recognize the unique worth and beauty of all human beings. They are tolerant, empathetic, fair, forgiving and honest. https://vimeo.com/310693814/48ad5e462d

Celebrating Our Students❑Growth Mindset: Our graduates are prepared to thrive in a process-based, collaborative world. https://vimeo.com/310693432/9690d23d97

Solidifying The St. Mary’s Story Our Journey

Our Message

Our Visual Identity

Our Journey...In tandem with our leadership team, Board of Trustees, key stakeholders, marketing committee and staff, achieve the following strategic marketing goals:

• Finalize marketing positioning statement and messaging to fully and accurately reflect who we are

• Revitalize our brand image, visual identity and marketing materials

• Continue to evaluate and/or and refresh our marketing plan

Our Messaging

St. Mary’s HistoryFounded by The Reverend Ernest D. Sillers in 1994 as a non-church affiliated school. We are a welcoming community, accepting people of all faiths or none. We are committed to academic excellence and a code of moral development based on Christian values. We firmly believe that this is the best way to prepare youths for the inevitability of a more globally-connected world.

Our Founder❏ Father Sillers founded a string of Orange County Schools❏ All are strong in both moral and academic development❏ St. Mary’s was Father Sillers’ fourth and final school❏ Our Episcopal Christian heritage grounds us and reminds us of Father Sillers’ words when

describing St. Mary’s School:

“My original vision was to create an institution from the cradle to the grave. An environment in which we would make a difference in the lives of children, ultimately creating a better moral climate within our society.”

Our Mission:World-sized Hearts, World-class Minds

A School with Heart● We instill values, such as, inquiry,

diversity, compassion, responsibility and service

● We are a faith-rich community that is home to all equally

● We are a school that teaches students to: 1) Think critically and act compassionately; 2) Be responsible for themselves and others; and 3) Share their gifts with the world.

Commitment to the Mind● A premier International Baccalaureate

Programme

● A high-caliber EEP-Grade Eight Program that prepares students for well-chosen, challenging high school experiences and beyond

● A competitive educational environment that shows achievement levels well beyond our peer schools

St. Mary’s Vision

Preparing and inspiring children of today to become courageous, caring, global citizens and enlightened leaders of tomorrow.

Celebrating our Learning Spaces

A Year Ago….

Celebrating our Learning Spaces

Today…

HOW WE LOOKA powerful, distinctive visual identity conveys our school’s strengths and points of differentiation externally, and helps communicate our personality and values.

Academic Report

THROUGH THE LENS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN – THE FINAL YEAR

JANUARY 2019

Pillars of Excellence

I. A Transformative Learning Experience for Our Students

III. A Broad Educational Program that Develops the Whole Child

IV. A Premier International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme

International Schools Assessment (ISA)Standardized assessment

Measures critical and creative thinking

Questions based on international frameworks, including the PYP and MYP frameworks and NCTM Standards

Provides quantitative and qualitative feedback used for improving learning as well as making comparisons with other relevant populations

4 Assessments – Reading Literacy, Mathematical Literacy, Writing, Scientific Literacy

Evaluate the current status of St. Mary’s IB curriculum relative to other IB schools throughout the world.

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Comparison 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) & St. Mary’s 8th Grade

…experiences are designed to solve real-world problems, to explore different ideas, and to inspire

flexible and persistent problem-solvers.

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STEAM

Mathematics“….when students learn through visual approaches, mathematics changes for them, and they are given access to deep and new understandings.”

Jo Boaler, Professor Mathematics Education,StanfordUniversity

Mathematics by the Numbers

ScienceReassess the science programs, emphasizing an inquiry-based curriculum by incorporating projects, experiments, and hands-on tasks to engage the students, foster collaboration, and stimulate creativity.

Design for Exploration

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KnowledgePhysics,

Chemistry, Biology & Earth

and Space Science

Language Acquisition: Spanish

Looking Ahead❑ Completion of 2016-2019 Strategic Plan

❑Tracking to meet all of our goals

❑ Creation of 2020-2023 Strategic Plan

❑Board of Trustees and other key stakeholders have begun the process for our next 3-year plan

❑ CAIS and International Baccalaureate Accreditations

❑California Association of Independent Schools granted us a 7-year accreditation last review (the longest a school can receive). Dec. 2019, we will submit our self-study; the accreditation team will visit in spring of 2020

❑International Baccalaureate accreditation occurs every 5 years. Our self-study will take place during the 2019-2020 school year;the accreditation team will visit in the fall of 2020

❑ School year 2019-2020

❑In recent years we have had to aggressively increase tuition to achieve our goals (outlined in the strategic plan)

❑For the 2019-2020 school year, the tuition increase is 4% (the lowest increase in a decade)

❑As we have shared previously, in order to meet our objectives to 1. attract and retain talented teachers; 2. maintain a low student-to-teacher ratio; and 3. augment our working budget, parents can expect an increase in the range of 3.5 to 6% annually

8th Grade Community Project: Our graduates understand that service and action are the outward expressions of inward convictions. Our graduates are on their way to well-chosen higher education and, most importantly, lives that transcend the ordinary. https://vimeo.com/310624388/792eec629a