Since its founding in 1961, St. Laurence High School has developed its students into leaders while instilling in them the values and traditions of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. St. Laurence prides itself on offering an education that provides students with a strong foundation that will serve them for the rest of their lives.

Like many Catholic high schools in the Chicagoland area, St. Laurence experienced a gradual decline in enrollment since its peak totals of the 1970s and 1980s. A number of factors, including more choices, changing demographics, better public schools and economic pressures for tuition-free education made it challenging for St. Laurence to attract and retain students.

While many of St. Laurence’s peer schools scaled by closing or merging with others, St. Laurence stood strong. By investing in new leadership, recruiting new students, improving its facilities and completing a successful capital campaign, St. Laurence reversed a lower-enrollment trend and re-emerged with new depth in its academic programs.

Today, St. Laurence is on the path to success, and the momentum is felt across our campus. The school has:

n Increased enrollment as well as the number of students testing to get into our school.

n Introduced a new curriculum, StL STEM, emphasizing spirituality, leadership, science, technology, English, and math.

n Launched an alumni mentorship program, internship program, and re-introduced Career Days to give our students and young graduates exposure to alumni who have found success in a varietyoffields.

n Forged new partnerships with DePaul University, Lewis University, Kinder Morgan and the Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen and broaden our StL STEM curriculum.

n Strengthened our athletics program with a new basketball locker room, wrestling facility, and indoor turf room.

n Enhanced giving to our annual fund and established an endowment fund to provide a base of support for our students and faculty.

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These milestones have been achieved with limited internal resources from our operating budget and targeted private support. Further growth will require significantphilanthropicresourcesfromouralumni and friends, the kind that can only be secured through a special comprehensive philanthropic effort.

Preliminary Case for SupportBoard of Directors

Mr. Charles Naso ’75 Chairman

Sr. Ona Bessette CND

Mr. Patrick Cooke ’85

Mr. Jerry Doorhy ’91

Br. P.D. Dunne, CFC

Mrs. Joan Finnegan

Dr. James Gay ‘79

Mr. George Houlihan ’82

Mr. Thomas Kopko ’07

Mr. Michael Reilly ’82

Mr. James Roach ’83

Mr. James Rojas ’86

Mr. George Ruebenson ’66

Dr. Robert Smith ’65

Mr. Darius Vaskelis ’87

Members Mt. Sion Province Center

Br. Mark Murphy, CFC

Br. Ray Vercruysse, CFC

Br. Peter E. Zawot, CFC

Feasibility Study Task Force

Garry Kelly ’65

George Ruebenson ’66

George Scanlon ’75

Frank Tannura ’75

Brian Dowling ’80

Stan Sterna ’83

Joe Silich ’87

Dan McCarthy ’84

Administration

Joseph A. Martinez ’99 President

James Muting ’73 Principal

Kathy Hynes Assistant Principal

Daniel Turney Assistant Principal of Curriculum

Jeff Clemens ’00 Director of Leadership

Pete Lotus ’94 Director of Coaching and Training

Michael Faber ’04 Business Manager

Barry Shaw Dean of Students

Timothy Chandler Athletic Director

Office of Institutional Advancement

Anne Tucker Director of Development

Adam Lotus ’01 Director of Alumni Relations

Joseph Spano ’94 Director of Admissions

Ed Kozak ’79 Institutional Advancement Associate

Amy Keating Director of Communications

St. Laurence High School 5556 West 77th Street Burbank, Illinois 60459-1398phone 708 458 6900 fax 708 458 7616 email vikings@stlaurence.com www.stlaurence.com

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PRELIMINARy CASE FOR SUPPORT

Our Board, Leadership Team, and a special Task Force of alumni have developed a vision for St. Laurence to become a leader in Catholic education in Chicago.

Key to these plans is expanding our student body and further investing in the facilities and programs that set us apart. These goals include:

n Expanding our student body by 30% n Enhancing faculty recruitment and retention n Creating high-technology classrooms n Updating our facilities

To accomplish these goals, philanthropy totaling $8.5 million is needed for scholarships, faculty training and compensation, facility improvements and new technology.

We are currently considering a comprehensive campaign to secure these funds. Before moving ahead, we are conducting a Feasibility Study to gather input on these plans from our loyal alumni and friends who share our passion for St. Laurence.

Through this process we will determine: n How the plan resonates with our key stakeholders; n What our capacity is to raise these funds; and n Which alumni are best suited to inspire and lead this effort.

Key Plan Elements

Student AIdIncreasing Access, Touching More Lives: $5 Million

Today, St. Laurence has 500 students with nearly 60 percent requiringsomekindoffinancialassistance,averaging$1,350per student per year. The current economic climate has made scholarship support even more important. Each year we scram-bletomeetthefinancialneedsofourstudents,allocatingfundsaway from vital faculty and facilities needs to ensure all students have access to a St. Laurence education regardless of their ability to pay.

Our goal is to increase enrollment to 650 students by 2020. A student body of this size will increase competitiveness in our academic and athletic programs and provide additional revenue fromtuitiontocreateamorestablefinancialbasefortheschool.

A$5millionendowmentforfinancialaidwillpermanentlyfundfinancialaidfor100additionalstudents,enablingustorecruitmore students, maintain our needs-blind admissions process and compete with other Catholic and independent schools.

FACuLTyRetaining and Attracting Our Greatest Asset: $1.5 Million

St. Laurence faculty members bring our mission to life and areamongthemostdedicatedandqualifiedintheirfield.Yet ourfacultymembersarepaidsignificantlylessthantheirpeersat other Christian Brothers schools. Increasing compensation is among our top priorities, but it will take several years and asignificantupfrontinvestment.Fundingwillhelpusinthreeways, enabling us to: n Award immediate salary increases to our most qualified,Masters-levelteachers,creatingincentiveto earn advanced degrees.

n Support training and professional development for all teachers in all disciplines to equip them with the tools to implement and improve our new curriculum and integrate technology into their classrooms.

n Enhance stipends for our athletic coaches to competitive levels to ensure they are appropriately rewarded for their vital contributions.

Philanthropytotaling$1.5millionwillseedtheseplansandbridge us to 2020, when our enrollment reaches 650, and we havesufficientrevenuestofundmorebroad-basedsalaryincreases for our teachers.

Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders

PRELIMINARy CASE FOR SUPPORT

TeChnoLogyPreparing Students for a 21st Century World: $1 Million

Offering an innovative curriculum requires us to invest in technology to remain current and relevant in a digital world. The St. Laurence Leadership Program and StL STEM curriculum are distinctive programs that require students to solve problems, make discoveries, conduct research and interact with each otherinentirelynewways.Investmentstotaling$1millionwillsupport a new STEM Resource Center, a high-technology science laboratory,aMaccomputerlab,aswellasSmartboards,flatscreen monitors and desktop interfaces to facilitate 21st century learning and prepare our students to excel in high-technology environments.

FAcIlItIeSProviding a Safe and Sophisticated Environment: $1 Million

Our54-year-oldbuildingneedssignificantimprovementstobesafe and secure. Demand for student aid has postponed many improvementstoourfacilities,includinganewroof,floorsandair conditioning system, as well as renovations to locker rooms. These renovations are essential to creating a comfortable and safe environment for students.

A$1millioninvestmentwillallowustocompleteavarietyofmaintenance and renovation projects before they become more costly, and bring our physical plant up to the standard of our academic and athletic programs.

Thank you for considering our plans,

offering your perspective and helping

us take this important step toward

securing St. Laurence’s future as a

top Catholic high school in Chicago.

Why PhIlAnthrOPy? Why nOW?

Over the years St. Laurence has not amassed the kind of large endowment and reserves that older and more established Catholic schools have built. To take our school to the next level, we must identify new resources to attract and support our students, promote excellence among our faculty and ensure our facilities are conducive to 21st century learning.

Philanthropy is essential, creating the margin of excellence in everything we do. These resources will come from those who believe in St. Laurence and share our commitment to developing the next generation of Catholic leaders—our loyal alumni. We hope through this effort that our alumni will consider gifts above and beyond their annual fund contributions and join us in building a legacy for our students of today and tomorrow.

Key PLAn eLeMenTSToTAL goAL $8.5MIllIOn

StudentAId $5MIllIOn

FAcultY $1.5MIllIOn

technOlOgY $1MIllIOn

FAcIlItIeS $1MIllIOn

PRELIMINARy CASE FOR SUPPORT

STUDENT AIDFACULTy

TECHNOLOGy

FACILITIES