State of the School 2015-2016

Develop exemplary programs of service and leadership. Episcopal schools, in general, and Cathedral, in particular, have long maintained a commitment to service as an instrumental component of our educa- tional approach. This commitment stems from our understanding that we all carry responsibilities to the world at large, and that it is important for us to instill a sense of service in our students. Related is the belief that the best leaders are called to serve. We need better leaders now more than ever before. The time is right for us to develop exemplary programs of service and leadership that will develop the type of young men we both want and need. The very same factors that are contributing to edu- cational change should prompt us to reevaluate the way we consider and use campus space. It is exciting to imagine how we might reconfigure our campus to make our school more boy-friendly and to support the modern instructional approaches used by our teachers. Larger classrooms, modernized laboratory space, the development of the terrace, and the cre- ation of new classrooms for engineering and robotics would exalt teaching and learning at CSB. But our evaluation of space should not end there. We sit within one of the most remarkable cities in the world, and the learning possibilities right outside our cam- pus doors are unparalleled. We should reconsider space and our use of it—both on campus and off—to foster more modern and boy-friendly approaches to learning at CSB. Revamp our campus and look beyond it to support the learning needs of boys and foster modern approaches to instruction.

Attract, retain, and develop the very best educators in the country. The quality of any work is conditioned upon the strength of our staff. Some of the best educators in the country are drawn to San Francisco because of the unique professional and cultural opportunities that it provides. It is, however, becoming more diffi- cult for our teachers to live comfortably in the city. In addition, the pace of change in education makes robust professional development programs more important than ever before. We should perpetuate a professional environment that attracts and retains the very best educators in the country and, in doing so, enhance the culture and learning environment of the School. Although I have listed some ideas for our future, I know, too, that the best vision is both formed and held collectively. Thus, these ideas and others would benefit from the consideration of the school community. A few weeks ago, the Cathedral School Board of Trustees voted to begin our next strategic planning process. This plan will include input from the school community; in fact, whatever emerges will be made that much stronger because of your involvement. I trust that the results will accrue most readily to the benefit of our boys, and in doing so, will allow us to deliver the finest possible education for boys, anywhere. You can expect to hear more from the Board and me about this process later this spring. The conversation is just beginning, and I look forward to all that our work together will bring to Cathedral School for Boys in the coming months and years. We have a truly remarkable school, and as both a father and as a Headmaster, I am so excited about what lies ahead.

State of the School Report | 2015–2016

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