FULFILLING THE STRATEGIC VISION
Fulfilling the Strategic Vision, a comprehensive $20M fundraising campaign, was quietly launched during the School’s 60th Anniversary to secure the philanthropic support needed to realize these aspirations by (1) growing the School’s endowment and (2) developing the additional campus space needed to support modern instructional practices. ENDOWMENT GROWTH: $5M Commitment to Support our Teachers Endowment growth since the early 2000’s has helped Cathedral School for Boys maintain its position as a nationally- regarded independent school and ensure its legacy for generations to come. By supporting salary growth, benefits, and professional development costs, a healthy endowment is critical to the School’s ability to attract and retain talented teachers in a competitive marketplace. The Board of Trustees felt strongly that the Campaign should achieve a $5M commitment to the endowment, restricted to support teacher salaries and professional development, before proceeding with major campus development plans. In 2017, to celebrate the School’s 60th anniversary and honor its founding headmaster, a group of alumni led by Bill Bennington
’79 and Greg Lee ’78 raised the first $1M in gifts and pledges to establish The Canon David R. Forbes Master Teaching Chair—an endowed fund to recognize and support outstanding teachers at the School. (See p. 31 to read more about the first recipient of this award.) Building on the success of The Forbes Fund, the Campaign Committee secured an additional $4M in gifts and pledges to the endowment for teacher salary support, fulfilling the Board’s requirements to begin fundraising for campus construction. REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESS: The Community Scholars Program In addition to raising endowment funds for teacher support, the Campaign sought to make a Cathedral School education more accessible to all qualified students, regardless of socioeconomic background. With an extraordinary leadership gift from the Witter and Gillette families, the School has established a $1.5M endowed fund to support the Community Scholars Program, a comprehensive merit scholarship for high-achieving students from under-represented communities entering the fifth or sixth grade.
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An ambitious campaign to grow our endowment and expand our campus to inspire excellence in teaching and learning. In 2016, the Board of Trustees of Cathedral School for Boys launched an ambitious strategic planning process that centered on one essential question: How do we provide the finest educational experience for boys anywhere? A dedicated committee engaged in a course of study that involved interviews, parent forums, school visits, surveys, and a great deal of research and debate. The resulting five-year Strategic Plan, approved by the Board in 2017, includes three overarching goals: PROGRAM
Maintain our leadership in boys’ education so that we prepare boys for success in high school and in an increasingly complicated world. PEOPLE Foster a community that attracts and supports talented educators and remains accessible to all qualified students regardless of background. PLACE Improve the use of learning space, both on campus and off, to support new educational approaches and better meet the needs of boys and teachers.
STRATEGIC PLAN 2017–2022 CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS
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