The Future The President, as steward of De La Salle, must ensure that the school continues to provide outstanding curricular and cocurricular programs as well as continue the commitment to spirituality, community and service so that it can successfully shape leaders for the local and global communities. To promote the school’s characteristics, the President must actively connect with students, faculty, staff, families, alumni as well as the broader community. De La Salle operates from a place of strength and is well positioned to continue to build upon a strong foundation given the commitment of the Board, faculty, staff and administration. It is critical that the new President work in collaboration with the Board and the school’s leadership team to ensure that De La Salle will continue to provide an outstanding program grounded in its Lasallian identity and the school’s mission and philosophy. The Board of Trustees, the Brothers and the De La Salle community have great optimism for the future of the school. The incoming President, in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, will utilize De La Salle’s strengths to look to the future while honoring its mission and transformative impact on students’ lives. The key areas of focus for the new President will be:
Lasallian Catholic Identity: The commitment of the school community to its Lasallian Catholic identity is vital to its future. The President will be entrusted to maintaining the Lasallian Catholic identity, mission, charism and legacy of the Christian Brothers who are still living. This is particularly critical as there are no longer Brothers present on campus. The new President must ensure that these foundational elements shape all that is done at De La Salle High School.
Institutional Advancement: The President will articulate De La Salle’s vision of faith and academic excellence within the context of a Lasallian Catholic community dedicated to scholarship, faith and service. As a Christian Brothers school, De La Salle is committed to not only keeping the school affordable but also to ensuring that it has the resources to provide a quality education to all. As the Brothers’ Rule states, the Mission of the Institute is “to provide a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor, according to the ministry entrusted to them by the church.” De La Salle High School has been successful in its fundraising efforts, having recently completed a capital campaign. Nevertheless, given its commitment to ensuring that a De La
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