Master Plan Update Goals

The following goals and objectives were established through the stakeholder listening sessions and have been incorporated into the Master Plan Update Site Plan.

[The 1996 Nueva School Master Plan Pages 2-3]

Goal 1

Best serve the students of The Nueva School

The primar y goal of Nueva’s Master Plan Update is to better serve its student population. Nueva seeks to educate and empower young people who have the capacity to change the world, and to support a new generation of cutting-edge, creative thinkers who are engaged in innovative problem solving.

The Nueva School provides each student with a personalized educational program while demonstrating innovation in teaching concepts and practices. Over the next 15 years, Nueva intends to build upon its current curriculum to offer even more integrated courses and fully explore local, geographic, economic, social, and cross-cultural connections within areas of study

Objectives

•Increase enrollment from 414 to 517 to allow for additional distinctive education programming in the middle school, robust elective programs, and a more diverse student body. Expanded middle school enrollment also would allow the School to accommodate additional students on the waiting list. Currently there are approximately 5 qualified applicants for each available spot, leaving many potential students un-served. In addition, an expanded middle school would allow the new