LETTER FROM BOARD CHAIR
This year, I have the honor of serving as the Fort Worth Country Day Board Chair. I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself, describe the mandate of our Board, and share a bit about the Board’s current priorities. I am deeply humbled to serve a school that I love so dearly and have had the privilege of experiencing as a student, alumnus, parent, and member of the Board of Trustees. I attended FWCD from kindergarten through 12th grade, graduating in 1993. My daughter, Avery, is a current FWCD seventh-grader. This is my eighth year on the Board of Trustees and my first year serving as Board Chair. Throughout my years of Board service, I have received numerous questions about the Board’s role, so I would like to take a moment to summarize our objectives. The FWCD Board of Trustees’ mandate is to define and guard the School’s purpose, mission, philosophy, core values and inclusivity statement. The Board ensures that these objectives are appropriate and significant to the School community and monitors the School’s success in fulfilling them. To achieve these goals, the Board focuses on long-range and strategic issues, including: • • • •
The overriding policies, philosophies and strategic plans of the School The financial stability and the financial future of the School The preservation and growth of capital assets and endowments The selection, support and evaluation of the Head of School
As I think about the Board’s priorities this school year, the image that comes to mind is of bifocals. As you likely know, bifocal glasses have two different lens prescriptions on the same lens, with the bottom section for seeing things close-up and the top portion for seeing things farther away. To me, this is the perfect metaphor for the Board’s current work. At times, we must focus on what’s right in front of us – like navigating the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic – and at times (hopefully the majority of the time), we look out over the horizon and address longer-term more strategic matters like our campus master plan, the growth of our endowment, and our approach to becoming a more inclusive community. In subsequent communications, I look forward to sharing our progress with you on these most important initiatives. Go Falcons!
Randy Eisenman ’93 Board of Trustees Chair
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