Message from the Head of School

DEAR FRIENDS,

A lot has changed in our world since the last issue of Impact. The COVID-19 crisis has consumed our time and energy for the entire fourth quarter of the academic year. The unpredictability of the virus and the uncertainty of its effects on school life have demanded our undivided attention. Perhaps in no time in modern history have we witnessed a disruption to our daily lives like this.

Although this crisis requires us to develop multiple plans for the anticipated reopening of school in August, it doesn’t nullify the visionary goals we established two and a half years ago, during our schoolwide strategic-planning process. The LCA Board of Trustees and the leadership team remain steadfast in their commitment to improve all five aspects of academic life as described in Soaring Higher: The Legacy Christian Academy Strategic Plan.

The strategic plan was developed as a five-year blueprint for school improvement. It established priorities in five essential areas of our community: 1) Student Development, 2) Faculty and Staff Development, 3) Curriculum and Program Development, 4) Campus and Facilities, and 5) Institutional Advancement. Eighteen key initiatives prescribe actions that will help us achieve our goals. Now that we’ve reached the halfway point in the projected timeline, I thought it would be helpful to review the progress we’ve made in implementing our ambitious goals and initiatives. The next few pages contain a strategic-plan progress report.

As you’ll see, we’ve accomplished quite a bit in the last two and half years. However, we still have work to do if we are to build a school that reflects the glory of God and serves as an educational lighthouse for our community, our nation, and our world. We’d like to see our Kingdom Diversity efforts begin to bear fruit with more families and faculty of color joining our community. We want to continue to invest in our teachers by providing robust professional-development programs and rewarding excellence with attractive salaries and benefits. We need to review how we assess the progress of our students beyond traditional grading systems. We need to address our aging facilities on the South Campus, as well as in the athletic arena. And we must establish an endowment to secure the long-term financial health of the school.

I invite you to help us achieve these lofty goals through your investment of time, talent, and treasure. Together, we can realize our vision “to be the school of choice for committed Christian families in North Texas who desire the best Christcentered education for their children.”

Faithfully yours,

Bill McGee Head of School