Part II: 2025 Strategic Objectives and Key Results

Organizations are able to achieve clarity of vision and alignment when they understand where they are going and how they will know when they have successfully arrived. At Marburn Academy, our strategic Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) point to our destination and define the criteria of a successful journey. By defining success with meaningful and measurable objectives, we enable the reverse engineering of strategy and equip our entire stakeholder community with a navigational tool to guide decision making along the way.

Our strategic Objectives and Key Results outline the aspirational and yet realistic goals that we believe are critical to achieve in the next three years.

Each objective is supported by a set of Key Results that will be used to measure whether or not we have achieved the objective. These KRs become the definition of success of each objective. The specific and actionable strategies that Marburn decides to prioritize in pursuit of each KR will be identified on an annual and quarterly basis. This allows the organization to respond to what it is learning throughout the plan’s implementation and adapt to our ever-changing world. We will revisit our OKRs annually, modifying as necessary in order to ensure focus on the highest priority work. In the Strategic Implementation section of this plan we outline how we approach this with discipline, integrity, and purpose.

Wmore students, families, and educators, while sustaining programmatic excellence, we must invest in and strengthen our foundation. For years, Marburn has seen accelerated enrollment growth which has been both thrilling and rewarding, but that has also taxed the infrastructures that support it. It is important to mention that during the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen lower enrollment figures and it remains to be seen what a "rebound" may look like. As excited as everyone is about pursuing growth goals we must first be honest about what it will take to grow intentionally in the future. We plan to take the time to be introspective, codify our core processes, and invest in our people. All elements that will be required for organizational health and

The heart of this objective is about continuing to engage and align with our stakeholders. We will focus on recommitting to our operational processes which will help us to execute in a consistent and disciplined way. Lastly, we believe that the long-term viability of our mission will require a deeper look at our growth and impact trajectory. As a result, we will take the necessary steps to complete a long-term planning process that includes the completion of a feasibility study and informs the development of a master plan (innovative, long-term vision for the future). The following key results will determine if we have successfully achieved this objective:

Key Results

Refine and recommit to Marburn Academy’s core operational tenets and processes throughout the organization, ensuring clarity and consistency over time.