ST. MARY’S STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS 1

• Planned and will host inaugural Design Night this spring (May 24).

A Transformative Learning Experience For Our Students.

• Developing an all-school Design Thinking Scope and Sequence; EEP through Grade 8 currently has units incorporating skills attached to each phase of the design cycle; Scope and Sequence will be in curriculum for 23/24 school year; plan to be published in fall 2023.

• Increased the Middle School technology and design faculty and spaces to include two full-time Design Thinking Teachers and two fully equipped Design Classrooms.

• Summer 2022, added a Media Arts Room and Design Room to support Middle School.

• Fall 2022, privacy hedge planted along Pursuit to ensure the safety and privacy of our community.

• Launched Ruvna — safety communication platform — to our entire community in fall 2022; fully prepared to use this system in the event of an emergency.

• Winter 2022, added a Lower School world language classroom.

• Winter 2022, completed the installation of drop shades for Lower School classrooms to enhance outdoor learning experience.

• Completed in winter 2022, installation of the new no-climb safety fencing.

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• Consulted with multiple, third party school safety experts to ensure our safety practices and facilities are current and effective.

• Launched in fall 2022, Middle School CARES program.

• Enhanced the Middle School Advisory program; designed and implemented human centered design approaches to service as action during the Advisory period.

• Currently in EEP through Lower School, conducting intensive unit analytics study of character development and approaches to learning skills across all units of study. Based on results, we will continue to refine our character enrichment program.

Pillar Four

A Premier International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme.

The Strategic Plan

Last year, we introduced our 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. We are very proud of the significant progress made thus far toward the implementation, steps and the goals we set for St. Mary’s. Our progress is outlined here.

• Continuing to offer IB 101 series in Lower School.

• Introduced In the Middle education series specific for parents; held four sessions this school year; topics ranged from the Middle School mind to IB in the MYP.

• EEP through Lower School, conducted an audit to ensure all learner profiles are addressed in units of study.

• Continuing to grow the Global Conversations program, we have held three events this school year (Hispanic Heritage, Indian & Italian) and will host a total of six events by June 2023 (winter/spring: Vietnamese, Portuguese & French).

• Weekly, every faculty member has dedicated time for thoughtful Professional Development, ranging from planning to grading to creating new IB unit planners.

• Every faculty member has participated in at least two full days of Professional Development sessions.

• Administrative leadership attended IB Global Conference before the start of the 22/23 school year.

• Enrolled approximately 10 Lower School faculty in IB specific training at regional and national conferences throughout 22/23.

• Faculty have participated in external conferences and training, including science, technology, athletics, arts, etc.

• During pre-week, IB training provided for the entire Middle School faculty and subject groups. Additionally, subject-specific training for Individuals and Societies and the Sciences occurred in the fall of 2022.

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