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August 26, 2011
To the Members of the St. Andrew's Community:
The St. Andrew's Episcopal
School Board is pleased to publish the recently adopted 2011-2015
Strategic Plan for the School, which details our core values and
development goals for the School over the next four years. The Board
acknowledges with gratitude the input of parents, faculty and students
as well as the leadership of the Strategic Planning Committee, which
enabled the production of a cohesive statement of our values and
direction.
The Strategic Plan states the
School's desire to enhance communication to our students, faculty,
parents and community. One representation of that commitment is to
share this plan with our constituents and invite your engagement as we
work to fulfill the plan's vision. All that we do is made possible by
our generous supporters, and we look forward to your involvement as we
pursue our exciting plans for the future.
To access the Strategic Plan, please click on the link here or stop by the School Office where copies are available for viewing.
Sincerely,
The St. Andrew's Episcopal School Board
From the Head:
September 2, 2011
On
Friday, September 2, while our students were enjoying a day off from
School, our faculty and staff came together for our first Professional
Day of the 2011-2012 school year. Before we fully immerse ourselves into
the day-to-day routines of school life at St. Andrew's, we thought it
would be wise for our faculty and staff to "step back," to reflect, and
to ponder some of the "big picture" questions facing educators today.
We
began by watching the acclaimed 2010 documentary on the state of public
education in America, "Waiting For Superman." If you have not yet seen
this film, I recommend it highly, as it serves as a much-needed wake-up
call to all of us regarding the unacceptable educational reality for too
many children in our country.
As
private-school educators, we contemplated the public purpose of our
mission at St. Andrew's. How can we, even as a small educational
community, affect and remain relevant to the larger educational reform
movement that is sweeping our nation? Particularly as educators in one
of the most educationally relevant cities in the world, I believe it is
vital for our faculty and staff to remain engaged and immersed in the
broader context of educational policy and reform.
After
a lively debate and discussion, we ended the day by participating in
four faculty-led "Show and Tell" demonstrations, in which several of our
esteemed colleagues shared a sampling of some of their favorite
lessons, tactics, and techniques they have honed over their careers.
Let
me say clearly how blessed I feel to lead a school with such a
remarkably diverse, committed, and talented group of educators. I can
say with absolute certainty that your children, and the generation of
New Orleans youth we are shaping at St. Andrew's, are in wonderful
hands.
In
other news, I am pleased to announce that we have filled the vacant
Aftercare Teacher position. Becca Chilbert, a recent graduate of Tulane
University with a major in Linguistics and a minor in Latin American
Studies, will be working alongside Venessa Jones in the Aftercare and
Conference Care Programs.
Ms.
Chilbert has served as a Spanish Teacher at Lango, a national foreign
language teaching and tutoring program, and she has also served as an
ESL Teacher at La Semilla-First Grace Methodist Church here in New
Orleans. Please join me in welcoming Ms. Chilbert to the St. Andrew's
community.
I
hope to see many of you in the coming weeks--on campus, at the
Newcomers' Reception on September 14, and at Parents' Night on September
22.
Yours, ?
Mason Lecky
Head of School
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