LES Strategic Plan 2022-2030
Goal 5:
Articulate and strengthen our value proposition as a small school.
• Effectively illustrate and communicate the academic practices available to smaller schools as compared to the broader school marketplace.
• Strengthen the “on-boarding” process with greater individualized attention to immediately foster a sense of community with new families.
• Promote the important explicit and implicit advantages to children who attend a K-6 school.
• Highlight the benefits and flexibility inherent to a student-centered learning institution.
Goal 6:
Goal 6:
Attract, retain, and nurture highly trained, mission-driven, passionate, and loyal educators and staff.
• Prioritize resources in order to offer highly attractive compensation and benefits packages in line with experience and job responsibilities.
• Research benefit programs for the wellness of teachers and their families.
• Provide high level professional development opportunities.
• Utilize effective third-party agencies to find and recruit the most talented job-seekers aligned with our mission.
• Expand the diversity of our exceptional and compassionate faculty and staff to foster an environment of increased belonging.
Goal 7:
Goal 7:
Provide a learning space and campus to meet the needs of our students, faculty, and families.
• Probe what an ideal LES campus would look like?
• Ensure adequate spaces for learning, community gathering, play, extracurricular activities, and administrative operations.
• Determine the financial resources needed to make the most effective changes to the campus.
Goal 8:
Ensure that the school has adequate reserves to withstand economic downturns and unforeseen circumstances that may impact enrollment and school operations.
• Determine optimal enrollment size for the school to balance programmatic needs with the unique financial obligations of our small school.
• Build a facility reserve to guarantee that the resources are available to maintain and enhance our aging infrastructure.
• Grow the Board Designated Endowment as a resource to sustain school programs, finances, and physical resources.
• Invest reserve funds to responsibly maximize investment income.
• Develop additional resources to invest in our robust Tuition Assistance Program.
