San Antonio, TX Five-Year Strategic Plan 2012-2017 10703 Wurzbach Road San Antonio, TX 78230 STRATEGIC PLAN 2012-2017 St. Matthew Catholic School is dedicated to the mission of educating a strong, faith-centered community through a commitment to the spiritual, moral, intellectual, social and physical development of each child.
CATHOLIC IDENTITY Goal: St. Matthew Catholic School will create and project a Catholic identity that is centered on the Person of Jesus Christ and contributing to the Evangelism Mission of the Church. Objective: Promote and strengthen the relationship between school and parish Change the current title of religion coordinator to Christian Life Coordinator. Develop this position to work closely with the Parish clergy staff. Ensure that this position is at least part-time. Internal evaluation tool based on published job description in the ministry agreement The Christian Life Coordinator will work closely with the Parish clergy to promote the relationship between school and parish. Christian Life Coordinator ongoing Clergy and staff Published activities Lesson Plans Teachers will be assigned a time once during each school year to invite parish clergy to visit and spend time with their class. Implemented Year 1 ongoing Clergy and staff Lesson plans for religion
Continue to introduce and keep students involved in parish ministries such as Adopt-A- Family and St. Vincent DePaul Christian Life Coordinator and staff ongoing Donations from community Lesson Plans Once during the school year each class will work with a parish ministry of their choice. Christian Life Coordinator, teachers and staff Published church ministry list; Church bulletin Lesson Plans Religion teachers will schedule time (at least once per month) with their classes in the adoration chapel, explaining the purpose of the chapel and preparing their students to spend their time in the presence of Our Lord Religion Year 1 Church Adoration Chapel Clergy Lesson Plans for religion class Objective: Use our school campus to demonstrate our Catholic faith and traditions and to display Catholic faith symbols The presence of Jesus Christ will be visible throughout the school building with the placement of sacred symbols of our faith. Buildings & Grounds Committee School Enhancement Ongoing Liturgical Calendar Observation and summative conference with teachers
Renew the priority of incorporating Christian values into every aspect of the classroom, playgrounds, sports and all other extra-curricular activities by displaying the Cardinal rules and mission statement. School Enhancement Committee Maintenance Staff ongoing Observations Every St. Matthew Catholic School sponsored event or activity will begin with an opening prayer. School event and activity sponsors Year 1 ongoing Programs and agendas Objective: Continue to aspire to put faith into action by encouraging outreach activities that provide a tangible service to our parish, local and global community. Grade-level faculty team members will provide ageappropriate community service opportunities. Christian Life Coordinator Administrative Team Leaders Donations and operating budget Lesson Plans Activity logs Field trip Requests Link community service opportunities with curriculum that is age-appropriate for each grade level that embraces the full intents of our mission and vision. Christian Life Coordinator Religion Textbooks Supplemental Texts Lesson Plans Activity Logs
STUDENT EXPERIENCE Goal: St. Matthew Catholic School will provide a superior educational experience distinguished by excellence through a commitment to Educating the Whole Child. Objective: To provide students at St. Matthew Catholic School with a continuously updated curriculum which is academically challenging, developmentally appropriate and aligned with national and state standards Extend the school day to allow for more academic time for core classes. Year 1 Bell schedules Realign elementary Math and Language Arts programs PreK through 8 th grade. In Progress Archdiocesan Curriculum Guide, textbook companies, Texas TEKS Attendance Records from Dept. of Catholic Schools and agendas for meetings Explore the logistics of offering Honors classes beyond those offered already in Math and Language Arts. Annually Classroom space Master schedule for middle school
Expand beyond the current curriculum enhancement opportunities of Science Fair, History Fair, Spelling Bee, Speech and Writing Contests to include events such as a Geography Bee, Academic Bowl and After-school Academic Clubs. Registration fees and rosters Publications and newsletters and Today s Catholic Announcements and awards ceremonies Purchase online subscriptions for use as supplemental materials in each subject through innovative technology. Ongoing Receipts & purchase orders Explore the gifts and talents in the parent community as an option to enhance the middle school electives program. ongoing Newsletters; Time and Talent signup records Objective: To integrate technology into the learning process for all of our students providing enhanced learning opportunities, increased readiness for high school and the world of the 21 st century. Develop a comprehensive technology plan that best serves the curriculum and that integrates technology into all aspects of school life. Policy & Planning Committee Year 1 Technology Committee; Operating budget; donations; fundraisers Purchase orders Technology plans Minutes from Technology Committee meetings
Incorporate our Catholic Identity into each subject and in classrooms where technology is used, continually reinforcing the responsible use of this learning tool. Year 1 Operating budget Lesson Plans Conduct a comprehensive assessment of current levels of technology use, technology needs and technology skill levels across faculty and staff. Technology Specialist Rx Technology Surveys & Dept. of Catholic Schools Survey Implement a 1:1 ipad technology initiative in grades 4-8. Technology Specialist Donations Tuition & Fees Purchase Orders Inventory Lists Provide ipad units and mobile carts for PreK-3 rd grade classrooms. Technology Specialist Donations Tuition & Fees Purchase Orders Inventory Lists
Evaluate a 1:1 ipad initiative for PreK-3 rd grade Technology Specialist Year 4 Survey Tools Corporate Assistance Proposals & Bids from providers Hire an IT Specialist/teacher consultant staff member with an educational focus to consult faculty on technology applications and maintain and administer the technology plan. Year 1 Professional salary Ministry Agreement Provide professional development training and education to faculty and staff in using technology that is consistent with curriculum goals and the technology plan. Technology Specialist Title II Part A funds School Professional Development Funds Training Records and attendance logs. Objective: To promote within the curriculum visual and performing arts for all students Create an annual art fair and student gallery. Art Teacher ongoing Parent Volunteers Donations Facilities reservations Facilities use records Teacher Lesson Plans
Bring performance troops in to demonstrate to and entertain our students. Music Teacher Band Teacher Other faculty ongoing Community resources, parent volunteers Donations Facilities Reservation Logs Activity logs for grade levels. Provide opportunities for upperclassmen to perform for younger students. Music Teacher Band Teacher Facilities reservations Activity logs Lesson Plans Provide opportunities for our students to lead spectators in the national anthem at sporting events. Music Teacher Booster Club - ongoing Agendas and program records Provide additional opportunities in addition to the talent show for our performing arts groups such as dance team, twirlers, band, etc. to perform. Group and Activity sponsors Facilities reservations Sports Complex Agendas and program records Objective: To continue to provide a dynamic and inclusive athletic program that supports the physical, social and intellectual development of our student athletes
Increase the awareness and support of Booster Club and Booster Club activities. Athletic Director Booster Club President Year 1 Newsletters Archdiocesan Publications Bulletin Increased participation Membership records Explore the feasibility of a sound system at the sports complex for the football, soccer, baseball and softball fields. Athletic Director Booster Club President School council Building & Grounds Chairperson Donations Booster Club Funds Building Committee Building Committee minutes Proposals & specification documents Equip the sports complex with wireless capability. Technology Specialist Technology Committee Donations Booster Club CYO (?) Building Committee minutes Proposals & specifications Increase awareness and initiatives on student-athlete safety, such as the ImPACT program. School Nurse Athletic Coaches Athletic Director Donations Publications Newsletters Newsletter articles Outside publications Objective: Attract and educate a student body that reflects the diversity of our community.
Continue to offer character and leadership development opportunities a broad base of students including NJHS, Classroom jobs, Liturgy roles, Peer Tutoring, Little Buddies. Christian Life Coordinator School Counselor Character education Publications Operating budget PTC Classroom fees PTC Classroom activity logs by grade level Continue to develop and implement RTI objectives in the classroom. School Counselor Dept. of Catholic Schools RTI Conference records Teacher Training Records Objective: Implement an assessment framework for all grade levels that will evaluate student learning throughout the school year. Implement benchmarking assessments for the Story Town series through 4 th grade. Year 1 ongoing Assessments provided with series Puchase Orders Lesson Plans Investigate additional academic assessments in the classroom, in addition to the ITBS, to measure student progress multiple times throughout the school year. Principal School Counselor Assessment Publications Online Resources Team Leader Meeting Agendas Meeting Agendas
Continue to use Accelerated Reader and SuccessMaker programs. Ongoing Technology Funds Purchase Orders Technology lab class schedules Continue the recommendation of students to the Duke Talent Identification Program and the PREP program through UTSA School Counselor Ongoing Letters and information sheets Duke Program records Prep Registration Logs Objective: To foster in all curriculum and instruction a Catholic worldview that enriches our community through Gospel values. Christ will be ever-present in our classrooms and in the manner in which our children are taught. Teachers will be Level II certified to teach religion and to promote within their classroom culture the Gospel values. Archdiocese and Continuing Education funds Receipts for courses, certificates of completion. Certificate of certification. FACULTY AND STAFF Goal: St. Matthew Catholic School will attract, retain and develop exceptional, motivated faculty and staff who are committed to the mission of the school and who will serve as role models to their students through sustained Gospel Witness. Objective: St. Matthew Catholic School will attract motivated, Catholic faculty and staff by providing fair compensation and development packages and the opportunity to join with others in ministry to the Catholic church.
Assess compensation and benefits packages to identify salary targets that are locally competitive. Finance Manager Archdiocese DCS surveys NISD pay scales NEISD pay scales Area Catholic Schools pay scales Survey & study results Finance committee meeting records records Review, evaluate and modify if necessary the tuition discount, lunch benefit, after school care, etc. to provide an attractive package of benefits. Finance Manager Ongoing Finance Committee studies and financial records Volunteers research Finance Committee proposals and final budget Define goals for faculty/staff recruitment that are aligned with the St. Matthew Catholic School mission. Ongoing Objective: St. Matthew Catholic School will retain motivated, Catholic faculty and staff by providing a nurturing and fair environment in which to develop professionally and spiritually. Review and focus the goals of professional development opportunities so that they align with the goals of our educational program and mission. Team Leaders TCCED requirements Professional development funds NISD funds for teacher training Accreditation records Attendance records for professional development
Continue to provide a peer mentoring program support new faculty and staff. Master schedule Teacher evaluations and observations Instill pride of being a St. Matthew Catholic School faculty member by promoting the high standards of our faculty through communicating the % of faculty that have advanced degrees, certification and practice Catholic faith. and Enrollment Dept. of Catholic Schools Catholic Universities and Schools Teacher records and personnel files Offer professional development that enhances the goals of our school mission statement, the implementation of school programs and the professional enrichment of the faculty. Operating budget NISD funds Registration records presentations on early release days FACILITIES, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS Goal: St. Matthew Catholic School in concert with the Parish community will provide a safe, nurturing environment that meets the needs of the students, families, parishioners and faculty, managing accessible resources and seeking innovative options while planning, funding and implementing important improvements. Objective: The physical building and grounds of the school will be well maintained, safe, and improved where needed to support the programs and sustain the mission of St. Matthew Catholic School.
Purchase an asset management software package that will allow for the ongoing planning and scheduling of preventative maintenance needs. Principal Buildings & Maintenance Year 1 Purchase Order Receipts Evaluate the redevelopment of the Kinder courtyard to provide a safer play environment for our youngest students. Buildings & Grounds Year 3 Donations PTC Bids & proposals Upgrade the intercom/phone communications systems at the school. Principal Financial Manager Year 1 Reserve Funds Bids & proposals Upgrade audio visual capabilities in the classrooms. Technology Specialist Technology Committee Year 3 Donations PTC Technology Fees Bids & proposals Objective: Assess opportunities for expansion in order to create space that will eliminate the need for the current six portable classrooms and that would accommodate future expansion goals.
Create, develop and communicate a comprehensive plan for sustainable expansion projects and goals including additional classroom space and a school gymnasium. Parish Building Committee Year 3 Building Fund Capital Campaign Master Plan Architectural Plans Develop and prioritize expansion projects based on constituent buyin and funding goals. Parish Building Committee Year 3 Plans & Drawings Create and build an additional entry/exit onto school property in order to accommodate expansion goals. Building & Grounds Finance Manager Parish Building Committee Year 5 Building Fund Capital Campaign Plans & Drawings Objective: To develop a technology infrastructure that will accommodate current technology needs and that will be easily adaptable to future technology requirements. The school will identify and plan for additional technology needs based on the comprehensive technology plan. This plan will include the installation of appropriate data storage and wireless capabilities throughout the campus. Technology Specialist Rx Technologies Technology Committee - ongoing Technology Funds Contracted Services Technology Committee records Purchase orders
DEVELOPMENT Goal: St. Matthew Catholic School will implement a comprehensive development plan, based on our mission, for institutional advancement through communications, marketing, enrollment management and development, in support of the long-term sustainability of our school. Objective: Continue communications, PR and marketing efforts to share the St. Matthew Catholic School difference with current and prospective families. Continue to use all forms of media to show the value and share the mission of the education at St. Matthew Catholic School. Ongoing Media sharing software, Video editing tools, graphic design software School Publications Web Page Private Publications Target communications to current St. Matthew families that fosters a sense of pride and loyalty and provides positive messages about the school. Ongoing Web services Renweb Newsletters Public & School Publications Develop relationships with local realtors, providing them with PR packets for St. Matthew Catholic School that they can provide to their clients who are relocating to San Antonio. School parents in the real estate industry, San Antonio Realtors Assn. Flyers & Publications
Promote St. Matthew Catholic School to neighboring parishes that do not have a school of their own. Church secretaries Church bulletins Objective: Commit to financial sustainability and an enrollment plan that will provide for revenue and reserves adequate to operate and support the current and future programs of our school. Evaluate tuition levels to ensure appropriate pricing of our tuition, balancing funding needs with affordability. Finance Manager Published tuition rates Tuition records from other schools Implement an efficient enrollment plan through an effective online inquiry, admissions and retention program, including wait list management. and Enrollment School Counselor Principal Online capabilities; Renweb Number of online applications and inquiries submitted Explore and develop new sources of revenue including grant and foundation opportunities. - ongoing Private funding publications/records report filings for Catholic friendly contributors; proposals submitted
.Establish an active Alumni Association. Parent volunteers Alumni Facebook page Alumni Connections Number of Alumni Connections submitted; Gathering participation Objective: Implement a consistent fundraising program with targeted budget benchmarks and eliminate existing programs that deplete resources and do not generate useful funding for the school. Create and maintain an accurate Alumni database. - ongoing Database vendor Reporting Increase grandparent, past parent, friends and alumni giving. Year 1 ongoing Donor Database Compare giving levels from year to year based on school populations Expand the use of technology in fundraising efforts. Technology Specialist Year 1 ongoing Media development software Number of donor touches
Evaluate current fundraising activities, especially Spirit Week and Gala to determine if there are ways to maximize efforts and funding. PTC President Year 1 ongoing PTC budget and actuals Cost/revenue analysis Eliminate all non-service based fundraising activities that do not generate appropriate funding limits. Athletic Director PTC President Booster Club President Fundraising Budgets and actuals Reduction of nonessential fundraising activities Commit to developing a capital campaign to fund expansion projects for the school. Implement campaign. Year 5 as projects occur. All development office resources; technology resources; donor database; media software Implementation and tracking