Reflections of Havergal: 1994-2019

Strategic Directions 2000–03

In 1999, the Board of Governors renewed the five-year Strategic Plan approved in 1994. As explained in an article in the Spring 2000 issue of Torch , Strategic Directions 2000 was a response to: growing pressure for accountability; growing and competing demands on the College’s resources (people resources as well as operating and capital resources); and an increasingly competitive market requiring Havergal to differentiate itself and clearly define its strategic positioning. The article also detailed the ways in which the process echoed that devised for the first strategic plan: In the fall [of 1999], more than ninety community members, including Old Girls, parents, students and staff, attended a strategic planning workshop to identify issues the school faces in meeting its long-term goals. The Board of Governors and the senior administrative team used the results of this session, along with input from a staff workshop, to identify strategic objectives for the next three to five years. The enthusiastic discussions held during the consultation process reflected Havergal’s growing ambition to take its place in the national and international spheres as a stellar educational institution. Participants considered key questions linked to teaching and learning, Havergal’s traditions and values, governance, the school’s extended community, its reputation and its facilities. Particularly notable outcomes were pledges to offer students more leadership opportunities and to conduct reviews of the boarding and community service programs. Two key initiatives followed the adoption of the objectives. The first was the development of the Curriculum Framework by faculty and senior administrators. The discussions that led to its creation

Ludemus 1999–2000 cover.

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