Strategic Plan 2016 2019 Guelph Community Christian School

Strategic Plan 2016 -2019

Guelph Community Christian School will nurture, educate, and inspire in Christ-Centred learning and serving. GCCS is: Purpose Driven Committed to Excellence in Teaching Warm and Welcoming Known for its Service Financially Accessible Growing Responsibly Well Led and Well Run From 2016 -2019, GCCS will: Develop and communicate a clear profile of a GCCS graduate, including character traits, academic and life skills. The profile will be used as a filter and standard by which diverse student strengths are nurtured and teaching and school investment decisions are made. Pursue excellence in teaching by providing its staff with the resources needed for learning, research, design and collaboration to deepen their mastery of their professional calling. Intentionally nurture a Christlike school culture that is warm, supportive and unified. Make a positive impact on Guelph and surrounding areas through a strong commitment to community service. Expand nontuition revenue sources and reduce the mortgage, with a view to keeping the school affordable for parents while ensuring staff are paid well for their valuable work. Pursue healthy Excel in its growth in governance and enrolment in order operations. to optimize the use of the current facility. Over the next 10 years, GCCS will grow into a school that is remarkably innovative, effective and welcoming, particularly given its relatively small size and affordable price point. Its staff will be recharged and retooled to build the Christian character and academic skills of its graduates and to make a positive impact through service to its community. The school will be resourced to optimize the use of its facility and land, in ways that enhance student learning. The school will be known for being well led and well run. Its community will be widely and accurately aware of the school and will therefore speak well of it.

Summary of Goals and Objectives Goal A: GCCS is Purpose Driven Objectives A 1 Teaching is aligned with the intent of the Graduate Profile A 2 80% of students and 100% staff can take pride in what they are trying to accomplish each year, based on the Graduate Profile Goal B: GCCS is Committed to Excellence in Teaching Objectives B 1 Teachers want to teach at GCCS; 90% report feeling positive about their role and fully equipped to perform it well B 2 Staff contribute willingly to the life of the school, particularly in ways that are consistent with their strengths B 3 Teaching is effective and creative, reflective of best practices Goal C: GCCS is Warm and Welcoming Objectives C 1 Increase by 20% the number of parents and grandparents volunteering and attending meetings at the school C 2 All committed volunteer hours are met (i. e those who want to volunteer, not just ‘buy out’) C 3 90% of parents (domestic & international) report satisfaction with the warmth of school leadership, staff and parents C 4 Families at GCCS reflect the diversity of the Christian community C 5 Referrals increase by 20%

Summary of Goals and Objectives Goal D: GCCS is Known for its Service Objectives D 1 Provide two service opportunities per class per year (external or internal) D 2 Evidence of heart-level instruction for students in the area of service D 3 Increase in positive, service-related feedback and media coverage Goal E: GCCS is Financially Accessible Objectives E 1 Mortgage is on track to be repaid in 20 years E 2 Increase in positive survey responses re: tuition levels E 3 Increase in non-tuition revenue to 25% of budget E 4 Budget is balanced with only COLA increases to tuition annually E 5 Staff pay keeps pace with OACS guidelines and Guelph cost of living E 6 Aggressive increase in bursary availability relative to demand Goal F: GCCS is Growing Responsibly Objectives F 1 Each class is between 80 and 90% of capacity in terms of number of students and level of need F 2 Increase in net overall enrolment by 15 families (Assumption that one family averages $12, 500 or two students).

Summary of Goals and Objectives Goal G: GCCS is Well Led and Well Run Objectives G 1 New COO is in place G 2 Strategic goals are met G 3 Parent perceptions of Board and administration are reported to be positive 85% of the time G 4 Policies are easy to find and of sufficient quality to be shared externally G 5 Board and all committees are active and effectively meeting their mandates G 6 Increase in the number of families involved in committees and Board G 7 Decision making is reported to be appropriately transparent G 8 Administration, Board and staff are working effectively together G 9 Core Values statement reflects mission and strategic plan