Boylan_StrategicPlan_2017

2017

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FROM AMY M. OTT, PRESIDENT

Boylan Catholic High School has been committed
to a tradition of excellence throughout its 57-year
history. We form young people in matters of the
Catholic faith, prepare them for the rigors of
college and careers, and equip them with the
skills necessary to meet the challenges of
leadership in a global world. Boylan Catholic
ensures its students are ready to meet the
challenges of the 21st century.

Boylan Catholic High School’s Strategic Plan
establishes a clear direction for the school’s
course during the next five years. This strategic
plan represents the collaboration of many
individuals. By sharing their expertise and time,
they were instrumental in shaping the roadmap
for Boylan Catholic High School’s future. One of
the greatest things to come out of this exercise
was the realization of all the wonderful things
that are already happening at Boylan. Building on
the success of earlier plans, we believe that the
goals outlined within this Strategic Plan will only
build upon the successful history and traditions
of Boylan Catholic High School.

I ask for your support and prayers for the
successful implementation of this plan as we
move forward and thank you for your committed
support of Boylan Catholic High School.

President

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STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

Boylan Catholic High School has developed a Many individuals and groups were involved in the
strategic plan that will position the school to
educate students in a manner relevant to their 21st development of the plan. Focus groups and
century experience and enable its Catholic identity,
viability and academic excellence to thrive well meetings were conducted with the school’s Board
into the future.
of Consultors, local pastors, administrators, school
The process began with an aim to create a plan
that is visionary, mission-focused, comprehensive, parents, students, faculty and staff, elementary
realistic, achievable, and integrated. The plan is
organized around the document, “National school principals, and elementary school parents.
Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic
Elementary and Secondary Schools” and the Individual interviews were conducted with the
standards contained in the four domains of Mission
and Catholic Identity, Governance and Leadership, President, Principal, and all administrators and
Academic Excellence, and Operational Vitality. The
plan goals were also created from the quantitative directors of various offices. Meitler Consultants, a
and qualitative data collected throughout the
process. nationally recognized consultant group for

Catholic schools, worked with a Strategic Planning

Committee. This committee included

representatives from various constituencies and

actively provided leadership, insights, and

expertise that ensured the success of the planning

process.

OUR MISSION:

Boylan Catholic High
School is Christ-centered
community dedicated to
the education of the whole
person and committed to

truth, service, and
academic excellence.

OUR GOALS

The Strategic Plan has outlined the goals by each of the various standards included in the “National Standards
and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools”. Each standard has goals,
followed by strategies to achieve each goal. The following is a summary of the goals for each standard.

MISSION AND CATHOLIC IDENTITY OPERATIONAL VITALITY

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

• A comprehensive Enrollment Management Plan,
including marketing, recruitment, admissions and
retention, will be developed.

• An Office of Enrollment Management will be
created.

• Boylan Catholic High School will serve as a
witness to the evangelizing mission of the
Catholic Church.

• The Campus Ministry Program will be
restructured to provide appropriate faith
formation.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FACILITIES

• An excellent faculty will be maintained and • Facilities will continue to be maintained in
supported. quality condition.

• Curriculum and instruction will be tailored to the • Identified facility improvement needs will be
various academic abilities of students. organized into a master plan to guide facility
development for the future and set the direction
• Technology will support the instructional goals for new or expanded needs.
of Boylan Catholic High School and provide
students with a solid technology foundation for
their future.

OUR GOALS

ADVANCEMENT GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

• A comprehensive, multi-year advancement plan, • The Board of Consultors will continue to
enhancing the annual fund, major gifts, alumni enhance its presence and impact in securing the
relations, planned giving and special events will future of Boylan Catholic High School.
be developed, implemented and updated
annually. • A leadership plan for the position of President
and other key administrative positions will be
• School leaders and all constituencies will developed.
understand their role and participate in the
school’s advancement efforts. • The strategic plan will be monitored and
updated by the President and the Board of
• By 2019-20, advancement revenue will net funds Consultors, in collaboration with the Leadership
equal to 10% of the total annual operating budget. Team.

• The Endowment will increase to $15 million by
2026-27.

FINANCIAL/BUSINESS

• Evaluate the current process for awarding
tuition assistance in order to
strategically award financial
aid and scholarships and
maintain the desired
student profile.

• The financial projection

will be updated every year
and utilized when building a
balanced budget.

PREFERRED FUTURE 4000 St. Francis Drive
Rockford, Illinois 61103
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a vision of a preferred future that will extend into the www.boylan.org
next decade. The goals and strategies in this plan
are designed to achieve this vision.

In this preferred future, Boylan Catholic High School:

1. Provides a distinctively Catholic educational
environment in which students know and live their
faith, think critically, exercise leadership and serve
others. Graduates of Boylan Catholic High School
are practicing Catholics who are active in their parish
community.

2. Is respected throughout the Diocese of Rockford
for its rigorous curriculum that prepares students to
be college ready, career ready, able to succeed in life
and be good citizens and leaders in their community.

3. Promotes high expectations and standards for all
students, offering quality and innovative programs
which integrate spiritual, moral, intellectual and
physical development and motivates all students to
succeed.

4. Provides technology that is current, integrated
and effectively utilized to support administrative,
teaching and student learning processes.

5. Engenders a deep sense of appreciation and
ownership among all of its constituencies resulting in
greater personal, prayerful, and financial support for
the school.

6. Attracts and retains a highly qualified and
dedicated faculty and staff through competitive
compensation and comprehensive staff
development opportunities.

7. Utilizes a facility master plan to ensure that the
campus is safe, attractive and welcoming, and
provides an environment that complements a quality
21st century educational program.

8. Maintains effective strategic and financial planning
to ensure the long-term sustainability of the school,
implementation of the strategic plan, and access for
students of diverse backgrounds.