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2014 Plan Goes Live

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: Oct 09Categories: Blog

Dear alumni, parents, and friends: We write to share wonderful news that the Board of Trustees has unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed Phillips Academy’s new Strategic Plan, Connecting Our Strengths: The Andover Endeavor. Engaging in discussion...

Strategic Planning: Community Rallies Around “White Paper Socials”

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: May 02Categories: Blog No Comments

The ebb and flow of ideas, survey research and campus discussions continue to inform the evolutionary process that will lead to Phillips Academy’s next Strategic Plan. To date upwards of 2,000 faculty, staff, alumni, students, and parents have contributed...

Community Survey Results

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: Feb 02Categories: Blog No Comments

A summary of findings from data collected by the Strategic Planning Task Force (SPTF) through surveys conducted in November and December of 2013. Read the full report >>

Alumni Feedback Fuels Strategic Plan

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: Feb 02Categories: Blog No Comments

Phillips Academy’s Strategic Planning Task Force began its work in earnest last summer. The plan, expected to be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval in fall 2014, will set Andover’s strategic direction for the coming three to five years....

“Wishful thinking” sets strategic plan process in motion

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: Sep 02Categories: Blog No Comments

From the Fall, 2013 Andover magazine “Today’s the day we are really in gear!” And with that declaration, Head of School John Palfrey introduced the strategic planning process at the first faculty meeting of the academic year. While the Strategic...

Letter from the Task Force Chairs

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: Jul 02Categories: Blog No Comments

Dear colleagues, Phillips Academy’s 2014 Strategic Planning effort is now officially underway. Members of the Strategic Planning Task Force met for the first time on June 20 to work through a robust agenda. Although unofficial in her new role, Rachel...

Strategic Planning process takes shape

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: May 02Categories: Blog No Comments

—Head of School John Palfrey has announced the members of Phillips Academy’s Strategic Planning Task Force and outlined overarching goals for the process that will begin next month and is expected to conclude with a draft report in June 2014. Chaired...

Strategic Planning Overview

Author: Phillips AcademyOn: Apr 02Categories: Blog No Comments

I am writing to share with you some initial thoughts about our upcoming Strategic Planning process. This memo is meant as a next step in our ongoing discussions about the future of Phillips Academy. I. GOALS: Be bold and aspirational: set in place a vision...