Strategic Plan

The Board of Trustees of the Katherine Delmar Burke School adopted its most recent strategic plan on June 4, 2007.   The strategic planning process began in the fall of 2006 with a weekend retreat during which over 70 members of the school community discussed Burke’s history, present, and future. The retreat participants included current parents, parents of alumnae, trustees, alumnae, educators, and Burke’s teachers and administrators, who identified potential areas of interest and focus for our school. Anne-Marie Pierce, President of AMP & Associates, an educational consulting firm for independent and international schools, facilitated the retreat.

The Board of Trustees then synthesized the retreat findings and identified areas of particular relevance to Burke’s as it approached its centennial and for the foreseeable future. Each area was assigned to a small sub-committee of trustees, parents, and administrators who then wrote situation analyses and objectives for each section of the plan. 

The resulting Strategic Plan 2007 celebrates the strength of Burke’s education for girls, and provides impetus for our continued work on program, community, and physical and human resources. The plan challenges us to keep our students and program in the forefront of all of our work.   It challenges us to maintain our traditional strengths while inviting innovation, expanded opportunities for curriculum assessment and development, and collaborative hands-on learning for our girls.

Click here to download Strategic Plan 2007.