Strategic Plan 2009-2014

View the Strategic Plan 2009 - 2014

All organizations risk stagnation unless, in their pursuit of excellence, they periodically pause to reassess the direction in which they are moving and focus anew on their vision for the future. In its continual drive for excellence in independent education, Manlius Pebble Hill regularly engages in that visioning process, which entails both the periodic affirmation of the School’s mission and the development of a Strategic Plan to chart the School’s course for the years ahead.

After a yearlong re-examination of the School’s mission statement by trustees, faculty, staff, and select groups of students and alumni, an updated mission statement was embraced and approved by the Board of Trustees in November of 2008. Soon after, on January 17, 2009, the School held a strategic planning retreat to answer the questions, “Where do we want MPH to be in the year 2014?” and “How do we get there?”

Focus groups comprised of trustees, administrators, faculty members, and alumni addressed those questions in the specific context of eight key areas of school activity: development, plant, community, faculty, alumni, finances, education, and marketing. The five-year Strategic Plan that emerged from the retreat is, in essence, a roadmap for achieving our mission-driven goals. It is intended as a flexible document to guide decision-making through the year 2014. The attachment constitutes a living document, one which can be expected to undergo revision as changing conditions dictate and to further evolve as the School prioritizes and implements the plan.