2.1

Attract and retain a dedicated faculty since they are the core of the school.

2.2

School administration should regularly meet, collaborate and confer with the faculty association leadership. Work together as partners to promote institutional excellence, positive faculty/administration relations, and to identify and address issues surrounding faculty job satisfaction.

2.3

School administration should regularly meet, collaborate and confer with the Academic Senate. Work together as partners to promote institutional and instructional excellence. Develop & institute procedural standards for primary instructional issues such as academic honesty, homework requirements, writing and reading quantities.

2.4

Emphasize the effective orientation of all faculty and new Brother Rice Family members program (in the nature of the Called and Gifted program) introducing them to the Charism of Edmund Rice and the Essential Elements of a Christian Brothers Education.

2.5

Continuously recruit graduates to consider a career in the classroom or the athletic fields. Emphasize the importance of carrying on the legacy of a Christian Brothers education.

2.6

Continue to strive for appropriate market compensation levels for all employees.

2.7

Find creative ways to enhance faculty benefits and compensation both in a traditional and non-traditional manner. Promote the importance of endowment as a means of reducing cost-pressures on tuition while supplementing teacher salaries.

2.8

Establish professional standards for hiring, evaluation and quality assurance.

2.9

Teachers begin every class with a prayer. Teachers and coaches recognize their responsibility to act as role models in the classroom, to promote both content and character in their academic or athletic environment.

2.10

School administration should continue to offer class sizes that are in the best interests of both students and teachers.

2.11

Offer ongoing professional development opportunities that empower teachers to be innovative and creative in their methodologies.

3.1

Establish enrollment objectives based upon programs, facilities, and desired student representation.

3.2

Integrate the Brother Rice mission and Essential Elements within the recruiting process.

3.3

Continue to emphasize the personal visit of prospective students.

3.4

Develop an outreach program to grade school students and faculty. Continue to develop relations within the community of private schools, parishes, and alumni to encourage students who desire a Catholic education to consider Brother Rice.

3.5

Improve positive perception of the school through community service programs, parish visits, and marketing outreach.

3.6

Focus on retention of students by identifying and improving the features of a Brother Rice education that appeal to students and by formalizing a student academic support program with faculty and guidance sponsorship.

3.7

Improve access to a Brother Rice education by maintaining afford-ability and financial aid opportunities for students and their families. Develop and implement a plan to offer full or partial tuition assistance to an appropriate number of the student body based on financial need.

3.8

Market our academic excellence aggressively via objective metrics such as ACT and SAT scores, college acceptance, honor rolls, AP courses, college graduation rates.

4.1

Engage the community to establish priorities for the school and invite participation from the community in supporting those priorities.

4.2

Promote planned giving, wills and estate planning programs to support endowment.

4.3

Create an environment and establish formalized programs for leadership development within the community.

4.4

Promote consistent public relations with local media and utilize modern information technologies (such as the web, email, text messaging and streaming online video) to publicize Brother Rice and the accomplishments of its students (current and former) under the Brother Rice “brand”.

4.5

Regularly distribute news and information about current achievements and activities within the community.

4.6

Develop and maintain an accurate database that includes the contact information of each graduate.

4.7

Coordinate class reunions through the alumni relations office.

4.8

Create opportunities for alumni, parents and friends to be involved in the daily religious, academic, athletic and social development of Brother Rice students.

4.9

Offer multiple opportunities for parents and alums to gather as a community

4.10

Continue to identify and develop relationships with alums willing to support the mission of Brother Rice locally and nationally.

5.1

Repair and replace facility assets as required with special emphasis on those elements that impact the students’ physical environment.

5.2

Renovate the academic and athletic facilities in accordance with the master plan for facility upgrades, maintenance and project management.

5.3

Complete a “facelift” of the school’s hallways, classrooms, restrooms, etc.

5.4

Establish tuition level considering affordability and the school’s mission.

5.5

Continue to collaborate and coordinate with Marian High School and St. Regis regarding the use of the Archdiocese-owned fields south of Marian. Continue working together to increase the available land from Lahser road to Orchard Lane.

5.7

Develop annual budgets to meet traditional expenses. Utilize depreciation for capital expenditures associated with repairs and replacement, utilize fundraising for major capital projects.

5.8

Develop physical plant solutions related to enrollment increases: parking, cafeteria, classrooms, locker room, etc.

5.9

Improve building security.

5.10

Reduce costs associated with paper consumption, mailings, etc. Utilize web and email solutions.

5.11

Evaluate all school personnel on an annual basis.

5.12

Recognize the importance of raising funds to support both the physical assets of the institution as well as the human assets of the institution.