Strategic Planning

Charting a Dynamic Course Forward
At Roland Park Country School, we have started the journey of creating our next strategic plan, a process that will clarify our strengths and help us chart a dynamic course forward. By taking this time to plan thoughtfully and strategically, we will create a flexible framework for the future to help us align our vision, mission, and values, establish goals, and track our progress as we continue to position RPCS as the premier school for the next generation of female leaders.

We are excited to engage our entire community in this effort as your experiences, insights, and aspirations are critical to helping us articulate a clear vision of Roland Park Country School’s future. Learn more about our strategic planning process and check this web page for periodic updates.

Strategic Design Team Members

Patti Collins, Assistant Head of School for Strategic Finance and Advancement (co-chair)

W. Kyle Gore — Kyle Gore, P’15, P’17, P’20, President, Board of Trustees (ex-officio)

Elisha James, Director of K-12 Student Life and Engagement — Elisha James, Assistant Head of School for Culture, Community and Belonging

SDT - Elizabeth Elizardi — Elizabeth Elizardi, Assistant Head of School for Academics and Programs

ABOUT GREENWICH LEADERSHIP PARTNERS

To help ensure that we do our work thoroughly and well, we have engaged Greenwich Leadership Partners (GLP), a firm with extensive experience guiding schools through a strategic design process, to serve as our external consultant partner in this important work. Learn more about GLP and the strategic planning process here.

Over the past school year, RPCS faculty in grades K-12 and staff, parents and guardians, board members, and six teaching and learning teams participated in more than 20 meetings to discuss ideas for how to best advance our work. The picture on the right is from a strategic planning workshop with faculty and staff led by GLP. After a review of the strategic design process at RPCS and a discussion about the elements of powerful learning and the landscape of future skills and knowledge, employees met in small groups to discuss ideas for how best to advance our work. It was a stimulating afternoon spent brainstorming how to help our students thrive as learners.

Letters to the Community

RPCS Survey - Thank You: Friday, November 11, 2022

Dear Roland Park Country School Community,

As we enter a season for giving thanks, please accept our gratitude for your support of our strategic planning efforts and your participation in our recent community-wide survey. Our response rates among all groups within our community exceeded our expectations! This process has reminded all of us at RPCS that your feedback is a gift. We are so grateful for you taking the time to share your experiences, insights and aspirations with us, which will help us articulate a clear vision for Roland Park Country School’s future.

As a next step, our faculty in grades K-12 and staff will meet with members from Greenwich Leadership Partners, our external consultant guiding us through the strategic design process on Friday, November 18. In that session, we will discuss employee input and ideas related to the strategic plan. We will then receive the survey findings in January of next year and will be back in touch to share more about what we are learning and our next steps. Please check out this web page for ongoing updates as well.

Thank you again for your time and input as we continue to chart a dynamic course forward for Roland Park Country School.

Sincerely,

Caroline Blatti
Head of School

W. Kyle Gore, P’15, P’17, P’20
President, Board of Trustees

Community Survey Opens: Monday, October 17, 2022

Dear Roland Park Country School Community,

Thank you in advance for participating in the below survey. We are interested in learning more about your experience at Roland Park Country School and your priorities for the school as we design a clear strategy for the future.

This survey is entirely confidential. Your answers are submitted anonymously to Greenwich Leadership Partners and will be used only for the purposes of gathering information. It should take you no more than 20 minutes to complete the survey. You will need to complete the survey in one sitting.

The link to the survey is below and will be open until Monday, October 31 at 6 p.m.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQT7LKG

We deeply value your thoughtful and candid responses. Your input is an essential ingredient to our process and the identification of future priorities for the school. We look forward to sharing what we learn from this survey as we move forward in our work to develop a vision and plan for the future.

Thank you!

Caroline Blatti
Head of School

W. Kyle Gore, P’15, P’17, P’20
President, Board of Trustees

Strategic Planning Process Kicks Off: Monday, October 10, 2022

Dear Roland Park Country School Community,

With a new school year underway, we are excited to share that we have started the journey of creating our next strategic plan for Roland Park Country School, an important and best practice for educational institutions.

By taking this time to plan thoughtfully and strategically for the future, we will create a flexible framework to help us align the school with our vision, mission, and values, establish goals, and track our progress as we continue to position RPCS as the premier school for the next generation of female leaders. Building on our last strategic planning effort undertaken in 2015 and the exceptional programs and educational initiatives we have instituted since that time, we are in a position of strength to engage in a process that will clarify our strengths and help us chart a dynamic course forward.

Over the course of the 2022-2023 academic year, we will be working closely with employees, students, parents and guardians, grandparents, alumnae, trustees, and other members of the RPCS community to better understand the needs of our students, identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, and design solutions that will strengthen our school for the future. Our strategic design preparation began earlier this year, most recently with a Board of Trustees retreat last month where our school leaders discussed the opportunities and realities related to the success and future of our school. To assist us by serving as our external consultant and partner, we have engaged Greenwich Leadership Partners, a firm with extensive nationwide experience in guiding schools through strategic design processes.

As an important first step, an invitation to participate in a community-wide survey will be sent to you next week. All parents and guardians, grandparents, alumnae, employees, students in grades 4 through 12, and other members of our RPCS community will also take the survey. We want everyone’s insights and feedback to ensure that the final strategic plan is truly the work of our entire community. If ever there were a time for you to contribute your thoughts and ideas, it is through this survey.

Please take this opportunity to engage in the strategic design process, as our considerations of your experiences, insights, and aspirations are critical to helping us articulate a clear vision of Roland Park Country School’s future in which our graduates will continue to benefit from an exceptional, all-girls educational experience. Thank you in advance for your support!