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Slide Show
Outline
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The Heritage School
September 21, 2006
Annual Meeting
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Agenda
  • State of the School
  • 2005-2006 Gifts & Donations
  • Long Range Plan
  • Conclusion
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State of the School
Enrollment
  • 395 Students – All Time High Enrollment
  • 132 Students in Upper School
  • 2nd Lowest Attrition in School’s History
  • Retained Over 90% of Last Year’s Students
  • 74 New Students
  • 21 Countries Represented
  • Minority Percentage Rose to 12%
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State of the School
Recent Plant Improvements
  • Softball Field Dugouts & Field Improvements for Girls Softball
  • ELC Playground
  • LS Classrooms – New Carpet and Tile
  • Telephone System and Computers for Teachers
  • Stadium Seating and Lights
  • Dugouts & Improvements to Baseball Field
  • Iron Benches Across Campus
  • New Landscaping for Courtyard (Donation Received – Coming Soon)


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State of the School
New Programs
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State of the School
New Programs
  • Football
  • Drug and Alcohol Awareness Program
  • Jon Reeves Tennis Center at The Heritage School
  • Adopt a Stream - Gail Jones / Serenbe
  • Attic Salt, the Heritage Literary Magazine
  • Quarterly Update
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State of the School
Faculty
  • Faculty of 47 Teachers
  • 8:1 ratio of Students to Instructional Staff
  • More than 35% of Teachers have  Masters or Higher
  • Average Years Experience  - 18 Years
  • New Administrators
    • Ron Rineer – Athletic Director
    • Donna Dougherty – Director of ELC

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State of the School
Financial
  • Continued Strong Financial State
  • Balanced Budget
  • Debt-Free
  • Thanks for Continued Support Through Annual Fund Gifts & Endowment Donations
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Thanks to Our Donors!
  • The Heritage Fund - $120K
    • 100% Board Participation
    • 100% Faculty/Staff Participation
    • Increase in Parent Participation – 6% - 48%
  • Football Program - $200K
  • Dugout Club - $18K
  • Endowment Funds - $100K
    • Katie Arnall Freeman Fine Arts Endowment
    • Episcopal Scholarship
  • Scholarship Funds - $5K
    • Guy & Carolyn Arnall Scholarship
    • Mary Beth McLean Scholarship
    • Floyd Addison Memorial Scholarship
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Thanks to Our Donors!
  • Restricted Gifts - $53K
    • Front Entrance
    • Athletics
    • Parents Club
    • Katrina
  • Gifts in Kind - $17K
    • Softball Field
    • Benches
    • Weight Room
    • Misc. Classroom Gifts from Faculty/Parents

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Long Range Planning
  • 26 Participants – Two Sessions
  • Alumni, Parents, Board Members, Faculty/Staff, and Grandparents Represented
  • Areas of Focus – Academics/Programs, Athletics, Staffing, Facilities, and Marketing/Recruitment
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Long Range Planning
Next Steps
  • Drawings & Quotes for Facilities
  • Board Approval of Final Long Range Plan
  • Capital Campaign
  • Ongoing Additions to Faculty/Staff
  • Additional Programs to Support Growth
  • Enhanced Marketing



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Conclusion
  • Exciting Time of Growth for School
    • Enrollment
    • Facilities
    • Programs
  • Support by Donors Greatly Appreciated
  • Ongoing Commitment & Support Critical
    • Annual Fund & Other Gifts
    • Capital Campaign to Fund Needed Facilities
    • Volunteers & Participation for Events & Activities
    • Marketing to Others