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FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
The effort to develop a Five Year Strategic Plan for St. Francis Borgia Regional High School began in the fall of 2011 at the direction of the President.
The first meeting was held on October 18, 2011. At that meeting, the team began discussing, in general, the major areas that Borgia needed to address over the next five years. The areas identified at this meeting were as follows:
Evangelization and Catholic Identity
Instructional Program Plan (including Staff Plan)
School Board Plan
Financial Plan (including Facility Plan and Advancement Plan)
Enrollment Management Plan
A sub-team was established for each of these areas. Members were assigned to a sub-team based upon their responsibilities and/or interests as they relate to the area. Sub-team leaders were identified as someone with direct responsibilities in that area. These sub-teams were charged with developing specific goals for their assigned area, along with establishing measurable and achievable supporting objectives. In addition, the sub-teams were asked to provide strategic actions that outline specific steps toward accomplishing the objective and identifying target completion dates and responsible person(s).
The final version of the Five Year Strategic Plan for Borgia was prepared for review and approval by the Administration and the full Strategic Plan Team at a meeting on March 28, 2012. It was then forwarded for approval by all members of our faculty and by the Advisory Board at their meetings on April 18, 2012.
This final Strategic Plan is the result of a collaborative effort of the team members representing core leadership groups and community stakeholders of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School. Going forward, Borgia's administration, in collaboration with the school board, will be responsible for implementing and revising this plan.
Thank you to all who assisted in the development of this plan by providing valuable time and input. It is a testament to the "Borgia Family."
This Strategic Plan is available online under the "About" tab on Borgia's home page.
Minimum Requirements for the Student iPad is either an iPad 2 or the new iPad with Wi-Fi and 16 GB storage.
THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT!
As an educational institution, Borgia is able to participate in Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP). This program enables us to acquire many of the Apps available in Apple's App Store at half price.
We have already used this program to acquire several apps for all faculty members. This includes Pages, Keynote, Notability and iStudiez Pro. Pages and Keynote are comparable to Word and Power Point on Windows based PC's. Notability integrates handwriting, PDF annotation, typing, recording and organizing so you can take notes your way. iStudiez Pro provides the calendaring and assignment portions of the current student agendas. The Student Handbook is available online through a link on Borgia's home page under "About".
At this time, we have identified these four apps as requirements for all students when the 2012-2013 academic year begins. Since iStudiez Pro is enabling Borgia to avoid the expense associated with the printed agendas, it will be provided to all current freshmen, sophomores and juniors at no charge.
Pages and Keynote are available to students at the reduced cost of $5 each and Notability is available for $0.50. In order to acquire these apps via the VPP, the student needs to bring payment to Mr. John Brinker in Room 204. Once payment has been made, he will send an email to the student with the codes necessary to download the apps to their iPad. For those who already have iPads, these apps are available now for anyone who wishes to start using them.
EXAM SCHEDULE
Seniors will take exams May 8 through May 11. Blue Period 3 and 4 exams will be given during normal class meeting times on Tuesday, May 8 and Gold Period 3 and 4 exams will be given during normal class meeting times on Wednesday, May 9. On Thursday, May 10, Blue Period 1 and 2 exams will be given followed by graduation practice. The seniors will be dismissed about Noon this day. On Friday, May 11, Gold Period 1 and 2 exams will be given. On this day, the seniors will be dismissed at the end of Period 2 (about 11:15 AM).
May 14 through May 16 are exam days for the underclassmen. Blue Period 1, 2, and 3 exams will be given on Monday, May 14. Blue Period 4 and Gold Period 1 and 2 exams will be given on Tuesday, May 15. Gold Period 3 and 4 exams will be given on Wednesday, May 16. The first two days will run from 8 AM to Noon while the last day will end at 10:50 AM.