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From its inception in 1970 Tandem Friends School has been progressive and innovative focused on the intellectual and human development of our students We nurture in the best tradition of Friends education their minds and hearts We offer an exemplary program for adolescents rich with engaging and challenging academic and co curricular opportunities Over the years our school has grown and matured and areas of clear strength have emerged With our 50th anniversary approaching the time was right to thoughtfully consider the path ahead one that leverages our demonstrated strengths and will meet the needs of future students Over a two year period we actively engaged the Tandem Friends community past and present parents alums faculty and staff members of the Charlottesville Friends Meeting students trustees and other supporters We convened seven working groups composed of truly impressive experts from every constituency who proposed recommendations that form the basis of this plan As we move forward together we will work purposefully to capitalize on these areas of strength and continue to develop in areas where there is room for growth As we head into our next 50 years we know our students will continue to achieve great things at Tandem Friends and beyond We believe in developing the capacity for critical thinking formulating questions to guide a lifetime of learning in recognizing and attending to each student s unique potential as a learner and as a human being it is important to educate the whole child intellectually spiritually emotionally and physically Many thanks to everyone who participated in this process and in particular WORKING GROUPS Alex Siragy Ali Abdel Rahman TFS 16 Andriana Hench TFS 06 Ann McAndrew Bernard Whitsett Brett Brunner Carolena Saunders Dave Saunier Dianne Bearinger Dick Minturn Ellen Hayes Gordon Fields Heather Macalister Heidi Passino Jan Dorman Jan Meriwether Jason Farr Jay Scott Jeremy Caplin Jill Lane Jocelyn Camarata Josh Bowers Julia Sapir TFS 93 Kim Dukes Linda Goldstein Lois Myers Lori Schuyler Lydia Horan Margaret McNett Burruss TFS 83 Mark Goldstein Mark Ratzlaff Matt Caduff Melissa Warren Melissa Winder Meredith Kalnite Michelle Schlesinger Moira Kavanagh Monica Johnson TFS 04 Nancy Hiles Johnson Patrick Tennant Rob Cushing Roxanne CarterJohnston Sarah Gaines Seth Pates TFS 06 Sharon Deal Steve Bowers Susan Beers Susie Bruce Tina Goode Todd Love Tucker Winter FACILITATORS Drew Smith Friends Council on Education Ginny Christensen Strategy for Growth LLC SPECIAL THANKS Bill Adams Christine Hirsh Putnam Dianne Carter Ewing Doug Horn Jack Horn Larry Goldstein Mary Lyman Bias TFS 02 Richard Zakin Roger Bryant Susan Weiner Tracy Proctor STRATEGIC PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE Anne Deane Barbara Studholme Colleen Anderson Geoff Carter Jake Minturn TFS 03 Laurel Reiman Henneman Clerk Mary Chinn Peter Gaines Vonnie Calland Whitney Thompson Head of School in cultivating powerful and meaningful relationships between students teachers families and the greater community in collaboration as a means to guide students toward kindness and inclusivity the best learning happens when students are engaged inspired and take responsibility for their own learning Entering OUR NEXT 50 years MISSION Rooted in Quaker values Tandem Friends School prepares young people for higher education and fulfilling lives of integrity creative expression and service 2 7 9 TA N D E M L A N E Entering OUR NEXT 50 years C H A R LOT T E S V I L L E VA 2 2 9 0 2 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES for Tandem Friends School 2019 2024 To learn more www tandemfs org strategicpriorities 434 296 1303 W W W T A N D E M F S O R G STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR TANDEM FRIENDS SCHOOL 2019 2024

Freedom with Responsibility Creativity and Integrity LEARNING RELATIONSHIPS RESOURCES Amplify the strengths of our educational program implementing emerging best practices in curriculum and pedagogy Create the best possible experience for all members of the present past and future Tandem Friends community At Tandem Friends we know what students need to learn and thrive We are proud of all that our students achieve and accomplish including what they learn about themselves as they grow Going forward we aim to make our program even stronger to keep the things our community loves best and to support our teachers in pursuing and implementing evolving best practices in curriculum and pedagogy We are proud that Tandem Friends School continues its founding intention of being a student centered school Nurturing a school wide culture that helps all members of the community to feel and be informed involved and supported we will work to further enhance structures and programming for inclusion connection and communication Secure long term financial sustainability and vitality including strategic investments to support program and enrollment To accomplish this goal we will Tell our story boldly as it relates to our mission educational program values identity and history Strengthen individualized and capstone learning opportunities DEI diversity equity inclusion and service learning curricula Continue our focus on whole child approaches to adolescent education optimize our health and wellness programming Enhance integrated interdisciplinary instruction focused on depth and relevance Deepen the ways that Quaker values and practices enrich our educational experience And more To accomplish this goal we will Be a community leader in areas of diversity equity and inclusion Deepen connections with families alums and other Tandem community members Our overarching goal in the coming years is to enhance the school s physical and financial assets to ensure it continues to be well equipped to fulfill its mission as a vibrant stimulating learning environment for a diverse student population To accomplish this goal we will Build to an optimum level of enrollment of approximately 245 students Continue to support families with need based tuition assistance Nurture a community culture of philanthropic stewardship Provide excellent and comprehensive professional development for faculty and staff Focus on buildings and grounds improvements that will provide an immediate impact for a moderate level of investment And more And more Kindness and Wisdom

Freedom with Responsibility Creativity and Integrity LEARNING RELATIONSHIPS RESOURCES Amplify the strengths of our educational program implementing emerging best practices in curriculum and pedagogy Create the best possible experience for all members of the present past and future Tandem Friends community At Tandem Friends we know what students need to learn and thrive We are proud of all that our students achieve and accomplish including what they learn about themselves as they grow Going forward we aim to make our program even stronger to keep the things our community loves best and to support our teachers in pursuing and implementing evolving best practices in curriculum and pedagogy We are proud that Tandem Friends School continues its founding intention of being a student centered school Nurturing a school wide culture that helps all members of the community to feel and be informed involved and supported we will work to further enhance structures and programming for inclusion connection and communication Secure long term financial sustainability and vitality including strategic investments to support program and enrollment To accomplish this goal we will Tell our story boldly as it relates to our mission educational program values identity and history Strengthen individualized and capstone learning opportunities DEI diversity equity inclusion and service learning curricula Continue our focus on whole child approaches to adolescent education optimize our health and wellness programming Enhance integrated interdisciplinary instruction focused on depth and relevance Deepen the ways that Quaker values and practices enrich our educational experience And more To accomplish this goal we will Be a community leader in areas of diversity equity and inclusion Deepen connections with families alums and other Tandem community members Our overarching goal in the coming years is to enhance the school s physical and financial assets to ensure it continues to be well equipped to fulfill its mission as a vibrant stimulating learning environment for a diverse student population To accomplish this goal we will Build to an optimum level of enrollment of approximately 245 students Continue to support families with need based tuition assistance Nurture a community culture of philanthropic stewardship Provide excellent and comprehensive professional development for faculty and staff Focus on buildings and grounds improvements that will provide an immediate impact for a moderate level of investment And more And more Kindness and Wisdom

Freedom with Responsibility Creativity and Integrity LEARNING RELATIONSHIPS RESOURCES Amplify the strengths of our educational program implementing emerging best practices in curriculum and pedagogy Create the best possible experience for all members of the present past and future Tandem Friends community At Tandem Friends we know what students need to learn and thrive We are proud of all that our students achieve and accomplish including what they learn about themselves as they grow Going forward we aim to make our program even stronger to keep the things our community loves best and to support our teachers in pursuing and implementing evolving best practices in curriculum and pedagogy We are proud that Tandem Friends School continues its founding intention of being a student centered school Nurturing a school wide culture that helps all members of the community to feel and be informed involved and supported we will work to further enhance structures and programming for inclusion connection and communication Secure long term financial sustainability and vitality including strategic investments to support program and enrollment To accomplish this goal we will Tell our story boldly as it relates to our mission educational program values identity and history Strengthen individualized and capstone learning opportunities DEI diversity equity inclusion and service learning curricula Continue our focus on whole child approaches to adolescent education optimize our health and wellness programming Enhance integrated interdisciplinary instruction focused on depth and relevance Deepen the ways that Quaker values and practices enrich our educational experience And more To accomplish this goal we will Be a community leader in areas of diversity equity and inclusion Deepen connections with families alums and other Tandem community members Our overarching goal in the coming years is to enhance the school s physical and financial assets to ensure it continues to be well equipped to fulfill its mission as a vibrant stimulating learning environment for a diverse student population To accomplish this goal we will Build to an optimum level of enrollment of approximately 245 students Continue to support families with need based tuition assistance Nurture a community culture of philanthropic stewardship Provide excellent and comprehensive professional development for faculty and staff Focus on buildings and grounds improvements that will provide an immediate impact for a moderate level of investment And more And more Kindness and Wisdom

From its inception in 1970 Tandem Friends School has been progressive and innovative focused on the intellectual and human development of our students We nurture in the best tradition of Friends education their minds and hearts We offer an exemplary program for adolescents rich with engaging and challenging academic and co curricular opportunities Over the years our school has grown and matured and areas of clear strength have emerged With our 50th anniversary approaching the time was right to thoughtfully consider the path ahead one that leverages our demonstrated strengths and will meet the needs of future students Over a two year period we actively engaged the Tandem Friends community past and present parents alums faculty and staff members of the Charlottesville Friends Meeting students trustees and other supporters We convened seven working groups composed of truly impressive experts from every constituency who proposed recommendations that form the basis of this plan As we move forward together we will work purposefully to capitalize on these areas of strength and continue to develop in areas where there is room for growth As we head into our next 50 years we know our students will continue to achieve great things at Tandem Friends and beyond We believe in developing the capacity for critical thinking formulating questions to guide a lifetime of learning in recognizing and attending to each student s unique potential as a learner and as a human being it is important to educate the whole child intellectually spiritually emotionally and physically Many thanks to everyone who participated in this process and in particular WORKING GROUPS Alex Siragy Ali Abdel Rahman TFS 16 Andriana Hench TFS 06 Ann McAndrew Bernard Whitsett Brett Brunner Carolena Saunders Dave Saunier Dianne Bearinger Dick Minturn Ellen Hayes Gordon Fields Heather Macalister Heidi Passino Jan Dorman Jan Meriwether Jason Farr Jay Scott Jeremy Caplin Jill Lane Jocelyn Camarata Josh Bowers Julia Sapir TFS 93 Kim Dukes Linda Goldstein Lois Myers Lori Schuyler Lydia Horan Margaret McNett Burruss TFS 83 Mark Goldstein Mark Ratzlaff Matt Caduff Melissa Warren Melissa Winder Meredith Kalnite Michelle Schlesinger Moira Kavanagh Monica Johnson TFS 04 Nancy Hiles Johnson Patrick Tennant Rob Cushing Roxanne CarterJohnston Sarah Gaines Seth Pates TFS 06 Sharon Deal Steve Bowers Susan Beers Susie Bruce Tina Goode Todd Love Tucker Winter FACILITATORS Drew Smith Friends Council on Education Ginny Christensen Strategy for Growth LLC SPECIAL THANKS Bill Adams Christine Hirsh Putnam Dianne Carter Ewing Doug Horn Jack Horn Larry Goldstein Mary Lyman Bias TFS 02 Richard Zakin Roger Bryant Susan Weiner Tracy Proctor STRATEGIC PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE Anne Deane Barbara Studholme Colleen Anderson Geoff Carter Jake Minturn TFS 03 Laurel Reiman Henneman Clerk Mary Chinn Peter Gaines Vonnie Calland Whitney Thompson Head of School in cultivating powerful and meaningful relationships between students teachers families and the greater community in collaboration as a means to guide students toward kindness and inclusivity the best learning happens when students are engaged inspired and take responsibility for their own learning Entering OUR NEXT 50 years MISSION Rooted in Quaker values Tandem Friends School prepares young people for higher education and fulfilling lives of integrity creative expression and service 2 7 9 TA N D E M L A N E Entering OUR NEXT 50 years C H A R LOT T E S V I L L E VA 2 2 9 0 2 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES for Tandem Friends School 2019 2024 To learn more www tandemfs org strategicpriorities 434 296 1303 W W W T A N D E M F S O R G STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR TANDEM FRIENDS SCHOOL 2019 2024

From its inception in 1970 Tandem Friends School has been progressive and innovative focused on the intellectual and human development of our students We nurture in the best tradition of Friends education their minds and hearts We offer an exemplary program for adolescents rich with engaging and challenging academic and co curricular opportunities Over the years our school has grown and matured and areas of clear strength have emerged With our 50th anniversary approaching the time was right to thoughtfully consider the path ahead one that leverages our demonstrated strengths and will meet the needs of future students Over a two year period we actively engaged the Tandem Friends community past and present parents alums faculty and staff members of the Charlottesville Friends Meeting students trustees and other supporters We convened seven working groups composed of truly impressive experts from every constituency who proposed recommendations that form the basis of this plan As we move forward together we will work purposefully to capitalize on these areas of strength and continue to develop in areas where there is room for growth As we head into our next 50 years we know our students will continue to achieve great things at Tandem Friends and beyond We believe in developing the capacity for critical thinking formulating questions to guide a lifetime of learning in recognizing and attending to each student s unique potential as a learner and as a human being it is important to educate the whole child intellectually spiritually emotionally and physically Many thanks to everyone who participated in this process and in particular WORKING GROUPS Alex Siragy Ali Abdel Rahman TFS 16 Andriana Hench TFS 06 Ann McAndrew Bernard Whitsett Brett Brunner Carolena Saunders Dave Saunier Dianne Bearinger Dick Minturn Ellen Hayes Gordon Fields Heather Macalister Heidi Passino Jan Dorman Jan Meriwether Jason Farr Jay Scott Jeremy Caplin Jill Lane Jocelyn Camarata Josh Bowers Julia Sapir TFS 93 Kim Dukes Linda Goldstein Lois Myers Lori Schuyler Lydia Horan Margaret McNett Burruss TFS 83 Mark Goldstein Mark Ratzlaff Matt Caduff Melissa Warren Melissa Winder Meredith Kalnite Michelle Schlesinger Moira Kavanagh Monica Johnson TFS 04 Nancy Hiles Johnson Patrick Tennant Rob Cushing Roxanne CarterJohnston Sarah Gaines Seth Pates TFS 06 Sharon Deal Steve Bowers Susan Beers Susie Bruce Tina Goode Todd Love Tucker Winter FACILITATORS Drew Smith Friends Council on Education Ginny Christensen Strategy for Growth LLC SPECIAL THANKS Bill Adams Christine Hirsh Putnam Dianne Carter Ewing Doug Horn Jack Horn Larry Goldstein Mary Lyman Bias TFS 02 Richard Zakin Roger Bryant Susan Weiner Tracy Proctor STRATEGIC PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE Anne Deane Barbara Studholme Colleen Anderson Geoff Carter Jake Minturn TFS 03 Laurel Reiman Henneman Clerk Mary Chinn Peter Gaines Vonnie Calland Whitney Thompson Head of School in cultivating powerful and meaningful relationships between students teachers families and the greater community in collaboration as a means to guide students toward kindness and inclusivity the best learning happens when students are engaged inspired and take responsibility for their own learning Entering OUR NEXT 50 years MISSION Rooted in Quaker values Tandem Friends School prepares young people for higher education and fulfilling lives of integrity creative expression and service 2 7 9 TA N D E M L A N E Entering OUR NEXT 50 years C H A R LOT T E S V I L L E VA 2 2 9 0 2 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES for Tandem Friends School 2019 2024 To learn more www tandemfs org strategicpriorities 434 296 1303 W W W T A N D E M F S O R G STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR TANDEM FRIENDS SCHOOL 2019 2024