Principia’s Board of Trustees launched our strategic planning process in 2008 and commissioned a Strategic Planning Steering Committee to oversee it. The steering committee included members of the Board and executive team and was charged with the following responsibilities:

• Overseeing the creation of the strategic plan
• Ensuring that all constituencies were actively engaged in creating the plan
• Ensuring that plan held true to Principia’s Purpose and Policies

The development of our strategic plan began with a focus on Principia’s mission, values, and vision, along with an assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). With these in hand, work turned to the development of strategies, objectives, and assessments designed to advance Principia toward our vision while addressing critical weaknesses and threats. Faculty, students, staff, parents, alumni, friends, and community members have shaped and reshaped each segment of the plan through open forums, presentations, surveys, and focus groups.