b'At the heart of the Strategic Plan stand three foundational pillars: Growing, Investing, and Engaging. These pillars ignite inspiration among all staff, fostering a collaborative spirit to serve together,ensuring that students flourish through faith and reach their utmost potential.It grew and became a tree.Luke 13:19We want our students to grow to their greatest potential and benefit our community. We want them to contribute to the Glory of God in doing that. We live our Catholic faith by growing student potential.CALL TO ACTION: Every staff member is asked to consider the seeds they are planting and will continue to plant that will grow into something big and pleasing to our Creator. This pillar is about growing a students sense of self and their sense of inclusion in a supportive community.Build a house, dig deeply and lay the foundation on rock.Luke 6:48God is our foundation. God is our rock. We are living our Catholic faith by investing inour future. We are cultivating Shepherd Leadership as Jesus is our Shepherd. We arebuilding a culture of trust. We want everyone to trust that our schools are safe places to be. CALL TO ACTION: Every staff member is asked to identify the big rocks onto whichtheir vocation is built upon. This pillar reflects the Catholic Graduate Expectations,particularly the one about being a discerning believer.Therefore encourage one another and build up each other as indeed you are doing.1 Thessalonians 5:11 We cannot do this alone and we certainly cannot do this without God. We want toenergize our students and light them on fire with the light and love of the Holy Spirit. We have Gods Grace and Mercy, and we have each other, as imperfect as we are, to lean on. We encourage one another, we build each other up and together we serve our students. CALL TO ACTION: Every staff member is asked to ponder how they are encouragingeveryone around them, especially our students, to build each other up. This pillar is about engaging all partners to benefit all students. It truly takes a village to raise a child.N. KurtzStrategic Plan Nicole KurtzDirector of Education2023 ANNUAL DIRECTORS REPORT 5'