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Strategic Priorities

ENROLLMENT

Further invest in enrollment management and marketing to attract the
highest quality applicants from a wide range of diverse backgrounds and
maintain current size.

CURRICULUM
STRATEGIC PLAN Introduce innovations to Cor Jesu’s curriculum and pedagogy to better

prepare graduates for future careers (e.g., emphasizing active learning
and global learning). Support the faculty in driving and adapting to these
2017 – 2022 innovations.

Launching its seventh decade as a premier Catholic school for young COLLEGE COUNSELING
women in St. Louis and completing the most comprehensive building
addition in the school’s history, Cor Jesu Academy is now forging a Provide a comprehensive four-year college-counseling curriculum to
assist students and parents with the college-planning process, including:
new era in Catholic college-preparatory education for young women. discernment, fundraising, scholarship and application processes, as well as
Anchored by its strong foundation of faith and high-level academics, develop relationships with admissions officers at colleges and universities
this new era is further defined by Cor Jesu’s Catholicity and is propelled nationally (including highly selective universities) emphasizing the
by a comprehensive strategic vision that will guide the school for the extraordinary talent of Cor Jesu students.
next five years.
PHILANTHROPY

To determine a “picture of success” for what Cor Jesu will be in 2022, Cor
Jesu partnered with Collaborative Strategies, Inc., conducting surveys, Launch a major philanthropic initiative to fund significantly more
focus groups and interviews with stakeholders to evaluate the school’s scholarships and increase our accessibility for families of need.
current operations and environment. From those findings, a committee
consisting of Advisory Council members, administration, faculty, staff
and stakeholders developed the focus and foundation for the new plan.

To achieve the 2022 vision and goals, Cor Jesu has adopted a list of LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
five critical priorities: Enrollment, Curriculum, College Counseling,
Philanthropy, Learning Environment. Each priority has been Cultivate a more balanced experience for students that promotes better
outlined on the next page. We hope you will follow the progress, as we stress management and acknowledges the many demands on their time
advance this new era of premier Catholic education for young women after the school day.
throughout the next five years and beyond.

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