Strategic Vision

partnership and committment

St. Pius X will be entering its 70th academic year in August 2025, continuing its mission of providing a Dominican, college preparatory education rooted in the Four Pillars and the Veritas charism. Over the past year, the school has partnered with Meitler for strategic planning, engaging the community in assessing strengths and opportunities for growth.

With these efforts, St. Pius X remains committed to forming young Veritas leaders and ensuring the school's continued growth and excellence.

Key Priorities

Key Initiatives

Future State

Catholic Identity

Staff and students experience and respond to a vibrant lived Catholicism in a culture steeped in the Dominican Pillars and charism.
Students:
- Enthusiastically participate in liturgies.
- Actively engage in theology class.
- Reflectively serve through impactful service learning and Campus Ministry programs.
Faculty and staff are well-formed and committed to the faith mission of the school.
Veritas continues as the guiding focus of St. Pius X under the sponsorship of the Dominican Veritas Ministries.

Academic Excellence

Students receive an excellent education with a robust college preparatory journey.
Teachers collaborate with a common vision providing consistent quality across all departments.
The school provides effective support for students in need.
Faculty receives professional development to meet the needs of students at various ability levels.
The Learning Center offers a fundamental service for the learning needs of all students.
High-performance culture uses data to measure progress towards clear goals.
Open communication and positive climate of culture result in effective faculty and staff retention.
A strong academic reputation attracts prospective students and builds enrollment.

Operational Vitality

Enrollment reaches capacity through a robust, cross-platform marketing approach.
Facilities conducts updates to enhance building and security features.
Advancement develops a strong planned giving program with a growing endowment and consistent donor cultivation.
Finances ensures the vitality of the school through a strategic, balanced operating budget with adequate reserve funds.

Governance and Leadership

The board comprises of a healthy size of members who reflect the diversity of the student body and provide valuable skills in advancing the school mission.
Leadership fosters a positive and productive relationship among members of the board, Dominican Veritas Ministries and school administrators.
Members of the board participate in the financial stewardship of the school.
Administrative leaders and board members implement an onboarding and succession plan.

current state

Transitioned governance structure as member of the Dominican Veritas Ministries.
Appointed new Head of School after various changes in recent years.
Realigned operational functions to fill key roles in finance, advancement and Campus Ministry.
Identified target market to continue building enrollment and philanthropy.

planning committee

Name	Role
John W. Bates, V	Head of School
Marisa Hurd	Alumna, school board chair, foundation board member
James Gray	Parent, vice president of SPX Dads Club
Kimberly Holik	Faculty, parent, alumna
Luke Kerschbaum	Faculty, coach
Deidra Lane	Previous school board president, past parent
Maria Parks	Assumption Catholic School, school board member, grandparent
Sr. Donna Pollard, O.P.	Dominican Prioress, DVM leadership, former Head of School
Meredith Sipes	Booster Club president, parent
Rachel Ware	Principal
Xraka White	School board member, parent
Wayne Williams	Chair of committee, school board member, parent

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