Brian Modarelli, Head of School January 24 & 25, 2012

Our Core Functions  Teaching  Learning  Discipleship Decidedly Christian Decidedly College-Preparatory Decidedly More…

A Calling Prep School Highlands Ability Battery SAT Preparation College Awareness

Curricular Enhancements Lower School: Mandarin 官话 - beginning in kindergarten Middle School: 7 th grade Honors Algebra 1 High School: Media Applications

Technology Initiatives projectors installed in all Upper School classrooms installed in approximately half of Upper School classrooms Closed-circuit television system will be installed in the next few weeks will be installed & connected to the closed-circuit system 12 new touch-screen computers have been added to the libraries

Technology Initiatives  In 18 months, CHS will launch a one-to-one computer program for Upper School students  A robust teacher training program will commence at the end of this school year  The campus Internet infrastructure will be significantly enhanced

Student Information System RenWeb will replace PowerSchool Real-time grades and attendance will still be available Behavioral records will also be available to parents School directory (sortable) School calendar Parent control of family demographic information Homework, faculty pages, school forms, surveys, etc.

Streamlined Registration Educational Agreement Automatically renewable

Streamlined Registration The February Perfect Storm will become the February Break

Streamlined Registration The February Perfect Storm will become the February Break

Streamlined Registration Streamlined Registration The February Perfect Storm will become the February Break Tuition Deposit

Tuition Management  will replace Tuition Management Systems  Parents will have 24/7 access to their account  Parents will control payment dates and payment methods  Individual fees will be billed through SMART Begins with the School Year!

Streamlined Tuition Assistance  Our third-party agency will remain the same  Notification from the school will be significantly faster  February 29 is the application deadline for the first wave

Professional Development What would it take to genuinely have the best-trained faculty and staff in Connecticut?

Professional Development An intense, ongoing professional development venue for educators Thursdays, 7:30am – 9:00am

Same time drop off – at no charge Safe, caring and worthwhile experience for children Total # of instructional minutes will actually increase

Campus Improvements Renovate the cafeteria Relocate the playground Remodel kindergarten classrooms Resurface and restripe the parking lot Complete a host of technology projects

Funding the CHS Mission Enrollment x Tuition Rate + Giving Tuition will increase by 4% to fund these initiatives

Kindergarten Readiness Screening

Parent Coffees Tuesday, January 31, :45am to 10am Thursday, February 2, :45am to 10am

Educational Agreements can be signed and returned tonight