THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CHARITABLE TRUST Preliminary Request for Funding (PRF) Proposal For the Core Team Scoring
TRINITY CLASSICAL ACADEMY FINANCIAL DETAILS (16-08211) REQUEST AMOUNT: $ 81500 PROJECT BUDGET: $ 81500 INTRODUCTION TO THE SCHOOL PERCENT OF PROJECT REQUESTED: 100% Trinity Classical Academy in Santa Clarita, CA was founded in 2001 ORGANIZATION’S BUDGET: $ 6300000 with 28 students in kindergarten through second grade. Its mission and vision: to become a K-12 classical, Christian, college REQUEST DETAILS preparatory academy, to produce young men and women of PRIMARY CONTACT: CAMILLE FAY virtue, wisdom, purpose and courage. Sixteen years later, true to this mission and having exceeded its vision by adding Transitional CECT GIVING HISTORY HISTORICAL FUNDING AMOUNT: Kindergarten, Trinity has grown to 575 students in TK - 12th grade. NO PREVIOUS FUNDING.
Additionally, six years ago Trinity opened the Imago Dei School (Latin for “In the image of God”) which is a one-of-a kind school PROJECTED TIMEFRAME: within a school for students with learning and developmental START DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 disabilities. Students in Imago Dei benefit from individualized END DATE: MAY 25, 2018 instruction in core academics taught by passionate educators trained in academic remediation and mediated learning strategies.
Trinity is among the largest and fastest growing classical, Christian schools in the country offering:
• A Christian worldview taught through the integration of faith and learning with students representing 68 churches in Santa Clarita Valley and beyond • The classical tradition of teaching: a time-honored method and a staple in Western culture including the studies of Latin, logic and rhetoric • Outstanding faculty with numerous advanced degrees that truly love teaching and understand the goals of classical, Christian education • Fine Arts taught by faculty who are professionals in their field • Educational therapy for students with learning disabilities, auditory processing and language acquisition difficulties • Tuition assistance for families in need; serving the entire body of Christ socioeconomically • Dual Credit Enrollment through Colorado Christian University and The Master’s University (45 units)
Despite Trinity’s consistent and accelerated growth, in recent years attrition has grown due to families choosing to homeschool for financial reasons. While the number of new families coming to Trinity increases each year, many of those families are replacing an existing Trinity family for whom tuition assistance simply cannot bridge the entire gap of the cost of tuition and what the family can afford.
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SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST As a result of an ever-growing home-based independent study community, Trinity is responding to a twofold need both internally and externally. Internally Trinity needs to address an increase in attrition from families who can no longer afford the high cost of tuition, even with tuition assistance. Externally, the homebased independent study community has an academic and cultural gap in its educational experience that parents seek to fill through Trinity. One creative solution addresses both of these needs, and for this reason Trinity Classical Academy seeks to pilot the Libertas School (Libertas).
For Trinity, Libertas will allow us to creatively expand our enrollment base, increase revenue and sustainability and further develop our programs, curricular and co-curricular with like-minded families who are aligned with Trinity’s overall mission. At this time, no other school in Santa Clarita Valley offers such a program, making Libertas the flagship opportunity for the 3200 independent learners in our area.
For the local independent learner, Libertas would function as a Private Satellite Program (PSP), allowing Christian families to participate in existing Trinity classes, athletics, fine arts and the vibrant student and family culture in an affordable fashion, allowing them the liberty to create and manage their own educational experience. The PSP provides many advantages similar to the University Model School (UMS) that is gaining popularity among home-based independent school families in other parts of the country. Both the PSP and the UMS models provide a bridge between the homeschool family and enrollment in the traditional classroom. All classes, grades and transcripts will be approved, monitored and assessed for the student. Consistent with Trinity’s general application process, these families would be expected to be a part of a local Christian fellowship with at least one parent with a profession of faith, vetted through a family interview process, and participate in certain levels of the larger Trinity culture and needs.
The benefits allow for the independent learning community to be part of a larger thriving Christian educational community. It allows Trinity to sustain and grow by having more students in its upper school community to participate in athletics, fine arts and various classes. Students in the high school would be able to attend chapels and participate in Trinity's house system where houses compete with one another through academic competitions and spirit days. Trinity offers 40 different athletic teams and nearly 30 fine arts opportunities to students of all ages.
With the ever-changing educational landscape, this allows Trinity to extend its excellent education to those who might not be able to afford it, but have a desire and a heart for classical, Christian education and want their children immersed in a Christ-centered student culture.
Overall, Trinity’s Libertas School broadens the reach to our surrounding community and opens a new stream of revenue for Trinity without continuing to increase tuition at the conventional and unsustainable model of 7% each year. As the program grows and becomes fully sustainable, additional resources will be directed toward Trinity’s tuition assistance, developing new programs, hiring new faculty and expanding facilities.
An initial outreach effort to former Trinity families who left to homeschool for financial reasons indicates the interest level is high. Trinity initiated a “micro-launch” of Libertas with one student this fall enrolled in a class and participating in a non-CIF sport. This one student allows Trinity to immediately implement a THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CHARITABLE TRUST plan in an unofficial capacity, achieve proof of concept quickly and easily, and begin to collect feedback and therefore adapt solutions for the official launch of the pilot program.
ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT
Consistent with the MVP approach, we view success by creating and implementing the following plan:
1. Research three schools already implementing a PSP to determine viability and best business practices in similar socioeconomic regions. 2. File necessary paperwork to establish ourselves as a PSP in the state of California. 3. Obtain appropriate documentation for students to participate in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) under the umbrella of Trinity athletics. 4. Craft internal procedural documents including: a. Acceptance requirements b. Enrollment application c. Parent Student Handbook d. Code of Conduct 5. Launch a marketing campaign in December 2016, including some of the following; a. Direct mail b. Radio advertising c. Newspaper/Magazine advertising 6. For the 2017/18 enrollment year, we have set a goal of enrolling 15 to 20 upper school students in grades 7-12. a. 5 of whom will take one or more existing Trinity upper school classes on campus. b. 10 of whom take two or more existing Trinity upper school classes on campus c. The remaining 5 will be 100% independent; d. 3 of 20 students will contract college advisement services e. 5 of 20 students will contract SAT Prep services 7. For the 2018/19 year, we are hoping for a 20% enrollment growth. 8. Students receive a separate diploma from Libertas School.
Test the solution or product:
Participating families will have multiple opportunities throughout the school year to ask questions or give feedback regarding their student’s experience. Libertas School Program Coordinator and Trinity administrators will solicit feedback from student participants directly. 1. Existing opportunities include: a. Trinity’s Head of School, Upper School Principal and Grammar School Principal host periodic question and answer coffee gatherings. Families fellowship with other parents and ask questions in an open forum. b. Parent/Teacher conferences provide both students and parents the opportunity to hear directly from teachers how they are doing, to ask questions and strategize goals for success. c. The New Family Liaison model of feedback affords parents the chance twice each year to gather with lead administrators and other families to fellowship, check in, share their experiences and ask questions. THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CHARITABLE TRUST
d. Monthly Parent Teacher Fellowship meetings are an open forum for questions and an opportunity for Libertas families to fellowship with Trinity families. e. Trinity’s Executives and Administrative team have an open door policy and are always responsive to scheduling a convenient time for appointments. 2. New opportunities to provide: a. Regularly scheduled team meetings for the Libertas Coordinator, Trinity’s Head of School, Director of Admissions and Trinity’s Upper School Principal b. Mid and end of year meetings with each participating parent and the Libertas Program Coordinator c. Mid and end of year meetings with each participating student and the Libertas Program Coordinator d. Poll a select group of Trinity parents and students for feedback regarding their experience with Libertas School students and families.
Based on information gathered through the evaluation process, adjustments will be implemented for the following year. Additionally, new elements may be introduced as an added value. For example, at year end, families may choose to meet with an advisor for enrollment in the next school year. For a cost, an advisor will put together a comprehensive recommendation for the student including classes, co- curricular opportunities in sports, academics and fine arts, to maximize the overall student experience. The family will be provided a summary report with recommendations, based on grades, class participation, interest, and other informed recommendations.
TIMEFRAME
Aug. 2016 Admit one student for unofficial micro-launch. (Done)
Nov. 2016 Begin to research and prepare marketing materials and identify key personnel.
Jan. 2017 Evaluate “micro-launch” student experience and adjust as necessary. Launch advertising campaign; including direct mail, radio, print media and social media. Prepare necessary documents and materials for application and enrollment process.
March 2017 Begin student enrollment for fall 2017
May 2017 Evaluate micro-launch student experience at end of school year along with administrators, teachers, parents and students. Adjust program objective and solutions as necessary. Continue advertising. Meet, process and accept potential students.
Aug. 2017 First day of Libertas School with 15-20 students enrolled
Jan. 2018 Begin mid-year evaluation process, adjust as needed and push for subsequent year’s enrollment.
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May 2018 Conclude evaluation process with Libertas School’s pilot students and families. Make necessary adjustments.
Aug. 2018 First day of school in Libertas School’s second year; fully self-sustaining and profitable.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
PROJECTED OBJECTIVE PROJECTED
TITLE/ DESCRIPTION RESULTS/OBJECTIVE Address enrollment attrition at Trinity / The goal is to creatively 15-20 students in the pilot year expand the enrollment base, increase revenue and sustainability and further develop our programs with like-minded families who are aligned with Trinity's overall mission. Address the academic and cultural gap for the independent learning 15-20 students in pilot w/15-20% growth community / Create a Private Satellite Program, allowing Christian per year families to participate in existing Trinity classes, athletics, fine arts and the vibrant student and family culture in an affordable fashion. All classes, grades and transcripts will be approved, monitored and assessed for the student.
Libertas School at Trinity Classical Academy
Marketing Budget Initial Rollout - 9 months Total $27,500
Marketing Director Art Design $1,000 Ad Copy $750 Logo Design $1,000 Brochure Design $1,500 Flyers, Announcements $500 Web Page(s) Development $750 Presentation Development $500 Photography $750 TOTAL $6,750
Marketing Assistant Coordination, implementation $5,500 Press Releases $500 TOTAL $6,000
Advertising Qty Cost Printing Brochure 500 $300 Printing Bus Cards 250 $110 Newspaper 18 $200 $3,600 Magazine #1 9 $400 $3,600 Magazine #2 9 $400 $3,600 Radio 1 $2,500 $2,500 Signage $500 TOTAL $14,210
Promotional Qty Cost T-Shirts 30 $18 $540 TOTAL $540
BALANCE $0 Trinity Classical Academy Libertas School Funding Proposal Estimated Revenue (Based on 20 students enrolled) Enrollment Fees $10,000 Tuition Fees (10 students, 2 classes @ $2,000) 40,000 Tuition Fees (5 students, 1 class @ $2,000) 10,000 Record Keeping (5 students, no classes) 0 Athletic Team Fees (10 participants @ $650) 6,500 Fine Arts Fees (7 participants @ $1,000) 7,000 Participation in Capital Campaigns (20 @ $200) 4,000 College advisement (3 students @ $2,500) 7,500 SAT Prep (5 students @ 250) 1,250 ------Total Estimated Revenue $86,250 Estimated Costs first year PSP Coordinator cost (existing staff 17-18 school yr) $20,000 PSP Coordinator (new pos 18-19 school yr) 25,000 PSP Registrar Assistant 8,000 Advertising (print/radio advertising) 14,210 Marketing staff for PSP start up 13,290 Research by visiting other schools with PSP 1,000 ------Total Estimated First Year Cost $81,500 Estimated Ongoing Costs (3rd year) (Included in Trinity's operating budget) PSP Coordinator $25,000 PSP registrar assistant 8,000 Advertising 6,000 ------Estimated Ongoing Costs $39,000 Summary:
Total Grant Request Amount $81,500
Annual estimated net revenue from PSP program (3rd year) $47,250 (based on 20 students)
Annual estimated net reveneue from PSP program (based on 40 students) $94,500 * Initial research shows a school outside of our community consistantly has over 100 students enrolled in a similar program Trinity Classical Academy
Strategic Plan 2015-2020
Revised August 2016 ! Strategic)Plan)201512020) Trinity)Classical)Academy) ) STATUS)UPDATES)ON)TIMELINES)AS)OF) AUGUST)2016) ) Introduction)to)the)Planning)Process)and)Summary)of)Community)Values) Trinity!Classical!Academy!of!Santa!Clarita,!California!is!an!independent,!co6 educational,!day!school!serving!more!than!500!students!in!grades!TK612.!!Founded! in!2001!with!28!students!enrolled,!the!school!has!experienced!nearly!continuous! growth,!year!over!year,!establishing!itself!as!one!of!the!fastest!growing!and!largest! classical!Christian!schools!in!the!country.! ! Trinity’s!mission!is!to!offer!a!challenging!education!grounded!in!the!Christian!faith! and!the!classical!tradition!to!produce!young!men!and!women!of!virtue,!wisdom,! purpose,!and!courage.!!One!need!only!to!spend!a!few!minutes!in!the!company!of! Trinity!faculty!and!parents!to!realize!that!this!mission—especially!the!complements! virtue,!wisdom,!purpose,!and!courage—permeates!both!the!mentality!and!the! experience!of!the!Trinity!community.! ! In!the!course!of!three!full!days!of!interaction!with!students,!parents,!staff,!and! others—more!than!400!participants!all!together—Trinity’s!unique!characteristics,! both!advantageous!and!otherwise,!were!on!full!display.!!! ! First,!and!most!obviously,!is!the!effect!of!the!founding!vision!and!leadership!of!Liz! and!Wally!Caddow.!!Though!many!of!the!parents!and!staff!that!make!up!the!Trinity! community!today!were!not!present!at!the!founding!and!may!have!little!knowledge!of! the!sacrificial!determination!that!the!Caddows!invested!in!the!early!years,!their! contributions!are!gratefully!and!vocally!acknowledged.!!That!they!have!been!able!to! make!adjustments!in!their!roles!as!the!school!has!grown,!transitioning!successfully! from!stage!to!stage,!is!a!tribute!to!their!commitment!to!both!the!integrity!of!Trinity’s! mission!and!to!personal!and!professional!growth!along!the!way.!!! ! A!second!characteristic!is!the!fierce!loyalty!that!the!board!and!staff!assign!to!the! Caddows!and!Trinity.!!The!administrative!team,!especially,!have!been!working! together,!in!various!roles!and!combinations,!for!much!of!the!school’s!existence.!! Despite!seasons!of!weariness!and!uncertainty,!they!remain!a!tight6knit!group,! creatively!solving!problems!and!working!toward!constant!improvement!together.!! Sitting!in!meetings!or!at!lunch!with!the!executive!staff,!one!senses!the!depth!of!their! commitment!to!and!care!for!one!another.!!These!relationships!seem!to!translate!into! a!similar!loyalty!and!care!toward!students!and!families,!strengthening!the! community.!
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 1" ! ! A!third!unique!characteristic!has!to!do!with!the!market!within!which!Trinity!was! founded!and!has!thrived.!!Unlike!other!parts!of!the!Los!Angeles!area,!there!has!not!! historically!been!a!strong!natural!demand!for!private!schooling!in!the!Santa!Clarita! Valley.!!One!could!look!at!this!in!two!ways:!!1)!that!with!little!competition,!Trinity! has!capitalized!on!the!opportunity!of!pent!up!demand,!or!2)!that!despite!the!market! disadvantage,!Trinity!has!created!its!own!market,!spurred!by!the!unique!program!it! offers.!!In!truth,!both!perspectives!are!likely!relevant,!but!the!rapid!expansion!of!the! school!in!its!location!is!nonetheless!remarkable.! ! Finally,!it!should!be!noted!that!for!five!or!more!of!Trinity’s!first!thirteen!years,! Southern!California!was!in!the!grip!of!the!strongest!economic!downturn!in! generations.!!In!the!midst!of!the!worst!moments!of!the!recession,!Trinity’s!board!and! staff!made!a!series!of!bold!moves—raising!tuition,!partnering!in!a!building!project,! and!launching!the!grades!9612!program—based!on!confidence!in!the!mission!and! God’s!care!for!the!school!and!its!families.! ! Among!many!other!factors,!these!circumstances!have!prominently!demonstrated! that!Trinity’s!educational!mission,!commitment!to!excellence,!and!ministry!in!the! community!are!well6timed!and!a!welcome!presence!for!hundreds!of!families.! ! The)Method) Partnering!with!the!Trinity!community!in!the!strategic!planning!process,!was! BetterSchools,!LLC,!which!promotes!the!importance!of!collaborative,!community6 based!planning.!!Though!in!some!quarters!this!may!be!growing!out!of!fashion!in! favor!of!more!executively!oriented,!top6down!planning!exercises,!we!believe!that! that!the!potential!benefits!vastly!outweigh!the!detractions.! ! More!than!ever!before,!parents!and!students!are!confronted!with!the!realities!of!the! significance!of!an!independent!school!investment.!!On!the!one!hand,!selective!college! admissions!and!the!demands!of!the!workplace!are!increasingly!competitive!and! complex.!!In!the!21st!century,!students!need!to!be!more!than!well!versed!in!specific! subject!areas,!demonstrating!super!specialized!expertise.!!They!need!to!be! intellectually!agile,!and!their!spiritual!compasses!need!to!be!well!calibrated!in!an! increasingly!pluralistic!culture.!!Independent!Christian!schools!like!Trinity!excel!at! producing!well6rounded!thinkers!and!leaders!and!will!continue!to!lead!in!this!arena.! ! At!the!same!time,!economic!uncertainties,!rising!costs,!and!competition!within!the! educational!marketplace!threaten!to!jeopardize!the!traditional!role!of!independent! schools.!!If!parents!are!to!commit!to!the!financial!investment!of!$200,000!or!more! over!thirteen!or!fourteen!years!of!schooling,!our!schools!need!to!constantly!strive!to! ensure!the!value!of!that!investment.! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 2" ! Charting!the!way!forward!in!comprehensive!and!constantly!updated!strategic!plans! is!one!of!the!best!ways!to!help!parents!to!envision!the!return!on!their!investments.!! The!more!collaborative!the!planning!process,!the!more!opportunity!parents!have!to!! express!their!interests!and!to!see!and!hear!the!impact!of!their!voices!in!the!planning! outcomes.!!Not!only!does!this!support!the!near6term!transaction!between!families! and!schools,!but!it!can!also!serve!to!strengthen!trust,!deepening!the!relationships! that!future!prosperity!relies!upon.! ! With!this!interest!in!mind,!we!assist!school!communities!in!examining!the!contours! of!their!interdependent!relationships!by!providing!stakeholder!groups!with! opportunities!to!discuss!their!school.!!More!than!a!conventional!SWOT!analysis,!our! process!begins!with!an!appreciation!of!existing!value,!leading!to!the!encouragement! of!visionary!thinking!on!the!part!of!each!group.! ! Focus!groups!were!asked!a!standard!set!of!four!questions:! ! 1. Why!are!you!at!Trinity!and!not!elsewhere?!!(for!parents,!Why!do!you!keep! writing!the!checks?;!for!staff,!Why!are!you!making!your!professional! investment!here?;!for!students,!Why!did!you!decide!to!stay!at!Trinity!and!not! go!to!another!school?)! 2. What!would!you!like!to!see!more!of!that!would!increase!Trinity’s!value!to! you/your!family?! 3. What!obstacles!do!you!envision!that!Trinity!will!need!to!learn!to!contend! with!in!the!future!or!get!better!at!handling?! 4. In!the!next!12624!months,!what!one!thing!needs!to!be!resourced!and! accomplished!in!the!strategic!plan?! ! This!foundational!aspect!of!the!process!is!to!accurately!identify!the!present!value! proposition,!as!it!provides!the!surest!basis!for!future!growth!and!prosperity.!!For!the! purpose!of!this!report,!we’ll!call!it!the!Trinity!Way.! ! Leadership)Contributions)to)the)Process) In!addition!to!the!input!of!parents,!students,!faculty!and!staff,!the!executive! leadership!and!the!board!of!directors!served!a!vital!role!in!the!following!areas:! ! 1. Accurately!describing!the!current!reality!in!relation!to!impulses!for! improvement!or!enhancement.! 2. Providing!real6time!assessment!of!the!recognition!for!improvement!needs! and!progress!already!underway!in!those!pursuits.! 3. Evaluating!and!balancing!the!impact!of!programming,!facility,!technical,!and! staffing!enhancements!to!the!school’s!price6point,!and!the!impact!on!families’! abilities!to!continue!to!afford!a!Trinity!education.! 4. Maintaining!and!strengthening!the!core!mission!of!Trinity,!even!as!the! applications!of!the!mission!evolve!and!expand.! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 3" ! 5. Ensuring!the!long6term!institutional!viability!of!the!school!and!its!mission,!in! the!interest!of!impacting!future!generations!of!students!and!their!families.! ! Guided!by!these!interests,!the!board!and!administrative!leadership!team!engaged!in! multiple!stages!of!prolonged!discussions,!evaluating,!prioritizing,!and!endorsing!the! larger!collaborative!inputs!from!the!school!community!to!the!planning!process.! ! These!exercises!have!resulted!in!the!five6year!plan,!which!will!serve!as!a!guide!to! expanding!the!application!of!the!school’s!mission!and!values,!strengthening!existing! and!developing!new!academic!and!co6curricular!programs,!marketing!and! enrollment!management!strategies,!campus!development!opportunities,!financial! planning!and!management,!strategic!staffing,!and!establishing!a!committed! community!around!the!articulated!objectives!and!ensuing!results!of!a!Trinity! education.! ! All!of!this!work!has!been!accomplished!in!the!context!of!Trinity’s!identity,!both!as!it! has!been!stated!since!the!founding!and!as!it!is!being!experienced!by!stakeholders!in! its!ongoing!evolution!and!growth.! ! The)Trinity)Way! It!is!a!truism!in!independent!school!marketing!that!most!parents!don’t!“buy”!a! school’s!program!as!much!as!they!are!drawn!to!a!school’s!culture.!!The!same!can!be! said!of!both!students!and!professional!staff!as!well.!!Most!students!will!thrive!in!an! educational!environment!in!which!they!are!challenged,!valued,!and!treated!with! dignity.!!Similarly,!quality!teachers!and!staff!are!often!on!the!lookout!for!a!work! environment!that!rewards!their!strengths,!while!offering!opportunities!for! creativity!and!improvement!in!their!craft.! ! Trinity’s!missional!commitments!in!both!culture!and!quality!of!program!were!on! clear!display!in!its!relationship!with!parents,!students,!and!staff.! ! [For!a!fuller!description!of!the!focus!group!conclusions,!see!the!Trinity!Value! Statement.]! ! Parents! A!note!here!regarding!the!participation!of!Trinity’s!parent!community!in!the!focus! group!exercise!is!in!order.!!After!more!than!eight!years!of!consulting!with!schools!of! nearly!every!size!and!shape!across!the!country,!we!have!not!seen!as!enthusiastic!a! response!to!strategic!planning!focus!groups!as!at!Trinity.!!Our!experience!has!led!us! to!conclude!that!50%!participation!is!an!extremely!strong!showing,!and!that!in!most! schools!a!strong!response!of!30640%!is!expected.!!In!the!three!days!at!Trinity,! parents!attended!sixteen!interview!sessions,!with!approximately!75%!of!families! represented.!!If!nothing!else,!the!response!should!indicate!that!the!Trinity!! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 4" ! community!is!animated!about!the!future!and!appreciates!the!invitation!to!be!part!of! the!planning!process.! ! In!digesting!the!answers!to!the!question!“Why!Trinity?”!we!divided!the!189!parent! responses!into!six!categories,!correspondent!to!the!general!planning!categories!that! would!constitute!the!strategic!plan:! ! 1. Mission/Vision! 2. Programming! 3. Enrollment/Growth! 4. Faculty/Staff!Quality! 5. Facilities/Finances! 6. Community/Partnership! ! 35%!of!parent!comments!on!the!first!question!were!geared!toward!Programming.!! Impressively,!as!valued!as!the!philosophical!underpinnings!are!to!parents!(23%! cited!Mission/Vision!as!their!main!attraction),!execution!on!the!instructional!plan! with!increasing!quality!won!out!as!the!main!value!proposition.! ! Not!uncommon!were!comments!that!started!describing!one!positive!initial! perception!of!Trinity!that!evolved!into!a!deeper!appreciation!for!the!school’s!overall! value.!!That!is,!a!good!number!of!parents!came!to!Trinity!for!one!thing!and!found! that!their!experience!was!much!richer!and!broader!than!they!originally!expected.! ! Reflective!of!the!strength!of!Trinity’s!culture,!30%!of!comments!highlighted! Community/Partnership!as!a!primary!value.! ! 23%!of!comments!centered!on!Mission/Vision.!!While!the!classical!program! dominated!much!of!the!conversation!around!programming,!spiritual!vision!and! integrity!of!leadership!was!the!most!pronounced!theme!in!this!category.! ! 4%!of!the!comments!focused!on!Enrollment,!noting!especially!the!attractiveness!of! small!class!sizes,!individual!attention,!and!access!to!teachers.!!5%!noted!the!quality! of!the!staff,!particularly!teachers!and!their!attentiveness!and!professionalism.! ! Staff! Like!many!schools,!but!to!a!somewhat!greater!degree,!Trinity’s!professional!staff!is! an!organic!entity,!employing!a!large!percentage!of!parents!of!students.!!Added!to! that!is!the!above!mentioned!circumstance!that!many!of!the!core!staff!and!faculty! have!been!with!Trinity!since!its!founding!or!very!early!on.! ! Overall,!Trinity’s!culture!and!strength!of!relationships!dominated!these!interviews,! with!people!expressing!deeply!affectionate!perspectives!on!the!impact!that!Trinity! and!its!people!have!had!on!their!lives.!!Along!with!that,!a!genuine!sense!of!pride!and!! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 5" ! accomplishment!was!evidenced!in!the!comments,!and!many!expressed!appreciation! for!the!opportunity!to!be!part!of!a!successful,!counter6cultural!project!like!Trinity.! ! Students! One!of!the!focus!groups!was!the!Junior!class,!and!their!responses!to!the!question! “Why!Trinity?”!were!encouragingly!consistent.!!In!our!experience,!students!often! have!the!most!realistic!perspective!on!a!school’s!quality,!especially!the!level!of! consistency!between!the!mission!that!is!“preached”!and!their!daily!experience.!!! ! Additionally,!students!have!unique!insight!into!whether!the!focus!of!a!school’s! culture!is!more!on!them!or!the!adults!who!run!the!place.!!Often,!these!two!criteria! determine!whether!a!school!can!confidently!plan!to!retain!students!through! graduation!or!experience!chronic!attrition!that!undermines!viability.! ! The!students!cited!the!entire!range!of!the!Trinity!experience!as!their!reasons!for! being!a!Trinity!student!from!academic!quality,!to!the!kindness!and!support!of! friends!and!teachers,!to!the!personal!spiritual!growth!they!have!experienced.! ! Adding)Value! When!asked!what!stakeholders!would!like!to!see!more!of—more!care,!more! investment,!more!resources,!etc.—that!might!add!to!their!sense!of!Trinity’s!value!to! them,!their!families,!or!the!community!at!large,!the!responses!fell!into!categories! largely!consistent!with!Trinity’s!stated!mission!and!identity,!and!the!pattern!of! expansion!to!this!point.! ! One!interesting!difference!in!perspective!was!that!parents!emphasized!additional! programming!value,!while!the!faculty!pressed!for!more!conversation!and!training! around!Trinity’s!classical!priorities.!!These!are!certainly!not!in!conflict!with!one! another,!but!might!be!understood!as!variances!in!perspective!regarding!Trinity’s! present!needs.!!Another!notable!result!was!that!while!facility!limitations!are!clearly! evident!to!everyone,!when!asked!“what!would!increase!Trinity’s!value?”,!parents! noted!programming!two6to6one!over!facilities!improvements.! ! The!major!emergent!theme!in!the!parents’!interest!in!programming!had!to!do!with! technology.!!While!many!of!the!comments!suggested!a!broad!smattering!of!program! interests,!more!than!one6third!of!parent!comments!referenced!technology!or! technology!related!ideas.! ! Parents! • Comments!regarding!programming—50%!(36%!of!which!referenced! technology6related!ideas)! • Facilities—26%!(the!largest!concentration!focused!on!recreation/athletics)! • Community/Partnership—14%!(the!foremost!theme!being!orientation!for! newer/younger!families!to!academics,!activities,!and!social!bonds)! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 6" ! Faculty!and!Staff! Faculty!and!staff!agreed!that!greater!organizational!coordination!would!enhance! their!work.!!The!faculty!would!like!to!see!greater!investment!in!training!and! planning,!and!the!non6teaching!staff!expressed!a!strong!interest!in!continued! community!building.! ! Strategy! For!the!purposes!of!the!planning!process,!the!most!important!question!is!the!last:!! “What!one!thing!should!be!accomplished!in!the!next!12624!months?”!!The!items! expressed!for!the!strategic!plan!helped!to!identify!the!areas!in!which!constituents! will!expect!to!see!investment!and!to!which!they!are!most!likely!to!commit!their!own! resources!and!energy!to!further!the!mission.! ! Parents! Facilities!dominated!the!interviews!as!the!most!obvious!strategic!need.!!39%!of!the! parent!comments!focused!on!facilities,!most!long6term!regarding!the!campus,! though!at!least!two!short6term!themes!arose:!!current!campus!security!and! transportation.! ! 28%!of!the!parents!commenting!selected!a!programming!issue!as!their!first!priority,! possibly!reflecting!a!sense!that!the!school!has!grown!to!the!point!that!parents,! especially!the!parents!of!younger!students!do!not!have!the!benefit!of!comparison! that!older!families!have.!!That!is!to!say,!when!a!young!family!walks!onto!a!campus! teeming!with!500+!students,!their!expectations!are!that!of!a!large,!well6established! school.!!Their!expectations!for!programming!and!facilities!are!not!tempered!by!the! historical!experience!of!multiple!campuses,!each!an!improvement!over!the!next,!co6 curricular!programs!increasing!exponentially,!and!tuition!having!more!than!doubled! over!the!past!ten!years!or!so.! ! Clearly,!as!far!as!immediate!action!is!concerned,!facilities!issues!are!front!and!center,! though!they!are!not!all!that!are!on!the!families’!minds!when!they!consider!their! place!at!Trinity.! ! Also!of!note!in!the!strategic!comments,!though!the!percentage!is!smaller,!is!the! consistency!of!the!comments!regarding!class!size.!!The!question!of!growth!and!its! impact!on!quality!and!intimacy!recurs!frequently!in!the!comments!on!both!added! value!and!obstacles.!!It!is!clearly!significant!enough!that!10%!of!the!families!would! like!to!see!the!topic!addressed!in!the!strategic!plan.! ! Staff! The!staff!were!not!quite!as!equivocal!on!the!need!for!facilities.!!55%!made!facilities! their!number!one!priority.!!The!faculty!also!registered!their!concern!about!managing! a!wide!academic!profile!of!student!in!a!rigorous!college!preparatory!environment.! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 7" ! Students! The!Juniors’!strategic!priorities!reflect!many!students’!main!concern:!!the!quality!of! their!experience.!!Their!insight!was!converted!in!the!planning!process!into!gains!in! student!morale,!quality!of!campus!life,!and!other!important!aspects!of!school!life.!! Facilities!for!athletics,!quality!of!faculty,!and!scheduling!issues!were!most!prominent! in!their!comments.! ! Summary)and)Conclusions! Trinity!Classical!Academy!is!a!school!community!that!is!clearly!experiencing! tremendous!blessing!and!the!accompanying!challenges!of!growth.!!Conducting!these! interviews!was!an!extraordinary!experience!in!many!ways.!!Most!notable,!perhaps,! is!that!despite!the!cramped!conditions!and!the!inadequacy!of!some!facilities,!the! community!expresses!a!confident!and!optimistic!perspective!on!both!the!present! experience!and!future!expectations.! ! As!Trinity!founder!Liz!Caddow!said!in!a!speech!to!classical!educators!in!New! England!recently,!“I!believe!the!calling!to!start!a!school!grew!ultimately!out!of!a! hope.!!A!hope!for!more,!for!what!could!be!for!the!next!generation!in!their!learning…!! Overwhelming!and!encouraging!at!the!same!time.”! ! The!attractiveness!and!rapid!growth!of!the!Trinity!community!has!required!a! constant!“rapid!response”!to!the!demands!of!staffing,!program!expansion,!and! facility!needs.!!Creative!half6measures,!especially!in!facilities,!have!enabled!the! school!to!expand!in!size!and!scope.! ! These!positive,!encouraging!developments!have!come!with!a!price.!!Whether!largely! perceived!or!actual,!class!sizes!in!the!lower!school!have!been!affected!by!the!desire! to!include!more!students!and!families.!!While!exciting!and!affirming,!many!parents! have!asked!whether!Trinity!may!need!to!slow!growth!in!order!to!learn!how!to! manage!the!impact!of!that!growth!more!intentionally.!!Faculty!and!staff,!enthusiastic! about!the!quality!of!education!they!are!providing,!have!asked!whether!more!care! should!be!given!to!organizational!planning!and!instructional!training.! ! The!strategic!planning!process!has!afforded!the!opportunity!to!step!back,!take!stock,! and!to!further!concentrate!on!a!firm!foundation!for!future!growth.! ! While!schools!may!from!time!to!time!temporarily!arrest!physical!expansion!due!to! space!limitations,!Trinity!faces!the!challenge!that!even!with!slower!growth!the! present!campus!does!not!serve!some!programming!functions!adequately.! ! The!need!for!a!new!campus!configuration!will!challenge!the!Trinity!community!in! unprecedented!ways,!as!in!the!near!future!significant!resources!will!be!required!to! address!the!obvious!needs.!! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 8" ! As!intimidating!as!these!initiatives!might!seem,!they!are!the!by6product!of! phenomenal!blessing.!!As!in!any!new!endeavor,!it!is!impossible!to!foresee!how!God! will!provide,!yet!the!history!of!Trinity!to!this!point!is!a!clear!demonstration!that!he! can!and!does.!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 9" ! The)Plan! ! Section)1—Mission)and)Vision) Trinity’s!educational!mission!has!been!characterized!by!a!commitment!to!do!what! works!to!teach!children!well!and!to!motivate!them!toward!the!fulfillment!of!their! potential!in!their!endeavors.!!Rather!than!being!driven!by!cultural!norms!of!pre6 defining!kids’!abilities!by!aptitude!or!stage!of!development,!Trinity!has!sought!to! include!a!wide!profile!of!students,!providing!encouragement!and!support!for!a! broad!range!of!learners.! ! At!the!heart!of!Trinity’s!values!lie!the!effort!to!produce!students!of!virtue,!wisdom,! purpose,!and!courage.! ! In!the!discussions!around!Trinity’s!mission,!several!significant!conclusions!can!be! drawn.!!First,!Trinity’s!consistent!presentation!of!itself!as!a!counter6cultural!balance! to!conventional!educational!options!remains!attractive!and!a!core!component!of! stakeholders’!commitments!to!the!school.!!Second,!as!Trinity!has!grown,!questions! regarding!who!Trinity!will!serve!in!the!long!term!and!how!it!will!be!done!have! surfaced.! ! The!objectives!articulated!in!Section!1!relate!to!three!major!questions:! ! 1. What!profile!of!student!will!Trinity!seek!to!serve?! 2. What!is!the!long6term!role!of!the!Imago!Dei!School!(IDS)?! 3. What!is!the!optimal!future!enrollment?! ! These!are!fundamental!questions,!with!wide6ranging!impact!on!the!entire!scope!of! the!Strategic!Plan,!and!the!objectives!determined!in!attempting!to!answer!them! constitute!the!next!five!years!of!strategic!activity!in!this!area.! ! (NB:!For!the!sake!of!readers,!goals!in!this!document!are!articulated!in!the!past!tense,! with!the!expectation!that!they!will!be!articulated!in!the!future!as!past! accomplishments.)! ! 1.1! Defined!who!we!seek!to!serve! Trinity!has!grown!at!exponential!rates,!resulting!in!a!highly!inclusive!environment,! consisting!of!a!fairly!diverse!student!body!in!terms!of!academic!ability,!household! incomes,!and!ethnicity.!!The!plan!addresses!the!need!to!examine!the!impact!of! inclusion,!accessibility,!and!diversity!on!the!next!generation!of!Trinity’s!life.! ! 1.1.1 Examined!current!assumptions!regarding!socio6economic!accessibility!and! diversity! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 10" ! 1.1.1a! Researched!the!financial!implications!of!re6defining!current!caps!on! need6based!financial!aid! 1.1.1b! Researched!the!enrollment!management!implications!(challenges!and! benefits)!of!modifications!to!financial!aid!policies! ! Success!Indicator:! • A!policy!exists!that!clarifies!and/or!re6defines!the!greatest!percentage!of! family!financial!need!for!which!accessibility!can!be!provided! ! Timeline:! January!2017!(TO)BE)WORKED)ON)THIS)FALL)!! ! 1.2! Determined!the!long6term!role!of!IDS! The!founding!of!IDS!has!added!a!layer!of!academic,!social,!and!institutional!benefits! and!challenges!to!the!Trinity!experience.!Ongoing!funding!of!IDS!is!of!concern,!as!is! the!role!of!IDS!in!providing!students!with!end!of!high!school!credentials!and!services! beyond!their!formal!high!school!years.! ! 1.2.1! Explored!opportunities!to!grow!and!market!IDS! 1.2.1a! Designed!and!launched!an!IDS6specific!website! 1.2.1b! Explored!the!impact!of!lengthening!the!IDS!school!year!to!include! summers! 1.2.1c! Established!dedicated!fundraising!and!marketing!activities!for!IDS! ! Success!Indicator:! • A!unique!IDS!website!is!operational!(COMPLETED)! • A!multi6year!plan!exists!as!a!guide!to!expansion,!including!cost,!price,!and! staffing!effect!on!the!overall!budget! • Staff!have!been!hired!to!pursue!IDS!funding!through!a!variety!of!potential! public/private!sources! ! Timeline:! August!2015!to!July!2017!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 1.2.2! Established!“certificate!of!completion”!requirements!for!IDS!students! and!post6completion!service!options! 1.2.2a! Explored!and!evaluated!potential!partnerships!with!existing!services! for!young!adults! 1.2.2b! Identified!the!bridge!for!post6completion!support!services!through! community!partners! 1.2.2c! Established!annual!transition!planning!services!for!students!and! parents!beginning!in!10th!grade! ! ! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 11" ! Success!Indicators:! • Course!sequence(s)!and!completion!credits!published! • IDS!staff!have!proposed!potential!viable!public/private!partnerships!to! support!IDS!post6secondary!students! • A!written!description!exists!of!bridge!options!for!students!depending!on! the!direction!that!parents!would!like!for!students!to!pursue! • Parents!of!10th!grade!students!participate!in!a!transition!planning! meeting!to!evaluate!future!educational/vocational!options!and!to!choose! a!track!for!preparation! ! Timeline:! August!2015!to!August!2017!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 1.3! Determined!Optimal!Enrollment! ! Current!Reality:! While!growth!is!desirable,!the!pace!and!management!of!growth!would!be!better! served!with!a!long6term!target!enrollment!to!which!are!attached!concrete!objectives! throughout!the!Strategic!Plan.! ! 1.3.1! Adopted!five6year!enrollment!goal!of!756!as!maximum,!steady!enrollment! (TK612,!3!sections!of!each!at!an!optimal!enrollment!of!18!students!per!class,!not! including!Imago!Dei)! ! 1.3.1a! Adopted!five6year!enrollment!goal!for!Imago!Dei!(in!addition!to! optimal!756)! ! 1.3.1b! Adjusted!campus!plans!to!the!goal! ! 1.3.1c! Adjusted!pricing!models!to!the!goal! ! 1.3.1d! Adjusted!staffing!models!to!the!goal! ! Success!Indicators:! • A!board!approved!policy!exists!targeting!a!specific!range!of!enrollment! (optimal!of!756!plus)!beyond!which!Trinity!will!not!grow!without!a! formal!policy!amendment,!based!on!the!capacity!to!serve!more!students! • Facilities,!pricing,!and!staffing!models!are!reflected!in!both!the!Strategic! Plan!and!in!the!strategic!financial!modeling! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(IN)PROCESS)! ! ! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 12" ! Section)2—Student)Programming! ! As!noted!in!the!introduction,!a!plurality!of!comments!from!parents!regarding!the! value!of!Trinity!to!their!families!referenced!programs.!!Some!commended!specific! programs,!while!others!commented!on!their!general!sense!that!excellence!is!the!goal! in!everything!that!goes!on!at!Trinity.! ! This!attention!on!programming!held!true!in!the!strategic!priorities!conversations,! assisting!the!staff!and!board!to!narrow!down!the!nearly!infinite!range!of!options!to! include!those!programming!topics!that!recurred!most!frequently.!These!priorities! complement!goals!that!the!administration!have!either!begun!progress!on!already!or! that!they!have!known!ought!to!be!in!a!long6range!plan.! ! Over!the!next!five!years,!progress!will!be!gauged!in!an!ambitious!seven!areas!of! program!growth!or!improvement:! ! 1. Fine!Arts! 2. Athletics! 3. Student!Recognition! 4. Advanced!Science!and!Technology!Curriculum! 5. Academic!Diversity/Learning!Support! 6. Scope!and!Sequence! 7. Student!Services! (These!are!not!listed!in!any!particular!order!of!importance,!but!merely!the!order! in!which!they!were!addressed!in!the!planning!process,!primarily!due!to! scheduling!and!the!availability!of!staff!for!the!work!sessions.!!Prioritization!is! determined!by!the!dated!timelines.)! ! The!strategic!objectives!in!this!section!of!the!plan!reflect!that!Trinity!is!rapidly! maturing!from!start!up!mode!to!a!balance!of!new!initiatives!alongside!refinement!of! existing!programs.! ! 2.1! Fine!Arts! Trinity’s!Fine!Arts!program!will!receive!a!major!boost!in!the!next!five!years!in!the! form!of!full6time!staffing,!program!expansion,!and!more!specialized!activities! reflective!of!the!broad!interests!and!talents!within!the!student!body.! ! 2.1.1! Trained!Fine!Arts!teachers!in!subject!specific!classical!instructional! techniques! ! Current!Reality:! Fine!Arts!teachers!(most!of!whom!teach!part6time,!because!they!work!professionally! in!their!artistic!fields)!currently!participate!in!general!orientations!and!training!! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 13" ! opportunities!along!with!regular!classroom!teachers.!!Fine!Arts6specific!training!has! not!yet!been!made!available!as!part!of!their!regular!professional!development.! ! Success!Indicators:! • Fine!Arts!teachers!are!provided!specialized!pedagogical!training!and! classical!professional!development!within!their!field!on!an!annual!basis! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(IN)PROCESS/ONGOING)! ! 2.1.2! Designed!curriculum!to!allow!for/to!produce!cumulative!individual!progress! and!program!development! ! Current!Reality:! Fine!Arts!classes!are!designed!to!be!applicable!mostly!to!each!division!(i.e.,! Grammar!School,!Logic!School,!Rhetoric!School),!and!students!are!not!able!to!begin! intensive!study!or!practice!in!programs!that!will!lead!to!performance!over!several! years!at!an!elite!level.! ! 2.1.2a! Launched!advance!theater!course! ! Timeline:!!!AUGUST)2017)–)ADJUSTED)TO)ALLOW)FOR)ADDITIONAL)) )))))))))))))))))))))INSTRUMENTAL)ELECTIVE)PER)ENROLLMENT)DEMANDS) 2.1.2b! Launched!advanced!studio!art!course(s)! ! Timeline:! August!2017! ! 2.1.2c! Launched!advanced!choral!course! ! Timeline:! August!2018! ! 2.1.2d! Launched!Rhetoric!School!orchestra!in!addition!to!GS/LS!orchestra! ! Timeline:! August!2019! ! Success!Indicators:! • Students!will!be!able!to!prepare!and!audition!for!specialized!advanced! Fine!Arts!activities!offered!on!a!cumulative,!sustainable!basis! ! 2.1.3! Improved!support!for!potential!arts!majors!through!the!Fine!Arts! department!and!College!Guidance! ! Current!Reality:! Students!have!access!to!a!robust!College!Guidance!program,!but!a!strategic!approach! to!admission!to!selective!Fine!Arts!programs!is!as!of!yet!undeveloped.! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 14" ! Success!Indicators:! • Talented!students!have!access!to!a!four6year!Fine!Arts!college! admission/scholarship!guidance!program! • In6house!and!external!resources!have!been!identified!and!incorporated! into!the!guidance!program! ! Timeline:! August!2018!(IN)PROCESS)) ! 2.1.4! Implemented!a!coordinated!communication!plan!for!Fine!Arts!and!Athletics! ! Current!Reality:! Parents!and!students!sometimes!find!themselves!with!scheduling!conflicts!and! communications!breakdowns!regarding!the!activities!of!students!attempting!to! participate!in!both!Athletic!and!Fine!Arts!activities.! ! Success!Indicators:! • The!Fine!Arts!and!Athletic!Directors!meet!on!a!monthly!basis!and! communicate!commonly!to!teachers,!coaches,!arts!directors,!parents,!and! students!regarding!scheduling!conflicts!and!solutions! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)) ! 2.1.5! Established!an!over6arching!co6curricular!conservatory!program! ! Current!Reality:! GS!and!LS!students!who!desire!lessons!or!activities!outside!of!the!regular!school!day! other!than!strings!must!get!them!elsewhere.! ! 2.1.5a! Established!a!co6curricular!theater!program! 2.1.5b! Established!an!instrumental!private/group!lesson!program! 2.1.5c! Expanded!co6curricular!visual!art!program! 2.1.5d! Incorporated!GS!vocal!music!ensemble!program!into!conservatory! ! Success!Indicators:! • LS!and!RS!students!can!participate!in!after6school!drama!productions! • GS!students!are!offered!non6stringed!instrumental!lessons!on!campus! • LS/RS!students!are!offered!art!lessons!on!campus! • Music!enrichment!program!managed!as!part!of!the!conservatory! ! Timeline:! August!2015!through!August!2017!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 2.1.5e! Hired!a!conservatory!director! Timeline:! August!2017! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 15" ! 2.1.6! Increased!part6time!Fine!Arts!Director!to!full6time! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(COMPLETED)! ! 2.1.7! Established!and!hosted!an!annual!Fine!Arts!Awards!Banquet! ! Timeline:! May!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.1.8! Expanded!pep!music!program!to!include!summer!training! ! Success!Indicators:! • Drum!line!and!pep!band!participants!meet!for!a!one6week!summer!camp! to!prep!for!Fall!athletic!season! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 2.1.9! Logic!School!and!Rhetoric!School!students!participated!in!three!or!more!local! and/or!regional!Fine!Arts!competitions!each!year! ! Current!Reality:! LS!and!RS!students!participate!in!one!annual!artistic!competition.! ! Timeline:! June!2018!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 2.2!Athletics! One!of!Trinity’s!strongest!and!most!attractive!program!pieces,!the!Athletic! Department!will!focus!its!efforts!in!the!next!five!years!on!establishing!vertical! alignment!within!sports!programs,!increasing!coaching!capabilities,!improving! organization!and!communication,!and!developing!student6athletes’!overall!strength! and!versatility.! ! 2.2.1! Established!a!year6round!speed,!strength,!agility!program! ! Success!Indicators:! • LS!and!RS!students!can!participate!in!an!organized!daily!conditioning! program!with!professional!supervision! ! Timeline:! August!2020!(OCCURRING)! ! 2.2.2! Converted!Little!Knights!from!league!play!into!intramural!clinics! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 16" ! 2.2.3! Established!specific!development!plans!for!students!with!interest!in!college! athletics! ! Success!Indicators:! • Students!and!families!are!connected!to!outside!entities!that!can!direct!and! advise!regarding!college!goals! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.2.4! Drafted!a!three6year!comprehensive!Athletics!program!plan! ! Current!Reality:! Presently!there!is!no!official!framework!from!which!students!and!parents!can! anticipate!Athletic!program!expansion!plans! ! 2.2.4a! Delineated!conditions!and!criteria!for!additional!sports!programming! ! Success!Indicators:! • Students!and!parents!will!have!a!published!guide!to!plans!for!additional! or!enhanced!programming! • Students!and!parents!will!have!a!published!guide!to!what!qualifies!a!new! activity!for!consideration!by!the!Athletic!department! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.2.5! Created!curriculum!continuity!between!Athletics!and!PE! ! Current!Reality:! Sports!programs!and!PE!curriculum!are!determined!independent!of!each!other! ! Success!Indicators:! • PE!teaches!transferable!skills!to!Trinity!sports! • Sports!programs!and!coaching!responsibilities!are!structured!to!include!a! skills!development!“curriculum”! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(COMPLETE)! ! 2.2.6! Delineated!varsity!coaches!as!“program!directors”! ! Current!Reality:! Varsity!coaches!have!little!or!no!responsibility!for!junior!varsity!or!LS!programs!in! their!own!sports! ! 2.2.6a! Compensated!varsity!coaches!as!“Program!Directors”! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 17" ! Success!Indicators:! • Varsity!coaches!have!responsibility!for!training!and!performance!in!their! sport!school6wide! • Varsity!coaches!are!paid!an!additional!stipend!to!train!and!supervise! lower!level!coaches!in!their!programs! ! Timeline:! Ongoing!to!June!2020!! ! 2.2.7! Designed!plan!for!Imago!Dei!integration!in!Athletics! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.2.8! Mirrored!coaching!performance!evaluation!to!formal!faculty!observations! and!protocols! ! Success!Indicators:! • Coaches!are!provided!with!a!simple,!formal!evaluation!based!on!firsthand! observations!and!parent/student!satisfaction!surveys!at!the!conclusion!of! each!season! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.2.9! Constructed!a!parent/student!satisfaction!survey!protocol! ! Success!!Indicators:! • Parents!and!RS!students!are!surveyed!at!the!conclusion!of!each!season! regarding!Athletic!administration,!coaching!performance,!and!overall!quality! of!experience! ! Timeline:! May!2016!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.2.10! Defined!Athletic!lettering!criteria! ! Success!Indicators:! • Lettering!criteria!published!in!Athletic!Handbook! • Letters!awarded!annually!to!qualifying!student6athletes! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.3! Student!Recognition!and!Awards! 2.3.1! Evaluated!current!award!system!and!proposed!improvements!relative!to!the! Trinity!mission!and!core!values! ! Timeline:! Ongoing!to!June!2020!! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 18" ! 2.4! Advanced!Science!and!Technology!Curriculum! Trinity!has!steadily!sought!to!increase!the!quality!of!curriculum!and!instruction! across!all!disciplines!since!its!founding.!!In!the!integrated!areas!of!math!and!science,! LS!and!RS!courses!are!coordinated,!and!students!are!able!to!pursue!advanced!math! coursework!at!varied!paces,!depending!on!a!number!of!individualized!factors.!!The! Grammar!School!recently!adopted!a!new!math!program!with!the!goal!of!teaching! students!to!think!more!mathematically.! ! At!the!same!time,!innovative!technology!provides!opportunities!to!enhance!some! aspects!of!instruction,!and!college!bound!students!are!entering!a!highly!digitized! environment!for!which!Trinity!wants!them!to!be!well!prepared.! ! The!Strategic!Plan!also!aims!to!address!the!question!of!the!place!of!advanced! scientific!learning!in!a!classically!oriented!curriculum,!and,!further,!how!Trinity!will! intentionally!prepare!students!for!influential!roles!in!shaping!the!landscape!of! scientific!thinking!at!an!elite!level,!impacting!the!landscape!of!our!culture!for!God’s! Kingdom.! ! 2.4.1! Designed!and!incorporated!college6ready!“digital!life”!elements!into!RS! courses.! ! Current!Reality:! ! Technology!is!deployed!by!teachers!on!an!individual!basis!to!meet!their!own! instructional!needs.!!Technology!interfaces!for!students!are!occasional!and!not! incorporated!into!most!course!descriptions.! 2.4.1a! Designed!and!incorporated!programming6based!courses!or!units! 2.4.1b! Established!expectations!for!faculty6student!interactions!using!more! technology!for!efficiency!and!practice! ! Success!Indicators:! • Integrated!elements!of!digital!life!are!built!into!relevant!RS!courses,! beginning!in!10th!grade! • Faculty!and!students!exchange!ideas!and!information!increasingly! through!digital!formats! ! Timeline:! August!2017! ! 2.4.2! Enhanced!digital!elements!and!advanced!study!in!currently!offered!film! courses! ! Success!Indicators:! • Course!syllabus!is!revised!to!include!digital!elements!of!direction!and! production! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 19" ! Timeline:! August!2017! ! 2.4.3! Evaluated!the!academic!benefit!of!LS!Science!Fair! ! Success!Indicator:! • A!faculty6researched!study!articulates!the!academic!pros!and!cons!of! science!fair!in!the!context!of!best!science!instructional!practices!and! Trinity’s!classical!distinctives! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(COMPLETED)! ! 2.4.4! Articulated!a!philosophy!of!advanced!scientific!study!in!the!context!of! Trinity’s!classical!and!Christian!mission! ! 2.4.4a! Researched!the!role!of!K612!schools!in!preparing!students!for! influential!positions!within!the!scientific!community! ! 2.4.4b! Benchmarked!K612!science!scope!and!sequence!to!top!college! preparatory!and/or!magnet!schools!with!exceptional!track!records!for! placing!graduates!in!elite!university!science!programs! ! 2.4.4c! Consulted!with!four!elite!universities!to!collect!recommendations!for! admissions!preparation,!course!preferences,!and!college!guidance! ! 2.4.4c! Developed!a!plan!to!prioritize!STEM6related!instructional!facilities,! including!possible!external!funding!through!STEM!grants! ! Success!Indicators:! • Published!a!“white!paper”!specifically!articulating!a!mission!statement! regarding!the!relationship!between!scientific!study!and!future!cultural! influence! • Proposed!revisions!to!scope!and!sequence!and!college!guidance!to!better! align!with!elite!outcomes! • Future!campus!plans!include!prioritized!building!of!STEM6related! facilities! ! Timeline:! August!2016!through!August!2018!(IN)PROCESS)! ! ! 2.4.5! Expanded!advanced!science!course!offerings! ! 2.4.5a! AP!Chemistry!offered! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 20" ! 2.4.5b! AP!Biology!offered! ! Timeline:! August!2018! ! 2.4.6! Actively!considered!and!planned!for!additional!elective!RS!science!classes!as! enrollment!grows!and!capacity!is!available.!! ! ! Timeline:! Ongoing! ! 2.5! Academic!Diversity!and!Learning!Support! As!noted!in!Section!1—Mission!and!Vision,!Trinity!has!always!been!an!inclusive! environment,!providing!high!quality!schooling!for!a!wide!profile!of!students.!!This! fact,!combined!with!the!generational!statistical!realities!of!high!percentages!of! students!with!learning!differences!and!disabilities,!requires!that!high!academic! expectations!be!accompanied!by!active!support!of!students’!potential.! ! Over!the!next!five!years,!the!goal!will!be!to!study!the!needs!of!students!in!greater! detail,!with!the!goal!of!providing!more!both!effective!and!efficient!support!for! admissible!students.! ! 2.5.1! Evaluated!new!math!transition!class!for!lower!performing!9th!grade!students! ! Success!Indicators:! • Faculty!have!made!the!case!to!either!keep!or!jettison!the!course! • Faculty!have!recommended!that!students!in!need!of!the!course’s!remediation! goals!either!continue!to!be!admitted!or!should!be!denied!admission! ! Timeline:! June!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)! ! 2.5.2! Explored!support!options!for!learning!disabled!students!in!the!context!of! content!scope!and!sequence! ! Current!Reality:! Students!who!present!with!learning!disabilities!are!presently!required!to!take!all!of! the!same!courses!at!the!same!pace!as!students!without!disabilities!(with!the! exception!of!math,!beginning!in!the!LS)!in!order!to!pass!from!grade!to!grade!or!to! graduate.! ! ! 2.5.2a! Evaluated!the!impact!of!creating!alternate!course!sequences!for! learning!disabled!students!in!LS!and!RS! ! 2.5.2b! Explored!the!feasibility!of!a!class!for!students!in!grades!265!to!address! academic!remediation!and/or!therapy!for!learning!differences! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 21" ! Success!Indicators:! • A!report!will!outline!the!practical!costs!and!benefits!of!modifying!course! sequences!and/or!graduation!requirements!for!LS!and!RS!students! ! • A!report!will!outline!the!value!and!cost!of!placing!younger!students!with! learning!differences!not!severe!enough!to!qualify!for!IDS6level!services!in! a!class!of!8610!for!alternate!instruction!in!core!subjects! ! Timeline:! June!2017!to!June!2018!! ! 2.5.3! Incorporated!an!additional!three6year!track!of!Latin!for!newly!enrolled!RS! students! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)AND)ONGOING)) ! 2.6! Scope!and!Sequence!and!WASC!Accreditation! ! 2.6.1! Updated!the!GS!scope!and!sequence!per!Western!Association!of!Schools!and! Colleges!(WASC)!renewal!recommendations! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 2.7! Student!Services! With!four!graduating!classes!having!successfully!passed!from!Trinity!to!college,!and! with!larger!class!sizes!beginning!to!swell!the!ranks!of!the!Rhetoric!School,!student! services!become!an!increasingly!important!part!of!the!value!that!Trinity!provides!to! students!and!families.!!In!the!next!five!years,!enhancements!will!be!made!in!personal!! student!interactions!with!faculty,!college!guidance,!and!college!admission!test! preparation.! ! 2.7.1! Trained!staff!in!basic!counseling,!personal!crisis!intervention!techniques! ! Success!Indicators:! • All!faculty!and!staff!are!provided!with!annual!training! ! Timeline:! JANUARY)2017)(ADJUSTED)TIMELINE)! ! 2.7.2! Revised!communication!plan!for!9th611th!grade!college!guidance! ! Current!Reality:! College!guidance!has!been!primarily!focused!on!the!application!and!selection! process!for!seniors! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 22" ! 2.7.2a! Developed!resources!to!help!parents!navigate!college!funding!and! financing!systems! ! 2.7.2b! Evaluated!how!co6curricular!and!outside!activities!affect!college! admission!opportunities! ! 2.7.2c! Proposed!a!timetable!for!the!adoption!of!Naviance!software!in!college! advising! ! Success!Indicators:! • A!guide!to!preparing!for!college!is!published!and!distributed!to!parents! and!students!in!9th!grade! ! Timeline:! August!2015!to!August!2017!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 2.7.3! Re6instituted!PSAT/SAT!orientation!for!parents! ! Current!Reality:! A!previously!initiated!program!of!active!support!for!understanding!the!college! admission!testing!process!has!been!discontinued! ! 2.7.3a! Benchmarked!in6house!test!prep!results! ! 2.7.3b! Explored!ways!to!increase!SAT!test!prep,!including!early!intervention! ! Success!Indicators:! • Parents!in!grades!9611!are!presented!with!PSAT!programming! distinctives!and!test!score!orientation!annually! • A!list!of!additional!services!and!opportunities,!both!in!and!out!of!school,! are!presented!to!students!and!parents! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(OCCURRING)! ! 2.7.4! Determined!scaled!college!counseling!resources!for!growth!from!classes!of! 25!to!36!to!50! ! 2.7.4a! Assigned!responsibility!for!liaison!between!SSP!students!and!college! advising! 2.7.4b! Increased!research!capabilities!for!scholarship!opportunities!relative! to!student!interests!and!academic!performance! ! Success!Indicators:! • Strategic!plan!includes!incremental!increases!in!staffing!to!maintain!an! effective!ratio!of!students!to!college!counseling!staff! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 23" ! • A!job!description!contains!the!responsibility!to!coordinate!college! counseling!for!SSP!students! ! • A!staff!person!meets!with!each!Senior!family!to!advise!regarding!relevant! scholarship!opportunities! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 2.7.5! Established!relationships!with!science!and!engineering6oriented!colleges!and! universities! ! Success!Indicators:! • Students!are!being!recruited!by!at!least!five!notable!colleges!for!STEM6 related!majors! ! Timeline:! June!2019!(FOCUS)AREA)! ! 2.8! Other!Co6curriculars! As!enrollment!grows,!and!as!student!interest!warrants,!the!Strategic!Plan!envisions! an!intentional!effort!to!expand!competitive!academic!co6curricular!programs.!The! program!goals!in!this!section!are!based!on!the!anticipated!growth,!but!they!are! subject!to!future!enrollment!conditions.! ! 2.8.1! Developed!Mock!Trial!into!a!dominant!program! ! 2.8.1a! Funded!Mock!Trial!on!par!with!other!competitive!co6curriculars! (including!Athletics)! ! 2.8.1b! Incorporated!Mock!Trial!as!an!elective!RS!course! ! Success!Indicators:! • Mock!trial!team!makes!the!leading!tournament!and!qualifies!to!compete! nationally!on!an!average!of!every!other!year! • Hired!teacher!to!lead!Mock!Trial!program!development!over!a!five6year! period! ! • Students!can!elect!Mock!Trial!as!a!course!for!credit! ! Timeline:! FALL)2016)(ADJUSTED)TO)BEING)A)CLUB,)RATHER)THAN) )))))))))))))))))))))))))))AN)ELECTIVE,)TO)MAXIMIZE)STUDENT)PARTICIPATION)! ! 2.8.2! Instituted!no!less!than!three!additional!academic!competition!programs! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 24" ! 2.8.2a! Polled!students,!parents,!and!faculty!to!determine!interest!in!various! academic!competitive!options! ! Timeline:! JANUARY)2017)(ADJUSTED)TIMELINE)! ! ! 2.8.2b! Approved!specific!targeted!activities!for!program!development! ! ! Timeline:! AUGUST)2017)(ADJUSTED)TIMELINE)! ! 2.8.2c! Hired!staff!to!sponsor/coach!approved!activities!in!a!sustainable,! three!to!five!year!timeframe.! ! Timeline:! June!2017! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! )
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 25" ! Section)3—Enrollment)! A!consistent!theme!of!the!planning!process!was!the!combined!impressiveness!and! challenge!of!near6constant!enrollment!growth.!With!the!Strategic!Plan’s!call!for!the! adoption!of!an!optimal!enrollment!target,!a!benchmark!has!been!established!which! will!aid!in!the!pursuit!and!management!of!specific!enrollment!goals.! ! 3.1! Precisely!modeled!enrollment!growth!from!present!to!optimal!enrollment!of! 756,!including!annual!benchmarks!in!recruiting,!retention,!gross!attrition,! and!net!growth! ! Success!Indicators:! • A!document!exists!mapping!the!most!likely!scenarios!to!optimal! enrollment! ! Timeline:! January!2017! ! 3.2! Increased!staffing!for!admissions/enrollment!management!functions! ! 3.2.1! Hired!two!FTE!administrative!assistants! ! Timeline:! June!2016!to!June!2017!(IN)PROCESS)! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ) ) ) ) )
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 26" ! Section)4—Staffing)and)Organization! With!a!target!optimal!enrollment!established,!Trinity!will!continue!to!expand!its! staff,!correspondent!especially!to!the!programming!goals!articulated!in!Section!2!of! this!document.!!! ! As!is!natural!in!schools!that!are!growing!through!the!threshold!of!500+!students! toward!an!even!more!sustainable!enrollment!plateau!of!750,!greater!direct! supervision!of!programs!is!required.!!This!often!has!the!effect!of!converting!a! relatively!flat!organization!of!general!administrative!function!to!a!more!vertical! organization!with!a!greater!number!of!specialized!functions,!each!reporting!up!a! chain!of!authority.! ! Two!key!elements!aid!in!ensuring!that!these!new!positions!are!productive!and! efficient:!!1)!a!well6designed!Strategic!Plan!that!defines!the!roles!in!terms!of!goals! and!outcomes,!and!2)!a!carefully!constructed!Organizational!Chart!that!reflects!both! positions!and!functions,!so!that!any!redundancies!or!confusion!regarding! responsibility!can!be!identified!and!corrected.! ! (NB:!This!version!of!the!Strategic!Plan!does!not!include!all!of!the!anticipated! positions,!focusing!instead!on!the!organizational!structure!that!will!facilitate!a!well6 managed!human!resource!environment.)! ! 4.1! Administration! 4.1.1! Designed!and!published!a!functional!organizational!chart!alongside!an! expanding!conventional!org!chart,!for!both!current!administration!and!future! planning! ! Current!Reality:! The!org!chart!represents!positions!and!lines!of!authority,!but!does!not!specifically! designate!the!organizational!function!of!each!position!nor!provide!a!roadmap!for! future!staffing!needs.! ! Success!Indicators:! • An!organizational!chart!exists!that!delineates!current!lines!of!authority,! communication,!and!areas!of!functional!responsibility!for!each!paid! position! ! Timeline:! SEPTEMBER)2016)(COMPLETED)! ! • An!organizational!chart!exists!that!maps!out!possible!effects!on!staffing! including!expanded!positions,!consolidated!roles,!re6designed!functions,! over!a!three!to!five!year!period! ! Timeline:! JANUARY)2017) !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 27" ! 4.1.2! Presented!a!multi6phased!re6organization!of!part6time!staffing!structure!to! adjust!to!growth,!productivity,!and!cost6effectiveness! ! Current!Reality:! A!significant!percentage!of!administrative!staff!are!part6time!workers,!some!of! whom!job!share!with!others!within!the!same!function.! ! 4.1.2a! Analyzed!each!position!to!determine!overall!productivity!and!to! identify!redundancies!in!responsibilities! ! ! Timeline:! OCTOBER)2016)AND)ONGOING! ! 4.1.2b! Analyzed!the!effect!of!consolidating!part6time!positions!into!full6time! positions!on!overall!compensation!costs!and!the!school’s!price6point! ! ! Timeline:! OCTOBER)2017)(PARTIALLY)COMPLETED,)REMAINDER)IN) )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))PROCESS)! ! 4.1.2c! Proposed!a!three6year!plan!to!consolidate!those!positions!for!which! there!is!sufficient!reason!to!move!to!full6time! ! Timeline:! January!2017! ! 4.1.3! Examined!the!faculty!compensation!schedule!to!determine!where!greater! investments!may!be!necessary!and/or!possible!for!recruiting!and!retaining! high6impact!teachers! ! Success!Indicators:! • Compensation!budgets!reflect!variances!in!compensation!based!on! strategic!investments!in!highly!qualified!individuals!and/or!difficult!to! place!positions! ! Timeline:! June!2017!(UPPER)SCHOOL)COMPLETED,)GRAMMAR)SCHOOL)) ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))IN)PROCESS)! ! 4.1.3a! Re6articulated!total!compensation!considerations!and!messaging!in! reference!to!fringe!benefits!(e.g.,!tuition!remission,!insurance,! retirement)! ! ! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(COMPLETED)) ) ) ) ) !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 28" ! 4.2! Technology! ! 4.2.1! Surveyed!college!preparatory!schools!of!similar!size!regarding!optimal!tech! staffing!for!desired!tech!capacity!(see!Section!5—Facilities!and!Financing)! ! Current!Reality:! The!Strategic!Plan!calls!for!major!upgrades!in!both!hardware!and!software!over!five! years,!and!the!optimal!staffing!to!maintain!the!tech!infrastructure!is!unknown.! ! 4.2.1a! Established!target!tech!staffing!for!201762020!expansion! ! Success!Indicators:! • A!benchmarked!staffing!plan!has!been!proposed!to!be!incorporated!into!a! four6year!budget!model! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(AREA)OF)FOCUS)! ! 4.2.2! Upgraded!Student!Information!System!software!and!staffing! ! 4.2.2a! Transferred!registrar!responsibilities!from!tech!staff!to! academic/division!staff! ! 4.2.2b! Hired!a!full6time!network!manager! ! Timeline:! June!2017! ! 4.3! Professional!Development! ! 4.3.1! Implemented!enhanced!performance!evaluations!for!faculty,!administration,! and!non6instructional!staff! ! Current!Reality:! All!staff!receive!annual!evaluations!based!primarily!on!direct!observations!of!work! by!their!supervisors.! ! 4.3.1a! Implemented!anonymous!student!reviews!of!teacher!performance! ! Success!Indicators:! • Students!in!grades!9612!have!contributed!anonymous!standard!reviews! of!their!teachers!to!the!administration!annually! • Student!reviews!have!been!entered!into!teachers’!files! • Review!results!are!discussed!in!annual!performance!evaluations! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(OCCURRING)! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 29" ! 4.3.2! Improved!focus!of!professional!development!opportunities!for!faculty!and! staff! ! Current!Reality:! Professional!development!is!determined!and!conducted!annually!for!faculty!based! primarily!on!the!initiative!of!senior!administration.! ! 4.3.2a! Committed!to!a!three6year!goal!to!increase!spending!on!professional! development!to!1.5%!of!the!annual!budget! ! ! Timeline:! October!2019! ! 4.3.2b! Commissioned!an!inter6school!(GS/LS/RS)!professional!development! team!of!faculty!to!design!and!implement!in6house!training! ! 4.3.2c! Faculty!evaluated!professional!development!opportunities!and! programs!annually! ! ! Success!Indicators:! • Annual!budget!reserves!1.5%!for!professional!development! • Faculty!conduct!primary!professional!development!each! year(OCCURRING)! • Faculty!are!surveyed!to!evaluate!quality!of!professional!development! ! Timeline:! June!20166June!2019! ! 4.3.3! Increased!staffing!for!faculty!mentoring! ! Current!Reality:! Two!faculty!are!designated!to!mentor!new!or!recently!hired!faculty.! ! 4.3.3a! Appointed!one!additional!teacher!in!each!school!to!mentor!new! faculty! ! ! Timeline:! August!2017!! ! 4.3.4! Trained!every!teacher!on!RenWeb!capabilities! ! Current!Reality:! Standard!training!for!teachers!is!focused!on!minimal!administrative!functions!and! largely!ad!hoc.! ! ! 4.3.4a! Staffed!tech!training!position! ! 4.3.4b! Designed!Trinity6specific!tutorials! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 30" ! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(ONGOING)! ! Success!Indicators:! • All!faculty!and!academic!staff!are!able!to!navigate!and!use!the!wide!range! of!functions!within!RenWeb! ! 4.3.5! Evaluated!and!reported!on!the!causes!of!variable!teacher!performance!in! basic!course!management!(e.g.,!planning,!grading,!communication)! !! 4.3.5a! Surveyed!the!faculty!regarding!their!sense!of!preparedness,! availability!of!resources,!and!accountability!in!core!course! management!areas! ! ! Timeline:! SPRING)2017)(ADJUSTED)TIMELINE)! ! 4.3.5b! Adjusted!management!of!training!and/or!accountability!to!address! gaps!in!consistency! ! ! Timeline:! June!2016! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 31" ! Section)5—Facilities)and)Finances! ! As!noted!in!the!introduction,!Trinity’s!day6to6day!financial!position!has!been!helped! over!the!years!by!bold!decisions!regarding!tuition!levels,!campus!projects,!and!a! predictable!stream!of!revenue!from!well6attended!and!well6supported!events.!!As! this!planning!process!commenced,!Trinity!stands!at!a!crossroads!regarding!future! campus!planning.!!Regardless!of!which!direction!seems!most!expeditious,!the! expense!will!be!significant,!and!that!reality!is!reflected!in!the!objectives!in!this! section.! ! Additionally,!in!order!to!respond!to!the!community!interest!in!increased!technology! instruction!and!capabilities,!as!reflected!in!Section!2,!a!major!investment!in! technology!infrastructure!will!be!pursued!over!the!next!five!years.! ! 5.1! Acquired!a!campus!that!is!completely!or!largely!controlled/owned!by!the! school!and!functional!at!optimal!enrollment! ! Current!Reality:! The!present!campus!is!at!near!capacity,!with!civic!pressure!mounting!regarding!the! use!of!portable!buildings!and!space!in!the!permanent!leased!facility!maxed!out.!! Over!the!past!year,!multiple!potential!solutions!have!been!explored!simultaneously,! but!at!publication,!none!have!become!the!clear!best!option.! ! 5.1.1! Adjusted!campus!plans!to!optimal!target!enrollment!of!no!less!than!756! students,!not!including!IDS! ! Success!Indicators:! • Next!phase!campus!designs!provide!for!full!programming!at!an!optimal!! enrollment!of!756!students!by!2020! • Next!phase!campus!designs!provide!for!IDS6specific!instructional!and! programming!needs! ! Timeline:! June!2016!(IN)PROCESS)! ! 5.1.2! Raised!$5!million!to!facilitate!campus!planning!and/or!acquisition! ! Current!Reality:! This!would!be!the!first!multi6million!dollar!campaign!in!Trinity’s!history.! ! 5.1.2a! Began!exploration!of!early!campaign!strategy!with!potential!major! donors! Timeline:! June!2015!(IN)PROCESS)! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 32" ! 5.1.2b! Proposed!and!adopted!a!three!to!five!year!strategy!for!a!major!capital! campaign! ! Timeline:! January!2016!(OCCURRING)! ! 5.2! Improved!Technology!Infrastructure!and!Capabilities! ! 5.2.1! Acquired!a!new!Apple!cart! ! Timeline:! August!2015!(COMPLETED)! ! 5.2.2! Upgraded!network!systems! ! ! 5.2.2a! Upgraded!main!server! ! 5.2.2b! Upgraded!wireless!relay!to!portables! ! 5.2.2c! Ran!new!Ethernet!wiring!between!portables! ! Success!Indicators:! • Network!traffic!handled!with!greater!stability!and!reliability! • Network!access!in!portables!guaranteed! ! Timeline:! August!2015! ! 5.2.3! Provided!computers/devices/connectivity!to!all!faculty!and!staff!campus! wide! ! ! Timeline:! August!2016!(OCCURRING)) ! 5.2.4! Installed!and!established!active!protocols!for!campus6wide!content!filtering! ! Current!Reality:! Student!access!to!the!network!and!internet!is!limited!due!to!inadequate!content! filtering!capabilities.! ! Success!Indicators:! • Network!administrators!will!be!able!to!reliably!prevent!and!allow!access!to! appropriate!sites!at!multiple!levels!of!sensitivity!and!functional!need! • Network!administrators!will!be!able!to!monitor!network!use!in!real!time! • Students!will!be!free!to!use!the!network!for!internet!access!without! significant!concern!for!misuse! ! Timeline:! Beginning!August!2015,!ongoing!through!2018!(IN)PROCESS)! ! ! !
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 33" ! 5.2.5! Outfitted!each!classroom!with!document!projectors!or!other!desired! instructional!technology! ! Timeline:! October!2018! ! 5.2.6! Negotiated!for!a!free!fiber!optic!dedicated!line! ! Timeline:! Pending!campus!plans! ! 5.3! Established!new!generation!of!policies!regarding!revenue!and!cost! ! 5.3.1! Facilitated!the!ability!to!recruit!100%!of!donated!funds!toward!non6 operational,!capital,!or!endowment!funds!or!campaigns! ! ! 5.3.1a! Adopted!pricing!policy!of!105%!of!annual!operating!cost! ! 5.3.1b! Established!a!permanent!reserve!fund!equal!to!15%!of!a!three6year! average!total!operational!budget! ! ! Timeline:! August!2020! ! 5.3.2! Implemented!formal!policy!of!average!class!size!of!18!students!school6wide! (schedule!of!implementation!in!Grammar!School!to!be!determined!by!facility! capacity)!Optimal!and!maximum!class!sizes!will!vary!based!on!year!and! subject!but!school6wide!average!will!be!at!18!or!lower.!! ! Current!Reality:! Grades!7612!implemented!optimal!targets!of!18!starting!in! 2014,!and!33%!of!GS!classes!are!within!the!optimal!range!as!of! 2015,!with!active!planning!for!total!implementation.! ! ! Timeline:! August!2019!(expected)! ! 5.3.3! Estimated!3!to!56year!impact!of!property!ownership!on!operational!costs! ! ! Timeline:! Pending!campus!design! ! 5.3.4! Incorporated!true!long6term!health!care!costs!into!the!cost/price!model! ! ! Timeline:! October!2017! ! ! ! ! ! )
Trinity'Strategic'Plan'' 34" ! Section)6—Community)and)Partnership! At!the!conclusion!of!the!initial!focus!group!exercise!in!the!Fall!of!2014,!a!stunning! realization!was!made.!!Of!the!hundreds!of!comments!and!suggestions!made!by! parents,!staff,!and!students,!there!was!little!to!no!criticism!of!Trinity’s!institutional! communication!or!transparency.!!This!is!clearly!a!remarkable!strength!and!deserves! to!be!understood!and!preserved.!!Beyond!the!mechanics!of!the!communication!and! marketing!plans,!the!question!should!be!answered:!!What!about!the!philosophy!of! community!has!led!to!this!school6wide!sense!of!“being!in!the!know”!and!the! accompanying!confidence!in!the!school’s!leadership!and!direction?! ! A!consideration!to!come!out!of!the!planning!exercises!is!that!of!Trinity’s!role!in!the! larger!community!and!its!inhabitants.!!As!Trinity!increases!its!visibility!within!the! Santa!Clarita!Valley,!how!will!the!school!model!for!students!that!the!Trinity! community!is!influencing!its!society!beneficially!and!not!just!preparing!them!to!be!a! future!benefit.! ! 6.1! Studied!and!documented!Trinity’s!unique!attributes!of!community! transparency! ! Timeline:! June!2017! ! 6.2! Established!a!meaningful!sustained!role!in!the!larger!community! ! 6.2.1! Evaluated!the!community!resources!with!an!eye!to!applying!those!to!needs! and!opportunities!beyond!Trinity! ! 6.2.1! Recruited!a!committee!of!parents,!students,!and!faculty!to!propose!activities! and!services!to!be!provided! ! 6.2.3! Established!two!to!three!annual!events!or!initiatives!designed!to!include! Santa!Claritans!in!a!public!and!significant!way! ! Timeline:! June!2020! !
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TRINITY CLASSICAL ACADEMY CELEBRATING 16 YEARS IN SANTA CLARITA
2016-17 ISSUE CONTENTS
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ACADEMICS WE HAVE ANSWERS p. 30 FAQ’s
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GENERAL CLASSICAL AD p. 14 Trinity Distinctives How Did We Get Here? Some of the things that make us unique p. 15 The Early Years Page 6 For 2,000 What we teach from TK through 6th grade p. 12 THE TRINITY years, education grew p. 16 The Greatest Literature STORY and flourished. But Our high schoolers read classic literature How it all started: p. 18 Trinity High School Celina Aguilar Jessica Eblin Sumner Howell Hannah Looney Koby Schafer from dream to reality the last two centuries High quality academics are a hallmark Hermine Allen Cole Fay Haley Kim Elena Martinelli Julia Seitz p. 14 have seen a decline. p. 24 The Latin Advantage Yevgine Allen Catie Galan Leslie Kim Taylor Oshiro Katy Tennesen THE Could classical How the ancient language helps students TRIVIUM Drew Black Alycia Garcia Nathan King Ariana Pantaleo Valentina Villa The heart of the Christian education p. 25 The Sophomore Symposium classical education help restore the Lost A grand Socratic discussion ends the year Emily Buchanan Kelton Gibson Caden Kulp Jonathan Roach Sydney Wexler p. 14 Tools of Learning? Ryann Campuzano Beau Howell Justin Langdon Nicolette Ruiz Josh Williams READING AND ARTS Dante del Rosario Sarah Howell Nina Salazar Jarrod Woods PHONICS The building blocks p. 19 p. 26 of literacy Expression through Art p. 15 FORMAL Trinity provides many LOGIC opportunities to glorify God by developing our talents What’s true, what’s valid, and gifts through the arts what’s the difference
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e are delighted In 2006, the demand grew so Undergraduate to welcome you much that we had to add another Arizona State University to Trinity Classical kindergarten class; we have been B.S. Business, 1988 Academy. We believe growing two tracks of grades ever Graduate Wthat God is doing something since. University of Southern California remarkable here and we want to Now, as we begin our sixteenth M.S. Curriculum and Teaching, 1994 encourage you to come and find year, Trinity has grown to 575 Secondary Teaching Credential, 1994 out how you can be a part of the students in transitional kindergarten Work incredible work that God is doing through 12th grade with two La Mesa Junior High, at Trinity. tracks of kindergarten all the way Santa Clarita, CA Whether you are a family through 11th grade. Our education Taught Junior High history; served considering enrolling your children consultants from Paideia Inc., who as History Department Chair and at Trinity, a student who is looking have helped hundreds of Christian ASB Director; began school’s for a challenging and engaging schools, are astounded. They Renaissance Faire; founded education, a member of a local have never seen a school grow so cheerleading team and founded church who is interested in Christian education rapidly while staying so true to the original vision. dance team, 1994-1999. or simply a resident of our valley who wants Trinity is now one of the largest classical Trinity Classical Academy Founded Trinity in 2001; served as to know more about Trinity, we’re glad you Christian schools in the country. From very Head of School since 2002. decided to find out more about our school. humble beginnings, it has been a true blessing to Trinity Classical Academy was founded in 2001. see how God has grown Trinity beyond what we Family We had a dream to provide a ever imagined. Married to Wally, Trinity’s rigorous college preparatory But what excites us even CoFounder and Managing Director. education, steeped in the more than the tremendous Mom to Ian, Trinity Class of 2016, classical tradition and taught From very humble growth and success of Trinity Midshipmen 4C, United States Naval Academy, Hannah is a through a distinctly Christian is the profound impact it has sophomore and Lily is a 6th grader worldview. We wanted to made on the lives of so many at Trinity. produce young men and beginnings, it has been people. women who embody virtue, It has been our privilege wisdom, purpose, and to see so many of our fine courage. a true blessing to see students blossom spiritually, Though a challenging intellectually, socially and task, that dream soon emotionally at Trinity. Parents became a mission, and from how God has grown have told us that our school the start it was evident that has changed their whole God was with us because family dynamic for the He brought us people who Trinity beyond what we better. And people from our wanted to accomplish community have shared Honors those very ideals. He led with us how proud and Founding Fellow, Arete Fellow, passionate, dedicated encouraged they are to have Institute for Classical Christian ever imagined. Schools. people to Trinity and a school like Trinity Classical Featured speaker at numerous provided expert guidance Academy right here in Santa classical Christian conferences. from others who had also Clarita. started Christian schools. He So if you are interested in Pursuits gave our founding leadership a vision for a K-12 finding out about an education that challenges Reading, walking, running, swimming school that would be a beacon to the Santa the mind and nourishes the soul, read on. We Guiding Principle Clarita Valley. hope you find Trinity so inspiring that you take “Do it, even if you’re afraid.” After several years of planning, we opened the next step and come and visit us! As much in 2001 with only 28 students in kindergarten as these pages can give you an impression of Guiding Verse through 2nd grade. Frankly, we were delighted Trinity, there is no substitute for seeing it live and that any students actually showed up on that first in person! day! But it soon became clear to us all that the We look forward to meeting you. Jeremiah Lord was doing something amazing and exciting 29:11 at our little school. Students were learning at In His service, an amazing pace and they were growing in “I know the plans I have knowledge of God every step of the way. for you, declares the Lord, Then God just started bringing us more plans to prosper you and students. More families continued to enroll. Each Liz Caddow Wally Caddow year we added a new grade level, and each year Founder, Founder, not to harm you, plans to more families came. Head of School Managing Director give you hope and a future.”
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he educational system known as classical education in medieval Christendom. It flourished as the foremost educational was developed over two millennia with the goal of model in the West for centuries, giving us such brilliant minds T developing young minds to be learned and wise. It is a as Socrates, Cicero, Virgil, Saint Augustine, Aquinas, Milton and highly successful method with a glorious history. Locke, as well as America’s founding fathers, all of whom had a Classical education places an emphasis on the mastery of classical education. core content through a method of study known as the Trivium, For two centuries — from the 1620s to the 1840s — most which includes three distinct phases: the grammar stage (the American schooling was independent of government involvement. fundamental rules and core knowledge of each subject), the logic Church schools, charity schools, private schools, dame schools, stage (the ordered and logical relationship of particulars in each apprenticeships and home schools built a culture that gave rise to subject), and the rhetoric stage (how the grammar and logic the American Republic. of each subject may be clearly and persuasively communicated Colonial America’s free market education system was based on through the written and spoken word). the principles of classical education, and the results were impres- The Trivium, the core of a classical education, could very well sive indeed. Almost no tax money was spent on education, yet How Did We be the finest way to train young minds to think well, read well education was available to almost anyone who wanted it, including and write well. But despite its obvious success, the Trivium and the poor. No government subsidies were given, and inefficient Trinity is part of a classical education were lost for a time and the results have been institutions either improved or went out of business. Competition devastating. guaranteed that scarce educational resources would be allocated classical Christian properly. The educational institutions that prospered produced movement that is HISTORY a generation of articulate Americans who could grapple with the complex problems of self-government. The Federalist Papers, restoring excellence The classical education model has its roots in Greek civilization; which are seldom read or understood today, even in our universi- Get Here? in education it was further refined by the Romans and was eventually codified ties, were written for and read by the common man. Literacy rates 6 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 7 were as high as or higher than they are today. citizens were an obstacle to the state taking and persist to this day, is the systematic for themselves and once again produce the A study conducted in 1800 by DuPont de over education for many years. Proposals banishment of the most important question quality of great minds such as those that have Why Send Your Child to Trinity for a Christian Education? Nemours revealed that only four in a thousand for governmental takeover of schools made that we face as humans: “What is the purpose shaped Western thought. Americans were unable to read and write little headway until the late 1830s, when of life?” Public schools are mandated by law In the early part of the 20th century, the legibly. In 1772, Jacob Duche, the Chaplain of Horace Mann, often called the “Father of to avoid the “Purpose of Life” question in return to classical education was taken up by At Trinity, we believe that Christian education is not an educational Congress, later turned Tory, wrote: Public Education,” and his allies proposed order to maintain broad-based political and such luminaries as Mortimer Adler and Robert alternative, but rather is essential for today’s Christian family! “common schooling.” The impetus for the secular support and avoid lawsuits. Achieving Hutchins, both of the University of Chicago, “The poorest laborer upon the shore Common School program — the precursor to adequate answers to that seminal question who set out to restore the “Great Books” Nearly 1/4 of the schools in the United States are non-government operated. of Delaware thinks himself entitled to today’s government school system—was not must involve the word of God, faith and of Western civilization to center stage in the There are now approximately 15,000 Christian schools in America with a deliver his sentiments in matters of religion a failure of the then-predominant educational religion. Without that contemplation, one is left curriculum. combined enrollment of nearly two million students! or politics with as much freedom as the institutions based on the classical model. with atheism, agnosticism, scientific material- In 1947, Dorothy Sayers, a renowned writer, gentleman or scholar . . . . Such is the The Common School movement was initially ism, secular humanism, etc. classicist and Christian, presented her essay prevailing taste for books of every kind, The values expressed at Trinity are those of your family. a project of utopian socialists who saw Questions about the origins, destiny and “The Lost Tools of Learning” to a gathering What one believes is expressed in education. Education cannot be done in a that almost every man is a reader; and by purpose of human existence are the most at Oxford. She championed a return to the 1 vacuum. All cultures and subcultures educate their children with the predominant pronouncing sentence, right or wrong, fascinating questions the human mind can Trivium and was not timid about offending the values held by that culture. No truth, fact or educational philosophy can be neutral or upon the various publications that come in pose. Indeed, once they occur to the human current educational establishment: values-free. All education, therefore, is enculturation and, ultimately, values-oriented. his way, puts himself upon a level, in point of mind, they demand careful, considered Education, all education, is more than academics. Education is not theologically neutral knowledge, with their several authors.” “I am concerned only with the proper and it is not even politically neutral. As parents, we cannot afford to be neutral where our By exiling the most attention, discussion and the relentless pursuit training of the mind to encounter and deal children are concerned. We are providing for them a coherent, consistent education when Benjamin Franklin, too, testified to the of an answer. compelling questions with the formidable mass of undigested what is taught and caught in the classroom is the same as our home and church. efficiency of the colonial educational system. By exiling the most compelling questions … and banishing any problems presented to it by the modern According to Franklin, American libraries alone about human origins, destiny and the purpose world. For the tools of learning are the “have improved the general conversation of mention of God in the of life, and banishing any mention of God in Trinity education same, in any and every subject; and the Americans, made the common tradesmen the discussion, public schools limit the use addresses the discussion, public person who knows how to use them will, at 2 and farmers as intelligent as most gentlemen of reason itself, primarily by restricting it to whole child. any age, get the mastery of a new subject from other countries, and perhaps have schools limit the use of the material world of math and science. A As the nation’s public schools in half the time and with a quarter of the contributed in some degree to the stand so schooling system that erects a barrier to respond to the growth of Christian reason itself. effort expended by the person who has not generally made throughout the colonies in reasoning dooms itself to a downward spiral schools, and as they respond to the tools at his command.” defense of their privileges.” into a skills training regimen, and a weak one the criticisms raised in the landmark 1983 government report A Nation The experience of colonial America clearly at that. Presumably sent to school to learn the Years later, Sayers’ essay made an impact at Risk with their “Schools of supports the idea that the free market and the on an enterprising pastor in Idaho, Douglas government schools as a way to mold society, proper and adequate use of reason, students Excellence” movement, Christian classical tradition of education could meet the particularly children, to fit their ideology of find themselves prevented from applying their Wilson, and in 1981 he began the Logos schools must remain steadfast in educational needs of modern-day America. “social improvement.” reasoning powers to the most fascinating School in Moscow, Idaho, the educational the underlying philosophy behind John Dewey picked up Mann’s torch and questions of all. model for which would be based on a classi- Christian school education. It is THE GREAT DEPARTURE sought to use the public school system to Students become excited to undertake cal Christian model and the Trivium. It was a more important than just academics. mold the minds of generations of children into the difficult task of becoming educated more terrific success and in 1991 Wilson wrote an Good academic training is essential preparation for life in our complex society. The level of Even in the earliest years of America, obedient individuals beholden to the state. by the example of their favorite teachers’ influential book, Recovering the Lost Tools learning in most Christian schools is well above the national average and Trinity is a shining some proposed a governmental takeover “You can’t make Socialists out of individual- habits than by any other force. But what of Learning, outlining the need for a return to example of that. Christian schools offer spiritual training which is not available in non- Christian schools. Christian schools can teach the whole child, the whole truth, the whole of education in pursuit of the political goal of ists,” Mann said; “children who know how example do their teachers offer them if they the classical, Christian model. The book was time, academically, spiritually, physically and socially. “improving national unity” and establishing a to think for themselves spoil the harmony of cannot address the most important question an inspiration to many who were alarmed at mechanism for social engineering. Even then, the collective society which is coming, where of the day with all its implications? In order to the decline in education. Classical Christian Trinity education will affect how children see the world. the earliest progressives believed the state everyone is interdependent.” avoid lawsuits, government school teachers schools began springing up around the Christ is the center of life and the message at Trinity. Society is engaged in a was a better agent of education than the 3 struggle that will determine which value system will guide our nation. Those Mann, Dewey and their progeny presided are safest if they act as if they have never country. Soon a full-fledged classical Christian family or the church. over a system that became increasingly given any thought to the most fascinating education movement was underway, so who determine what young people are taught and what they experience, what they see, hear, think and believe, will set the course for the future of this nation and for the next The intense religious beliefs of many anti-Christian and over the question of all. Indeed, many act as if they much so that Wilson was besieged by people generation. Christian education like that offered at Trinity can help children learn within the who wanted to begin schools similar to Logos. course of 150 years, the results have a contractual duty not to know. Young, context of a Christ-centered worldview. were inevitable: rampant moral immature individuals have an inherent He established the Association of Classical relativism, the irrelevance of aversion to the hard work that is required to Christian Schools (ACCS) just to handle the God and Christian influence become educated. If their teachers don’t flood of inquiries. Your children will be like their teachers. in the school setting, secular think about the most important questions that Today ACCS has grown from 10 member Luke 6:40 reveals that a pupil, after he has been fully trained, will be like his 4 teacher. Some parents may choose to send their children to a Christian school humanist teaching, the humans face, is it any wonder they believe schools in 1994 to 229 in 2010 serving over because there is better discipline, or for the rigorous academics, or for a better moral dumbing –down of rigorous they have the right not to think about any 33,000 students. influence or the positive learning environment, or because it is simply a safer environment. By the late 1990s, Trinity’s founder, Liz academics and a plague of questions at all? When the teachers adopt “a The above reasons are valid; however, one very good reason parents should send educational fads such as duty not to know,” students adopt a “right not Caddow, had been pondering starting a their children to Christian schools is; that they will become like their teachers! Years from Outcome Based Education, to think.” school for some time. She was searching for now, children’s long term memory will only permit them to retain a portion of what was Whole Language, Phonemic A society that expels reasoning about the a model of education that would produce taught in class, but children will retain in their long term memory who their teachers were. Awareness, Constructivist most compelling questions of human life from excellent academic results while teaching Not only will they remember their teachers, but a part of their teacher will be imprinted Math, the near-absence of the formation of its youth gradually diminishes from a Christian worldview. In the summer of on them. As Christians at Trinity, they will remember their teachers’ concern and love for discipline and the list goes on. personal integrity, initiative, creativity, political 1999, she happened upon Mr. Wilson being them, their prayers and understanding of Scripture as it related to them. This is the modern education awareness and intellectual independence interviewed on the Focus on the Family radio system which we have among its people not to mention the program and the seeds for Trinity were firmly The home, the church and Sunday school are not inherited. cultivation of the soul. planted. enough to influence our children in today’s society. This integration of faith and reason that 5 Many forces, values and messages bombard our children through school, classical Christian education provides rejects BANISHING THE THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL church, television, friends, music and magazines. A typical K-12 education will include the modern concept that secular education is ESSENTIAL QUESTION 14,400 hours of classroom time. One hour a week of Sunday school can hardly compete In the middle of the 1900s, many began to for the mind at school and spiritual education for the minds and hearts of children. Most students will spend more time each week in But perhaps the most further recognize the precipitous decline in is reserved for the home or church. With class at school than with their own families. Our children need to be in an educational alarming aspect of modern the quality of education in America and much high academic standards, classical Christian environment in which their teachers are deeply committed to Jesus Christ and to a Christian philosophy of education. They need to learn from educational materials that are Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton and education, brought on by of the western world. They began to dream schools all over the world are beginning to the education reformers who of a return to the time-honored system of change the balance of intellectual and spiritual Biblically integrated. Our children need to know that Jesus Christ does make a difference in nearly all of America’s founding fathers were the their learning. That environment, where the Gospel is paramount, thrives at Trinity. products of a classical education. began their quest in the 1830s education that would liberate students to think education in our time.
8 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 9 NotableQuotables “I am much afraid that the schools will prove the gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place “To a man his child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount. Every “Modern education, of liberal institution in which men are not unceasingly occupied with the education, Word of God must corrupt.” fascinated with technical MARTIN LUTHER (1483-1546) Friar, priest, education reformer and professor of theology the study who was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. means, typically offers a of history dazzling array of courses is not only “The main end of life and studies is to know God and Jesus, Which is eternal life, and therefore and electives, burying the useful, and important, but altogether to lay Christ as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and learning.” The credo of Harvard University in the late 1700’s when founding fathers John Adams, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams attended. tools of learning under indispensable, and with regard to the the piles of bureaucracy history contained in the Bible …it is not Hmmm... Educational Food for Thought... and standardized testing so much praiseworthy to be acquainted requirements. with as it is shameful to be ignorant of it.” JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848) Statesman, Senator, Representative and In contrast, classical sixth President of the United States.
education offers a clear, “The supreme end of education threefold mission: is expert discernment in all things - the power to tell To help students master a the good from the bad, the carefully selected core of genuine from the counterfeit, knowledge; and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the To teach and use the tools counterfeit.” SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784) English writer who made lasting contributions of learning; to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, editor and biographer.
To exhort students to seek “Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a what is true, good, and standing army.” EDWARD EVERETT (1794–1865) American politician, pastor, beautiful.” educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts
“Education is simply the soul of society as CLASSICAL it passes from one CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MADE generation to another.” APPROACHABLE G.K. CHESTERTON (1874-1936) writer, 2011, Classical theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, Conversations, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Multimedia Christian apologist.
10 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 11 OurHistory How did Trinity get started?
The TRINITY STORY The Class of 2016 In our 16th year, Trinity continues to transform the Santa Clarita educational landscape Trinity Graduates Take Trinity Classical Academy was founded who have helped hundreds of Christian A Christian worldview is taught Their Talents to College in 2001 with a vision to provide a rigorous schools get started, are amazed. They throughout all our subject areas. We college preparatory education, steeped tell us they have never seen a Christian strive for an integration of faith and NOAH PETERSON in the classical tradition, taught through a school grow so rapidly while staying true learning wherein God is revealed not only Basketball distinctly Christian worldview. to its original vision. We now stand as one in theology and Bible classes, but also in all THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY scholastic disciplines. Though a daunting task, that dream of the top 10 classical, Christian schools in Noah Peterson earned a became a mission, and from the start God the country. The classical tradition of teaching at basketball scholarship to was obviously with us. He Trinity makes us distinct as The Master’s University. brought passionate people well. It is a time-honored Noah was a standout player and leader at to Trinity, and provided expert method of teaching that Trinity helping the Knights to a second straight guidance from others who has been a staple in The twenty-one graduates of the Class of 2016. The class received over $4.9 million in had also started Christian Heritage League title and named the league Western culture and the merit scholarships. MVP. He averaged 18 points per game. schools. He gave our founding Church since the second leadership a vision for a K-12 century. Students see SHELBY SWARTZ school that would be a shining God’s “big picture” by Students enjoy school at Trinity. Christian disciples who can read well, write light in the Santa Clarita Valley. studying history, philoso- Perhaps one of the most pleasant well, speak well and think well, and are Handbells, Orchestra CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY After some years of phy, literature, art, theology, by-products of a Trinity education is that imbued with the ideals we hold dear: virtue, planning we opened with only math and science as well we continually hear from parents that their wisdom, purpose, and courage. Shelby Swartz was a 28 students in kindergarten as logic and rhetoric. children love coming to school! They find We care deeply about helping raise member of Trinity’s first through 2nd grade. We were education exhilarating and challenging, up this current generation of students to handbell choir and has Our outstanding, played for six years. small and humble, but from which we think is a key component in become dynamic yet humble Christian the first day everyone could dedicated faculty is building lifelong learners. Shelby received a leaders who will help shape the future. scholarship to study and perform in Concordia tell there was something new comprised of passionate, Reaching out to our valley is vital. We invite you and your family to University’s distinguished handbell program and exciting about this school. devoted, Christian teachers While Trinity has experienced unparalleled become a part of Trinity and experience where she will major in English. Students were learning at an who truly love teaching growth and tremendous success over a renaissance in education that is amazing pace and they were and who understand these past few years, we do not feel our unfolding right here in Santa Clarita. We IAN CADDOW growing in knowledge of God the goals of classical Rather than teaching only facts and skills, mission is accomplished by just educating are building deep roots here in the Santa every step of the way. Christian education. They come to us UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Trinity seeks to cultivate wisdom in our our own students excellently and serving Clarita Valley and we hope to be a fixture Word began to spread that there was with numerous advanced degrees and students and an appreciation of what is only Trinity families. It is our hope that on the educational landscape for many Ian Caddow accepted a new Christian school in town that was a wealth of experience, and are some an appointment to the Trinity continues to be an inspiration generations to come. producing amazing results. New families true, beautiful and good. of the most accomplished academics in United States Naval to the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond. We are truly witnessing remarkable began to enroll. Each year we added Santa Clarita education. In addition to our Academy. Ian also Trinity events such as our Trinity Speaker things happening at Trinity and we want another grade level and more families core subjects, we have dedicated faculty received appointments Series, our Spring Gala, arts and athletic your family to join us on this extraordinary to the US Military came. In addition to many families joining us, we who teach art, music, physical education events, and are just a few of the ways we journey! Academy at West Point and the United States Trinity continues to grow at a have also been fortunate to attract some and Latin as well as drama, film and media, share fun, exciting, Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point, NY tremendous rate and we now have 575 of the best faculty members from all over yearbook and student leadership. God-honoring as the primary appointee of United States 25th students from transitional kindergarten the world. Trinity offers a wealth of enrichment experiences with District Congressman, Steve Knight. Ian will through 12th grade for the 2016-17 school Our school is located on the NorthPark opportunities in addition to the classroom our valley. Through study political science at the Naval Academy year! Our consultants from Paideia Inc., Community Church campus and it which is the #2 public school and #24 overall experience. We have drama, film, a Trinity these special events continues to grow. We are in the process university in the country. orchestra, band, choir, handbell choir, we seek to entertain, of purchasing a significant portion of the drumline and worship band as well as a enrich, educate and existing campus and we will soon begin “CULTIVATING WISDOM chess team and hiking club. Our athletic give back to our The Class of 2017 construction on a new building on the teams compete in various local leagues great Santa Clarita property that will include more classrooms JESSICA EBLIN IS THE EMPHASIS and include tackle and flag football, community, which and a gymnasium. basketball, golf, cross country, volleyball, has been such a Volleyball AT TRINITY, RATHER All of us at Trinity feel truly fortunate soccer, baseball, softball, swimming and tremendous support SIENA COLLEGE to be a part of something that God is so THAN JUST TEACHING cheerleading. Due to our success in sports, to us. Jessica Eblin signed richly blessing. We realize that there are CIF continues to move us around to more early to play volleyball at FACTS AND SKILLS. a number of educational opportunities competitive scenarios for league play. We are pressing Siena College in Albany, available to parents in the Santa Clarita on to fulfill our NY. Jessica has been THERE IS A TONE Cultivating wisdom, rather than just Valley and we feel honored that so many mission to produce a standout volleyball teaching facts and skills, is the emphasis choose Trinity. brilliant scholars and player since playing on varsity as a freshman OF INSPIRATION, Trinity continues to add opportunities in athletics and the So what is it about Trinity that inspires at Trinity. There is a pervasive feeling of and was voted Trinity Female Athlete of the arts. This past year, Trinity began it’s frst competitive track FULFILLMENT, JOY so many families to entrust their children’s inspiration, fulfillment, joy and respect on Year for 2015-16. She is the first Trinity athlete and feld team. to be signed by a Division 1 college. AND RESPECT.” education to us? the Trinity campus.
12 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 13 TRINITY WHAT The Grammar Years: A comprehensive, chronological, logical approach IS SO Trinity DIFFERENT The Stimulating Early Years rd The great civilizations of the West ABOUT A 3GRADE Bible: Judges, Samuel, Kings, Psalms, Proverbs Here is a small sample of what we are accomplishing. History: Biblical history, ancient Greece and Rome TRINITY Art, music and physical education are also integral at Literature: Pilgrim’s Progress, The Lion, DISTINCTIVES Witch and the Wardrobe, Trumpet of the Swan each grade level, and Latin begins in 3rd grade. EDUCATION? Supplemental: Ancient Greek and Roman art Tried and true methods produce success and architecture Building a Firm Foundation Math: Long division, word problems TK/K Bible: OT and NT selections, focusing on fruits of Language: Sentence patterns, D’Nealian METHODOLOGY READING & PHONICS the spirit: love, faithfulness, patience, etc. cursive, persuasive paragraphs History: Families, community heros, traditions, Memorization: Selections from Judges, Our core methodology is the Trivium. Students are reading by October of their holidays, intro to geography, historical figures Samuel, Kings, Psalms, Proverbs, Gospels kindergarten year at Trinity. Literature: Phonics Museum history primers At Trinity, the goal of education is to teach children how to think and learn Special: Roman Day, Roman Forum feast; field Science trips to Getty Villa, Huntington Gardens for themselves. Children must be given the tools of learning and taught to Research in the areas of neuroscience, memory, and : Our senses, seasons, classification of leaves, trees, fruits, vegetables, animals apply them to any subject they encounter. We have found that a return to effective teaching and learning strategies all point to Math: Strong foundation skills for addition, th The revitalization of the West specific methods that best teach students to read. the classical method of teaching accomplishes this goal. In contrast, subtraction, time, money, geometry, ordinal GRADE Bible: Chronicles through Malachi At Trinity we use Shurley English, a dynamic, rigorous 4 modern education generally tends to teach subject-specific skills. positions, graphing, place value History: Renaissance and Reformation English curriculum for grades K–8. It features powerful Language: Nouns and verbs, sentence rules, Literature: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The The ancient and Medieval school curriculum strategies that are supported by extensive research. This compose and classify sentences Beggar’s Bible, Luther the Leader, Number the Stars taught three basic tools of learning known as type of quality instruction helps students internalize key Memorization: Various Bible verses, grammar Science: Natural science the Trivium: concepts that become an important part of their literacy and history chants Math: Fractions, probabilities, word problems development. The expectation at Trinity is that students Special: 100th day celebration and collages; Language: Three point expository, three point Grammar: The fundamental rules and core are reading by October of their kindergarten year and field trips to strawberry farm, Autry Museum persuasive and compare & contrast essays knowledge of each subject. with Shurley English we are meeting that benchmark with Building Skills, Opening the Mind Memorization: Apostle’s Creed, Nicene Creed nearly all of our students. st GRADE Bible: Creation, Flood, OT Major Characters, Special: Middle Ages Faire; field Trips to Getty Logic: The ordered and logical relationship of 1 Museum, Huntington Library, Jet Propulsion Gospels Survey Laboratory, Children’s Hunger Fund particulars in each subject. History: Timelines, directions, maps, globes, WRITING American history highlights, landmarks, Rhetoric: How the grammar and logic of US geography, presidents th New worlds, founding of America Trinity uses the Progymnasmata, an ancient each subject may be clearly communicated. Literature: Veritas Press Phonics Readers, GRADE Bible: The Gospels methodology that teaches students to become 5 Madeline, Curious George, Stone Soup History: Columbus through the War of 1812 eloquent, persuasive writers. The Trivium is a common sense way of looking at subjects because Science: Senses, land/water, seasons, Literature: The Secret Garden, Adventures of it breaks subjects down into concrete facts and rules, abstract The progymnasmata (Greek weather, matter, planets, plants, animals Tom Sawyer, The Magician’s Nephew comprehension and reasoning, and application and expression. Every for “preliminary exercises”) Math: Subtraction, fractions, basic geometry Science: Plant and animal ID and classification subject can be broken down into its grammar, logic and rhetoric. The begins, for all students, Language: Sentences structure, nouns, verbs, Math: Preparation for pre-algebra grammar of a subject is its basic facts and fundamental rules. The with the simple retelling of adjectives, adverbs, spelling Language: Progymnasmata begins (see pg.14), grammar of math includes the numbering system and basic math facts. fables and short narrative Memorization: Various Bible verses, grammar sentence classification, persuasive essays and history chants The grammar of history is names, dates and places (e.g., The Declaration stories. From there, the Memorization: 50 states/capitals, Preamble to of Independence was signed in 1776 in Philadelphia by John Hancock and student gradually moves Special: Heritage potluck, American Biography the Constitution, US presidents presentations; field trips to Huntington Gardens, others). The grammar of English includes phonics, vocabulary and spelling on to exercises in simple Special: Founding Fathers presentation, Reagan Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Center Library field trip, Tall Ships field trip rules. exposition and persuasion. Each exercise features nd Introduction to the ancients America, the world, the 20th century The logic of a subject is how its grammar fits together logically. The a fixed outline and carefully specified subject matter. 2GRADE Bible: Genesis through Joshua th logic of math is algebra and geometry. The logic of history involves The more advanced exercises of the progymnasmata History: Early Biblical history and Ancient Egypt 6GRADE Bible: Acts through Revelation understanding the how and why of names, dates and places, including combine elements of the earlier exercises to create Literature: Children’s Book of Virtues, The History: Monroe Doctrine to Modern America understanding reasons for wars, migrations, cultural movements and increasingly complex, effective compositions. By the time Velveteen Rabbit, Mouse and the Motorcycle Literature: Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Hiding Place, The Hobbit, Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol political revolutions (e.g., How did the French Revolution influence the students have reached the advanced progymnasmata, Science: Solar system, moon phases, insects, American Revolution?). The logic of English includes understanding they have developed clarity of expression, beauty of style, animal classification, observation and hypothesis Science: Anatomy, classification, scientific method, cells the parts of speech and the proper construction of sentences and excellent compositional habits, and the ability to write Math: Multiplication, division, fractions Math: Algebraic reasoning, geometry, graphing compositions. confidently for a variety of purposes. Grammar: Spelling, Phonics, singular/plural, 2-point expository paragraphs, punctuation, Language: Progymnasmata - Chreia and Maxim capitalization, singular/plural, syn’s/ant’s stages, descriptive narratives, essays The rhetoric of a subject is its articulation, expression and application. MATHEMATICS Memorization: Selections from Genesis through Memorization: John 1:1-18, 1 Cor. 13, Romans The rhetoric of math includes the application of mathematical study to Joshua, grammar and history chants 12, Gettysburg Address Trinity uses proven methods to teach math. accounting or engineering (e.g. calculus). The rhetoric of history includes Special: Jacob & Esau lentil soup, Egypt relief Special: Civil war re-enactment; field trips to developing and effectively communicating views about political science Trinity teachers (TK - 4th map; field trips to LACMA, Holyland exhibit Children’s Hunger Fund, Hollywood Bowl and cultural trends. The rhetoric of english includes writing effective grade) introduced a new essays, debating techniques and public speaking. math curriculum in the 2013- 2014 school year. Math in The Trivium is a tried and tested approach to learning. It is not another Focus is a curriculum based FORMAL LOGIC educational fad that is here today and gone tomorrow. It is a proven on the popular and proven- Yes, Logic is a stage of educational development, but at Trinity it is also a specific course. approach to learning that is simply the progression of knowledge successful Singapore Math In 8th grade at Trinity we teach our students formal logic. Formal logic is the classical, traditional system of determining the validity or invalidity of (grammar), understanding (logic), and wisdom (rhetoric) found curriculum. This comprehensive curriculum places a strong a conclusion (inference) deduced from two or more statements (premises). Based on the Greek philosopher Aristotle’s theory of the syllogism, throughout the Scriptures (especially Proverbs), but here applied emphasis on problem solving and model drawing, with a its focus is not on what is stated (the content) but on the structure (form) of the argument and the validity of the inference drawn from the to academics. The classical method will equip our children with the focus on in-depth understanding so students succeed at premises of the argument. If the premises are true then the inference must also be true. The basic principles of formal logic are the principle of necessary tools to master whatever subject they encounter in life, and math at an early age. identity (if a statement is true then it is true) and the principle of excluded middle (a statement is either true or false). more importantly, to tackle the great challenges of life to the glory of God.
14 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 15 Books This is what we read
Why Read the Greatest Literature? th th th 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12 GRADE At Trinity, we read books. Entire, spectacular books. The Bible The Bible The Bible The classical purpose for teaching literature at Trinity is the same as the classical purpose for teaching Major Pauline Epistles Hebrews, Ecclesiastes 1 Peter, Psalms anything: to cultivate wisdom and virtue so that the student is better able to know and enjoy God. Romans, 1 Corinthians, Classical literature exposes the student to models of virtue. It also places demands on his intellect, thus Galatians, Philippians developing his intellectual virtues. It requires us to think. It encourages us to ponder, struggle, feel, search, seek, analyze, consider and draw conclusions. Medieval Europe and Western The Renaissance, The Reformation, American History, American As the intellectual virtues are developed, the student’s capacity to know and understand facts, ideas, Political Thought The Enlightenment, British Literature Literature, Apologetics relationships and persons is nurtured. In short, reading and appreciating great literature feeds and informs both the intellect and the soul. Beowulf Paradise Lost Mere Christianity Unknown John Milton C.S. Lewis Glittering swords and In his seminal work recounting Writing in the midst of th th th ravening monsters spark this the epic Fall of Man, Milton World War Two’s turmoil, GRADE GRADE GRADE unforgettable poem from a seeks to follow man to “justify Oxford scholar and beloved 7 8 9 time when pagan darkness the ways of God to men” children’s author Lewis began turning to Christian and elucidate the conflict draws from compelling logic The Bible The Bible The Bible light. A classic Old English between God’s eternal and centuries of Christian The Pentateuch Davidic Kingdoms, the The Early Church poem relates the exploits foresight and free will. Written in 1667 in ten heritage to offer a Christian apologetic full of Prophets and Exile Gospels, Acts of its eponymous hero, Beowulf, and his books, it is comprised of ten thousand lines clarity, insight, challenge, and hope. successive battles with a horrific monster, the of verse. It is the first epic to integrate both monster’s revengeful mother and a formidable Christian and traditional epic conventions as Moby Dick dragon. Beowulf represents the values of the well as drawing from both Christian and pagan Herman Melville heroic age and explores the struggle between Ancient Greece Classical Greece Rome and the Early Church sources. The poem concerns the Biblical story A sprawling novel crafted a hero’s own ethos and his human failings. of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam by one of America’s master The Iliad The Oresteia The Aeneid and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their stylists and storytellers, Homer Aeschylus Virgil Consolation of Philosophy expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton’s Moby Dick pilots its Perhaps the most important The story of the doomed Virgil’s Latin epic poem tells Boethius purpose, stated in Book I, is to “justify the ways readers to the depths and most influential work in house of Atreus, the Oresteia the founding myth of Rome, Falsely accused of treason of God to men”. of the world and of the all of literature, Homer’s ninth trilogy explores themes featuring the legendary and awaiting execution, human experience with century B.C. epic poem of the of justice, family, freedom Aeneas, who escapes the an exploration of class and social status, Boethius meditates in the Phaedo Trojan War established literary and fate. The play’s clear flames of Troy to found what good and evil, and the existence of God. Consolation of Philosophy Plato standards and conventions and pressing moral issues will become the world’s on man’s most pressing No American masterpiece casts quite as that writers have imitated over the centuries lead to devastatingly profound climaxes and greatest empire. Virgil’s distinguishes himself questions of God - justice, free The Phaedo contains the awesome a shadow as Melville’s opus. down to the present day. Delving into both conclusions about the human condition. within the epic tradition by representing will and fate, the problem of evil and how it can first extended discussion of horror and heroism, It created archetypes to the broad spectrum of human emotion in the Theory of Forms, four Heart of Darkness exist in a world governed by God. Joseph Conrad which great writers Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare, The Theban Plays his characters as they are subsumed in arguments for the immortal- Stephen Crane and James Joyce have all Sophocles the historical tides of dislocation and war. A ity of the soul, and strong A compelling narrative of alluded. Even though its author had no similar cornerstone of the Western canon, it is long The Divine Comedy arguments in favor of the European colonialism in Sophocles’ trilogy recounts the literary model on which to base his work, considered essential to a classical education. Dante Alighieri philosophical life. It is considered a seminal turn-of-the-century Africa, archetypal story of Oedipus’ he wrote a masterpiece that ranks with the Widely considered the work which has become deeply ingrained in this profound novel is, even arrogant rise, his fall and his greatest works of all time. It is a treasure trove preeminent work of Italian Western philosophy and theology. more timelessly, a searing humble restoration. Examin- Metamorphosis of valuable information about Greek customs, literature and one of the exploration of evil in the human ing the tensions between Ovid ideals and mythology. No educated student greatest works of world heart. The story is a complex exploration of knowledge, freedom, fate, family and the Ovid’s magnum opus can ignore Homer. literature, the epic poem Much Ado About Nothing the attitudes people hold on what constitutes state, Sophocles’ powerful work remains the chronicles the history of The Divine Comedy is an William Shakespeare a barbarian versus a civilized society and the standard for tragedy throughout the centuries. the world from a pagan The Odyssey imaginative and allegorical vision of the attitudes on colonialism and racism. Sophocles’ plays illustrate the beginnings perspective. The Latin One of Shakespeare’s best Homer Christian afterlife and the culmination of the of Socratic logic as a mainstay for the long narrative chronicles the comedies combines elements Medieval worldview as it had developed in the ALSO... A cornerstone of the Western tradition of Greek tragedy.[ history of the world from its of robust hilarity with more canon, Homer’s sprawling creation to the deification of Western church. serious meditations on honor, The Constitution of the United States shame, and court politics. The epic poem recounts the Apology, Euthyphro Julius Caesar within a loose mythic-historical The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, adventures of the Greek hero ALSO... crisis of the play examines Plato framework. One of the most influential works Mark Twain Odysseus during his ten-year in Western culture, the Metamorphoses has Confessions, Augustine aspects of betrayal, hatred, loyalty, and love. voyage to return to his home Plato is, by any reckoning, The Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot inspired such authors as Dante, Boccaccio, Canterbury Tales, Chaucer in Ithaca after the Trojan War. Mortal men play one of the most dazzling Chaucer, and Shakespeare. Hamlet, William Shakespeare out their fate under the gaze of the Gods writers in the Western literary The Prince, Machiavelli ALSO... The Red Badge of Courage, tradition and one of the most and Homer sings of both death and glory. On Christian Teaching, Augustine Dracula, Bram Stoker Odysseus might be the greatest of all literary penetrating, wide-ranging and ALSO... Stephen Crane Ethics, Aristotle heroes. He embodies the full range of human influential authors in the history Julius Caesar, Shakespeare The Faerie Queene, Edmund Spenser Selected Short Stories, F. Scott potential from physical strength, endurance, of philosophy. The Apology Republic, Plato Pride and Prejudice, Austen De Rerum Natura, Lucretius (selections) Fitzgerald, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar courage and ferocity to wit, inventiveness, bridges the divide between philosophy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Portrait of Dorian Grey, Wilde Allan Poe, and others and literature creating a portrait of the ideal Meditations, Marcus Aurelius duplicity, humor and athleticism. He is probably On Nature and Grace, Aquinas the most fully realized human character in philosopher. Lives, Plutarch Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Hardy Selected Poetry, Emily Dickinson, Life of St. Francis, Bonaventure T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Gwendolyn Brooks, fiction, and he needs all the resources of what ALSO... Early Christian Writings, Apostolic Fathers Selected Readings, Lord Byron, William it means to be most fully human to return to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Blake, John Donne, George Herbert, Robinson Jeffers and Marianne Moore his family. Histories, Herodotus Unknown William Wordsworth
16 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 17 HighSchool What you need to know BY THE NUMBERS College Destinations EXTERNAL MEASUREMENTS Measurable Success Q College Admissions Tests: SAT I/SAT II/ACT/AP Program, National Latin Exam. SAT Trinity compared to the STATE OF CALIFORNIA* Where do Trinity grads go to The SAT Test college? Nationally Recognized Achievement Programs: Beginning in ninth grade, California Public Schools Trinity students take the PSAT, the test taken prior to the SAT. The SAT Reasoning Test is A 50 attend in California and Accreditation: Trinity is accredited by the Western Association of Schools intended to assess a student’s 1 Mission San Jose Alameda 2023 _ _ and Colleges (WASC), the regional accrediting body in California. readiness for college and ...... 47 are out of state. remains the basic testing 2 Lynbrook Santa Clara 2001 HIGH QUALITY ACADEMICS COLLEGE ADMISSION ...... requirement for entrance to How do we know that the program we offer is adequate California University Standards: Trinity’s graduation requirements exceed 3 Gretchen Whitney Cerritos 1997 WA for the challenges facing today’s high school graduates? nearly all universities in the U.S. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// the minimum requirements for the U.C. and Cal State System. 4 TRINITY 4 How have Trinity students performed 1977 Selective Admissions: Trinity is a college preparatory school with Q ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Trinity employs a combination of measurable criteria to a program of study designed to prepare students to achieve their on the SAT test? 35 Acad. of the Canyons 1797 ...... verify academic quality and to ensure that the education academic potential. One significant measure of academic success is in CO our students receive will allow them as many options for the submission package (transcripts, test scores, activities, character) 171 West Ranch 1623 Trinity ...... 1 further study as their aptitude and ambition may provide. turned in when competing for college admissions. Critical OR Reading Math Writing SAT Score 211 Valencia 1601 COMMUNITY INDICATORS ...... 4 INTERNAL MEASUREMENTS 224 Saugus 1594 Parent Satisfaction: Parents are drawn to Trinity because their goals ...... Curriculum Goals: Curriculum and instructional goals are ambitiously set for for their children’s education align with Trinity’s mission. Trinity is 671 655 651 1977 273 Hart 1567 each course. characterized by a highly engaged parent body, which contributes ...... AZ Mastery: Mastery of both the content and the skills assigned to each significantly to the expectation for quality academics. 380 1514 The SAT is made up of three 800-point sections for a possible 2400. Golden Valley course is expected of students and meticulously measured. Graduates’ Experience: As our students move from Trinity to other ...... 9 Individualized Evaluation: Trinity seeks to shape integrated thinkers who schools, we expect to track their experience to learn how we can better 424 Canyon 1498 can articulate both what they know and the significance of what they know. equip future classes for similar challenges...... SAT Trinity compared to the SANTA CLARITA VALLEY* 858 SCVi Charter 1330 ...... CA Total % Total No. Test Taking SAT Einstein Charter N/A 50 Seniors Takers Test Score Trinity 21 21 100% 1977 *CA Dept of Ed., posted July 20, 2016. 1256 of 1754 schools reporting ...... Southern California Private Schools College Credit Courses Acad. of the Canyons 95 82 86% 1797 ...... Westridge School Pasadena 2140 KS Students can now earn college credit for courses West Ranch 556 395 71% 1623 ...... 1 ...... Brentwood School Brentwood 2060 they are already taking at Trinity ...... % Valencia 806 493 61 1601 Harvard Westlake Studio City 2058 Trinity students can earn college credit for 15 courses ...... at Trinity. Taking college credit courses at Trinity and AP Saugus 582 280 48% 1594 TRINITY 1977 TX ...... courses are allowing some Trinity students to graduate 4 Hart 490 287 59% 1567 Webb School Claremont 1951 college in only 3 years...... % Oaks Christian Westlake Village 1846 For a fee of $200-$300 per course, students can register ...... Golden Valley 513 245 48 1514 ...... through Colorado Christian University or The Master’s Pacifca Santa Monica 1730 Canyon 532 291 55% 1498 ...... University for courses that would typically cost $1,800 at ...... Chaminade West Hills 1721 ...... competitive colleges. These credits are accepted by over SCVi Charter 40 18 45% 1330 ...... Grace Brethren Simi Valley 1601 650 colleges and universities nationwide...... MN Einstein Academy 68 N/A N/A NA Maranatha Pasadena 1536 College Credit Courses are in BOLD below...... 2 Alemany Mission Hills 1426 MI SCV Average 53% 1549 ...... IN 3 Trinity High School Scope and Sequence of Courses: *CA Dept of Education, posted July 20, 2106 Village Christian Sun Valley 1164 1 HUMANITIES FOREIGN SAT (History, Literature, Theology) MATH SCIENCE LANGUAGE RHETORIC ELECTIVES Trinity compared to the UNITED STATES MA Non-Honors Honors Non-Honors Honors TRINITY 1977 1 U.S. RELIGIOUS/INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 1630 Intro Latin Pre-Rhetoric l: U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1483 Wash DC Freshman Ancient Classical Algebra B Geometry* Biology Biology* Latin ll*or Advanced NY Year History* Literature* Theater 1 Spanish l Composition* 4 MD Film Trinity Graduates $19,748,260 Yearbook 1 Pre-Rhetoric ll: Amount of academic merit scholarship Latin l*, Beginning Number of Sophomore Medieval Medieval Journalism awards granted to our 97 graduates Geometry Algebra Il* Chemistry Chemistry* Latin ll Disputation & graduates in the Year History* Literature* Art PA or Spanish ll Western Political first four Trinity Percentage of Trinity grads who Thought* Computer went to received 2 Programming graduating classes Four-Year Academic Merit Rhetoric l: 97 WV Colleges Scholarships Statistics*, Anatomy & Latin ll, Advanced Jazz Junior European British Anatomy & How many Trinity graduates chose a Christian 7 Algebra Il Pre-Calculus* Physiology* or AP Latin* or Disputation Ensemble 97% 99% Year History* Literature* Physiology or Calculus* AP Chemistry* Spanish lll AP Language & college and how many chose a secular college? Crimson Bells Composition* Are attending a Are attending a Orchestra 51 Christian college. 46 secular college. % Rhetoric ll: 10 Pre-Calculus, Statistics* AP Physics* Latin lll, Christ and Received an athletic scholarship FL Senior Senior Thesis, GA US History* AP Literature* Statistics*, or Pre-Calculus*, or AP Spanish or Culture How many Trinity graduates chose a ‘big’ university Year Government/ 1 Math Theory or AP Calculus* AP Environmental Science* Intro to Greek* and how many chose a ‘small’ college? 1 Apologetics* % Are attending a Are attending a 4 *Honors courses, AP courses College Credit Courses 51 ‘big’ university. 46 ‘small’ college. Received an art, music scholarship
SOURCES: Los Angeles Times: California Schools Guide, www.PrivateSchoolReview.com,The College Board, School Reported Data.
18 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 19 SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES Helping Students with Learning Challenges Trinity has a whole department dedicated to helping students TRINITY’S with learning difficulties IMAGO DEI SCHOOL The Supplemental Services Department (SSD) at Trinity Classical Academy has been an integral Special Education School Thrives part of our school culture from the beginning. Bringing educational hope to students with developmental disabilities. We recognize that the Lord creates each student uniquely with special gifts and talents. Trinity Classical Academy is proud to announce that our Imago Dei School Trinity believes that a rigorous classical Christian continues to enroll new students! Starting with just 5 students three years ago, education can be available to all students. Imago Dei now serves 16 students in grammar, junior high and high school level classes. Each SSD program has been prayerfully and The Imago Dei School (Latin for ‘Image of God’) at Trinity employs a very purposefully planned and implemented. Addition- specialized faculty and approach to educate students with developmental and ally, all programs support and help Trinity fulfill its learning disabilities. Since our founding in 2001, Trinity has been dedicated to mission of “providing a challenging education, providing all students with a challenging, high-quality education. This also involves grounded in the Christian faith and the classical a commitment to teaching students with learning disabilities. By utilizing a range of tradition to produce young men and women of cutting-edge programs, intense individualized educational therapy and mediated virtue, wisdom, purpose and courage.” learning strategies from NILD (National Institute for Learning Disabilities), Trinity’s Supplemental Services faculty has been extremely successful at helping students with learning difficulties “The public school never thought my achieve, and in many cases well surpass, grade level daughter was even capable of reading, proficiency. Rather than trying so they never really tried to teach her. to compensate for a learning disability with students working She began working with a dedicated around their area of deficit, Trinity educational therapist and after 6 Trinity’s direct, one-on-one months of diligent work on her part and intervention helps students strengthen their areas of the therapist’s, I am thrilled to report she deficit so they are no longer has now begun reading. handicapped by them. After experiencing so much I feel that Trinity has truly given her and Personalized, innovative instruction is success with Supplemental us new hope for her life.” helping students with special needs. Trinity’s Services, we asked ourselves Trinity Parent Imago Dei School is one of the only schools how God might use us to of its kind in the United States. reach even more children who have even greater challenges Our comprehensive system of academic and with learning. The Imago Dei therapeutic support is designed to assist each School at Trinity draws on all of Trinity’s administrative and educational expertise to learner in reaching his potential for Christ. provide a unique learning environment for students with developmental and learning disabilities. We are currently enrolling students in grammar and junior high grades, The SSD program at Trinity offers: and will add classes every year until we are a full, K-12 special education school. » Early Intervention - Grades K-2 “I am thrilled to be overseeing the growth of this innovative new school at Trinity,” » Educational Therapy - Grades 3-12 says Megan Howell, Principal of the Imago Dei School. “Entering our sixth year » Academic Remediation - Grades 3-8 in Imago Dei, we have seen tremendous growth in our students academically, » Speech and Language Therapy - Grades K-12 spiritually and socially. Our students feel such a deep sense of integration at Trinity » Academic Testing - Grades K-12 that it makes for an optimal learning environment. Students are thriving and growing » IEP Transition - Grades K-12 in independence toward their God given potential. For years, our valley has been longing for a Christian school that will comprehensively address the individual needs The SSD program serves: of students with unique learning needs, and the Imago Dei school has already » Students with documented learning become the model that schools nationwide are emulating.” disabilities who are able to function Students in the Imago Dei School (IDS) engage in a regular classroom setting with a successfully in the regular classroom with some modifications. small class size guided by dedicated teachers in a very specialized environment. IDS students join their general education peers for music, art, electives, P.E., brunch, lunch » Students with ADHD documentation on and extra-curriculars, and are an integral part of the loving, supportive Trinity family. file who are able to function successfully in the regular classroom with modifications. Guiding Verse » Struggling students in the process of receiving comprehensive individual assessment by a certified professional. Genesis 1:27 » Students with speech and language impairment. “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created them.” All students are image bearers of the true, living God; and as such, we desire » Students with persistent reading difficulties. to honor those students that the Lord has created with unique developmental » Early elementary students who are challenges and learning abilities. - Megan Howell identified at risk for reading failure.
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Rachel Anderson Sierra Gonzales John Nichols Abilene Christan University Oregon State University University of California, Berkeley University of Notre Dame Te x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y Anderson University Pacifc Lutheran University Andrews University Pacifc Union College Rachel Anderson will attend the University Sierra Gonzales received an academic John Nichols received an academic merit award to Texas A&M University, Arizona State University Pacifc University of California, Berkeley and major in Political merit award to the University of Notre Arizona State University (Honors) Patrick Henry College Science. Dame and will major in History. Honors and will major in Engineering. Azusa Pacifc University Pennsylvania State University “I am grateful to Trinity for the supportive “Each teacher at Trinity made me feel “I will miss the close relationship I had Barry University Pepperdine University community that is cultivated by the faculty and loved and valued. Each one of them with both my teachers and my peers Baylor University Point Loma Nazarene University students. I have really appreciated Trinity’s poured such time and care into not only my education, but during my Trinity education. Trinity taught Belmont Abbey College Providence Christan College Belmont University Purdue University effort to create an environment where students are taught how also into me as a person. My teachers prayed with me and me to have virtue in both my studies and in my life. The work I did at Trinity has prepared me for the rigors of college.” Benedictne College Regents University to voice their opinions and the importance of doing so.” for me and I have been blessed having them in my life.” Binghampton University Rensselaer Polytechnic Insttute Biola University Rockhurst University Nicholas Andolino Elizabeth Leathers Andrew Pabalan Biola University (Honors) Rose–Hulman Insttute of Tech California Baptist University Hillsdale College Arizona State University Boston College Samford University Andrew Pabalan received an academic Boston University San Francisco State University Nicholas Andolino received an academic Elizabeth Leathers received an academic California Baptst University San Jose State University merit award to Cal Baptist University and will merit award & athletic scholarship to Hillsdale merit award to Arizona State University California Lutheran University Santa Clara University major in Architecture. College and will major in Classics and Law. and will major in Kinesiology. California Polytechic, Pomona Seatle Pacifc University “I will miss the friends I have made over “I will miss my senior class and the “I will miss my Trinity classmates, California Polytechic, San Luis Obispo Seatle University the years at Trinity. I feel prepared for college. teachers that I have grown close to. Trinity whom I have known for many years. I feel California State, Channel Islands Smith College Trinity taught me how to be the best student I taught me how to persevere through prepared for college because Trinity has California State, Humboldt Sonoma State University taught me that anything you set your mind to is achievable. I California State, Long Beach South Dakota State University can be and has given me the confidence to pursue excellence challenging times, and how to have fun in the process.” California State, Monterey Bay Southern Methodist University in my education.” am looking forward to further cultivating my faith in college.” California State, Northridge Southern Oregon State California State, San Marcos St Joseph’s University Ian Caddow Hannah Lee Noah Peterson Calvin College St. John’s University United States Naval Academy Pepperdine University The Master’s University Case Western Reserve University St. Louis University Cedarville University St. Mary’s College Ian Caddow received an appointment to the Hannah Lee will attend Pepperdine Noah Peterson received an athletic Chapman University Stanford University United States Naval Academy and will major in University and major in Studio Art. scholarship to The Master’s University Chatham University Stetson University Political Science. “I will miss my Senior class at Trinity and the and his major is undeclared. Chico State University Syracuse University “I will miss everything about Trinity; the close relationships we have. I feel prepared “I will miss the relationships that Clemson University Taylor University College of the Holy Cross Texas A&M relationships with friends, teachers, coaches, for college because Trinity taught me to be were built at Trinity, not only between parents, and the entire community. Trinity College of William and Mary Texas Christan University academically prepared, to think critically and classmates, but teachers as well. Trinity Collin College Texas Christan University (Honors) taught me the importance of my relationship with Christ, the to speak well. Trinity helped me build a foundation for my faith, taught me to pursue knowledge, be informed, and to think Colorado Christan University The Citadel most important relationship to keep.” which will ensure my walk with God through college and beyond.” well and communicate persuasively.” Colorado State University University of Arizona (Honors) Concordia University - Irvine University of California, Berkeley Nick Castro Cole Maimone Shelby Swartz Covenant College University of California, Davis Grand Canyon University Creighton University University of California, Irvine Gonzaga University Concordia University, Irvine Dallas Baptst University University of California, Los Angeles Nick Castro received an academic merit Cole Maimone received an academic merit Shelby Swartz received an academic Dominican University University of California, Merced award to Gonzaga University and will major award to Grand Canyon University, Honors and music award to Concordia University Drexel University University of California, Riverside in Business and Entrepreneurship. and will major in Biology, Pre-Medicine. and will major in English and Music. Duke University University of California, San Diego Eastern Washington University University of California, Santa Barbara “Trinity taught me how to think critically “I will miss the friendships. My Trinity “Trinity has taught me to hold fast to and to speak eloquently and confidently. I Embry-Riddle Aeronautcal Univ. University of Central Florida community is definitely unlike anything I’ve my beliefs and pursue things I believe Florida Health Sciences University of Colorado, Boulder will miss my classmates and my teachers ever experienced, and I’ll miss it deeply. I feel are impossible, and do it afraid. I have Florida State University University of Colorado, Denver who truly care about me and always took the time for prepared for college because Trinity not only taught me to stand learned that if you truly set your mind to something, you can Fordham University University of Denver conversation.” up for my opinion, but also to present it well.” make achieving what you thought impossible, possible.” Fort Lewis College University of Florida Fresno State University University of Idaho John Christopher Michael Mateo George Fox University University of La Verne Jordan Thomas George Mason University University of Minnesota, Duluth George Washington University Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University Georgia Southern University University of Nevada, Reno John Christopher received an academic Michael Mateo received an academic merit Jordan Thomas received an Gonzaga University University of Notre Dame merit award to George Washington award to Grand Canyon University and will academic merit award to Grand Canyon Gordon College University of Oregon University, Honors and will major in major in Political Science. Grand Canyon University University of Oregon (Honors) University and will major in Business. Grand Canyon University (Honors) University of Portland Biomedical Engineering. “I will miss the lifelong friends I have made “I will miss the close knit group of “I will miss the community most of Grove City College University of Puget Sound at Trinity most of all. The Trinity teachers friends here at Trinity. I feel prepared Hawaii Pacifc University University of Redlands all. Trinity taught me to love learning and have devoted so much time to helping me. for college because Trinity taught me Hillsdale College University of San Diego pursue my education. The faculty poured so much into my life, I feel prepared for college as Trinity has taught me how to think to have confidence as well as so many other skills such as Hofstra University University of San Diego (Honors) and together with my peers, we have become like family.” critically on any subject.” public speaking and the value of excellent communication.” Houston Baptst University University of San Francisco Hult Business School University of Southern California Christiana Craw Kayla Minowitz Humboldt State University University of the Pacifc Ryan Totten Johnson & Wales University University of Utah Providence Christian College Azusa Pacific University California Polytechnic Univ., Pomona Kentucky Christan University University of Virginia Christiana Craw received an academic Kayla Minowitz will attend Azusa Pacific Ryan Totten will attend Cal Poly Kings College University of Washington merit award to Providence Christian College University and will major in Kinesiology. Pomona and will major in Mechanical La Sierra College University of Wyoming and will major in Business. Lewis & Clark College US Merchant Marine Academy “I will miss how my class at Trinity is a Engineering. Life Bible College US Military Academy, West Point “Out of all the things at Trinity, I will miss huge family that is constantly supporting one “What I will miss most about Trinity is Linfeld College US Naval Academy, Annapolis all my dear friends most of all, especially my another. My teachers have always done their having faculty and staff who truly care Lipscomb University Utah State University own senior class. The close community that best to help me succeed. Trinity has taught me about my development as a man of God. Long Beach State University Vanguard University I have experienced here has been such a blessing and truly one how to think critically and thoughtfully, which helped me to grow I feel prepared for college because Trinity taught me how to Los Angeles Figuratve Academy Virginia Military Insttute of a kind.” into a responsible young adult.” reason and think rather than regurgitate information.” Louisiana State University Wake Forest University Loyola Marymount University Walla Walla University Loyola Marymount Univ. (Honors) Washington and Lee University Madeline Froemming Michael Nasarallah Christopher Yoo Malone University Washington State University University of California, San Diego Collin College The Master’s University Master’s University Washington University McKendree University Waynesburg University Madeline Froemming received an Michael Nasrallah will attend Collin College Christopher Yoo received an academic Montana State University Wesleyan University academic merit award to the University and his major is undeclared. merit award to The Master’s University and Morningside College West Virginia University of California, San Diego and will major in “What I will miss most about Trinity is the will major in Computer Science. Mount Saint Mary’s University Westmont College Classical Studies. individual caring and help from the teachers. I “I’m going to miss the friendships I New York University Wheaton College Whiter College “I feel Trinity has prepared me for College. feel truly prepared for college because Trinity have made here, the absolutely amazing Northern Arizona University Northwest Christan University Whitworth University I will miss the Trinity family. I don’t think that taught me how to communicate effectively. I teacher-student relationships, and the Northwest University Whitworth University (Honors) anywhere there is as close a community as Trinity and I think that am looking forward to finding out more about myself as I embark fantastic education that has taught me how to properly and Northwestern College Willamete University I will miss the constant support and love the most.” on my college journey.” effectively express my thoughts with wisdom and discretion.” Northwestern University William Jessup University
22 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 23 The Benefits How to Orchestrate of Latin Why study a ‘dead’ language? Latin HighSchool What do you know? a Symposium Loving Latin Let’s Talk Latin study is a sound So how does a Trinity investment The Latin Advantage symposium work anyway? #1 - It’s a vocabulary builder Who’s There? Over 50 percent of English words Benefits abound through learning Latin The entire Trinity sophomore class, come from Latin. A single Latin word all 21 of them. This year’s symposium The reasons to study Latin are many. may represent the roots of five THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF ... was very lively and moderated by Mr. or ten English words. By learning It lends structure, order, and logic to 1 You want to give a tremendous Zach Weichbrodt, Humanities Chair Latin prefixes and endings as well as language study. It offers us a clarity and academic advantage to your children and Mr. Chris Leigh, Trinity Upper Latin roots, students are capable of precision we often associate only with School Humanities Faculty. comprehending many English words 2 You don’t understand how a ‘dead’ language can yield such benefits mathematics and science but rarely that they’ve never heard before, thus Latin Faculty achieve in language. expanding their vocabulary. Learning Latin is one of the Students of Latin score better #2 - It’s the ‘ideal’ language cornerstones of an excellent classical on standardized testing, read a full English is an amalgamation of several education. Many studies show that 3rd grade level or more ahead of their different languages and therefore grade is the best time to begin the study counterparts, and frequently see all has many exceptions - its structure of any foreign language, so that is when of their subject areas improve as they is hard to follow. Because of this, we start. delve deeper into Latin. English speakers may never grasp the structure of the language. Latin’s logi- Inflections, conjugations Lucy cal and ordered syntax and grammar and declensions! Mrs. Banduk make it an “ideal” language from which Parsons makes Latin BA, English come alive for Trinity to learn. A student of Latin is better Mackenzie University MA, Arts 6th graders equipped to write well in English. Bucknell University Hannah Looney contributes #3 - Learn other languages to the discussion. Training in Latin not only gives the student a better understanding of the What to Bring? Caden Kulp makes a point during the roots of English vocabulary; it also lays Your intellect. Your knowledge of all Trinity Sophomore Symposium where the foundation for learning other Latin- the material that you have read during based languages like French, Spanish, the subject was ‘What does the natural your entire 10th grade year, including: Portuguese, Italian and Romanian. have to do with the good life?’ Nearly 80% of the vocabulary in each TRINITY 10TH GRADE Marci READING LIST of these languages is derived from Parsons Latin. BA Bethel University #4 - Real world application Elementary Ed/English Romans, 1 Corinthians, High School Students Galatians, Philippians For professional careers like law, ESV Bible medicine, music and literature, Latin According to the College Board, students who take at least 2 Beowulf provides yet another bonus. Because Tackle Very BIG Ideas Unknown these fields require linguistic precision, years of Latin score an average of 510 points higher on the Latin is typically their base for technical Divine Comedy SATs than those CA students who had no language study. The Sophomore Symposium Caps a Dante terms and names. Students of Latin are Humanities uniquely ready for these professions. Chair Thought-Provoking Year in Humanities Studies Canterbury Tales (Selections) Latin’s Power on the SAT Zach Geoffrey Chaucer #5 - Power of persuasion Weichbrodt THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF ... graciousness extended to their classmates. Romeo and Juliet The capacity to persuade is one of Average SAT Scores for 2014 BA English Literature Students draw from material they have Shakespeare (For students who took two years of language. Perfect score is 2400) 1 You feel high school students are the strongest powers a human can Biola University read throughout their career at Trinity for a exert. The precision of Latin and Greek capable of deep, complex thought Consolation of Philosophy Reading 685 lively discussion of the sort that you typically Boethius provides students with an English LATIN TOTAL 2 You are trying to understand the Math 679 benefits of classical education only see on an elite college campus. The linguistic tool that cannot be achieved The Prince Writing 685 2049 discussion is a Socratic dialogue, the in any other way. Using the right word, Machiavelli The culmination of our sophomores’ year method that we employ in all of our at the right time, in the right context Republic Reading 631 is their final Humanities exam, dubbed the Humanities classes. is enabled by the study of classical French TOTAL Plato Math 629 ‘Sophomore Symposium.’ It is simply amazing what these young languages. Life of St. Francis Writing 638 1898 For this year’s discussion we asked, minds can grasp and then express in such Bonaventure “What does the natural have to an eloquent manner. Armed with this kind of Law schools report Upper School Reading 557 Literature, do with the good life?” Students are wisdom and rhetorical skill, it is no wonder Confessions that their top students Spanish Augustine Math 562 TOTAL History, evaluated on passionate participation, why these students are sought after by come from the Classics Political select colleges and universities from all over Writing 565 1684 Philosophy depth of thought, citation of relevant source Ethics and Latin. Political sci- material, the framing of arguments and the the country. Aristotle Chris ence, pre-law and legal All Students, Reading 501 Leigh Republic TOTAL Plato No Language Study, Math 515 BA History “These students would be right at home, right studies majors ranked 1509 State of CA Writing 493 Biola University, now, in any college humanities class.” On Christian Teaching much lower. Torrey Honors Institute Augustine GRANT HORNER, Faculty Mentor Harvard Magazine ‘98 Source: The College Board, cited by the National Committee for Latin and Greek
24 TRINITY 2015-162016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 25 Art and Soul God creates and so do we The Arts Trinity Arts The arts have been taught at Trinity since we opened Expression Through Art our doors. While the arts are on the chopping block Pursuing Truth and Beauty Through Artistic Expression at many schools, they are Trinity Arts THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF ... visual arts, not only as an integral part of expanding at Trinity. Director the academic curriculum, but also through 1 You think a smaller school cannot co-curricular endeavors. To cultivate their Music provide a rich artistic experience artistic talents, our students are exposed to Music is taught 2 You wonder what kind of arts and develop an appreciation of the different in all grammar programs are available at Trinity art forms in music, drama, film and video as school classes well as painting and the visual arts. and as a logic The Performing and Visual Arts are as vital Every course is taught by experienced school elective. to a classical Christian education as are the and talented professionals in the arts who, Students have academic subjects. by their enthusiasm and expertise, not opportunities to Tom Trinity Classical Academy is dedicated to only inspire their students but also nurture develop their love Brown pursuing excellence in the performing and lifelong creativity and innovation. for music through BM Music in Choral string ensembles, Directing, Cal State, band, choir, Northridge. worship band and hand bell choir, all Pursuing Masters in Music Ministry & of which perform regularly. Worship Arts, Fuller Theological Seminary. Drama Director of Worship From a full & Music for 15 years, La Crescenta production of The Presbyterian Church. Good Doctor and SuessOdyssey With truth to intensive comes scene study and beauty and one act plays, with this Trinity students beauty a are making the freedom Trinity has expanded its arts stage come alive. before God. program each year and now Acting technique, offers a comprehensive production design, costuming, Francis program that is flourishing. make-up and more are all covered. Schaeffer
Film and Video Trinity students The appreciation of art and beauty provides the momentum take courses from to pursue the true and the good through the stages of a industry pros to student’s physical, moral and spiritual life. help them gain an understanding of the art and Make a joyful noise! business of film and media. Students Crimson Choir Rhetoric School Jazz Band The Trinity Beginning Music Guitar learn the history of students can Orchestra is for instruction film, different styles join the Crimson players who includes the of media, the four Bells, who have achieved fundamentals of stages of production, and how to delight crowds a certain level music notation, write, shoot, edit and produce a film. year-round of mastery with chords and with a full their instrument. how to master Painting and Visual Arts professional They perform rhythm, tempo, set of English throughout the style and artistic Students experience handbells. year. expression. a variety of art mediums at Trinity starting in The Crimson Trinity Jazz The Beginning kindergarten and Choir and Band gives Band and continuing through Choristers are students an Trinity Strings all grade levels. While where young opportunity are a place for art programs are voices come to learn about students to being cut elsewhere, alive! Students improvisation develop their Trinity students are learn and and play songs basic musical developing a greater practice the from America’s skills and appreciation of the great masters, for fundamentals true great art prepare them creation and for the Creator. of choral music. Crimson Bells form. Trinity Orchestra for Orchestra. Guitar
26 TRINITY 2015-162016-17 Trinity Knights THE RECORD BOOK 6 YEARS OF CIF COMPETITION 2 CIF Titles Football, Basketball 11 League Titles Football (4), Volleyball(2), Basketball (3), Softball 10 League Runner-Ups 6 League MVPs ATHLETICS 51 All-CIF 1st Team 70 League 1st Team 44 League 2nd Team BLAZING NEW TRAILS 10 Coaches of the Year In our 7th year of competition, Trinity fields THE LEAGUES new teams and some new beginnings.
here were many firsts for Trinity Athletic Director Trinity athletics in the 2015-16 Trinity Classical Academy season. Santa Clarita Christian Faith Baptist FOOTBALL Lancaster Baptist Trinity experienced its first Valley Torah Guidance Charter year in the world of 11-man Dr. football, making the jump from Matt 8-man. The very young Knights, only 8 Dixon T BA, Music/Youth Ministry, The Master’s College of the 21 players were upperclassmen, Elementary and junior high students MA, EdD - Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recorded three shutout victories and play in the Santa Clarita Athletic Independent League: averaged 37 points on the season and Trinity Classical Academy advanced to the playoffs. The season Santa Clarita Christian also saw the Knights face crosstown Legacy Christian Academy rival Santa Clarita Christian in the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Albert Einstein Academy inaugural Faith Bowl. Delphi Academy BASKETBALL SCVi Charter The Knights had an outstanding FOLLOW THE KNIGHTS year on the hardwood which included a number of firsts. The Boys team www TrinityKnights.net defeated Foothill League foes Saugus Facebook.com/ and Canyon high schools on their way TrinityKnightsAthletics to their second consecutive undefeated @TrinityKnights league season and a second Heritage Trinity began it’s first-ever track League title. The Girls team posted their and field team which competed @TrinityKnights best-ever record at 16-6 and reached in the Liberty League. the third round of the CIF playoffs for the first time. CALLING ALL ATHLETES TRACK AND FIELD Competing for the first time was Trinity teams compete from 3rd grade through the varsity the Trinity Track and Field team which level. We field 52 teams in 12 different sports. competed in the Liberty League. BASEBALL FOOTBALL SOftball With many first-time competitors, the VaRSITY, Jr. high VaRSITY VaRSITY, Jr. high Knights advanced seven athletes to the BASKETBALL Jr. high Swimming VaRSITY boys, girls Elem Boys (3 teams) VaRSITY, Jr. high, Elem. CIF finals and took first in girls long jump Jr. VaRSITY boys Lil’ Knights Track & FIELD and 100m and 17 top 5 finishes in both Jr. high boys, GIRLS GOlF VaRSITY the boys and girls events. Elem Boys (3 teams) VaRSITY, Jr. high, Elem. VOLLEYBALL SOCCER Lil’ Knights SOccer VaRSITY GIRLS After a 4-year absence, Trinity will CHEERLEADING VaRSITY boys, girls VaRSITY GIRLS beach vbl VaRSITY, Jr. high, Elem. Jr. high Jr. high GIRLS (2 teams) again field a Varsity Girls Soccer team. Cross Country Elem Boys (2 teams) Elem (3 teams) Trinity Athletics has its own website VaRSITY, Jr. high, Elem girls Wrestling you can visit at TrinityKnights.net. Elem., Lil’ Knights Lil’ Knights VaRSITY
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What if our family cannot afford Which standardized test do your MIND tuition? students take? Praise the Lord! More students, more families, more faculty! Since we opened our doors in 2001, God has blessed us with tremendous growth. We Trinity offers a generous Tuition Assistance Trinity Students have are continually humbled by how He keeps bringing more students and families and more program to financially help all families who performed very well outstanding faculty and staff to Trinity each and every year. CURRICULUM desire this type of education for their children. on standardized tests. Assistance is calculated by an independent Students are assessed What curriculum is used? What third party and is based on need, not income. in multiple ways and typically outperform á 2001-02 - 28 students - 3 faculty/staff subjects do you teach? Please refer to the Tuition and Fees page for their peers across the country. The majority ä We use materials that are academically information on how to apply. of students perform in the above average 2016-17 - 575 students - 124 faculty/staff challenging and achieve our goal of providing percentiles on the following assessments: a classical and CTP-4 and WrAP from the Educational Records Bureau, the National Latin Exam, Christian education. FACULTY We teach basic PSAT, SAT, ACT and AP Exams. subjects, but we How does Trinity hire faculty? teach them from a The rigors and GRADE LEVELS classical Christian challenges of a perspective. We What age group will the school classical education teach reading, service this year? demand that our writing, spelling, faculty possess We offer grades TK-12. It has been our goal math, Bible, science, exceptional since the outset to be a K-12 school and after history, geography, art, music and physical academic beginning with K-2 in 2001 we have been education. One obvious distinction is that preparation. All adding one grade level every year. In 2011, our students study Latin beginning in third of our teachers we reached one of our goals of becoming a grade. Another is that we teach our Upper 600 possess a strong background in their K-12, college preparatory academy. School students logic, rhetoric, apologetics, specific field of education and pursue ethical 575 philosophy and theology, using Socratic 550 555 and academic excellence in all that they 550 dialogue with our excellent faculty. do. Trinity faculty endure a thorough and DENOMINATION 500 510 rigorous employment process and receive PARENT INVOLVEMENT training throughout the school year specific Is the school associated with a 450 467 to their understanding of classical Christian denomination or church? Trinity Enrollment How does Trinity view parental education. Each staff and faculty member Trinity is a non- 400 405 involvement? at Trinity provides a Pastor’s Reference denominational Parents should see the biblical teaching at every school year. school. We focus on 350 the school as a supplement to their own primary doctrine and 323 “life” teaching, enabling them to be even ACCREDITATION trust that families’ 300 more effective in time spent with their home churches children. Parents are given the biblical Is Trinity accredited? discuss secondary issues. Although we 250 275 charge to educate, train and instruct their are tenants at the NorthPark Community We are accredited by children. Parent involvement and support is Church campus, we are not affiliated with a 222 230 the Western Association 200 highly encouraged. We have terrific parental single church. The independently selected of Schools and Colleges 191 support and there are plenty of opportunities Board of Trustees for Trinity is the operator (WASC). In June of 2011 150 to spend time with students at Trinity. of the school. Currently, Trinity has 55 we were notified that we 140 churches represented in our student body. 100 received a “Full-Term, 101 CLASS SIZE 6-year Accreditation”, the 76 TRANSITION 50 highest that is awarded by WASC! We are 44 What is the average class size? also currently members of the Association 28 How will my student transition from of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS) Growth - Students +18 +32 +25 +39 +51 +31 +8 +45 +48 +82 +55 +43 +40 +5 +20 Smaller class another school? and the Association of Christian Schools, Growth - Percentage 69% 72% 32% 39% 36% 16% 4% 20% 15% 25% 13% 9% 7% 1% 4% sizes afford International (ACSI) and we are considering Trinity accepts transfer students from more learning 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- accreditation through them. public and private schools, as well as School Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 opportunities home- schooled students. We provide in a day’s curriculum for home study the summer Families 16 26 40 68 86 102 135 140 169 194 245 291 323 350 352 364 work, so at prior to admission for students entering 1st Faculty/Staff 3 8 15 20 26 32 38 45 53 60 76 93 102 120 118 124 Trinity we keep UNIFORMS through 12th grades. During summer, we classes small, offer Latin and Writing camps and give extra Grade Levels K-2 K-3 K-4 K-5 K-6 K-7 K-8 K-9 K-10 K-11 K-12 K-12 K-12 TK-12 TK-12 TK-12 responsive and Do Trinity students wear uniforms? attention to transfer students to help with Class Size 8.6 11 15.2 16.8 20 21.2 20.2 17.7 18.3 18.2 17.6 17.6 19.4 20.3 20.3 20 proactive. Our average class size is 18-22 Trinity students wear simple, cost effective their transition and offer tutoring to those students. In the Upper School we also have uniforms. Extensive research confirms the students who may need more assistance. a block plan schedule with extended class overwhelming benefits of adopting a uniform New families are also paired with a Trinity times so we can really dig into subjects. policy for all students. ‘New Family Liaison’ to ease the transition.
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Affording a Trinity Education MORE DETAILS TRINITY’S MISSION We know that things that are valuable School Year To offer a challenging education Applying to Trinity are often costly, and private education is no We operate under a traditional school year which exception to that rule. grounded in the Christian faith We are excited about how God is working through our school and invite you to join us on our journey. runs from late August to early June. We take the and the classical tradition to At Trinity Classical Academy, we want our student body to reflect the family of God. That is why we encourage all In a recent survey by the Barna Group, upwards week of Thanksgiving off, two weeks for Christmas of 90% of Christian respondents stated that if cost produce young men and women Christian families to consider attending Trinity regardless of denomination or economic status. break and one week for Easter Break. was not an issue, they would send their children to of virtue, wisdom, We presently have students from 52 churches from the Valley and the surrounding communities. We have students a Christian school. We understand that cost is an Student Appearance purpose, and courage. who come to Trinity from the Antelope Valley, Agua Dulce, Acton and Castaic as well as all over the Santa Clarita Valley. issue. At Trinity Classical Academy, students wear We understand that the cost of a private education can be challenging so offer needs-based scholarships to families At Trinity, we believe that a quality Christian stylish, cost-effective uniforms from Land’s End. TRINITY’S VERSE that require assistance. Since our founding we have been dedicated to having the Trinity family represent the entire education should be available to every family who family of God socioeconomically. We work creatively and closely with families to make Trinity affordable to any family that We do adhere to a personal dress code which for 2016-17 has a commitment to raising children that will have covers grooming, accessories, etc. desires this unique education for their children. a thoroughly Christian worldview, regardless of Joshua 22:5 (ESV) Contact Trinity Admissions to find out when our next information night will be held, income. We want our student body to represent For more information about student appearance, Only be very careful to observe please refer to our website. Click on Education, to schedule a school visit or to ask a question. We look forward to hearing from you. the entire body of Christ on many levels, including the commandment and the law then Student Appearance. socio-economically, so we make every effort to find that Moses the servant of the In His service, ways to make Trinity affordable. Lord commanded you, to love Elizabeth Froemming If a Christian education is important to your family, the Lord your God, and to walk Trinity Admissions Director cost does not have to be a reason to prohibit you in all his ways and to keep his (661) 296-2601 from applying . We have seen God do amazing commandments and to cling to [email protected] things at Trinity with families who never thought they could afford this type of education. him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. ADMISSIONS Scholarship Program One tangible way we make Trinity education School Address: Exploring Trinity Applying to Trinity Tuition - 2016-2017 School Year affordable is through our Scholarship Program Trinity Classical Academy (sometimes referred to as Tuition Assistance). Trinity offers an education that is distinctly different The Trinity application process is done entirely We will publish our tuition costs in November 28310 Kelly Johnson Pkwy from others available in the area. We encourage on-line by going to our website: of 2016 for the upcoming 2017-18 school year. Trinity provides scholarships from funds Valencia, CA 91355 Typically tuition increases slightly every year, but Daily Schedule
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32 TRINITY 2016-17 TrinityClassicalAcademy.com 33 Dancing With Grandparents The Our Stars & Family Day Spring Gala August 26, 2016 March 17, 2017 May 5, 2017
Dancing Trinity extends Enjoy with our a warm welcome a stylish Stars is an to all of our Trinity evening to SCV dance grandparents, benefit Trinity. competition extended family Our biggest sponsored members and event of the year, the Spring by The the Santa Clarita Gala is an opportunity to Magazine of community. participate in Fund the Vision Santa Clarita Student presentations, where so many give to Trinity. that benefits classroom visits and local non-profit groups. refreshments highlight a fun- Alumni Last year, Mrs. Caddow filled morning with your Trinity Fund Giving to Trinity danced to benefit Trinity’s students. It is also a time to Imago Dei School and won the consider giving to the mission The support of alumni is All independent schools rely on fund revenue, as tuition simply does not cover the event raising $70,000. Those of Trinity. essential to build Trinity’s funds provided scholarships operational expense of educating students. The Trinity community joined by the larger How to Give tradition of excellence. Alumni, for more students to attend Planned community of the Santa Clarita Valley has set a remarkable standard of giving to The To give to the mission of participation is critical in the Imago Dei School. Trinity Fund and we are enormously grateful for such heartfelt generosity and support. Trinity, contact: Giving establishing a foundation upon To attend or submit your Camille Fay which Trinity can rely. Trinity Classical Academy is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, charitable organization which vote/contribution, visit the Development Director Planned Giving is a process does not receive state or federal funding. We rely on gifts from foundations, corporate Trinity website or call the Trinity of charitable, legal, financial, (661) 296-2601 Corporate matching grants and donations from individuals who share a passion for Trinity education. office. [email protected] and tax planning that For more information about giving, go to trinityclassicalacademy.com/giving. enhances your philanthropy Sponsorships and enables you to address financial and estate planning Corporations, businesses and issues while making a gift. families can also give to Trinity by Capital Campaign Planned gifts, bequests sponsoring an event or endowing or charitable trusts, are a scholarship. There are also Trinity Classical Academy is embarking on a $20 Million capital campaign to purchase land and advantageous ways to sponsorship and advertising build its own facility to further enhance the learning environment.. provide for a future gift to opportunities through Trinity’s Trinity Classical Academy. publications and websites. Since its founding is 2001, Trinity Classical Academy has Trinity has a unique opportunity to purchase land and build consistently outpaced growth projections and outgrown rented for the first time in its history. The new building will enhance the facilities. Trinity now needs a permanent campus to accommodate learning environment, bolstering its programs for academics, Trinity Gifts Partnership Gifts both its current and projected enrollment for years to come. athletics, the arts and more. Dave & Becky Anderson Wayne & Diane Crawford Callie & Jeremy Tucker Grace Della Bella Mark & Amy Williams Dave & Nancy Gonzales Heritage Gifts Mark & Joan Hoffman Bob & Glenda Hotton Hyung & Shim Kim Dan & Gina Roach Leadership Gifts Todd & Julie Allen David and Louise Cavallin Danny & Kay Gibson Michael & Keisha Piazza Kathleen Allie Dr. Anthony & Jill Cha Dan & Lori Gonzales Gary & Lily Pfeiffer Guillermo & Dianna Amado Duane & Dina Chebul Jacqueline Heaton Chris & Denise Rau Nick & Robin Andolino Carl & Julie Dever Emil & Monelle Heinze Stephen & Hannie Rhee Bob & Emmy Augur Bette Dickey Rob & Mary Heitman Jim & Jeannette Ruiz Patricia Barrett Deana Elguindy Oscar & Sandra Hernandez Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Jason & Lori Sachs Bill Bergiadas Joseph & Robin Elhabr Grant & Joanne Horner Remodel the Purchase 65% of Construction of Curt & Jeanne Sandoval Leased Facility Existing Campus Trinity Campus Bob & Lore Blanchard Josh & Kim Elliott Jim Hutchinson Soledad Bond Jim & Kristin Evans Sarano & Brooke Kelley Hans & Jennifer Schafer Jim & Caroline Segulyev REDESIGN Remodeling the existing North PURCHASE Purchase 6.79 acres from BUILD Construction of a 73,000 square- Bob & Jill Broline Jim & Camille Fay Luigi & Patricia Kirchman Park building will accommodate our entire Northpark Community Church. This has foot building on Trinity’s newly purchased John & Shawnee Brooks Cris & Patty Fontal Charles & Kristen Lee Pamela Tanck student body for the next two years as we been approved by Trinity and Northpark; land. The new building will accommodate our Patricia Brooks Lindra & Debbie Frandinata Walleed & Michelle Moujaes Bob & Bonnie Theberge launch our campaign to build a dedicated City of Santa Clarita approval is pending. projected growth over the next decade. Wally & Liz Caddow Elizabeth Froemming Jose & Claudia Paz Corey & Jennifer Thompson Trinity campus. Trinity Classical Academy 2016-17 Special Events
October 10, 2016 -Trinity Speaker Series March 20-24, 2017 - Senior Thesis Week 7:00pm - Trinity Campus Trinity Campus Stephen Mansfield - Best Selling Author, Historian Presentation of Senior Theses “The Primacy of History and Why Christians Should Care” Join us as the Trinity seniors present their Senior Theses, the Author of numerous books on history and faith, including More culminating work of each student’s Trinity career. This Than Dates and Dead People, Stephen Mansfield is a leading year-long project is a thoughtful and persuasive argument proponent of scholarly history education taught from a which requires students to employ all the rhetorical skills they Christian perspective. have developed during their time at Trinity.
December 17, 2016 - Christmas Concert May 5, 2017 - Spring Gala 6:30pm - Grace Baptist Church 5:30pm A Celebration of Christ’s Birth Trinity 16th Annual Spring Gala Join us for a traditional Christmas celebration with all the “An Evening of Elegance and Excellence” trimmings! Come and hear the wonderful music of the season Come and enjoy a stylish evening to benefit Trinity Classical with our Trinity Crimson Choir, our handbell choir and all Academy. Our biggest event of the year, the Spring Gala is an of our elementary school students singing beautiful Christmas evening of wonderful cuisine, lively entertainment and a carols and praises for the birth of our Lord. silent and live auction. Hope to see you there!
January 13, 2017 - Drama Performance May 25, 2017 - Spring Concert 6:30pm - Trinity Campus 6:30pm To Kill a Mockingbird The Best of Trinity Fine Arts Trinity’s Theater Company presents Harper Lee’s American The Trinity Fine Arts Spring Concert showcases inspiring, masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Set amidst the racial tensions musical performances by the Trinity Orchestra, Trinity Band, of the South in 1935, Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout, Crimson Chimes, Crimson Bells, Crimson Choir, Chorister Choir confront the power of childhood innocence, morality, justice and Jazz Ensemble. Come and hear students of all ages and the depths of love. perform selections from classical to contemporary.
February 7, 2017 - Trinity Speaker Series May 26, 2017 - Baccalaureate Chapel 7:00pm - Trinity Campus Higher Vision Church Hugh Ross - Founder, President - Reasons to Believe Honoring the Class of 2017 “The Improbable Planet” Join us as we award our Class of 2017 for academics, Astronomer Hugh Ross is dedicated to demonstrating the citizenship and service. The service includes recognition of our compatibility of science and Christianity. He is the author of Valedictorian and Salutatorian, our founding students as well multiple books and has addressed audiences at hundreds of as the Senior Message and the presentation of the House Cup universities, churches, around the world. to the most outstanding Trinity house of the year.
March 17, 2017 - Grandparents & Family Day May 27, 2017 - Commencement 8:00am - Trinity Campus Higher Vision Church Classroom Visits, Special Corporate Time The Class of 2017 Graduation Trinity extends a warm welcome to all of our Trinity We honor our graduates, our 6th senior class, the Trinity Class grandparents, extended family members and the Santa Clarita of 2017. The ceremony will include the Trinity traditions of community. Student presentations, interactive classroom addresses by our Valedictorian and Salutatorian, the Passing visits and refreshments highlight a fun-filled morning with of the Blessing, the commencement address, the Order of St. your Trinity students. George award and the presentation of the Senior Gift.
Visit Trinity Classical Academy TRINITY INFORMATION MEETINGS TK / KINDERGARTEN LIVE
For families that are considering enrolling at Trinity Trinity’s TK/Kindergarten “Live” invites parents and students AM Meetings - THURSDAYS: 8:30am Meeting, 10:00am Tour into an interactive kindergarten class for a hands-on PM Meetings - MONDAYS: 6:30pm Tour, 7:00pm Meeting experience with Trinity education
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