Strategic Plan 2022-2027: Letter from Dr. Gaynor

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Head of School Dr. Scott Gaynor

In this 60th anniversary year for the school I can think of no better way to honor the legacy of our co-founders Dr. Miriam Michael and Yvette Siegel-Herzog than to imagine the possibilities for our progress and improvement. With that, I am excited to share the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan for Stephen Gaynor School. Over the course of a year the strategic planning team, led by Trustee Andy Bast and Director of Communications Deanna Ferrante, carefully reviewed many facets of the school’s curriculum and programming and thoughtfully recommended goals and initiatives that will elevate our work and mission and strengthen our leadership role in the world of special education.

This plan would not have come to fruition without the vision and leadership of the subcommittee co-chairs who represented both trustees and administration: Kristy Baxter, Keech Combe Shetty, Ben Hamilton, Ellen Lee, Donna Logue, Jillian Marcus, Juliana May, and Jill Thompson. I am also grateful to Board Chair Megan Hogan for providing guidance throughout this process and ensuring that the goals of the plan align with the board’s priorities. 

This plan is deeply rooted in our mission, seeking to improve upon our already stellar educational model for teaching students with learning differences. Emerging from the plan are goals that strengthen that model and aim to broaden our reach so that the elements that make Gaynor so unique can be shared with the greater community. To that end, a forthcoming new Office of Outreach and Innovation will be tasked with finding opportunities to extend our faculty’s professional expertise as well as our reputation as a leader in the field.  

It is an exciting time for Gaynor, and I look forward to working with our entire community on implementing this plan.