5 Greetings, Park Community - It is with great appreciation that I write this letter. On behalf of the Park School Board of Trustees, I want to thank you for the incredible support you have shown the school for many years, but especially since 2020. As Park faculty, staff, and administrators navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, our community stepped up in a way that deserves to be recognized. During a time of great change at Park, we saw just how much this school matters to so many people who continue to give generously in both tangible and intangible ways. Thank you. The Park School leadership team is second-to-none, and the Board of Trustees has full confidence and appreciation for the work they do each day. Head of School Lisa Conrad and President Keith Frome have worked diligently to ensure Park’s present and future. Mrs. Conrad has developed and led a team of administrators, faculty, and staff that passionately and adeptly endeavors to deliver the Park School mission to our students on every square inch of our 34-acre campus. These efforts are producing outstanding student outcomes through rigorous, nurturing, and intellectually stimulating academic programs and engaging extracurricular experiences. In addition, Park has tremendously benefited from Dr. Frome’s considerable insights, experience, and perspective. His leadership has been key in the organization's enhanced operational effectiveness and efficiencies. This has been critical to our strategic positioning, which is allowing for exciting but responsible growth opportunities. Serving as a member of Park’s Board of Trustees is both an honor and responsibility that we take very seriously. We stand on the foundation of 110+ years of nationally-relevant history. Therefore, as we do our part in charting the course for a thriving future, we want to ensure the rich history of The Park School of Buffalo thoughtfully informs that future. This is why much of the work of the Board of Trustees over the past two years has been related to structural enhancements and the Strategic Plan process. The development of the Strategic Plan was facilitated by Dr. Frome and involved input from more than 400 members of the Park community through focus groups, surveys, and interviews. This plan has been fully approved and endorsed by the Park School Board of Trustees. We believe it connects the mission, vision, and core values of the school to its future in a way that allows us to sustainably operate in our unique position as a wholechild educational platform. A tangible result is the campus master planning that is underway. This plan will call for capital improvements including but not limited to enhanced technology infrastructure, a home base for our Middle School, a new visual and performing arts facility, and updated athletics facilities. The Strategic Plan also includes growing the school’s endowment, increasing faculty salaries, stabilizing tuition, and continued alignment of all our programs to ensure they carry out the full measure of Park's mission. The last few years have left me more thankful and grateful for all of those that are part of my life, near and far. One special group of people that I greatly appreciate are those I have met being a parent, coach, and volunteer at Park, many of whom have played instrumental roles in developing the organization and are a big reason why it has never been a more exciting time to be a member of the Park School community. Please look out for more updates, communications, and engagement opportunities with this dynamic institution and community. Take care, and see you on campus! Jason L. Bird Board of Trustees President THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board of Trustees: 2022/23 Jason Bird, President Sheryl Davies, Vice President Gil Dickoff, Treasurer Christie Witt Berardi, Secretary Cheri Carter, Vice President David Draper Brenda Feldstein Guy Gunzberg ’58 Todd Levin ‘86 Madeline Connors Loeb ’11 Joel Moore ’99 David Taylor Melissa Archer, Park Parents Association Rep. Harry Lipsitz ’10, Alumni Association Rep. Lyssa Wexler ’23, Student Rep. Macarena FritzCefaratti, Faculty Rep. Beth Anne Jeswald, Faculty Rep. Ken Peterson
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