Strategic Plan - A Bold New Era

The school is currently experiencing a very exciting time of transition; we are calling it - A Bold New Era for our Wonderful Old School! - Publicly announced in the Spring of 2008, the first part of this bold new era was a name change from St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy to simply Doane Academy - (see Burlington County Times Article). We feel the name more accurately represents the School and helps to clarify our identity. Along with the name change, came the implementation of a marketing plan that included a new graphic identity, advertising campaign, and website. Most important was the introduction of our new campus master plan created by alumnus Leigh Breslau '74 and a new strategic plan designed to position the School among the top tier of public and private schools in the country. While the goals set forth in the strategic plan, and the plans for new buildings in the master plan are a capital campaign away, the school has already started making improvements to the facilities and additions to curriculum thanks to the generosity of Doane's alumni and friends. New for the 2008-2009 school year is the Katherine Pott's Children's Library, a lower school art room, a music and performing arts space, upper school resource center, and new soccer and softball fields.

The decision to set forth these new master and strategic plan is a testimony to a man who shared this same vision for the School back in 1837. While lots of change has and will encompass the campus, expect that what originally attracted you and your family to our school will be retained, as we will continue to build upon the best of our school, our wonderful reputation, and 171 years of time-honored tradition.