FASPS’s fourth strategic plan, "Taking Our Future in Hand" | « Prendre notre future en main », reflects both a pivotal moment in FASPS’s history—securing the site for our permanent home in 2022—and our ongoing commitment to intentional, strategic growth.

Our 2022-2027 strategic plan builds on past successes and focuses on four key goals:

1. Articulating, Embracing, and Emboldening a Maturing FASPS Identity;
2. Invigorating and Extending the FASPS Community;
3. Cementing FASPS’s Position as the Leader in Bilingual Education in the Pacific Northwest; and
4. Strengthening and Enhancing FASPS’s Programs While Striving for Excellence.

These priorities guide our efforts to shape a dynamic, inclusive, and future-ready institution. As we implement this plan and advance our permanent home project, we remain committed to providing an exceptional bilingual education and a thriving community for generations to come.
 
 

Goal #1

Articulate, Embrace, and Embolden a Maturing FASPS Identity
 
Priorities:
 
  1. Continue to articulate, embrace, and embolden who we are and who we strive to be as a school and as a community.
  2. Continue limited modifications to FASPS’s mission, vision, and core values.
  3. Test new school motto, replacing “Excellence Today, The World Tomorrow” | « L’excellence aujourd’hui, le monde demain » with “An Open Mind Can Change the World” | « Un esprit ouvert peut changer le monde ».
  4. Strengthen FASPS’s brand identity, both tangible and intangible. Plan for a substantial FASPS brand identity update.
  5. Strengthen FASPS’s brand perceptions around STEM subjects, the performing and visual arts, social and emotional learning, and leadership in bilingual education.

Goal #2

Continue to Invigorate and Extend the FASPS Community
 
Priorities:
 
  1. Reinvigorate our FASPS community post-pandemic and further extend its reach into the greater Seattle metropolitan area and beyond.
  2. Invest in DEI as a main priority to further FASPS’s mission, vision, and core values.
  3. Reestablish FASPS traditions and in-person social events while exploring new opportunities for building community among families and staff.
  4. Create a FASPS center for the exploration of Francophone (French-speaking) cultures and celebration of all cultures through partnerships, art exhibitions, educational opportunities, and more.
  5. Develop a strong human resource infrastructure to support faculty and staff wellbeing.

Goal #3

Cement FASPS’s Position as the Leader in Bilingual Education in the Pacific Northwest
 
Priorities:
 
  1. Document FASPS’s history. Tell FASPS’s story far and wide. Cement FASPS’s competitive advantage for generations to come. Review and revise FASPS’s positioning to tell our story and realign our identity for the future.
  2. Diversify and reinforce the ways in which FASPS interacts with and expands its community within and beyond its walls.
  3. Build upon FASPS’s excellent reputation to demonstrate its leadership in bilingual education in the Pacific Northwest.
  4. Leverage FASPS’s expertise within the bilingual education sector to enhance recruitment and professional development opportunities and offerings.

Goal #4

Continue to Strengthen and Enhance FASPS’s Programs While Striving for Excellence
 
Priorities:
 
  1. Refine, strengthen, and expand FASPS’s programs such that they will be unequaled in the Pacific Northwest.
  2. Evaluate and update bilingual program standards, assessments, report cards, and digital portfolios.
  3. Develop a plan to enhance FASPS’s arts and athletics programs.
  4. Assess and expand FASPS’s student wellbeing, counseling, and learning support resources.
  5. Explore and expand learning opportunities beyond the classroom.
  6. Design FASPS’s signature bilingual school and campus. Raise funds to build FASPS’s permanent home (capital campaign).
  7. Explore the feasibility of launching a FASPS high school.
2022–2027 Strategic Plan Execution:
 
  • FASPS’s Board of Trustees approved our 2022–2027 Strategic Plan on October 26, 2022.
  • FASPS’s senior leadership team continues to develop SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely) action plans for each strategic goal and its priorities.
  • FASPS will share progress on the execution of its 2022–2027 Strategic Plan twice a year with the Board of Trustees and faculty and staff, and annually with our broader FASPS community.
  • Each action plan will be updated as necessary throughout the five years of the 2022–2027 Strategic Plan.
  • On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, FASPS's senior leadership team presented progress on the execution of the 2022–2027 Strategic Plan to the Board of Trustees.

Previous Strategic Plans:

FASPS

MERCER ISLAND
(Preschool, Elementary, Middle School)
3795 East Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 275-3533
info@fasps.org
SEATTLE – CAPITOL HILL
(Preschool Campus)
1823 East Madison Street
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 644-8348
info@fasps.org