THE CROWDEN LETTER
WINTER/SPRING 2021
the Crowden Letter
Crowden Unveils Bold Vision and Goals in New Strategic Plan A road map for the next several years, Crowden’s new strategic plan reaffirms our vision, mission, and values, while establishing concrete goals for Crowden’s future. Crowden's Board of Trustees approved our new strategic plan this November, capping a nearly two year-long process that involved stakeholders from every corner of the Crowden community.
“This strategic plan is a true product of
Crowden’s strengths, value to our community,
the collaborative imagination and hard work of
and future priorities.” Crowden's Board Chair,
our Crowden community members,” remarks
Cary Koh, concurs. “As a both an alumnus
Executive and Artistic Director Doris Fukawa.
from the Crowden School’s inaugural years and
“Board members, alumni from throughout
now its Board Chair in the 21st century, I am
our history, parents, students, employees,
very proud to see such strong consensus about
and friends all contributed their insights
Crowden’s path forward.”
and experiences. Although our process was
The new strategic plan establishes an
extended due to the pandemic, the interest
over-arching vision for Crowden as a whole,
and commitment of our community never
and separate mission statements and values
flagged. What we discovered was an incred-
for Crowden Music Center and The Crowden
ible synergy among everyone involved. It was
School.
deeply rewarding-particularly for my staff and faculty-to see near universal alignment on
“It became clear that The Crowden School needed a separate mission to best
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