SWOT+Issues+-+School+in+Community

The compilation of important SWOT issues:  1. SFA must establish its presence in the tri-parishes physically, i.e., participating in parish activities as envoys of SFA; via newsletter/bulletin articles; and being “in charge” of a weekend mass monthly or at least quarterly, again as an SFA envoy.  2. Press releases/articles highlighting achievements of students, faculty, staff, and parents of SFA should be submitted on a regular basis in the parish bulletins and local community papers.  3. SFA must sponsor services relevant to the community at large. For example, SFA could sponsor business networking breakfast or cocktails to promote the school while providing an important service to the community.  4. Increase community awareness through marketing, public relations, campus ministry, service projects, achievements, etc. using newspapers, parish bulletins, ads, internet, etc.  5. Coordinate SFA events calendar with the tri-parish events for community awareness.  6. SFA School represented at all tri-parish and community events. (YL Fiesta Day Parade, Parish Ministry Festival, Octoberfest, Fiesta, etc)  7. Lack of a active relationship between SFA and its tri-parish communities.  8. Competition from many nearby and excellent public schools.  9. Competition from near by private as well as Christian schools who also have excellent academic programs.  10. Develop a Marketing plan.  11. Create a Master SFA calendar that takes into consideration the Tri-parish commitments.  12. Have a SFA representative(s) at all Tri-parish and community events.  13. Teachers and students could plan curriculum projects involving the local business community. Join worthwhile contests that will bring broader publicity to the school and will create a positive perception in the community. Examples: Youth Expo-county exposure, County and State Science Fairs.  14. Promote in newspapers and on radio different service events or projects going on in the school. Other neighboring schools are advertising and so should we be bragging about SFA. (in a positive business sense)  15. Increase Educational Involvement in the community: Increase personal communications with the cities of Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills, and build stronger relations with the public school district and Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) has excellent professional growth classes for our teachers at reasonable prices and some are free. Orange County Computer Using Educators provide free professional growth for teachers, free grant writing workshops, offer grants and hold an annual Tech Fest in January. Discovery Education provides an Educator Network with other teachers and schools throughout the country for free.  16. Relationship of St Francis to the three parishes <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Book Antiqua'; msobidifontfamily: 'Book Antiqua'; msolist: Ignore;"> 17. Outreach to the other schools in the local community <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Book Antiqua'; msobidifontfamily: 'Book Antiqua'; msolist: Ignore;"> 18. Service projects in the community