Page 10 - Priorities #36 2007-January Annual Report

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The Priory Faculty Offers
Gifts of Heart and Talent
Priory teachers have special gifts, and they know how to share them. Students benefit in their relationships with these teachers, who encourage them to discover and develop their own passions and talents. A Priory education demands
teachers with more than academic and teaching excellence—it demands their ability to have genuine relationships with many students and to be a role model for all students. The process is transparent; teachers and students understand well the ways in which the Priory works for them.
The Board of Trustees has for several
years striven to keep faculty salaries in the
upper quartile of comparable Bay Area schools. On-campus housing and faculty-driven professional development also make a significant difference in attracting and retaining the best administration, faculty and staff. The Priory exudes a positive attitude and sense of “home” that many schools lack. Perhaps that is why the students selected “Things Just Keep Getting’ Better” and “There’s
No Place Like Home” for their themes last year and this year, respectively.