December 7, 2022
Hello Friends,
As you likely know, last week we announced a new organizational model approved by our Board of Trustees that allows us to retain our current single-sex educational models while organizing our buildings by grade levels.
Not surprisingly, this announcement has evoked a range of reactions. I sincerely appreciate the passion our alumni and alumnae have for our school. However, I also want to ensure that the information being shared through informal channels and on social media is accurate. To help with this, I encourage you to visit albanyacademies.org/page/campus-by-division and review the items we have posted there. We will continue to update this page as we develop the facilities and program plan that supports this concept. I would specifically like to encourage you to view the three videos presented at recent Parents Association meetings by our division directors.
As these plans develop, we will continue to seek input from our alumni, alumnae, parents, students, faculty, and staff on maintaining important traditions, honoring the schools’ history, and creating opportunities for new traditions. I hope you will consider joining these discussions and/or serving on a committee.
With this in mind, I invite you to contact me at wendtha@albanyacademies.org if you want to be involved or have questions about our planning. I am always happy to answer them directly or put you in touch with a colleague who can.
For more than two centuries, The Albany Academy and the Albany Academy for Girls have adapted and evolved many times to remain relevant to the students we serve and prepare for the days ahead. This plan is the latest step in that ongoing evolution and can generate significant opportunities for supporting the School’s continued success. Change can be difficult, but I hope you will join me in looking forward to the new capital projects we will undertake and seeing that our future is very bright.
