Our 2020-23 strategic plan

This post was originally supposed to be published earlier and be a bit shorter, sharing our new 2020-23 strategic plan so that you, as a member of the Mainspring Schools community, know what we hope to accomplish over the next several years.

Then last week's storm hit, throwing our families, our staff, and all of us in Texas into a chaotic, uncertain situation.

Our family services director, Colleen Maher Turner, was one of the only team members with power, and she jumped into action, reaching out to every family to check on their well being, sharing information about community resources for warmth and basic necessities, and collecting food, water, household items and money -- much of it from you, our relentless, compassionate community -- so that we could help our families as soon as the situation allowed.

Last week created extreme hardship for families. We have spent the past few days doing everything we can to help them because that's what the Mainspring community does. We may be a school by name, but we are in it for the entire family.

And in a nutshell, that's our strategic plan: To help families.

In this new plan, you'll see we have a lot of goals: Taking care of teachers, general improvements in program, facilities, financial stability and advocacy, and even opening a second campus.

But it all comes down to helping families in need here in Austin, however we can. That is Mainspring.

Thank you for being at the heart of this effort, whether it's giving young children a foundation for success or helping families recover from an unprecedented winter storm. And thank you for making this work and this strategic plan possible. We will work hard to live up to your confidence in this mission.

Sincerely,
Jason Gindele
Executive Director

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