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Your Voice Matters: TA Mission Statement Survey

For the past six years, Thetford Academy’s 2025 Strategic Plan has served our community well, providing a helpful framework for our work as educators. With the expiration of the plan, we are excited to come back to the table to develop a thoughtful vision for TA’s future. Thetford Academy has convened a new Strategic Planning Task Force to guide this work.

Made up of current and former trustees, representatives from employee, student, and parent groups, and members of the wider TA community, the task force has started with an analysis of our current mission statement. We view our mission as the foundation for our shared work. With this short survey, we respectfully request your feedback and insight as we try to best capture the heart of who we are and strive to be.

Thetford Academy Strategic Planning Task Force members:

Sarah Adams ’01, P’29, former Trustee, Strafford
Carrie Brennan, Head of School, P’26, Thetford
Molly Dugan-Sullivan ’01, School Counselor, P’29, Bradford
Denise Froehlich P’13, ’15 , former Trustee and TTSD Board Member, Thetford
Marty Jacobs, current Trustee P’14, ’15, ’16, former TTSD Board Member, Thetford
Darin Knaus, current Trustee, P’24, Lyme
Siobhan Lopez, Dean of Students, P’11, ’13, ’16, Strafford
Ted MacVeagh, P’18, ’20,  former Trustee, former Coach, Thetford
Patty McIlvaine, Director of Advancement, P’24, South Royalton”
Tippi Oshoniyi, Counseling Coordinator, P’26, ’28, ’31, Thetford
Madeline Piecuch ’28, current Trustee, Thetford
Charlotte Rutledge, TES Parent, Thetford



our VALUES

Excellence

We set high expectations. We challenge all members of the school community to reach their highest potential.

Commitment

We value initiative, courage and dedication. We take personal responsibility for the goals we set and work hard to achieve them.

Cooperation

We work and learn together. We see teachers as coaches, students as team members, families as partners, and learning as practice and action.

Caring

We provide individuals with personalized support and guidance. We care about each other and the larger community.

Diversity

We respect differences among people. We welcome the contribution of varied perspectives to a rich and flexible school culture.