b'Accelerating Economic Mobility & Educational OpportunityAccelerating Economic Mobility & Educational OpportunityHeights Philadelphias 2024-2029 Strategic Plan2024-2029 Strategic PlanIn March 2024, Heights announced its1 2 3comprehensive strategic plan through 2029 titled, Accelerating Economic Mobility & Educational Opportunity Building Pathways Changing Creating a Sustainable , serving as a blueprint to expand Building Pathwaysservices from 3,000+ to 5,000 students by 2029. to College and CareerWe outlined three key focuses serving as the to College and Career Systems Organizational Modelorganizations foundation of its vision for amore equitable and prosperous Philadelphia.By 2029, Heights aims to create pathways to college By 2029, Heights will create pathwand career for 5,000 students by 2029, facilitating ays to collegeBy 2029, Heights will change systems that By 2029, Heights will have a sustainableeconomic mobility within six years of high schooland career for 5,000 students through education,have historically limited education and careerfinancial and operational model to achievegraduation through education, internships, and training. internships, and training. outcomes for our students. its vision of city-wide impact at scale. Learn more about Heights Strategic Planby visiting this link: bit.ly/HeightsStrategicPlanWe will achieve this by:Aligning Programs to Impact:Heights willHeights will achieve this by: Heights will achieve this by: Heights will achieve this by:create a seamless program from middle schoolthrough career, based on research and evaluation,that is aligned to impact.Aligning Programs to Impact: Create a seamlessDeveloping our Foundation: Define systems Financial Stewardship: Implement a fundingDefining Industry Pathways:Heights will define program from middle school through career, based in which we can push for change that acceleratesstrategy driven by a business plan that increases and implement the essential program components foron research and evaluation, that is aligned to impact.youth toward educational opportunity and revenue growth and manages expenseskey industry pathways.economic mobility. to sustainably scale programming.Developing and LeveragingDefining Industry Pathways: Define and Partnerships:Heights will implementimplement the essential program components for key Growing Partnerships for Change Optimizing Operations for Scale: Builda partnership plan that accelerates studentsindustry pathways.at the System Level: Establish partnerships an operational model that enables us to do ourtrajectories towards economic mobility.with the School District of Philadelphia, best work, at scale. Developing and Leveraging Partnerships: We want you to believe in us. post-secondary partners, and industry leadersImplement a partnership plan that accelerates studentBecoming a Best of Employer: Invest in Jada Garrick, Roxborough High School, Class of 2026 that advance opportunities and equity fortrajectories towards economic mobility. building an engaged, supported, and developed staffOn March 18, 2024, we unveiled our Strategic Plan:Accelerating Economic Mobility & Educational Opportunityto theyoung people in Philadelphia. Heights community at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Nine studentsto deliver high-impact services to our students. and alumni shared their stories in a powerful panel discussion,moderated by Board Member and alum, Katrina High. They spoke Collaborating for Change with Communities: to a standing-room-only crowd of partners, donors, and board members, Create coalitions of partners to expand and Being a Learning Organization: Create an discussing their experiences at Heights and expressing what they need from our community. empower community-based advocacy efforts.organizational culture of reflection, adaptation,42024-2029 Strategic Plan and data-informed decision making to increase Measuring and Sharing our Impact: impact for students. Measure collective efforts that support systemchange and pathways to system improvement. Engaging Community: Inform, engage with,Keep community members, students, alumni, and influence key organizational constituenciesand others within local systems informed to compel action that will further our vision. of progress and the potential of system change.'