PPHS Strategic Plan:
Our Next Giant Leap
At Purdue Polytechnic High Schools, we’re always looking forward—to who our students are becoming and the futures they’re preparing to create. Our 2025–2028 Strategic Plan lays out a clear path for how we will continue reinventing high school, expanding opportunity, and helping each student take their next giant leap.
This plan is more than a roadmap. It’s a commitment to our students, our families, and our communities.
Our Mission
Purdue Polytechnic High Schools prepares each student to persistently pursue their next giant leap.
Our Vision
Every student finds their voice and realizes their potential as a leader who shapes our community and inspires others to dream even bigger—in college, in career, and in life.
Our Approach. Their Next Step.
At PPHS, learning is designed around how students learn best. We combine rigorous academics, hands-on projects, dedicated coaching, and real-world experiences to help students explore what they love—and build the skills they’ll need in college and beyond.
Learning Where Passion Meets Purpose
We blend rigorous academics with project-based, real-world learning. Students explore what inspires them—designing robots, launching businesses, creating podcasts—while building the skills they’ll need in college and beyond. Learning is personalized, purposeful, and designed to engage every student.
College-Ready Opportunities Without the Cost
Students earn real college credit through high-quality Advanced Placement programming combined with dual-enrollment college courses, giving them a head start on their degree and saving money. They also receive dedicated coaching that supports academic goals, personal growth, and post-high school planning throughout all four years.
Experiences and Partnerships That Open Doors
Industry partners connect students with meaningful experiences, mentors, and career pathways. These hands-on opportunities help students see what’s possible and build valuable networks early.
Powered by the Purdue Promise
As part of the Purdue University family, students gain access to campus experiences, college-level coursework, admissions and financial aid support, and a clear, supported pathway to one of Indiana’s top universities. PPHS was founded to expand college access, and that commitment is embedded in everything we do.
Our Six Strategic Initiatives
These initiatives guide our work and shape the future we’re building for each student.
Academic Excellence: Ready for Purdue, Ready for Life.
Purdue Ready - Implement a rigorous, evidence-based curriculum that meets the needs of each learner including remediation and accelerated learning pathways and creates access to an Enrollment Honors Seal or higher, which prepares each student for success at Purdue University.
Innovative and Real World - Implement innovative, hands-on, real-world learning experiences, emphasizing STEM, work-based learning, and essential employability and life skills.
High-Quality Post-Secondary Programming - Ensure consistent, high-quality post-secondary programming through diverse course offerings, expanded access to advanced courses, and college credit opportunities, ensuring each student’s needs are met.
Purdue Partnership: Shared Vision, Shared Success.
Brand Identity and Visibility - Leverage the partnership with Purdue University to strengthen PPHS’s brand identity and visibility by showcasing the direct connection to a world-class research institution and the school’s unique role in preparing students for success at Purdue University and beyond.
Collaborative Continuum of Student Experiences - Co-create and co-deliver a collaborative continuum of student experiences and supports, purposefully designed to enhance college completion rates.
Engagement - Leverage Purdue University's engagement, investment, and shared expertise to advance PPHS initiatives and student success.
Alignment - Cultivate alignment that fosters a cohesive and effective partnership with Purdue University, ensuring a unified approach to advancing student outcomes, institutional goals, and mission-driven decision-making.
Capacity: Strong Operations, Mission Met and Vision Achieved.
Culture of Data Driven Decision Making - Cultivate a robust culture of data-driven decision-making, ensuring accountability, adherence to quality standards, and measurable achievement of strategic plan objectives.
Human Resources - Optimize human resources by structuring staff efficiently, streamlining workflows, attracting and retaining top talent, and establishing a dedicated finance and HR team.
Educator Development - Provide comprehensive professional development, training, and actionable feedback to support continuous improvement.
Facilities - Create and carry out a comprehensive facilities master plan that ensures safe and inspiring spaces that attract students, support diverse learning modalities and extracurricular opportunities, and integrates technology.
Governance - Cultivate effective governance and leadership capacity to guide PPHS mission, vision, and strategy execution.
Student and Family Engagement: Nurturing Growth, Realizing Potential.
Culture of College and Career Ready - Foster a vibrant culture of college and career readiness, empowering students to explore interests and expand their aspirations with dedicated support from College and Career Readiness (CCR) coaches and school counselors.
Student and Family Experiences - Deliver comprehensive student and family experiences that include postsecondary exposure, career exploration, and extracurricular enrichment.
Continuum of Student Supports - Establish a comprehensive continuum of student supports that champions a student-centered culture supporting students from ninth grade through post-secondary acceptance and first-year of college success.
Growth: Strategic Growth, Broader Impact.
Brand Identity - Build a strong brand identity by clearly communicating what makes PPHS unique - attracting students and families due to its profound impact.
Marketing - Implement effective marketing strategies that result in a strong digital presence, compelling materials for students and families, and robust community engagement.
Enrollment - Strategically manage enrollment and cultivate intentional student pipelines.
Partnerships - Cultivate strategic partnerships to enhance student recruitment, strengthen student supports and experiences, enrich academic programs, and broaden career pathways.
Growth - Develop a growth plan focused on perfecting the model and scaling quality outcomes, while outlining an approach for expansion.
Sustainability: Ready for Today, Here for Tomorrow.
Financial Model - Develop and implement a financial model focused on achieving efficiencies and optimizing resource allocation.
Diversified Revenue - Build fundraising culture and capacity to diversify revenue streams through strategic grant applications, corporate sponsorship, scholarship fund and strengthening relationships with Purdue University.
Sustainable Funding - Advance efforts aligned with current funding priorities, including high school redesign, innovative education models, and career pathway partnerships.
Education Ecosystem - Strengthen efforts to increase awareness, build support, and inform public understanding to navigate the complex education ecosystem.
OUR MISSION.
THEIR MOMENTUM.
Our Strategic Plan is more than a roadmap—it’s a promise to every student. We monitor key measures to know the difference that promise makes for our students – real skills, real confidence, and a real sense of purpose.
Here are just a few key measures we’re tracking as we bring this plan to life.
Student Performance Improvement/Growth
Student Attendance & Extracurricular Engagement
Honors Diploma Attainment
Graduation Rate
Post Secondary Plan, Acceptance & Achievement
Family & Student Satisfaction
Employee Retention & Satisfaction
Enrollment
Cost Per Student
Cash Reserve & Unrestricted Revenue
Download the Strategic Plan Summary
The work ahead is bold, intentional, and centered on what matters most—helping EACH student take THEIR next step.