A seamless tapestry of Christ-centered learning can only enhance your child’s Christian worldview.
Having an appropriate framework for personnel compensation helps a school ensure that the best instructors available are present in its classrooms.
As Christian school administrators, we are a part of a tremendously dynamic movement that is changing innumerable lives to the glory of God.
The Worker Deserves His Wages: I believe Christian schools must raise salaries and benefits to a level worthy of those who invest their lives in God’s kingdom.
The entire school constituency must actively participate in meeting financial needs. Participation goals are as significant as dollar goals, since they reflect the existing support for the school’s mission.
Today there are retirement planning opportunities and programs that schools and employees can embrace that will provide a Christian school teacher a financially secure future without threatening the school’s financial stability.
Many college-age students and their families think that college is more expensive than it really is!
Many wonderful teachers have not entered this ministry because they see the low salaries offered by Christian schools as evidence that they would be held in low esteem.
The parents are always surprised to see their children’s work hanging where all can see the “job well done!”
In the main, Christian schools are not providing for their staff members in a way that is appropriate or in some cases even adequate.
What Will Make Them Stay? We want quality, long-term staff that are sufficiently compensated, in various ways, so they will be encouraged to teach in our school for many years.
There is more to keeping Christian school teachers happy than providing fair compensation that balances basic financial needs with a ministry concept.
J.P. Moreland devotes his book to practical instruction on how to renew and train our minds to be effective weapons for the kingdom of God.
Today’s NAEP tests measure achievement in many areas beyond arithmetic—geometry, reasoning, algebra, probability and statistics, measurement, patterns, estimation, and number sense, all emphasized on the grade four test.
ACSI’s greatest resource is its members, people and schools.
Christian school leaders face tremendous challenges as they wrestle with keeping tuition and fees affordable.
We believe excellent schools result from excellent teachers who know that they are valued by the board and administration.
Impossible Dreams: Review of God’s goodness in bringing a family to Ethiopia.
There are acceptable programs that might allow your staff to receive an 8 to 12 percent increase in spendable income but cost the school only 1 to 2 percent.
The right thing is first to determine how much money it takes to educate a child, with teachers being paid competitively. Then the board must establish a tuition rate that will do that and balance the budget as well.
In Transition, Paper Saver, and Money Saver
Service is a missing element in too many Christians’ lives, but it is an important key to a real and vibrant faith.