Faculty
A Christian Faculty
At the heart of the Christian school are the faculty and staff. It is essential that every member of the faculty, administration and staff be thoroughly equipped both academically and spiritually. The strength of the Christian school will be found in the level of expertise, professionalism, passion and personal Christian faith of the faculty. It is an unhealthy philosophy which allows any of these areas to be compromised in the hiring of Christian school faculty.
Christian school teachers are amongst the most sacrificial and giving individuals within the Christian community. Despite their level of sacrifice and commitment, it would be harmful to the effectiveness of a Christian school to place an individual in position where they are asked to perform a task that is beyond their level of training and expertise. At the same time it is just as harmful to both the school and community to ask the teacher to make sacrifices that represent an economic hardship. Either of these scenarios will result in faculty who are overwhelmed, anxious, stressed and even spiritually empty.
The Christian school teacher is to be above reproach, committed in their personal faith and actively participating in the ministry of the local church. The Christian school is not a substitute for the church in the personal walk and growth of the teacher. The church is there to provide spiritual sustenance and nourishment in the same way the teacher provides it for the student. Horace Mann wrote “no teacher should be allowed to cross the threshold of the classroom who is not clothed , from the crown of head to the sole of his foot in garments of virtue, … pure tastes, good manners, and exemplary morals.” These standards of lifestyle require a teacher to be committed to personal spiritual growth and a depth of knowledge and understanding of the word of God.
Teachers are students first. Teachers should never view themselves as a completed vessel. They are life long learners on a journey of growth and discovery. The joys of this journey are fans that feed the flames of their passions to teach. Teachers need to partner with students, walk alongside, open doors to new discoveries, never surprised to learn something new along the way.
Every Christian school administrator has to come to the realization that a school can only be as strong as its faculty. Too often administrators are struggling to hold on to authority when what they need to do is let it go. The Biblical perspective on positional authority has already been established for every believer. It is not something that has to be claimed, Christ has already claimed it. The administrator has authority granted by Christ, what is needed is an attitude of servant hood. The Christian school administrator needs to discover what is necessary to empower the faculty, to build them up, to help them to get better at what they do. This requires constant support in all areas including: finances, facilities and resources, professional training and spiritual training. The effectiveness of an administrator to correct, train, even rebuke when necessary, begins and ends with his ability to provide support, encouragement, sensitivity and love.
Elementary Faculty
Coming Soon.
Middle School Faculty
Shelly Britton: Algebra 1, Computers
Dinger: History 7, Intro to Music, Advanced Band
Grey: Pre-Algebra, History 7, Math 7, Math 8
Holmes: English 6, English 7, English 8
Harlan: Bible 6
Wight: Science 7, Intro to Art
Searer: History 6, History 8
Rahn: PE 7 , PE 8
Malherbe: Geometry, Math 6, Math 7, Algebra 1
Kelly Gill: PE 6
Johnson: Bible 7, Bible 8
Wendy Gorham: Home Economics
High School Faculty
Daniel Bolechowski: Bible 9
Grey: Algebra 1
Harlan: English 9, English 10, Bible 10
Wight: Biology
Searer: History 9, History 10
Michael Rea: FMS
Malherbe: Geometry
Kelly Gill: PE 9, PE 10, French
Shelly Britton: Algebra 2
Johnson: Spanish 1, Spanish 2