The philosophy of education, statement of faith, and mission school’s statement. Qualifications for staff, students, parents. All legal, financial and policy matters. All promotional materials. A Christian educator should have considerable input into the choice of curriculum. Ideally that educator could become the future principal or at least a prime candidate for the position. Note: If the school committee become the official school board, by law no salaried employee of the school (including the principal) can be a voting member of the board. Also fewer than 50% of the board can be related to salaried members of the school staff. VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES FOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS Potential Potential Concerns Category Characteristics I School employees are Shared facilities, conflicts with Sunday CHURCH church staff equipment, school teachers over and staff facilities equipment Church and school may not have and resources separate budgets The congregation Church and becomes an difficulties if either the Generally a denominational School are pool for church or school doctrine is taught, but not always one recruitment a significant The pastor is often ex officio Corporation debt, has a moral Chief Executive Officer in leadership, or Church Board has final authority has a legal problem School committee/board doesn’t A change of senior have authority to make major pastor may diminish decisions—only or remove support for the school Administrators have claimed Difficult to find their rent or equivalent to rent as enough quality staff a tax deduction for “minister’s members who will all housing” attend the church. Often all staff are required to attend the church II Same as above Same as above Plus Church and school have separate CHURCH Plus budgets and boards the church is under no The option to legal compulsion to Pastor is often ex officio Chief operate as an take care of school Executive Officer but debts and vice versa. School board has more power Separately school Legal responsibility than Category I schools, but may for accidents etc. may be answerable to church board If the church be shared but need to develops Employees are not considered be clearly established debt it does church staff
The school’s philosophy of education, statement of faith, and mission statement. Qualifications for staff, students, parents. All legal, financial and policy matters. All promotional materials. A Christian educator should have considerable input into the choice of curriculum. Ideally that educator could become the future principal or at least a prime candidate for the position. Note: If the school committee become the official school board, by law no salaried employee of the school (including the principal) can be a voting member of the board. Also fewer than 50% of the board can be related to salaried members of the school staff. VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES FOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS Category Characteristics Potential Potential Concerns I CHURCH Church and School are one Corporation School employees are church staff Church and school may not have separate budgets Generally a denominational doctrine is taught, but not always The pastor is often ex officio Chief Executive Officer Church Board has final authority School committee/board doesn’t have authority to make major decisions—only Administrators have claimed their rent or equivalent to rent as a tax deduction for “minister’s housing” Often all staff are required to attend the church Shared facilities, equipment, and staff The congregation becomes an pool for recruitment conflicts with Sunday school teachers over facilities equipment and resources difficulties if either the church or school a significant debt, has a moral in leadership, or has a legal problem A change of senior pastor may diminish or remove support for the school Difficult to find enough quality staff members who will all attend the church. II CHURCH but Separately Church and school have separate budgets and boards Pastor is often ex officio Chief Executive Officer School board has more power than Category I schools, but may be answerable to church board Employees are not considered church staff Same as above Plus The option to operate as an school If the church develops debt it does Same as above Plus the church is under no legal compulsion to take care of school debts and vice versa. Legal responsibility for accidents etc. may be shared but need to be clearly established
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