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PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL’S
POSITION ON PARENTAL AUTHORITY IN
EDUCATING CHILDREN |
1) Parents know best what God is calling them to do with
regard to the education of their children. We support each
family’s authority to make these educational choices.
2) By God’s grace we are
striving to be a school that impacts the entire family and
encourages each student to become all that God calls him to
be. We see the school as a way of training and educating
children of the church and the community, but not the way.
3) God uniquely calls
teachers, educators, and administrators to various
educational models. As the sponsoring church of Providence
Christian School, First Presbyterian desires to encourage
believers to pursue the educational calling that God
uniquely gives each of them. Providence seeks to support
families in this
through prayer, the sharing of resources (such as books,
tapes, testimonies, etc.), and teaching.
PARENT-TEACHER
COMMUNICATION
(MATTHEW 18 PRINCIPLE)
Handling Complaints:
Questions and complaints inevitably arise even in a well-run
school. It is important that these be handled courteously
and promptly. The following steps
are an application of the Biblical injunction recorded in
Matthew 18 for the
resolution of a problem between believers:
1. The teacher and parent meet privately to seek the
resolution, with a spirit of reconciliation. Both want the
good of the child and are not in an adversarial position.
2. If unresolved, the teacher and the parent meet with a
third party, an Administrator. Any subsequent meetings would
also involve an Administrator.
3. If still unresolved, the matter is presented to the
school board chairman by either party. The chairman will
then bring the matter before the School Board's Executive
Committee.
4. The School Board's Executive Committee calls upon the
parties involved as seems warranted, all in the spirit of
reconciliation. After prayer and consideration of the
matter, any decisions from the School Board's Executive
Committee are final. The principle underlying this
procedure is clear: Solve each complaint with the
persons directly involved at the lowest level possible,
moving the matter up the chain of authority to the level
where it is finally resolved.
This procedure is taken from
To Those who Teach in Christian Schools
by Roy W. Lowrie, Jr.
