Newsletters

#81: School Gunman Targets School

Nov 15th, 2017

Importance of emergency action plans

#82: School Leadership Issue

Oct 2nd, 2017

The Crucial Necessity of Evaluating the School Head By Ken Wackes

#80: On Leadership

Sep 29th, 2017

#78: John Adams and Loud Laments Over Trump’s Proposed 2018 Education Budget

Jun 8th, 2017

  • John Adams’ vision for America’s schools

    By misusing the supposed "wall of separation", the Congress, courts, and education hierarchies have removed what for Adams was "the only means of preserving our Constitution from its natural enemies".

#78.1: Preparing Instructional Objectives

Apr 10th, 2017

#76: Begin with the End in Mind

Mar 13th, 2017

* Building the curriculum by beginning with the end in mind * Do you assess for mastery or for growth? * Member School News * Transgender update * New CSF web design now operational * What do your students know about Islam? * CSF Spring Conference - April 20-21, 2017 

#75: A New Sheriff in Town

Mar 5th, 2017

A new administration begins to lay out plans to encourage School Choice and has withdrawn the previous administration's directives concerning transgender students. Meanwhile Congress is dealing with legislation to rescind portions of ESSA.

  • President Trump prioritizes school choice

    Families "should be free to choose the public, private, charter, magnet, religious, or home school that is right for them," according to the President.

  • New statement on USDOE website

    "Education is primarily a State and local responsibility in the United States..."

  • Christians in the Cabinet

    President Trump has appointed Bible-study leaders, elders, and Sunday School teachers to senior positions.

  • House votes to change ESSA accountability rules

    If the resolution overturning the Every Student Succeeds Act accountability rules is successful, it could have far-reaching consequences.

  • Why not continuous enrollment?

    Think of all the staff hours spent processing student re-enrollment. Why not continuous enrollment until students graduate or withdraw?

  • Fake news and the growing reliance on social media

    I am a teacher. But if it is my assertion versus that of a blogger half a continent away, whose prevails?

  • US NEWS: Florida #1 for higher education

    But before we celebrate, the state does not rank so highly for other educational division levels.

  • Trump rescinds Obama’s transgender directive

    The Trump administration maintains that the directive was "without due regard for the primary role of the states and local school districts in establishing educational policy."

#73: Inauguration 2017

Jan 13th, 2017

  • The peaceful transfer of power

    Contrary to what the White House Historical Association says, there have indeed been presidential inaugurations held amidst large-scale protests.

  • Presidential vows and use of the Bible

    While not required by the Constitution, the new president has traditionally taken his vow hand-on-Bible.

#71: Great things start out small

Dec 12th, 2016

* Transformational Education and Christmas * News from schools * A teacher training opportunity to learn coding * A great dilemma for the States' dept. of ed. * What do public schools spend per pupil? * How to manage education assets * Things in the works:

#70: Impact of 2016 Election

Dec 5th, 2016

* Millennials have new expectations for their children's education * What kids are reading * Private Schools See Enrollment Uptick  * Students of all ages have trouble assessing online content for validity * Turn Your iPad Into a Scanner * College Board to Offer New Accommodations  

#: FAANS Update December 2016

Dec 1st, 2016

#69: New U.S. Secty of Ed Nominee Announced

Nov 23rd, 2016

Betsy DeVos is named by President-Elect Trump

#68: Update on Millennials: Faith, Knowledge, School Preference

Nov 4th, 2016

* Millennials Are Ill-Informed About Modern History * Millennials - Most Uninterested in God Generation * Millennials Prefer Private Schools

#67: Transgenderism #2

Sep 26th, 2016

Suggested items to assist your school to form applicable policies.

#66: Transgenderism and your school

Sep 12th, 2016

# Washington reinterprets Title IX to include transgenderism # "The Restroom Mandate" # Opposition mounting among states # Where are we now & What should we do?

#65: Genl. Announcements Fall 2016

Aug 31st, 2016

* CSF Fall Conference - October 26-28, 2016 * at Orangewood Christian School * CSF Spring Conference - April 20-21, 2017 * at Cambridge Christian School

#64: Schools On The Move

Apr 14th, 2016

Schools Expanding Facilities Robotics Survey Monkey/Harvard School Surveys Controlling email

#63: SEL and Character Trait Learning

Mar 25th, 2016

* Should certain emotional and relational skills be included in Christian Character Trait learning? * Results of Computer Coding Survey

#62: 2016 Annual Meeting—April 21

Mar 10th, 2016

Host School: Cambridge Christian, Tampa -- 9 am - 3 pm Election of officers Adoption of budget and dues/fees Action on accreditation reports Discussion of new alignment of strands and standards Final FAANS legislative report

#61: FAANS Legislative Report

Mar 9th, 2016

#60: Technology in Schools: Should All Students Study Coding?

Feb 14th, 2016

* President Obama has requested $4 billion in 2017 for school technology with emphasis on coding. * Sources for Teaching Coding * Google sued for mining student data. * Update on Collaborative Accreditation w. SACS and MSA.

#59: What’s In YOUR Personnel Files?

Jan 25th, 2016

Maintaining general personnel and medical personnel files should follow best practices and applicable state and federal laws. * What should be included in a personnel file? * Who has access to the personnel files? * Who should be responsible for maintaining the files? * Where should they be kept? * What state and federal laws apply? * What should never be placed in a personnel folder?

#58: Congress passes new ESSE to replace NCLB

Dec 9th, 2015

How does Congress's new ESSE apply to Christian schools? What will change for Florida's public schools?

  • Congress reauthorizes education acts, sends to President

    Control of public education has in large part been returned to the individual states.

  • CSF Member School Participation in Florida’s Scholarship Programs

#57: Student Assessments—New forms posted for reporting student assessments

Nov 30th, 2015

How are student assessments used in determining your school's effectiveness and guiding your school towards improvement? We've added two new templates to assist you.

#56: Understanding and Identifying Dyslexia

Oct 19th, 2015

An estimated 10–17% of people have dyslexia, many if not most of whom have higher-than-average IQs.

#55: Learning a lesson from British Christian schools

Oct 11th, 2015

What has developed in Great Britain with government intrusion into Christian schools is a clear warning about why federal funds, no matter how attractive, should be avoided.

#54: 6 Actions to Take to Avoid the VW Debacle

Sep 30th, 2015

The matter of leadership and esprit de corps in Christian schools reveals how similar we are to an industry like VW. Strong leadership plays a crucial role in not allowing the pressures of the classroom, or capital needs, or Board meetings, or parent demands to drive us to less-than-exemplary behavior.

#52: 3 current hot topics in K12 education

Sep 23rd, 2015

1. Common Core and student testing 2. Should students be taught about Islam and its belief system? 3. Should a civics test be required for high school graduation?

#49: SCOTUS decision re same gender marriage

Jul 2nd, 2015

Important steps to take in light of the Court's ruling.

#47: Gold Seal and VPK Update

May 26th, 2015

Gold Seal is now an accreditation process. However, it is elective and not mandatory for VPK participation.