Teacher Evaluation from a Christian Perspective
Accountability, Blog, Discipleship, Educator Insights, Leadership, School Leadership | September 8, 2023
This article originally appeared in the CACE Blog on July 21, 2014. “You just hire the best people possible and let them go; there is not much you can do after that.” This is a perspective commonly voiced to me by administrators. Truth be told, teacher evaluation is...
Meeting Needs Through Mentoring
Accountability, Announcements, Blog, Community, Leadership, Mentoring, School Leadership | August 15, 2023
“Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will add to his learning.” (Proverbs 9:9). As a new school year is gearing up in Christian schools around the country, and we welcome new faculty members and administrators to our rosters,...
Initial Steps to Robust and Rigorous Curriculum Guides
Editor’s note: If you would like to learn more about what Dr. Long believes should encourage faith-based schools to strive for excellence, click here. One of the goals that I hoped to achieve before my second retirement was to facilitate the development of...Christian Education: An Alternative or a Standard?
I don’t know how often The New York Times features an article on Christian education, but they did this past October. They report that Christian schools across the country are booming. This February, The Grand Rapids Press reported similarly. Christian schools across...Curriculum Development Is Change Management
Blog, Curriculum Development, Decision-Making, Educator Insights, Efficiency, Leadership, School Leadership | May 19, 2023
“Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom.” —George Washington Carver I am aware that I have a thin threshold for change. Anybody else with me? I find security in the way things have always been done. However, I am willing to be one of the biggest...