We received exciting news on Wednesday, July 21st that Bios Christian Academy earned its second accreditation in three months for our high school. This time it is through North Central Association (NCA CASI). Founded in 1895, NCA CASI accredits over 8,500 public and private schools in 19 states. We also became accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International in June.
What does accreditation mean to you our parents? Here is what NCA CASI says about it on their website, "A school's commitment to accreditation assures parents and the community that school is focused on raising student achievement, providing a safe and enriching environment, and maintaining an efficient and effective operation. An accredited school adheres to high quality standards based on the latest research and successful professional practices.
NCA CASI / SACS CASI accreditation means that your school has opened its doors to review... "
The NCA website continues on the benefits of attending an accredited school. "Qualified teachers.....rich, diverse, and sound curriculum; access to a range of student activities and support services; transferability of credits from school to school; greater access to federal loans, scholarships, post secondary education, and military programs that require accreditation. "
Good news for Bios and the families we serve.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The Arizona Regents, Merit Scholarships, and Bios Christian Academy
The Arizona Board of Regents for the second year in a row is trying to do away with the AIMS merit scholarship. This scholarship is available to over sixty percent of our graduating seniors this year. It would be a major loss to this current class as well as to our future graduates. My schools average at least thirty-three percent of graduates being eligible for this state university scholarship each year.
The AIMS merit scholarship is awarded to all Arizona high school students who earn a score of "exceeds" on the reading, writing, and math portions of the test and earn a grade of "A" or "B" in their high school core classes. They have up to three attempts to earn this score their tenth or eleventh grades.
While the state average for earning this scholarship is six percent for graduates, ours has always been between thirty and seventy percent of our graduating classes being eligible to use it.
The scholarship covers the tuition and fees set at the freshman year.
The AIMS merit scholarship is awarded to all Arizona high school students who earn a score of "exceeds" on the reading, writing, and math portions of the test and earn a grade of "A" or "B" in their high school core classes. They have up to three attempts to earn this score their tenth or eleventh grades.
While the state average for earning this scholarship is six percent for graduates, ours has always been between thirty and seventy percent of our graduating classes being eligible to use it.
The scholarship covers the tuition and fees set at the freshman year.
Friday, July 2, 2010
The Importance of Teachers
The Importance of Teachers
Tiger Woods recently endured the loss of his swing coach, Hank Haney as reported in the June 19 issue of World Magazine. Two things about this news holds my interest. The first is that the amazing Tiger continues to work with an instructor. The second point is the difference this teacher/instructor/coach has made in Mr. Woods' golf game.
Soon after reading the article I mentioned its contents to three semi-random people (my wife, oldest son, and a friend). Their collective reactions were the same. "Tiger Woods has a teacher?" He does, as almost all great and famous athletes, musicians, and scientists. Tiger's dad was a very skilled golfer who loved to teach. Tiger had his first metal golf club at the age of seven months. He had professional teachers from the age of four on. Mozart had a father who was a performer and a composer of some renown. His father also began his son on an intensive training schedule beginning at three years of age. By the age of sixteen Mozart was also advancing his skills through his studies with another accomplished performer, Johann Christian Bach. Top performers seek top teachers.
Before the excellent tutelage of Haney, Tiger won 24 percent of his tournaments. An amazing feat unto itself. But with Haney his victories grew to 44 percent of his tournaments. One teacher made a difference.
At Bios, we hire men and women who we expect to make a noticeable difference in their student's lives. The teacher who provides the structure and encouragement to the young boy who in previous schools was in trouble and bored, now truly excited to arrive each day at school because of the challenges his teacher provides daily. Or the primary student with Down's Syndrome beginning to read for the first time while integrated into a regular class.
All of the Bios instructors are recommended by friends and family or I have sought them out because of their great intelligence, warm personality, impressive knowledge, and an intense, personal relationship with Christ their savior.
Serving our Lord one student at a time as successfully as we do comes through prayer, hard work, and great teachers.
Tiger Woods recently endured the loss of his swing coach, Hank Haney as reported in the June 19 issue of World Magazine. Two things about this news holds my interest. The first is that the amazing Tiger continues to work with an instructor. The second point is the difference this teacher/instructor/coach has made in Mr. Woods' golf game.
Soon after reading the article I mentioned its contents to three semi-random people (my wife, oldest son, and a friend). Their collective reactions were the same. "Tiger Woods has a teacher?" He does, as almost all great and famous athletes, musicians, and scientists. Tiger's dad was a very skilled golfer who loved to teach. Tiger had his first metal golf club at the age of seven months. He had professional teachers from the age of four on. Mozart had a father who was a performer and a composer of some renown. His father also began his son on an intensive training schedule beginning at three years of age. By the age of sixteen Mozart was also advancing his skills through his studies with another accomplished performer, Johann Christian Bach. Top performers seek top teachers.
Before the excellent tutelage of Haney, Tiger won 24 percent of his tournaments. An amazing feat unto itself. But with Haney his victories grew to 44 percent of his tournaments. One teacher made a difference.
At Bios, we hire men and women who we expect to make a noticeable difference in their student's lives. The teacher who provides the structure and encouragement to the young boy who in previous schools was in trouble and bored, now truly excited to arrive each day at school because of the challenges his teacher provides daily. Or the primary student with Down's Syndrome beginning to read for the first time while integrated into a regular class.
All of the Bios instructors are recommended by friends and family or I have sought them out because of their great intelligence, warm personality, impressive knowledge, and an intense, personal relationship with Christ their savior.
Serving our Lord one student at a time as successfully as we do comes through prayer, hard work, and great teachers.
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