1. Grace Evangelical Christian School WWW.GECSCHOOL.NET

2. WHY? Public school have drastically changed in moral teaching.
Church role is to help people including children develop and grow in Christ.
Outreach ministry to Slavic population for the church
May our sons run and not get weary; May our daughters walk and not faint May they fly straight and strong like arrows to the mark, For the kingdom, for the glory of Jesus's name

3. 3 Goals of GEC School Christian environment Prayer, religion courses
Academia
Slavic Language/Culture
Christian environment
Prayer, religion courses
Bible truth based academia
Smaller school less bad influence
1-2 years ahead of public school.
More advanced curriculum than Common Core requires.
More logical sequence, and lots of review.
No secular biased on the way data is presented
Teach the children to read, write, and speak in Ukrainian(possible Russian).
Teach about Slavic Culture, to close the gap between the generation
Teacher’s that specialized in Slavic education

4. A BEKA Advanced 1-2 grades higher than most public schools
Bible- The foundation for all learning
Reading- Logical teaching of reading, stories are Christian themed
History- A realistic view of time, government, geography, and economics based on eternal truths
Mathematics- The study of logic and order to apply to science and daily life
Science/Health -The investigation of variety, order, and reasonableness revealed in creation
English- The study of language and communication in a structured, reasonable, and well-articulated manner

5. Grades Kindergarten – 6th Grade
All depends on amount of students we get for each grade
Minimum 10 students per Class to no more than 20 students per Class
No-more combine classes unless necessary
Student must turn 5 by September 30th to go to Kindergarten

6. Typical daily schedule

7. Teachers
School will be register with the State of Ohio and follow all the required rules
All the teachers will be certified by the State of Ohio to teach based on qualification
Major teachers will have at least a bachelor degree
Minor teachers will be specialized in their subject field, or have prior teaching experience
Teachers will undergo training and classes specifically in properly teaching A BEKA curriculum.
A certificate issued under division (A)(3) of this section shall be valid only for teaching foreign language, music, religion, computer technology, or fine arts.

8. New Classes Possible Offered
Possible Russian Language specialist (10 kids minimum)
Music Class (possible band depends on kids)
Actively recruiting and in talks with teachers for the school
Different guest speakers specialized in the field, pastor, fireman, etc.

9. Guidelines No lunch, have to pack, looking into offering pizza days.
Parent Handbook, must agree and sign
Professional atmosphere and respect between parents and teachers
Board of trustees will decide major issues

10. Tuition/Scholarship Tuition
$2500 for the 1st child
$2000 for the 2nd child
$1500 for the 3rd + child
Paid in three ways
Full year
Bi-annual 2 payments
Monthly 10 payments
Plus fee for the workbooks that kids will keep and write in
Typically around $200
Money should not be the only reason to not send the child to GEC school.
Church
Possible lower tuition for multiple children based on amount of kids
Private
Privately sponsored NOT CHURCH MONEY
Qualification will be based on the donor request

11. Goals Currently in the Works
Working on attaining Non-Public State of Ohio Charter
Once we get the charter would be allowed to receive vouchers for kids, not this year
Expand the school if enough kids sign up build classrooms

12. Transportation
Trying to get public school buses by the start of the 2017 school year
Work with parents to get ride sharing, possible extra income $4 child/day
Too much hassle and expense to offer everybody private buses

13. Questions?