2. A Guide to Success for Your School Follow the Manual Mrs. Penny Olson

4.  Introduction  The Bible Our Manual for life

5.  A.C.E. Procedures Manuals Your guide to SUCCESS using A.C.E.

7.  Personal testimony  Salvation  Call to ministry  Determining to follow “THE” Manual (the Bible)  A life verse (the “HOW” or “WHAT”): I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20

8.  Another life verse: (the “WHY” or “PURPOSE”) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.Philippians 3:10

9. THE Greatest Manual “The Bible, the WHOLE Bible, and nothing but the Bible.”

10.  Learning the procedures

11.  Learning Center and PACE procedures Follow scoring procedures Follow PACE procedures Follow student records procedures Follow incentive procedures Follow PACE Scripture verse procedures Follow monthly Scripture memorization procedures

12.  Learning to be a great administrator

13.  Administrators’ Training Five Laws of Learning Curriculum Biblically based Character building Scripture content and memorization FOLLOW THE MANUAL

14.  KEYS to success  Having the right STAFF (This is imperative!)  B.A. (Born Again) degree  Commitment  Ministry  Christian character  Loyalty  Team player  Flexibility

15.  Leadership  Have an active School Administrator  Conduct staff, parent, and student orientation  Conduct staff devotions  Conduct staff meetings  Participate in opening exercises  Hold a short character trait study in opening exercises

16.  Speak in chapel  Walk through Learning Center  Get involved with students on breaks  Attend athletic games  Eat lunch with students periodically

17.  Scripture memorization Scriptural content Levels 1–8—verse in every PACE Scriptural concepts Levels 9–12—activities to stress verse content

18.  Wisdom principles and Wisdom Inserts Upper-level English PACEs include Wisdom Inserts Stress how to walk with God through the ideal character traits of Christ

19.  Godly character training  A.C.E. characters Focus is on RESPONSIBILITY, CHARACTER, and SELF-DISCIPLINE Approximately 20 different characters 3 communities: Highland, Harmony, and Heartsville

20.  Sixty character traits Verse for each character trait Second verse added for each character trait

21.  Mastery-based learning  Built-in MINIMUM mastery score of 80%  Problems develop first with reading, then mathematics, then language  Phonetic base laid in ABCs—foundational

22.  Built-in, reinforced system of learning  Controlled vocabulary  Photographs, illustrations, maps, charts, and timelines  Text with activities to complete  Checkups, Self Tests, PACE Tests

23.  Individualized learning  Curriculum is truly INDIVIDUALIZED  Individual academic prescription  Individual academic progress  Individual academic results  Individual rewards for progress

24.  Development of critical thinking skills  Think independently within a Biblical framework  All six phases of critical thinking skills used: Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation

25.  Socialization  Physical education  Regular breaks  Privilege breaks  Music class  Field trips

26.  Sports events  Regional Student Convention  International Student Convention  Service Adventure

27.  Results of following the A.C.E. Procedures Manual  Effects on students  Life-changing  Character-building  God-centered environment of absolutes and love

28. A Guide to Success for Your School Follow the Manual Mrs. Penny Olson