Letter from the Superintendent

Dear Prospective Student,

We are delighted that you are interested in attending Valley Christian Schools! Let me take this opportunity to wish you well in the application process and give you an overview of what you can expect from Valley Christian Schools:

• Effective, well-trained Christian teachers who love the Lord and their students.
• Nurturing classrooms managed by teachers who are committed to their personal Quest for Excellence™ and who strive to model the fruit of the Spirit in all of their living.
  “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and self control”
  Galations 5:22
• Daily Bible instruction: every subject taught is integrated with the truths and Christian values contained in the Bible. Prayer is an important part of every student’s school day.
• Valley Christian Schools, being interdenominational, is staffed with educators who teach Biblical views which are held common by churches which agree that the Bible is the Word of God, that Jesus Christ is the Risen Son of God and the only way to salvation.
• All students are taught to seek forgiveness for sin, accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, take personal initiative to study God’s Word and make it their primary objective to love, serve and honor Jesus Christ.
• Rigorous educational instruction presented at a level that students can succeed at with reasonable effort. Reasoning, critical thinking skills and internalization of Christian values are important educational goals.
• Teachers who view parents as the primary educators of their children under God. Christian teachers receive their authority to teach children from the children’s Parents.
• Parents can expect written or personal communication from teachers to allow parents to provide added assistance to the student in time to raise a grade, should an academic grade begin to slip below a “C” level.
• Parents are always welcome at school. Parent/teacher conferences may be arranged through the school office. If student difficulties ore differences with the school arise, Valley Christian Schools is committed to working with parents and students to a resolution of the difficulties.
• Primary grades class sizes are to normally be no larger than 25 students. Intermediate, junior high and high school classes will normally be no larger than 29 students. A qualified teacher’s aide may allow for a larger class. Classes are often smaller.

Valley Christian Schools’ Quest for Excellence™ is a commitment to “do all things heartily, as unto the Lord” (Col. 3:23). Excellence in every aspect of our schools is our goal. We look forward to you joining this Quest and becoming a part of Valley Christian Schools.

Clifford E. Daugherty, Ed.D.
President/Superintendent