| Dear Calvary Lutheran Parents and Friends, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone at CLS! Although it is a little less than one week prior to the annual turkey fest, I wanted to wish each of you a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. Recently, CLS successfully completed its mid-term accreditation visit with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) on November 17. I wanted to share the following visiting committee commendations per their final report: - Calvary Lutheran Church and School is commended for their successful accomplishment of creating a balanced budget for 2014-15 school year. This effort took discipline over the past two years and shows the commitment to providing a quality, Christian academic experience by all stakeholders.
- The faculty should be commended for their dedication and commitment to Calvary. They have created a caring and healthy environment, not only for the students but also for all staff.
- The interactions between the pastor, superintendent, and principal show evidence of a working team. These interactions have allowed for trust to be developed between the staff members and stakeholders after several years of high turnover.
- The development and implementation of a five-year strategic plan that is six-fold and addresses: educational goals and objectives; buildings and facilities; parents and alumni; academic programs; finance; and marketing.
Beginning, August, 2016, Calvary Lutheran School will initiate two major changes: - Calvary Lutheran will commit to self-contained single classrooms for grades K-5 which will then be recognized as our elementary school. Combined classes will no longer be used within the elementary system. Grades 6-8 will then be recognized as the middle school. If we have enough students, we will separate Grades 6-8 as well.
- With the approval of the Elders and Board of Governors, Calvary Lutheran School will be changing its name pending a vote from the church congregation. We would like your input as school families to which of the following two-suggested names we should put forth:
Calvary Christian School or Calvary Christian Academy Please contact Mrs. Schibler via e-mail (schoolsecretary@calvaryslz.org) or phone (510-278-2598) to inform her of your families desired name choice, no later than Friday, December 4, 2015. We also ask that each family vote one time. On a final note, parents of students in grades 1-4 need to complete their Biddy Basketball League forms and return them no later than Friday, December 4, 2015, if they intend to register their child(ren). The first scheduled day for selecting teams will be on Saturday, December 12th. Serving Christ through Education, Dr. Michael Hemme Chivalette Superintendent |
