The concept of stability has been a recurring one in our listening sessions with parents, faculty, and staff. As an institution, we are growing and maturing. Growth and maturity are typically accompanied by change, and over the last few years we have certainly experienced our share of it. The process of transitioning to a permanent Head of School alone has brought with it numerous changes in operational procedures, with far-reaching implications that have required us all to learn, adjust, and adapt to new things.

Now that we have had three years to learn and adapt to a new structure of leadership, we believe it is time to give focused attention to stabilizing our practices, policies, and curriculum. To that end, Dr. Stacey and his team have done excellent work in the pursuit of accreditation through the Association of Classical Christian Schools, which was completed this fall with our official accreditation following a final visit from a representative in September. The process of accreditation through a trusted agency like ACCS is one that naturally produces a stabilizing effect on a school’s policies and practices. The accreditation process has been at least two years in the making, and the value it has brought to the health and effectiveness of Augustine School has been rich. Now that we have seen it through to completion, maintaining our status as an ACCS accredited school is a matter of first importance in our strategic plan.

Change is inevitable in a changing world, but through all the changes the Augustine School Board of Trustees remains wholeheartedly devoted to our unchanging mission, namely, to partner with Christian parents in their task of training their children through an education that is biblically-based, gospel-centered, and classically informed. That is the vision that draws families to our school, and that is the vision that we will guard and advance for as long as God gives us the opportunity.