SECC Office of Eduation

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Office of Education is to assist schools to be grace oriented, academically excellent and distinctly Seventh-day Adventist Christian.

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GOALS FOR THE NEXT QUINQUENNIUM

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2013

SPIRITUAL

• To assist schools in the spiritual development of its faculty and students by being more intentional in integrating faith in learning and the implementation of a Character Education program.
• To continue to work on the concept of TEAM (Together Educators and Ministers...to evangelize our youth) activities to strengthen the ties between church and school.
• To be more intentional about service learning.

ACADEMIC

• To emphasize and provide professional growth opportunities for teachers and principals which will include the fall 2008 CAPSO Convention and the 2012 NAD Teachers' Convention.
• To nurture teachers toward leadership who express interest and demonstrate ability in education administration.
• To provide an ongoing best practices resource guide for the implementation of technology in the schools.
• To assist in the adoption of the NAD Pathways reading series and other adoptions as made available by the NAD.

FINANCIAL

• To explore ways to help multigrade schools in the handling of finances and the development of a uniform financial statement.
• To work toward discovering new ways to provide scholarship assistance.
• To increase the Education Quasi Endowment by $1 million.