The weekend of November 21-22, 2008, your school board went on an overnight retreat to Hickory Knob State Park. The retreat was funded by the board members. The weekend was characterized by cold weather, good food, hard work, lots of good interaction, and board members focused on learning how to do their jobs well.
The purposes of the retreat were board orientation, education and planning. On Saturday afternoon, we had our first official board meeting. Dr. Phil Graybeal, a consultant who spends most of his time working with Christian school boards, helped us understand how to function effectively as a board. We want to do our jobs as board members excellently, and take our responsibilities seriously.
Dr. Graybeal left us with the following thoughts for the board as it seeks to give leadership to the school:
1. Set the standard for excellence clearly from the beginning.
2. Understand that school excellence begins in the boardroom.
3. Assess the things you care about most.
4. Let the staff do their job.
5. Foster learning communities at every level.
6. Plan to spend next year’s money next year.
7. Calculate tuition and fee rates to cover all operational expenses.
8. Develop committed donors early in the game.
9. Earn your accreditation as soon as possible.
10. Be good stewards of people’s volunteer time.
11. The best recruitment technique is to keep those you have.
12. Lead with relationships rather than rules.
13. Remember that a school is its teachers.
14. Hear from God …and trust God.
Please pray for your board as they seek to lead faithfully and wisely as we together pursue “A Love for God, A Passion for Learning.”
Randy Cain MD,
School Board Chair
Palmetto Christian Academy of Greenwood
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