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Charting a Course<br />
for Success<br />
—By Mr. Robert Clampett<br />
- Headmaster<br />
2 | The Legacy<br />
Excellence in education seldom happens in isolation.<br />
More often than not it is through a collaborative<br />
process and a team oriented approach that<br />
significant accomplishments are achieved and success<br />
is measured both on an individual basis and<br />
from an organizational perspective. This concept<br />
is validated in the classroom and beyond on a daily<br />
basis in educational settings across all levels both<br />
nationally and internationally. Just take a few<br />
minutes to engage in some reflective thinking and<br />
consider all the important people and experiences<br />
that played a role in your growth and development<br />
and you will understand my point.<br />
<strong>Coral</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> is no exception<br />
to the rule. I would like to take <strong>this</strong> opportunity<br />
recognize the outstanding accomplishments that<br />
our school has made over the past ten years and<br />
the multitude of committed and dedicated <strong>Christian</strong><br />
educators and stakeholders that have helped<br />
to make that happen.<br />
Looking forward to the next decade, I have a great<br />
deal of continued optimism about the future of our<br />
school. Having been present at every high school<br />
graduation since the class of 2001, I have seen first<br />
hand how the Lord has blessed our school and how<br />
it has prospered and stepped up to met many challenges<br />
along the road to success. I have seen clearly<br />
where we have been and understand where we<br />
need to go. Let me take some time to mention a few<br />
of the key areas.<br />
One of the foundational aspects of our school is<br />
our focus on whole child education. Unlike other<br />
schools that sell out to teach to a test or to put all<br />
their eggs in one or two baskets, we recognize the<br />
value and worth of each child and concentrate on<br />
developing the student in a variety of ways, academically,<br />
socially, developmentally and spiritually.<br />
This provides the student with a rich and rewarding<br />
educational experience that transcends the<br />
classroom. More and more of our students are taking<br />
part in activities associated with our school and<br />
church that speak to <strong>this</strong> multi dimensional ap-<br />
proach and that is a big reason why it is so important<br />
for us to continue on <strong>this</strong> course. Many of our<br />
alumni have expressed to me how well prepared<br />
they are in the post secondary arena because we<br />
embrace <strong>this</strong> concept.<br />
Another very important positive aspect of our<br />
school growth and success is tethered to our accreditation<br />
status. We currently hold four significant<br />
accreditations: ACSI, SACS, FCIS and FKC.<br />
Ten years ago we only had one accreditation from a<br />
regional association. It was not until 2004 that our<br />
high school became accredited by ACSI and SACS,<br />
two highly regarded accrediting associations with<br />
national and international presence. Those accreditations<br />
were earned through a great deal of hard<br />
work, dedication and commitment of our stakeholders<br />
along with a lot of prayers. In 2005, CSCA was<br />
again accredited by FCIS. This was a first for our<br />
emerging high school since our prior accreditation<br />
with them was earned in 1999 before we graduated<br />
our first class and applied only to the elementary<br />
and middle school.<br />
I can proudly say that in March of 2009 we received<br />
preliminary approval for our new five year accreditation<br />
through ACSI and SACS. The final report is<br />
due in June. Our school received very high marks<br />
across the board. We are scheduled to go through<br />
another FCIS visit sometime in 2010, which I am<br />
confident will be a success. Just a few of the commendations<br />
that came from the visiting committee<br />
in March that are worth mentioning: 1) Highest<br />
level of teacher certification ever in the history of<br />
the school 2) Deep sense of community and family<br />
atmosphere 3) Outstanding improvement as it<br />
relates to our curriculum “You were good five years<br />
ago, you are better now”. 4) Cohesiveness of administrative<br />
team 5) Outreach to the community<br />
As a graduate you can be very proud that your<br />
school has passed the test, your school has weathered<br />
the storm, and your school has been judged by<br />
a jury of our educational peers as excellent and exemplary.<br />
Take the opportunity to celebrate the fact
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